River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13
THIRTY PERSONS KILLED
BY WIND AND CLOUDBURST
Terrific Storms Wreck Several Towns
i'm Southern Illinois. Kentucky and
Indiana--- TOrnado Works
Havoc in Iowa.

stock was killed. At Covington con-
siderable property damage was done,
but nobody was hurt.
Three Victims at York.
York, Ill-A windstorm nearly
wiped out this town Friday night and
caused the deaths of Henry Rock,
Mrs. Lucinda Pinkerton and Mrs.
John Bostick.
The loss to property is estimated
at 100000 The damage to timber,
fruit and crops will be more than
100000.
The storm broke while most of the
people were at supper. Eentire fami-
lies were buried in ruins of houses,
and it is remarkable that the death
list is not greater. The storm lasted
less than four minutes.
Many horses and cattle were blown
away. The carcasses apparently fell
into the Wabash river and were
washed away
Heavy damage also was caused at
GRANVILLE, Ind, east of here. The
farmhouse of James Layton was de-
molished. Layton was blown out of
his house and buried under the ruins.
He cannot recover His wife also was
fatally injured.
Severe Damage at Duquoin.
Duquoin, Ill-According to tele-
phone reports received from the
surrounding farming community, it is
estimated that the loss caused by the
windstorm will reach $150000, includ-
ing crops, fruit, and property. The
damage in this city will amount to
nearly as much, being distributed
among residence property and surface
mine structures.
In several instances large barns
were lifted and carried distance of
half mile. A monster corn crib at
the Jupiter mine north of the city was
caught in the path of the storm and
broken into splinters. At least two
dozen residences in the north and east
parts of the city were wrecked.
Damage in Lexington, KY.
Lexington, Ky.-A cloudburst over
central and eastern Kentucky Friday
night did great damage by destroying
fences, bridges and other property.
The lowlands along rivers and
creeks are inundated. Waters in
mountain streams are rising rapidly
and log men fear great loss, as they
have made no precautions against
flood.
Tornado in Iowa.
Des Moines, IA dozen families
are homeless, several persons are
injured and property is damaged to
the extent of $4,000 as a result Of a
tornado through Pleasant Valley late
Sunday afternoon. Those injured are:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harvey and
their two children. No loss of life
is reported.
The storm took it's way toward the
east. wiping out all in it's path. The
first house of any size to be destroyed
was that belonging to Elmer Baker.
The place of William Harvey was
wrecked to such an extent that it will
of necessity be torn down. His barn
is also wrecked. The family went into
the storm cellar and escaped with
their lives, sustaining ulnOI III u iOo'
Houses Twisted to Pieces.
The new home of Marion Howsar,
and that of his brother, Ira, were torn
and twisted from their foundations
and blown on their sides. The trees
at this point were upturned some OF
which are two feet in diameter. After
demolishing the barn of Albert Hick-
man, the storm made its departure
toward the northeast.
Throughout Marion county the dam
age to growing crops will be large.
The rural telephone lines are down as
a result of the storm and for that
reason it is impossible to secure an
estimate upon the amount of damage.