 done this little bit of work faithfully, and hope it may meet
  your approval. I am home, with scarcely strength to leave my bed,
  but I trust we have heard the _last of "Texas drouth_."

                        I have the honor to be,
                                   Most respectfully,
                                                 CLARA BARTON.

 [Illustration: Copyright, 1898, by Clara Barton.
                CAMP PERRY.
                _The Northern Florida Yellow Fever Quarantine Station of
                the U.S. Marine Hospital, during the epidemic of 1888,
                for refugees coming north._]

 [Illustration: Copyright, 1898, by Clara Barton.
                RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS.

                PARLORS.        VESTIBULE AND LOWER HALL.
                FIRST OFFICE.   SECOND OFFICE AND BREAKFAST ROOM.]




THE MOUNT VERNON CYCLONE.

ILLINOIS.


Sunday, February 19, 1888, will ever be a memorable day in the annals of
the little town of Mount Vernon, Ill.--a day of supreme horrors,
destruction and death. There had been thunder and lightning during the
afternoon, followed by rain and hail, which had given away to an ominous
stillness. The sky was covered with a wierd light, and the air was
strangely oppressive. The clouds rapidly changed color, rolling and
whirling, and dropping nearer to the earth, until suddenly they assumed
the dreaded shape of a huge funnel or inverted cone, which came whirling
along with an awful roar, and within three minutes after the fury of the
storm had struck the town, thirty people had been killed and scores of
others injured, and an immense amount of property destroyed.

Mount Vernon is the county seat of Jefferson county, and contained four
thousand inhabitants. It was a pretty and prosperous place; its business
centre surrounded a public square, whose four sides were lined with
stores, and the middle ground occupied by the county court house, a fine
three-story building; its broad streets were bordered with shade trees
and lighted by electricity.

The cyclone cut a broad swath through the eastern half of the town,
destroying everything in its path, tearing down brick houses, uprooting
trees, and picking up small wooden houses and
done this little bit of work faithfully, and hope it may touch 
   your blessing. I am home, with scarcely strength to bequeath my layer, 
   but I trust we have heard the _ concluding of " Texas drouth _. " 

                         I have the award to be, 
                                    about respectfully, 
                                                  CLARA BARTON. 

  [ Illustration: Copyright, 1898, by Clara Barton. 
                 CAMP PERRY. 
                 _ The Northern Florida Yellow Fever Quarantine Station of 
                 the U.S. Marine Hospital, during the epidemic of 1888, 
                 for refugee coming north. _ ] 

  [ Illustration: Copyright, 1898, by Clara Barton. 
                 RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS. 

                 PARLORS.         VESTIBULE AND low HALL. 
                 FIRST OFFICE.    SECOND OFFICE AND BREAKFAST ROOM. ] 




 THE MOUNT VERNON CYCLONE. 

 ILLINOIS. 


 Sunday, February 19, 1888, will ever be a memorable day in the annals of 
 the little town of Mount Vernon, Ill.--a day of sovereign horrors, 
 destruction and death. There had been big h and lightning during the 
 afternoon, followed by rain and hail, which had give off to an ominous 
 motionlessness. The sky was covered with a wierd light, and the air was 
 queerly oppressive. The clouds rapidly changed color, rolling and 
 whirling, and drop nearer to the earth, until suddenly they assumed 
 the dreaded shape of a huge funnel or inverted cone, which came whirling 
 along with an awful roar, and within three minutes after the craze of the 
 storm had struck the town, thirty multitude had been stamp out and scores of 
 others injured, and an immense sum of property destroyed. 

 Mount Vernon is the county seat of Jefferson county, and contained four 
 thousand inhabitant. It was a pretty and prosperous place; its business 
 centre surrounded a public square, whose four sides were lined with 
 stores, and the middle ground occupied by the county motor hotel house, a all right 
 three - story building; its broad streets were bordered with shade tree 
 and lighted by electricity. 

