Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-29

service. Twenty-sour surgeons wera .,
the groand, and helped all through tho
night and following day.
After completing its work of dem
clifton at the college, the whirling fiencl
struck straight across the Iowa Central
railroad, and directly in its path lay
loaded cars. The great Mogul engine
was lifted completely off the track and
the train toppled on either side at the
whim Of the wind. Across the track
was the building of Prof. ]. w. Cham
berlain, Treasurer Of the college, which
was gathered up in sections and dump
ed in a disiointed heap, portions up-
side down, and irretrievably ruined.
DIR. II. n. SCOTS house was turned
almost completely around c. w. Ho.
bart's elegant resident and barn are
completely gone. Near by once stood
a two-story ouse in which Miss Abbie
Osgood was killed. Hardly a sign is
left of it. In the vicinity stood the
the house of Hy. Mcconnell, who was
going around almost demented carry
ing lantern in which there was no
glass or light, moving it up an down in
search of valuable papers which were
blown awaw. The house was pile OF
lathe, splinters and plaster.
The caprices of the storm would
astound one who never saw the effect of
one. Houses would be turned in one
direction, while the next one across
the street would be hurled in the op-
posite. One part of house would be
carried to the east, the other part
turned to the northwest. One house
would be carried away and its site COW
cred with the debris Of another, the lat
ter standing completely Quilted of its
contents save glass chandelier, which
hung in the parlor. A large tree
would be broken and twisted around
the trunk, to the east, while ten feet
away another tree would be in like.
manner twisted and turned to the west.
Mr.. Pencil, student, was blown out
of window of tie college building at
the third story, unhurt: Mr.. Pierce, a
dairyman, was blown over two houses,
two squares, through window, into a
house and landed on bed A servant
was hurrying down stairs to the cellar
for safety, with a babe in her arms,
when the babe was killed, and she un-
hurt. Professor Buck and his son
were in the southeast chamber, and
steered for the cellar, but not door or
window could they open; the whole
outer side of the chamber was torn
away and every other room in the
house Quilted; but they were unframed.
Professor Magoun was out with his
horses and carriage. He was blown
against tree, to which he chung and
escaped. His carriage was torn in
fragments, the harness stripped from
the horses, one horse killed and the
other has not been found. Twentv-
seven loaded cars of freight train
which had just arrived on the Cen
trail Iowa road, were rolled over to
the engine lifted from the track.
AT one house, where scarce YES
tige of habitation could be found,
was left q pure white rose in full
bloom, striking contrast to
the mud covered debris. New
phaetons are blown into trees, hanging
interlocked and twisted into all con-
ceivable shapes. People were blown
through the windows of their houses
into the street, and one woman found
herself waist oeep in debris, but I'M
hurt -Four miles west of Grinnell,
twenty-five cattle were lifted out of p
herd, carried sixty rods, and all killed.
In one house clock was standing on a
which had stopped at S:4S,
which was probably the moment of the
stroke, as the watch of the student who
leaped from the college window stopped
at S:45. Four miles northwest of
the house of Mr.. James
was demolished, and himself, wife and
two adult daughters were blown 800
feet distant and killed. The bodies of
all the killed were covered with mud,
and could not be recognized until
washed.
The scenes around the ruins are
heartrending. Families are wandering
over the ruins of their homes in dazed
sort of way, replying willingly to all
questions asked, and laughing in such
q pathetic manner at some ridiculous
incident, while some near and dear
friend is dead or dying. One young
girl was heard to say, half in tears and
half in laughter, that she believed she
had found a fragment of her room, and
was looking for some articles in which
to know it. She stopped and picked
up photograph, and burst into tears.
1t was the picture of her little sister who
nad been killed. Many of those who
we're saved in the demolished dwellings
had fled to the cellars, while the houses
were carried from over their heads.