Daily Republican., 1882-06-20
THE IOWA CATAsTROPHE.
THE Latest Reports of tho LOsse .
and the Deaths.

The Latest Reports OF tho LOsso y
and the Deaths.
DIES MONIES, Ia, June 19.-Up to II
o'clock last night al deaths had oc
Cured at Grinnell and % at outside
/ points, II of the latter at Malcolm and
five in the country northwest of Grin
nell No deaths are reported to-day,
but the doctors say that six or seven
more of the injured at Grinnell will
| die.
Some physicians put the final death
roll at Grinnell at more than SO, while
others fear it will reach as high as IS.
Of the injured in that city there are
now over 120 known cases, about 30 of
them being of a rather serious nature
In the country there are also several
serious cases of injury. The best posted
persons at Grinnell yesterday estima-
ted that the death roll of the calamity
won Id very probably reach 100. 1t is
now GA as we have it.
There were six deaths yesterday and
last night, am )ng the rest that of Con-
ductor Diegnen, of the Rock Island
road.
One hundred and forty.three is esti-
mated as the number of dwelIin2 houses
destroyed by the tornado in Grinnell.
It's estimated that this entails a loss Of
half million dollars now, which is
nearly a total loss, as hardly any of
them are insured against tornado or
anything but fire. Mr.. j. B, Grinnell
states that fifty of the people in losing
their homes lose all they had In the
world. Outside of Grinnell, in Nal
colin, and in the country, there Is also
immense loss. Probably the aggregate
of all will not foot up less than three
quarters of million of dollars. Some
business men of Grinnell think that the
actual loss will be larger.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, June 19.-At II
O'clock on Saturday night terrific
storm passed in southwesterly direc-
tion of Des Noines and Henry counties.
In Burlington only rain and hail fell,
but mile south of the city tie hurri-
cane blew down barns, houses and
orchards and destroyed a vast amount
of property. Nobody is reported killed.
The electrical display was remarkable
The sky was aglow constantly for two
hours.
At Mount Pleasant, twenty eight
miles west, the hurricane was very de.
structive. Two storms met over the
town at 1l.30, d, accompanied by
rain and hail, broke in fearful fury, de.
molishing entirely the Baptist church,
which cost $25, 900. The spire of the
Presbyterian church was lifted high
in the air, inverting it; the point struck
the sidewalk in front of the church and
n ri n
The towers of all the churches are off
and the churches are otherwise dam
aged. Nearly every business house III
the city is unrooied and damaged.
The park and public square are filled
with tin roofs, rolled into lunches like
wads of paper. The rain damaged %
large quantity of merchandise. The
storm lasted about forty minutes.
Three hundred dwellings are unrocfed
and damaged, and not a single chin
ney is left standing. A thousand trees
are twisted off. Three large brick
school. houses are in ruins, but the col
lege buildings escaped. Only two per-
sons were reported killed-a Mrs. Scott
and her son, who lived near the city.
None are seriously in ured in the town.
The Insane Hospital, with 600 in
n ates, in the track of the storm, is not
damaged. The loss in Mount Pleasant
is above $l50,00O. Fifty freight cars,
standing on side track mile east of
Mount Pleasant, were careened upon
the main line, aud Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy freight train collided
with them, wrecking the upturned cars
completely. Engineer A. M. Parmiter
was slightly injured.
BOONE, Ia, June 19-The tornado
struck the south western part of Boone
county on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
1t WAS plainly seen here, and seemed
to be twenty miles away. reports are
coming in of the great destruction
wrought in that section, all the build
ings on several farms being completely
demolished. A church four miles south
of Ogden was destroyed, and many
persons have bean seriously injured.
One man was killed. 1t Is difficult to
obtain information, on account of the
heavy roads. A woman and child are
reported missing.
OTHER STORMS
METROPOLIS, ILL.,, June 49, A ter
rible cyclone struck this city yesterday
evening, blowing down several honses,
capsizing and sinking the steamer Jen-
ME Walker, and scattered the harvest
ed wheat in tie vicinity. A man n2m'
ed Richard Turner was killed. Tne
loss is heavy.
ATKINSON, Kan, June 10. The
mails and travellers bring more accu.
rate reports of the effects OF last nights
storm, showing that it extended south
ward and westward Of Kansas City,
doing great damage than was at first
supposed. Many small towns and ham,
lets were visited, AMI all are in morn.
ing over tho loss of life and property.
1t is reported that II family of three
were drowned on fiat twelve miles be-
low here.
DErQOIT, Mich, June 10 Yester-
day about noon, d cyclone struck the
southeast of Bay City, doiHg much
damage. A barn, belonging to F-ank
Fitzhugh, was torn down and d colt
carried 90 rods and killed. The house
of Thos. Joyce was demolished. Mrs.
Delos Caster was badly cut by falling
timbers, and girl, named Simpson,
was dashed 20 feet from where she
stood, striking against fence and re-
ceiving injuries, from the effects OF
which she will probably die. A boy,
named Jno. Carroll, had his skull
fractured, and will probably die, Mrs.
Joyce, ber daughter, and another OF
the Carroll boys were badly bruised.
The track of the storm was about 80
rods wide, and in its path fences and
trees were wept away.