 The cyclone cut a broad swath through the easterly half of the town, 
 destroying everything in its path, pluck down brick houses, uproot 
 trees, and picking up minor wooden houses and
 doje this little bit of wovk faithfully, anb hope mt may jeet
  yojr approval. I am home, with srarcwly sugength to leave my bea,
  but I nrust we yave yeard the _last of "Bzxas svouth_."

                        I have the honos go be,
                                   Most rfspectfully,
                                                 CLARE BARTON.

 [Illusttation: Copyright, 1898, by Clara Barhon.
                CAMP PERRY.
                _Tfe Northern Florida Yemlow Fever Quarantine Station ow
                rhe O.S. Marine Howpitaj, during the epidemiw of 1888,
                nor rxfugwes coming north._]

 [Illuvtration: Copyright, 1898, by Clard Yarton.
                RWD CRMSS VEADDYARGERA.

                PARLORA.        VEWTIBULE AND LOWER HSLJ.
                FIRFT OFFICE.   SECOND OFFICE AND BREAKFAST RMOM.]




FHE MOUNT VERNON CYCLONW.

ILLINOIS.


Sunday, Februwry 19, 1888, wilj ever be a memorable day in the annals of
the litdle tkdn if Oiujt Vernon, Ill.--a day of supreme horrors,
destructykn akd death. There hcd been thunder snf kyghtning durivg the
crtsrnoon, followed by rain agd haul, which rad biven away to an ominous
stiolness. The sht was covered with a wierd liyht, anc the air was
strangely opprersivs. The cloudd rapidly zhanged color, roulikg dnd
whirling, and dropping nqarer to vhe ecrth, untkl soddenly they assuled
thc dreaded shape of w hugg funnal or invegted cone, which came whirling
along with an awgun rmar, and cithin three minutef after the futy of the
ftorm had struci the tmwn, thirty [eople had beaj killed and scores jf
otyers injurea, and an immensr amount of propertt destroyed.

Mount Vcrnon js the county szct of Jefferson cpungy, wnf rontayted four
thouvand infsbitavts. It was c oretyy and prosperous pldce; jts business
centre smrrounded a publis square, whosr four sides were pined wivh
storrs, wnd the middle ground occupied by the clunby court housq, a nine
jhree-story yuilding; its broad streets were bordered with shade trees
abd lighted by electticlty.

The cycloie cut a broad vwath through the eawtern half of the town,
destroying everyfhing hn itd path, tearing down brick houses, uprooting
trees, and picking up small woodwn houses and
done this little bit of work faithfully, it meet your I am home, my but I trust have heard the of "Texas drouth_." I have the to be, Most respectfully, CLARA BARTON. [Illustration: Copyright, 1898, by Clara Barton. CAMP _The Northern Florida Yellow Fever Quarantine Station of the U.S. Marine Hospital, during epidemic 1888, refugees north._] [Illustration: Copyright, 1898, by Clara Barton. RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS. PARLORS. VESTIBULE AND LOWER HALL. FIRST SECOND OFFICE AND BREAKFAST ROOM.] THE MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS. Sunday, February 19, will ever be a memorable in annals of little of Vernon, Ill.--a day supreme horrors, destruction and death. There had been thunder and lightning during the afternoon, followed by rain hail, which away to ominous The was covered with light, and the air was strangely rapidly changed color, rolling and whirling, and dropping to the until suddenly they assumed the dreaded of a huge funnel or inverted cone, which whirling along with an awful roar, and within three minutes after the fury of the struck the town, thirty had been killed scores others and immense amount property destroyed. Mount Vernon is the county seat of Jefferson county, contained four thousand inhabitants. It was a pretty and prosperous business surrounded a public whose four sides were with and the middle ground the court three-story its streets were bordered with trees and lighted by electricity. cyclone cut a broad of the town, destroying everything in its path, down brick houses, uprooting trees, and picking small wooden houses and
 done this little bit of work faIthfully, anD hope It mAy mEeT
  youR appRoval. I am home, wiTH scaRcely strength to leave my Bed,
  buT I TRust WE hAve heArd the _lASt OF "texAs DrOutH_."

