Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-24
STORM LAKE, Ia, April ga
wind storm did serious damage here,
yesterday. Several persons in this
vicinity are reported killed.
AT FAIRFIELD.

wind storm did serious damage here,
yesterday. Several persons in this
vicinity are reported killed.
FAIRFIELD.
Special Dispatch to the Hawkeye.
FAIRFIELD, lows, April pa tor
nado swept over our county, yester.
terday afternoon, about three o. clock.
The storm cloud gathered in the west
and northwest about two o'clock, and
broke in all its fury, with wind, rain
and hail. Its course was due east,
from one-fourth tn one half-mile
wide We first hear of it at Shan
strom's, four miles west andone mile
north Of Fairfield, demolishing his
barn, out-houses, orchard and fences !;
then at John Young's, mile farther
cast, whose large barn was blown
down, and large frame house badly
damaged. Next was Dryers three
fourths of q mile from Yonng's, east,
whose house, small frame, was COM
pletely demolished three of the FAM
lily were injured. One and half
miles east from there, DR.. Charles
Reeds house was badly damaged,
and out-houses, sheds and barn de-
stroyed. Sim Sacketts, near DR..
Reeds had his barn unroofcd and the
end of his brick house torn down.
G. j. Reed, opposite, had fine new
barn utterly destroyed, his new frame
house turned partly around, and
n owed four feet off the foundation.
Throughout the course of the storm
desolation marks its track, in the dc.
struction of orchards, haystacks and
fences AT John Booths, on s. S
Jordan's farm, one half mile north oil
j Fairfield, the house was utterly de.
stroyed. Mr.. Booth, his wife and
two children were in the house at the
time When the wind struck tht
house each caught up child. In {
moment the house was carried foul
rods, when the floor dropped out ant
let the family down safely withou
injury to any one. The house wa
carried over their heads, part of i
carried half mile away and all brok
en- to pieces; his stove, bcdsteads, fur
niture and clothing all ruined and scat
tered. North of Booths a short dis
lance Mr.. -Curry's barn was blown
down One mile east of Booths thu
storm struck William Bsli's barn, un
roofing it and tearing of much sid
ing The next we hear Of is the un
roofing ot the barn of Anthem.
Downing and the destruction of al
outhouses. at W. ID. Clapp's, fv,
miles east of Fairfield, very larg
barn Was blown down. one hors'
killed and several injured; at An
drew Casscl's, north OF Glendale
dwelling house unroofed, barn ant
ou.hOuses torn down; AT Four Cor
ners, twelve miles east Of Fairfield
and north of Lockridge, the German
church was lifted over the heads o
the congregation of about one hun
dred and nobody hurt; here also, M,
kautiman's barn and four or tiv,
small buildings were blown down
Farther east, near Skunk river, W.
hear that Henry Scheiber's barn wa
I blown down. 1t lis wonderful tina
! So few persons were hurt, no one kill
cd and no one seriously hurt. A
Mr. Sackett's two Of the family wer
slightly injured; at DIVERS three
Many fine orchards are ruined, an
no fencing left standing in the trac
of the tornado. A heavy hail storI
accompanied the tornado. Its idt
was greater, extending six mile.
four north and two south of the tor
nado, doing great damage TO win
dows aud fruit trees. Our citizen
have sent many hands from town I
: help repair fences, etc.