Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-26
A Cyclone in Iowa.

Sioux CRY, April %
A terrible cyclone swept over the
country east and west of this place at
$3.50 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, en-
tering the State at about the Missouri
Valley junction, passing northeasterly
across to Storm Lake, Pomeroy and
Fonda, in Monroe County. Trees were
torn up by the roots along the rivers.
The house of j. r. Thurston was
wrecked completely. A wing of the
house of Mrs. Reilly was struck and
torn to pieces, and p. Reilly, standing
in the wing, was picked up, carried
over the main building and over some
trees near by and set down uninjured.
j. j. Hughes house, in the same neigh
borhood, was entirely destroyed. The
family were away from home. The
force of the storm was terrific, destroy
ing fences, uprooting trees, overturning
corn cribs, etc. Horses and cattle were
picked up and carried a considerable
distance.
Near Onawa the house of Mr.. White
was destroyed and its contents scattered
for miles. The family, fortunately,
were away. The track of the storm
was from half a mile to II mile and a
half wide. There was also very heavy
hail, number of stones fastened to-
gether into one mass measuring four
teen inches in circumference. A man
was driving a double team of horses.
The wagon, harness and driver were
taken up bodily, carried several yards
and set down uninjured. On the Illi-
nois Central Railroad, east of here, the
damage was more serious, accompa-
MED by loss of life.
A whirlwind or tornado passed over
Storm Lake from the southwest, three
quarters of mile east of the town.
The residence of Alfred King was
struck, lifted from the foundation, and
dashed into thousand pieces. Mr..
Kings mother was instantly killed.
She was found some distance from
where the house stood. Other MEM
bers of the household escaped unhurt.
Lighter timber houses were pounded
into kindling wood. Trees in the
orchards were torn off and carried
away. The house of Mr.. DeGraff, half
a mile from King s, was unroofed. Some
hogs and cattle were killed, and
farm wagons and a buggy broken
up. His loss is about $1,000. The
buggy was carried a quarter of
mile through the air. The water in
the lake rose to height of many feet.
One witness says millions of barrels
were lifted up The stable of Mr.. Wat
son was destroyed, and COW blown
considerable distance. After the storm
the town of Storm Lake was crowded
with men seeking surgeons to attend
the sufferers.
1t is believed the damage south of
here is very great. Reports say four
are killed and forty wounded in Griffith
neighborhood, north of Pomeroy. A
man, unknown, had the top of his head
cut off by sharp board driven into it.
An elderly lady was badly hurt by fall
ing timbers in house at Fonda. The
towns of Newell and Sulphur Springs
escaped injury. At Pomeroy the house
of F. c. Lowry was blown down, kill
ing Charles Pearce, an estimable young
man. The houses of George -Wallace
and S. G. Gill were blown down. Mrs.
Wallace and family were injured and
are not expected to live. A. .. Hayes
house was blown down, injuring sever
Al inmates severely. All the houses
were very strong and substantial. 1t
was considered the severest storm ever
known.