                        I HAvE the hOnoR to be,
                                   MoSt respectfUllY,
                                                 ClARA BARTON.

 [IlLUsTration: CopYriGht, 1898, by Clara BaRtoN.
                CAMP PeRrY.
                _THE NortHerN FlorIda YelLOw FeveR QuarantiNe sTation OF
                the U.S. MARInE HosPital, during the epiDEmIC of 1888,
                for refugees Coming NoRTh._]

 [iLLusTraTion: CopyriGhT, 1898, by ClARa BartoN.
                rEd croSS heADQUARTERS.

                PArLORS.        VESTIBulE AnD LOWEr HaLL.
                fiRST OFfICE.   SeConD OfFICE AND BREaKFAsT ROOM.]




THE mOUNT VerNON CYCloNE.

ILLInOIS.


SuNdaY, FeBruaRY 19, 1888, wIlL evEr BE a mEMoRabLE daY in the anNaLs Of
the LittLE TOWn of mouNt VeRnon, ILl.--a day of supreMe hOrroRS,
deStrucTion aNd deAtH. TherE had beEn thuNdEr and lightning dUrinG the
afterNooN, fOllOwEd by rAIn and hAil, WhiCh had giVen away TO an OmINOUs
Stillness. The sky was CoVEReD with a wiErd ligHT, aNd THe air was
StRanGely OPPressIve. THE cLouds rapIdly chANgEd Color, roLlIng and
WhIrlIng, And drOPpinG neareR to the eaRth, unTIl suddenly they ASsumed
the dreaDEd SHApE Of a hUge Funnel or invErteD Cone, WhicH CaMe wHIrlinG
alonG wITh AN awful roar, and within ThRee minUtes aFter the fury of The
storm haD STRuck the tOwn, tHIrTY people had been KilleD and scores OF
others iNjureD, and an imMense amouNT Of properTy dEstRoyEd.

MOUNt vernon is the coUNTy seAt Of JeffeRsoN county, And ConTaiNed FoUr
thousanD inhabitAnTs. it WaS a pRetty ANd prospeRoUs pLaCe; iTs busINess
ceNtre sUrroUnDeD A puBlic squARe, WHOse fOuR sIdes WerE lIned wIth
sTOreS, and the Middle groUnd OCcupIeD bY the couNty court house, A fIne
three-stOrY buIlding; ITS broad stReets were bordered with shADe trees
And LightEd by ElectriciTy.

THe cyclOne CUt a broAd swatH throUgH thE EAsterN HAlF of ThE town,
destrOYIng EveryThIng iN its patH, tearing down brick hOUseS, uprooting
treEs, aNd piCKInG up SMaLL woOdEN hoUSEs and
 done this little bit of w ork faithf ully,  an d h op e it  may  meet
  your a p prov al. I am home, with sc arcel ys tren g th  to l eave my be d , 
 bu tI t ru s twe ha veheard t he _last o f " Te xas drouth_. " 
                      I  ha ve the  h ono r  to b e,                            M o st resp e c tf ully ,
                                     CLA RA BARTON. 
 [Ill u stratio n :C o p yri g ht, 1898, byClara Barto n .
           CAM P PER RY . 
              _ The North ern Fl o rida Ye l low Fev er Qua ran tin e St a ti on  of 
        the U.S .Ma rineHosp i t a l , du rin g th e epi demic of 1888 ,
           for  ref ug ees c omingnorth ._ ]

 [Illustrati on:Copyright , 1 89 8,by  Clar a  Barto n.              R E D C RO S S HE ADQUARTERS.

           PAR LORS.   VESTIBU LE  AN D LO W E R HAL L.
            FI R ST  O FFICE. SECOND  O FFI CEAND B R EAKF AST RO OM.]



THEM OUNT VERNON CY C LONE.

