The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-23

A
northwestern portion of the city las
evening about six O'Clock. The pat
| 81 the tornado was less than IS fae
| and about six or eish, hundred fee
long, but 1t did some lively Business
| In that circumseribel space.
The first and most novel action q
| she STERN was the turning completely
grsfde down OF the fine, wei built
cottage occupied by H, NJ. Smith. tht
lumber inspector, No. 10 Thirtysfiftt
street.
Next in line was Chas LindqGist's
house. 725 Thirty-siyth street. This
house was twisted off its foundation
The rear end moved ten or twelve
feet to the west.
Across the street from Lindquis,'s
the house OF William Wise, $50 Thir
ty-sixth street, was twisted off its
foundation and the entire roof lifted
of, leaving the inside open to the
sky.
Adjoining this house is the home OF
w. Runnals, No. 72S, and the property
OF d. X. Brown, the porch was lifted
up and let down again upon the pa.
lars before they had time TO entirely
fall out OF position. Other damage
was done to the house.
About three hundred feet west OF
the houses. beyond the track of the
big -Four r. r., the home OF James
Strader was removed from its founda-
tiop ami carried six feet in the teeth
OF the wind and baby wrecked.
The home of B. H. Ellis, III Thir-
ty-eightn street. was damaged by a
tree falling upon 1t, breaking down
rorch and ratings and smashing
glass Opposite the Ellis home was
building used by Mamie Phelps as
a workshop. this was completely
smashed.
No. one in the southern part Of the
city knew anything unusual had hap
pened at the time. The wind blew
quite strong for a few minutes not
apparently strong enough to DO bit
of damage in this section OF the city.
II was only when the telephones were
put wise that people down town knew
OF the disaster.
Rapidly Moving Cloud.
1t was genuine tornado, regular
twister. Its coming was noted by D.
X. Brown, agent OF the American ex-
press company, who lives at Thirty
third street facing the park. He de-
seribes the appearance of the storm
as rapid movement Of low, black
cloud with the lower part Jagged In
black and white. He did not notice
that 1t had any resemblance to a
funnel. Mr.. Brown lives three blocks
osth of the first house that was dam
aged. The wind carried everything
off his porch. Other persons who
saw the approach of the cloud claim
ed that it quickly formed into funnel
shape as II approached.
Was a Twister.
There IL no doubt that it was o
twister as the results prove it. In
the case of the Strader house. This
building was taken from its founda,
ton ana brought to the teeth Of the
wind as much as or feet. A water
barrel which just before stood against
the horse TO receive rain water from
the roof was left standing alone or
IS feet distance. This house was oc'
cupied al the time by Mr. and Mrs.
Strader, their son and Mr.. Smith
Almost everything they had in the
house was tipped over and the hou
torn almost to pieces.
Seven People in the House,
The house turn1,. over was occu
pied at the tima by Mrs. Peeles'
hoisekeeper for III. NJ. Smith. her son
Adoiph, and Floyd, Cleo and Olivt
Smith, and a neighbor. Mrs Everett
Martain and her baby--seven people
10 all. Mrs. Smith describes her ex
perience as 1t all happened so sud
denly that II scanned to her like
horrible dream. She could feel tht
motion OF the turning of the house
but hardly realized what IT all meant
She was brought to her senses by tht
rain Of articles upon her, such things
as chairs, dishes, etc, and then founc
herself on the ceiling of the house
instead Of the floor 1t was like one
of those crazy houses exhibited a
street fairs, things We're so topsy
turvy. All the inmates were In tht
dining rom at the time and all were
thrown in a heap at one coner OF tns
| ceiling. Mrs. Peeler received q iishI
wound in her face caused by one
edge Of the dining room table strik
ing her and little Olive Smith sus
tanned an abrasion on her left arm
which gave rise to the story that her
arm had been broken. In their travel
through the air they had all beer
carried about SO or GO feet as the
house was turned over on an adjoin.
ing lot. The escape from injury Of
the occupants OF this house was Ger
tainiv untrnaulouS The anttra 10 Il