New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-07
STORM.
A Fearful Tornado in IoWa-Death and
Destruction Everywhere The Dead

A Fearful Tornado i'm Iewa-Death and
Destruction Everywhere-The Dead
and Missing Cousted by Scercss
DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 5.-A fearful storm
swept over this city last night. Rain COM
menced falling about ten O'Clock and con-
tinued for three hours, with solid sheet OF
water, accompanied by thunder and light
ming. Death and destruction are visible on
every side. All bridges on wagon roads
trains can arrive or depart for several days.
Houses were carried down stream by the
torrents and their occupants drowned. Gel
lars were filled with water, the streets
washed out and live stock drowned.
The village Of Rockdsle, twenty.seven
miles from this city, built in Iavine, on .
stream, was Inundated at the dead hour of
night, while the storm was raging and
lightning flashing, by the breaking away Of
mill dam, some distance up the stream,
and every building in the place. save .
mill. was carried down or moved from its
fOuE... ion.
After the storm had abated forty-two
persons were missing. Nineteen dead BODIES
of men, women and children were picked
up along the stream. Search is being made
for those still missing.
The railroad bridge at this place was car
ried away and the road made impaseable.
All railroads have suffered with washouts.
No trains arrived or departed to-day.
RockGale was q small place of about 200
inhabitants, built upon a creek, and con-
tanned postofice, hotel, stores and other
structures.
At Burlington.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 6.-There was q
tornado here yesterday. Three persons
were killed and several hurt. Twenty build
ings were demolished. The blow lasted but
an instant.
At Reckdale.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, July Ga storm yes
terday washed out the village of Rockdale.
Forty-two persons were drowned and many
bridges swept away It will take two weeks
to repair the railroads.
Searching for the Dead.
Thirty-one bodies have been recovered at
Rockdale. The search continues.
The Extent Of the Storm.
CHICAGO, July Ga special dispatch
from DesMoinee, Iowa. says the latest re-
ports show that tha storm OF Tuesday
and was terrific in its effect. In Warren
and Madison counties nineteen persons
were killed, and great damage done to live
stock and the crops. Considerable damage
was done to property at Pella.
Later dispatches from Dubuque, Iowa,
give the following az list of the lost in
the storm at Rockdale: Joseph Becker,
Ellen, his wife, and two children; James
Pearce, Emma, his wife, and two children
Peter Becker and FIVE children, also his
housekeeper and her two children; Mrs.
Carey and two children; John Klassen,
wife and four children; Mrs Kingsley,
Thomas Blenkeron, NJ. NJ. Broadbury and
Richard Burke.
Thousands of persons have visited the
scene during the day. The neighbors with
kindly alacrity opened their doors to such
of the afflicted as remained, and offered
every comfort in their power. The bodies
of the dead were dressed by kind hands,
many of them being taken into dwellings
near by. The members of the board Of
supervisors were early on the ground work
ing to recover the dead and give care 70 the
living,