High winds and storm sweeping through Illinois and several adjacent states Monday, which lasted through the day and late into the night, claimed the lives of several persons and caused considerable damage to property. The winds reached a velocity of 45 miles an hour.
Two men were drowned when their boat capsized about 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon about four miles north of Liverpool in the Illinois river, where they had been duck hunting. The dead are: Bryon McCracken, 43, of Canton, and Wilbur Raker, 35, of Banner township. Oscar Harris of Liverpool, who was in the boat, managed to swim to the shore despite the handicap of hip boots when the boat overturned.
Rivermen said the wind was the worst they had seen in several years. Much damage was done to buildings, telephone lines and to the corn crop unhusked. Much of it was blown down. The thermometer dropped around 35 degrees in 12 hours.
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