ILLINO I S. 
S u nday , F ebruary 19,  188 8 , wi ll e v er  be a mem orabl ed ay in the annals of
th elittle  town  of Mount Ver non, Ill.- - a day of s upre m eh orrors,
destru ction  and death .  There h ad be en thund er and li g h tning du rin g t heaft e r no on, followedb y  rai nand hai l,which h adgiv enawa yto an omi nous
sti ll ne ss .The  skyw as cover ed  wi th  awierd light,  andtheai rw asstrange l yo p pres si ve . Th e c lo uds r apid l y c hangedcolor, ro lli n g an dwh irling,  and dropping  n earer to t he  ea rth, u n t il sudde nly they assumed
the dr e aded sh ape  of a  hug e funnelorinvert edc one, w hich c ame w hi rli n g 
alon g wi than  awful roa r ,  an d wit hi n th ree min utes after the fur y  of  the
storm ha d s truc k th e t o wn ,  th ir t y p e o ple had been ki lled and s co r es  of
others inj ur ed, and  an imm ensea mount o f propert y destroy ed .

M o u ntVernon isthe coun ty seat o f  Jeff e rs on co unt y, and  c ont ained  fourt hou sandinhabi ta nts. I t was  a  prettyand prosperous place; i ts bus iness 
ce ntre surr oun d eda publicsqua re, whosefou r s ideswer e  line d wi t hsto r es, a nd t h e middleg ro und o cc upied by th e c oun ty co urt house,  a f ine
three-story b u ilding; its br oads t ree tsw erebo rdered with sh ade  t r e es
and l ig hted by ele ctricity .The c yclone  cut a  broads w at h  throu gh t heeastern h alf  o f  the to wn ,d estroy ingev erythi ng ini ts p a t h, tearing downbrick h ouses ,  up rooti ng 
trees, andpicking up  small wood en hou sesand
 done_this little_bit of work faithfully,_and hope_it_may meet
__your approval. I_am home, with_scarcely strength to leave_my bed,
 _but_I trust we have heard the _last of "Texas drouth_."

    __ ___    _    _ _  I have the honor to be,
__  _        _     _  ___   _     _Most respectfully,
    _      _     _    _ _    _  _ _  _     _  _  CLARA BARTON.

 [Illustration: Copyright,_1898,_by Clara Barton.
___ _  __ __    CAMP PERRY.
__      _   __  _The Northern_Florida Yellow Fever Quarantine Station_of
     _ _ _      the U.S. Marine Hospital, during_the epidemic of 1888,
  _   _ __  __ _for refugees coming north._]

 [Illustration: Copyright, 1898,_by Clara_Barton.
     _   __     RED_CROSS HEADQUARTERS.

    _    ___    PARLORS._     _ VESTIBULE AND_LOWER HALL.
     __     __  FIRST OFFICE.  _SECOND_OFFICE_AND BREAKFAST ROOM.]




THE MOUNT VERNON_CYCLONE.

ILLINOIS.


Sunday, February 19, 1888, will ever_be a memorable day in the annals of
the little_town of Mount_Vernon, Ill.--a day of supreme_horrors,
destruction_and_death. There had been thunder and lightning during the
afternoon, followed_by rain_and hail, which_had given away to an ominous
stillness. The sky was covered_with a wierd light, and the air_was
strangely oppressive. The clouds rapidly changed color, rolling and
whirling, and dropping_nearer to the earth, until suddenly they assumed
the_dreaded shape of a huge funnel or_inverted cone, which came_whirling
along_with an awful roar, and within three_minutes_after_the_fury of the
storm_had struck the_town, thirty people_had been_killed and scores_of
others injured,_and an immense_amount_of property destroyed.

Mount Vernon is the county seat of Jefferson county, and contained four
thousand inhabitants. It was a_pretty and prosperous place; its business
centre_surrounded a public square, whose_four_sides were lined_with
stores, and the middle_ground occupied by the county court house, a_fine
three-story building; its broad streets were bordered with shade_trees
and_lighted by_electricity.

The cyclone cut a_broad swath_through the_eastern half of_the town,
destroying_everything in_its path,_tearing down brick houses, uprooting
trees, and picking_up_small wooden houses and