The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-07
TERRIFIC STORM In IOWA.
a VILLAGE DESTROYED M THE
BURSTING or A DAM.
Every building but enc swept Away Forty
two Persons Missing and Tbirfy-ope bodies
Recsvered-tsess Of Ihfe Else where.


Every Bu,Idins but enc swept Away Forty
two Persons Missing and Thirfy-ope bodies
Recevered-tIess Of iAfe Eisewbere.
DUBUQUE, July ga fearful storm swept
over this city last night. carrying death and de-
struction In it's wake. The rain continued for
three hours, accompanied by thunder aud light
ming. All the bridges on wagon roads and rail-
roads are swept away, aud no trains can arrive
or depart for several DAYS. Houses carried
down the ream, and their occupants drowned
The village OF Hockdale, twenty-seven miles
from here, containing about two hundred In
habltapts, was also inundated. The rain fell In
a solid body fer three hours, and the stream
rose to the size Of river. At about 1 o'clock.
while the lightning was flashing and the thun-
der rolling, the residents were terror stricken
WITH the rush of mighty waters. Every building
IN the place save the mill was carried down the
stream or moved from its foundation. A mill
dam some distance up the stream broke away
and let down the water In a body. After the
storm had sbated, search was made, and forty
two persons were missing. or this number
nineteen dead bodies Of men, women, aud
children were picked up along the stream.
Death and desUlation are seen on all Sides. The
scene, witt the shrieks " women and children in
the blackness of the night, was heart ending.
he following are the names Of those who
were lost Joseph Becker. Ellen this wife) and
TWO children: James POafce Emma thts Wtfe)
and two children; Peter Becker aud ave chil-
dren; also his housekeeDer and her two chill
areni Mrs. Garry and two children: John klas-
sen, wife, and i've children; Peter Knapp, wife,
and four children; Mrs. Kiuesley. Thos. Blen-
kiron, Oliver Blenkiron, NJ. ii. bradbury, and
Altogether. the scene was one TO touch a heart
OF stone. Thousands OF persons have visited the
scene during the day: Inc neighbors, with
kindly alacrity, opened the doors to such Of the
AM cted as remained, and offered every co ~ fort
IN their power. he bodies of the dead were
hA Id d. II el...s..
taken into dwellings near BY. Tue members OF
the Board OF Supervisors were esriy on the
care to the living Thirty one bodies Of the
drowned have been recovered. Further search
will he Continued until all are found.
The latest reports sbew that the storm OF
Tuesday night extended over niost OF central
Iowa, and was terrific In its effect. In Warren
and Madison counties fifteen pereons were
killed, and great dam ge was done to live stock
and the crops. Considerable DAMAGE was done
night.
DUBUQUE, July 6.-The latest advicss from the
scene uf the Rockdale disaster say that with the
coming OF Daylight "A large force OF men 70 newed
the search for the missing bodies. Up to this
time but one more body has been found, which
Is that OF sirl named Minnie bauer aud the
entertained yesterday that greater number
were missing than reported. II Is now ascer-
tained that the persous lost number forty -one.
Only tbittv-three bodies have been recovered.
Funeral services are beng held on the banks of
tue stream over the bodies Of such OF the dead
as have surviving friends. but the greater num-
Der Of the n0dtes OF those who were swept out
OF existence by the storm will have TO be ouried
by tue county authorities. Il Is thought that
some OF the missing bodies may have been
swept into the Mississippi and Will not be recov-
cred. The employees Of the telegraph company
are at work restoring communication. Tue
Central Railroad COMPANY nave lee force oil
men At work, out II will require two weeks to
put the road into condition for the running OF
trains. Such devastation has never before Wis
tied this part Of the country. The damage In
| the city OF DUBUQUE Will not be repaired for
many months, and IL Is impossible a. this time
| ~ estimate the extent Of the losses here.