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- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilhender/newspaper2.htm
"Wind, Rain, and Hail Storm
Oquawka Spectator
19 Jul 1883
The storm that visited this county last Thursday night was the mostsevere in places that we have had for many years. From Mr. HamiltonEvans and Rev. McLeish we learn the following particulars: The stormcommenced between 9 and 10 o'clock, with a north wind blowing, and was2? to 3 miles wide, including one mile on the state road. Mr. E.resides on the east line of the storm, which had spent the most of itsfury before reaching his farm, but damaged growing crops considerably.The crops of John Crane, Green Fryrear, on the George Krauset place.Mrs. Roberts, Oliver Lyons, Jesse Lyons, Michael Heisler and J.Trimmer were almost completely destroyed. Messrs. James O'Leary [cropscompletely destroyed and windows beat out by the hail] Patrick Logan'sgrowing crops destroyed, but a part of his grain had been cut andshucked, from which he will save considerable, Patrick Gray's cropsbadly damaged, as were also those of Mrs. John Kemp, MRs. Jesse Kemp,and Messrs C. Kemp, Wm. White, T. Jeff, Fort and Jo Brown. Olenaprecinct Mrs. Marks, Messrs Jas Dean,, Isaac Nichols and Jo Dixsonsuffered considerably.
In South Henderson precinct Mr. Graham says his corn is injured onethird and ""MRS. TRACY'S"" about on-half, Frank Galbreath was morefortunate than some of the others, having only lost 10 acres of oatsand 15 acres of corn. The hail came down in irregular chunks beatingthe leaves off the trees and cutting the grain to pieces.
The storm Thursday night and Friday was of wide extent sweeping over alarge portion of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas. At Galesburghail fell to the depth of two or three inches and some of it is saidto have been still visible next day at noon."
[Transcribed 10 January 2009, SLJuhl RNBSC, Compiler & FamilyGenealogist; sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]
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