The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
.AHAyRKEYE HURRICANE.

Iowa Furnishes what is Strongly Hop
- ed 10 the Farewell RerNbenan6a o.
=, tho Cyclone season. MS :. 4.55,1
Davenport Special: One Of the most d.
stroctive storms ever known in this IeQio0
passed through the central part a TIL
county, five miles north of here, about Z
O'Clock Monday afternoon. It wls varied
BY: hail, rain, lightning and It ~
tremendous cyclone. The q.
clone swept up the Mississippi
river in q northeasterly direction, and fos
five miles along the Iowa shore tore evssy.
thing to pieces in its path. At Valley City
two houses were dismsntled aud generally
scattered, and from that place to this.city IL
line Of the storm is distinctly Traced b
wrecked houses, barns and fences. Tvo
miles below Valley city the house Of N1s.
g: W.. Fenno. two stores and barns WefU
blown into little pieceA, eeaEcslya f1gmsa1
two feet in length being found. T.
son Edward, and q carpenter ut work on fl,o
stairs. Edward and the carpenter miraGu.
lousy escaped with their lives, but Nm,
Fenno's dead body was dug out of the
| ruins two hours afterwards. The other two
received injuries, the extent of which cannot
yet be ascertaned. The doctors are 1t work
upon both, and fear serious internal injuries.
The next house south, tha' OfEdward Fenno,
the son o the lady killed was also completely
demolished. Next also on the south We
the house of Mr.. Stark. which was likewiss
levelleti to the earth, but the inmates a.
both happily escaped with some bruises.
Thence on down to within four miles Of
this city, twenty-four houses were unroots1
and many Others were racked and shakso
up. The total damage is estimated ut $780,
100 Some say that the storm was not 0
cyclone, but tornado, sweeping along in Q
direct line Its speed may be conceived from
TIE tact that IN six minutes it had passed
over about 125 miles. 1t was in the form.
when first seen, of . low cloud driving along
the surface and rolling rapidly around.
while lightning played necessarily from -
front The destruction it Wrought was q
complete as the celebrated cyclone ut Grin
nell. In this city the storm was felt chiefly
in the form of hail. Some of the stones, q
rather masses of ice, that fell were unpseoe-
up that weighed two and . i ~
pounds, and Others from four ounces
to = pound and = half in weight ana
varying in size from hickory nut into q
coffee cup, were very COMMON. Fortunate
" the destruction wrought by these was con-
fined to few panes of glass broken. But
very little was felt here, but the rain fall W0D
enormous, and the lightning intensely vivid.
At this hour all the details of destruction
are not yet in, but it is probable that No
more fatalities will be reported. ::
The principal sufferers, with their proper
ty destroyed either in whole or in pazt:
were as follows:
J. W. Stark, house and barn shattered.
Edward Fenny, house destroyed. -
Mrs G. Fenny. house, barn and out build
ings destroyed and the owner killed.
N. Hass, house partially wrecked.
&c. Ellis, house partially destroyed. "a
BONN Schroef, barn and out housa com.
plete]y destroyed.
Harry Stone, barn destroyed. '-
Mrs. Eliza Stone barn destroyed and
dwelling badly wrecked.
Mrs. d. NJ. johnson, barn destroyed.
N. Praisen, dwelling completely wiped
out. &c.. !,
Joseph Coo, fine new house, large ham,
buildings, orchards, stock and machinery
destroyed, with loss of $4,000
John Penny, dwelling demolished.
JohE Peasley, house destroyed with sta-
bles and surroundings. .-:--
Emory Cast, house and barn scattered for
half mile round.