The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-20

northwest to southwest, twenty miles |
north OF Des Moines, The lower part of |
Grinnell was struck by it and half Of the |
town left in ruins, latest information re- |
ceived.
oRISNELL.
A special from Grinnell on the 18th at |
1850 a. m., says; A special train from Des
Moincs reached this place at $40 u. m. with |
twelve physicians on board from Des Moines. |
The situation is even worse than first re-
ports made 1t appear. Thmty-two people
are dead, about loo or more wounded.
Fight deaths are reported from Malcomb,
which is entirely destroyed.
BROOKLYN
has also suffered. Some eight students
were badly injured. having been dragged
out OF the ruins. The Chapine
house is turned into hos
pital, Some OF the most dangerous
cases are being carried there. A special sent
Mt 1S0 p. m. says: From numerous aud
contradictory stories OF the startled citizens
We gather the story of q deep roaring
sound proceeding funnel shaped clouds
Q. Pittman's house was completely ,levoled
burying Pittman, his wife and three child
rem, his wife's sister and her little baby
| The three-year old girl Hattie was
| taken out dead. The boy Harry was ia.
Not far away, at the residence of Louis, an
old gentleman and lady We're killed. The
storm pursued azigzag direction to the north
OF the city, when, after whipping out
| the nnest residence portion of
the city, IL moved toward the
college, the next building, which was
dumped in heap of laths and plaster and
timber, burying beneath 1.-THE students who
roomed therein, all of whom were after.
wards rescued more or less injured; but one
subsequently died; In a two
Guard was killed. Some of the d cad are
yet in the wrecks of their homes. The
lmber, OF injured ranges up among the
hundreds. At Malcom seven are dead
LATER ADyIcEs.
| A special from Grinnell says the sur
geops now report that forty one are dead at
Grinnell, and that five or six more cannot
live through the night. The number of
wounded exceeds l50, and the number of
houses destroyed is between ii0 and $50.
The total loss of property is now estimated
, at S6OO,0O0 The number of deaths Mt Grin
nell will reach seyenty-tive. News has
, been received that Mr.. James, wife and two
daughters and two other persons living
four miles northwest of Grinnell are dead.
It is now thought that the loss of life at
. Grinnell will reach seventy-fiye and the
tOthl loss nearly lUU.
THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
i ArOHrsoN, June I9.--More accurate re-.
, ports ofthe effects Of Friday nights storm
have been received showing that it ex.
tended southwark and westward, and did
greater damage than at first supposed.
, Many small towns and hamlets were
visited. and all are in mourning
over the loss of life aud property.
Boone, Ia, June l9.--The tornado which
struck the southwestern part of Boone
, county Saturday eveningat 5 o'clock, was
, plainly seen here, and was seen forty miles
: away. Reports are just coming in of the
: great destruction caused in this section.
| Iowa City, IA, June l9-From ten ia
t twelve persons are reported TO bave lost
! their lives at Irish Ridge by the cycloue.
: BuRLINGroN, a., June l0.--At II O'Clock
Saturday. night, a terrific storm
passed in a southwesterly direction
Q but in Burlington only rain and hail fell
but mile north of the city the hurricane
{ blew down barns, houses and orchards and
5 DESTROYED any amount of property. M.
: display was remarkable. The sky was
;, aglow constantly for two hours.
AT MI. Pleasant, eighteen miles west
the hurricane was very destructive. Two
storms met over the town at 1l.30, and
accompanied by rain and hail broke in fear
l full fury, demolishing entirely the Baptist
church, which was lifted high in the air
Q and the spire point struck walk in front
of the church and was driven many feet in
the ground. The towers of all the churche.
5 are otherwise damaged. Nearly every bust
0 ness house in the city is unroolet
: and damaged. Parks and public
, squares are filed with tin roof, rolled into
Q punches, like wads of paper The rar
e damaged large quantity Of merchandise
V The storm lasted about forty min
utes. Three hundred dwelling.
5 are destroyed and damaged ant
n single chimney is left standing and thou
:. sands OF trees are twisted off. Three larg,
i brick school houses are in ruins
f but the college building escaped
killed, Mrs. Scott and her p'ss son
: who lived near the city. None are badly in
: jured in town. The insane hospital
5 with COO inmates was In The
: track OF the storm but was not damaged
Loss in Mt. Pleasant is about Sl50CO0
Freight cars standing on the track a mil,
: east of MI. Pleasant, were carried upon tn,
main line of the c., B. & q. road, and ,
train collided with them, wrecling them.