The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30
Terrific YOFi,>y6IOeS.
MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN KILLED-
CHURCHES AND HOUSES DESTROYED.

MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN KILLED
CHURCHES AND HOUSES DESTROYED. /
CINCIHNATI, May 23-A despatch from
- DeS Moines, Iowa, says that the sevcreSt .
thunder storm in that region FOR years Oc-
Cured yesterday. Nine bouses were blown
down or moved from their bases by the
wind. The Methodist church was blown
down. An unknown man. stopping at a
farm house, was killed III his bed by light
Mug.
SECOND DESPATCH.
/ WASHINGTON, Iowa, May GA terrific
tornado or whirlwiud, accompanied by
hail and rain, passed over this county,
about six miles north of Washington, yes
tcrdav afternoon. Its path was about half
a mile in width, and it tore into fragments
everything in its course. Houses, barns,
fences trees, cattle, and human beings
were caught up and whigled through the
air Ike mere toys, and then dashed to the
ground with such violence as to produce
instant destruction. Houses and barns
were torn into fragments and scattered in
all directions, and for miles around tie
fields are dotted with large timbcrs driven
/ into the ground at an angle of ninety de
. grecS. The cattle were actually driven
Leadforcmost into the ground. One can
scarcely conceive the devastation, or real
izc thc force Of the tornado. Already We
have heard Of thirteen farm hUUscS and
many barns that were literally torn to
DiecSs. and many others badly damaged.
School was in session at q school house
six miles north of here, and the tornado
tore thcbui,ding to pieces and carried the
fourteen years o.G daughter of Henry
Rothuicl about a Quartcr Of a mile from
the school. When found she was mashed
to 4 icllv. Miss Smith. the teacher and
six or eight scholars were injured, some OF
them severely. The wife Of Henry Wal
ters was killed. \ Miss Gardner and the
son Of Abe q ibson lie at the point of death.
Jacob Seek was seriously hurt. A. NJ.
Baker WAS hurt in the back. The family
of l. Camf,LeN. near KeOta. were injured.
Mrs NrcC'av was seriously G.rt.
4 ,crtI.~,au who was nca,. t1,a tornado
reI,orfs that it was balloon sl,aueJ. with
tG. snail cnd to Tho Ground. and moved Mt
tIte ratc Of twenty milo, an hollr. It he
,rq4, IL. r,,,r,,l ,yErF- reaf. <a,ta where i
Ja,,,rl.I,cI ecva,.,l Io,,sns next hear
of # ah.,1+ si. miles northwest. where it
. I,,t,o,,cI .,,-o o,. three bnusas and as il
I,9ssc6 ON northeast. scattered to the four
Winds tLc iinc residences and barns Of
Alex. Gibson. 7. 4. HabcocIz. ana !. c.
CaUinoham. II also IeyeIed to The ground
the dwellings, Of d. Cancer, F. and II.
Walters Mr. CarIinUCr. and Mr. Kerr
The lives of MANY rcIsn,,s were saved by
their hastily getting in,o the cellars of
their houses. Sad havoc U;ls made with
all kinds of STOCK.
From the dcecIiptfon Of an eyewitness
il seems almost n miracle that ANYTHING in
the track escaped alive. He says lie could
see large piec ccs Of timber huIlctt from the
cloud as Though shot from a cannon.
Ia!-tnues fell that measured nine inches
in diameter. Some were brought to this
CITY. and fuur hours after they were picked
- up they were still rs large as hens EGGS.
Tie roaring Of the tornado WAS fearful.
"rd could easily have been heard for ten
miles. At this pltcc-Six miles awav-it
was l.crfcctly apraiIlnr. surpassiru in fer
ror ANYTHING ever heard. except war and
and tic din of terrific battle.
4 telegram from Kcota last evening
saws that five persons were killed about
three miles rrom that place. Gnc child
was torn 70 pieces. The report: received
thus far are from only a few points along
the lire of rhc terrible destroyer and the
amount Of damage cannot be estimated,
hut ii must lie many thousands of dollars.
More lives were probably lost than those
reported. and no estimate can be made Of
the stock killed. Nothing 50 terrible or
violent has ever bCfulIou this section Of the
country her, tof1rc, and It is considered a
miracle that :, few live, were lost.
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