, 1878-06-28

aud the physicians who have arrived
| home this noon agree in the report of
but one man killed and about twenty or
/ twenty-five wounded. Mrs. Jackson,
/ living near where the wind started, had
one leg broken and the other badly
bruised. The name of the persons killed
/ is not yet known.
The bouse of j. G. White, two miles
south Of the lake, WAS blown to atoms,
as one man says, "not u single being
left" The family all escaped without
injury,with the exception Of n boy about
10 years old, who is so badly injured
that he is not expected to live. He was
carried about quarter Of mile by the
wind, and every stitch Of clothing had
teen stripped off him when found.
Many persons are reported with legs or
arms broken, but at this writing we can
not learn the names of the uniortunates.
1t was reported this morning that Mr..
Seaton and son, living on the Stetson
farm, were seriously injured, hut the
rumor was later cOntradicted. Reports
from that section are 50 conflicting that
we do not know which story to believe.
Geo. Faell, who has this season built
two houses on his 1,000.acre farm, lost
both, and escaped with slight injury to
himself and family. Harris0n's house is
reported to be the finest kindling wood
yet found. 1t is rumored that four
houses on the Stetson place and ore
house of Foster Grilfiths are blown away.
A school house near j. G.. Whites was
completely demolished, and piece of a
panel door belonging to it was found
This morning on the north shore of the
lake, more than four miles from the site
of the school house. The loss of stock,
trees, outbuildings, etc, is large.
AT every station rumDrs are flying Of
destruction far and wide. Reliable news
is hard to find. Two miles south of
Fonda station the dwelling of Mr.. Dukin
was anpihilated and five of the family
injured, but none fatally, it is hoped. AT
Wall Lake Station, on the Maple Valley
Railroad, Mr.. Jones, the stage. driver,
reports half dozen buildings demol.
ished, but nobody killed. A woman and
child were cerried many rods and strip.
ped Of their clothing, but not much in.
jured. A mule team was lifted fully
200 feet into the air and carried quite
distance. Heavy timbers were twisted
like reeds and splintered. Clothing,
wagons, furniture, hogs, and chickens
are found on the surrounding prairies
with nobody able to identify them. They
have evidently been carried many miles.
Chickens are stripped clean every feath-
Grand are still alive and squalling. In the
vicinity of p, mercy, Charles Pierce was
killed and his house demolished. Mrs.
Wallace and two children, Mrs. Samuel
Gill and two children, John Murphy and
Henry Tenary we're injured and their
dwellings wholly or partially destroyed
Murphy had q leg broken. The Gill fam
lily are seriously hurt. Rumor comes that
that the storm struck Dennison, fifty miles
south Of here, but you will doubtless learn
the facts from there. Hal fell at Sac
City as large as your double fists, and
death flew all around us, but thus far can
only CLEAN the above facts in time for
this mail.
Additional reports of the storm last
Sunday now in show the damage in the
districts visited by the storm more severe
than at first supposed. In the vicinity
Of Wall Luke hardly house or fence
escaped injury. The Catholic Church
being built at Carroll was blown down
and completely demolished. The house
OF Daniel d. Lietz was blown down, the
family being within at the time. The
mother had q child torn from her arms,
and it was found in marsh east of where
the house stood. Mrs. Lietz was found
half q mile west. One child was injured
so badly it will probably die, The
ground was strewn with wild geese and
brant with the feathers blown off,
and many disemboweled. The house
of Doctor Stevens was destroyed, a
fine grove ruined, and all bis hogs
killed. Mr. Jordan lost three horses
and all his cattle. Harry Grandt lost
his house, barn, granary, and sheds.
John Wenzel, newly married, had bran
new dwelling, and now he couldn't build
pig-pen with what remains. Fifteen
head of cattle were killed Of herd near
by. Peter Anderson, four miles north of
Wall Lake, lost his house aud barn and
granary. His farm was well stocked, and
now he can't find even hen on the place,
Davis Brothers lost new building and
81 900 worth of furniture. Two miles
west of the city man named Owen lost
his house and barn; also man named
Purdy lost his house and barn. Near
Mapeton, a grist-mill was almost en-
tirely demolished. The house Of the sec,
ton boss of the road at Mapleton was
overturned, and his child scalded so that
it will probably not recover. The black
smith shop of Chas. Smith was blown
into the creek. Heavy loss of property
and life is reported in the Swedish settle
ment in Crawford CJunly, but no par
liculars. Near Wall Lake, VIM. nollen
saw the storm coming, and ran to the
barn to let out the cattle. The storm
struck him, and the barn, cattle, hogs
and all went up into the air, and have not