, 1876-07-08
THE IOWA STORM.
The Ravages at Dos Moinea and
Elsewhere.
Loss Of 10 or " Lives In Warren an,
Madison Counties.
Immense Destruction of Property by
Wind and Water.


lno1o6n@ Of tho Terrible Uisastar ut
Kookdalo,
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this section Of Central Iowa on the night Of tho
4th, the details Of which hayo not 6ccn fully
! recrivc1 rnt. ownr IA I'm nro.tra+Inn M ,n,r.
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from persons coming here from various ulEoc-
ttous 10 show a horrlblc record Of
DEATH, RUIN, AND nnyAsrAT1ow.
Tho storm.e1ouI enmc up in the west nbout
oo'clock,-&s south wing blnels, angry, and
threatening; the north boing brilliant with
lightning. when about or miles distat,t
from tbis c}tv. TIN rlo,,1 n,rted.-the wlni.
sto."l gong soutu' anu .'lo %ateFe'ouu coming
cast, oVes tic city. 1t struck hero about half
past ., Tho water falling In dc'ngo, aud Tho
sky liyil with lightning, aud the casth shook
T., s.rt,, rsswa7ras -, '.,,.,, ,.asa IT, "So ,.oS
IN oouth uesMolnes, IN "nieh we've n1nc per
so"e, was struck win lightning. one glr', En-
mn Kurg, WAS killed, md her brother seriously
Iey Re,lhca5,s WIS Htruclt nud A,ro rIna hnrars
hI,ca
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n,,,, 4na n.s.>.s'@, .So.' W. ~ "N1Sa ., H.. .,
..t'co rn''ne .a''o.nB cast anu "est tnrouEh
pens, and outnouscs, 1t tho West End, wyTc rr
borne into tic current, Rntl, rcachnr thu viz
duets farther eaxt1 cAoisct1 them up, Tho water
Instantly rusc, aud went rushing across the
iowcr stories with wator, and tho yards - with
logs, fences, p]E-pehs, nud tolr!s. Ii fye min
utcs families folInl tcir pnrlorst sitting rooms,
anl furnttuta 4 feet under water; aud in sumo
tbs current, aud the contents Sc Of lis % roouls rs
were
awErr INTO THE STREET.
Horses In stables along tho rayiue were nuick-
6niy eaycI by taking up tic ioor @ over se thcir @
heads snl holding tholr llcutls above water, It
il a marvel no lives w were 1ost. Tic ian,age to
private property Is nbont $4,000. About hnlf q
million brick wrro DESTROYED In bricl-yartls nnl
several buildings bcIng constructed wsrs .lain,ae i Ing
cd by tho washing of foullation-wnlls. All tio
eulyerts and bridges over thu rayiuo wore swept
away, except tw0,-tlus stopping travel on III
noEt.'.and:south strests Th1o' loss 70 the city V
Ia i the @ col,6try @ ~ aronutf % the ctv. farmers
report grcnt damage to cEous. Qrnn is fiat and
beaten into the carth, and tho ground covered
with npplos bcatcn o'E
The damage BY the south wing Of tho storm Is
PAINFUL RECORD.
aant f. e o,1 se snae 81
,shsr ths " sn,,s W. .Sdan,v on se ety,
aoutb, naas,na oyor sbo southern nart 81 Mall
snn nd SWnrren f;u,nttcss Il ,rwrle tha ts,,n
n tnn ncnn ebo, n,,es f1,rn hsrc s'e As,, anI
swcDt trees. barns. md fencns In ita sraek Al
County' rrraIn.olevat,r was thrown down St
GbmrsE, yenu mnar VIZ %srn 1'sWn snysr Ivy" ,,sss ~
| ,unrn hinwr fnwts. mi ons ,r1,nn1, ont1 h,v
kijjry] JHsnos 1n,ks bo,1 tasy ,,r,,le,, J,,rck
Hmith rrreivcd injuries nrr,,,niIv fatul nnI Tia
fn1,ilv wars ali nnra nr icss h,,2t. A. thn rn;,.
