Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . he injured. Among the mostseriously injured was William Crawford, whodied Hie following Tuesday, and this was theonly fatality that resulted from the tornado. Arelief fund was quickly raised in Rushville andwas sent to Littleton to he used in caring for theinjured ones, many of whom lost almost all theirproperty and were left disabled and destitute. Twenty-five years after the Littleton tornado,the western part of Schuyler County witnessedthe most destructive storm in the history of thecounty. September 24, 1881, is the date of thisstorm, which left a well
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . he injured. Among the mostseriously injured was William Crawford, whodied Hie following Tuesday, and this was theonly fatality that resulted from the tornado. Arelief fund was quickly raised in Rushville andwas sent to Littleton to he used in caring for theinjured ones, many of whom lost almost all theirproperty and were left disabled and destitute. Twenty-five years after the Littleton tornado,the western part of Schuyler County witnessedthe most destructive storm in the history of thecounty. September 24, 1881, is the date of thisstorm, which left a well defined trail of ruinthrough Adams and Schuyler Counties. It camefrom the southwest and. as it approached Camden,its path was a mile wide and its power somethingfearful. The day had been hot and sultry, andthe first sign of a storm was noted in the middleof the afternoon. About 3 :30, while the peopleof Camden were engaged in their daily of danger, the storm burst in all itsfury. Houses were demolished before the oc-. MRS MARY MAXVX, AND OLD HOMESTEAD. HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY. 761 cupants could rush to close the doors; therewas no time to seek safety in flight, and beforethey had time to realize that a tornado was uponthem, the village was a tangled mass of ruins. Ofthe forty buildings in the town not more thansix escaped being demolished, and yet .amidsuch a mass of wreckage, only one life was lost—that of Mrs. B. P. Watts, who was crushed todeath beneath the ruins of her home. Manymiraculous escapes from death occurred duringthe few minutes that the storm lasted, and in-stances are related of the power of the windthat are almost incredible. While Camden suf-fered the brunt of the storm, the damage toproperty in the southwest part of HuntsvilleTownship was also severe; many farm buildingsbeing unroofed and wrecked by the force of thewind. The wide extent of the storm caused aproperty loss of perhaps $25,000, but we willnot attempt to give the losses in de
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