| r0ntl In Wintnr1nt wns tn f,nfliv wnsh,d m
trains passed over the rorts. and no dotai|a Of
the domofrS have honn rcccivs,i Pmt o ~-
TtTw npvIsTITfox M,,sT nv ,onn,r,r
according to ti,o followinp. witch ia hnrracd,v
ti,e result II, Wsrrrn COUNTY: 1"' -
northwest M ~ ot town, ' was blown i dow, and ls lis
wife and a.ycar-olIl clltitl Killed. - ""& A''
"" In The I Maple Groye st Settlement, s commencing
! at Iviliian pajsiep's rnnf tnEen otT t,wcJ,lnT'
am rnoIa hle%n III At % tho inse em oS NJ "S, nnn y,
'ufGG: n1e1 pn,s1ev,s ho,m, ,novea neor,v otr p,
fonn,iatIan ''0' N'A'' '"os'o "'"'S oA "
NJ. i. Yorpe's harm blown to atoms.
| srwn 1yjndnTa hiTyn mn ~ MItrha1,. bon,a,
e,"5y "ndpxs ,% stabs 1oWn ot 1l nous'
The robert Urshana firm. barn anil ,1wc,1inr
h,aw iinnn III" n4..,nan. ~ t,n a %o"s" tanE
to thr coi,ar. and woro unharmed. w '0 VIVA
Richard Moory's DWELLING oart,y unroofea.
] 1rtYH fhn
form '~"''0o o''"A WV 'Ao
William Eoblc,s barn tu,na1 arounf3. mn,
horsca not m,Ich Injured: hnllsc not m,,rh IN in.
iurcTs "'' N4'e" '''N1 A'"'' "o' n'AsA ''''
EnIn A1eE1roy,s l,o,,so novel rom foundation
Ghar1rv E,oyc+'a ho,,aa hioy.n - nto".a "nI
ban hotI,r aan,ar.5 n,5 H. Ea~,.r NJ h,a.l.t ILL.,
hnrt ' ~~A-'s~A' ''''A '''' ''ss' """'s
Al Ta1h,t,,s .,o,sa t,o,x,, ofr t,rri7ot,,, on,
,odee.i ,,ror sa.fn.trcea. "A VI 'ouAo't'oo sau
ssi1ooie ehn,,sc tam to u.om,.
| Cnv.ntry,s h,rn I torn t IT, nircea
| Wt1iiam Nnh'ass hnr, i .snrt"oitss.1
The rss;dcnre ri ~ II a'ss" Jo,3sns ,,s- ,,v ,xss
11aIn - tn,.s, ~ . ~ ~ -.a'H5, .nn tS"s n veg
II. arn ~ wa. eiun h1nxn 1 9om wnu s'F'ou'y nuf'
Taylnr,s ilo,,.s. mfle. n"rth. wns blown IN
.ae:s III. i"ntnr'a A., "ao % ~
% 81 M ia,ay nj nEIred slIrht,y. @ 0"e' "''' 0'DefS
'A X 'I II i" Wsy isoit,s h,r, J,I,,s .,,,. ,,o
do,s, -" "" o's' 'a'n' ni'c" "o'tu' psown
oJ II. uon3ep,, houso 1cs,rovcd AMI, b,a ,,ouo,.
+.s itt11,S "oe0o 81" A'7 ul'us"'
1e5 fahg S,i,ta ,onca, barn n,,o no,,h ,,o,v, ~
| x.t 0"na y. "'"e' o"e' "i'o "ofe"t o1o"a 70
A1fauess a,r,ar,,s borso q ,r,o. .,,.broa. ,,,ou,
.., ana 49,. ~ H. ,i,u CHILLI e1sn ~ ~, loMm
in,"rrd '* A'3' ~ wv Aa'N''' A'''e" " '''''ps'
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