The colored patriot., 1882-06-22
ANOTHER DEADLY TORNADO.
SrinneIi, Iowa. Suffers This Time
terrible Loss of Life aud Prop.
PRIV

Terrible Loss of Life and Prop.
erty.
GRINNELL. Iowa, June Is.
Powesheik County was visited on Friday
evening, about 8 O'Clock, 10y one OF the mos
destructive tornadoes in the history of the
state, the loss OF property aggregating mil,
lions of dollars and the loss of life probably
seyenty-five.
At this place the loss will probably be
forty lives, with seventy-iye seriously
wounded and hundred or more badly
bruised and scratched.
Malcolm, village of 500 inhabitants, re.
ports eight deaths in the suburbs, with ten
or more wounded.
THE STORY IN DETAIL.
The story Of the Grinnell disaster begins
with the OminouS, roaring sound and the
| funnel shaped cloud, coming from the south
west and striking the northwest corner OF
The beautiful village right i'm among the
handsomcst residences. Previous to touch
ing the town it was seen leyeling huge trees
in its pathway. The first house it struck
was that of A. A. Foster. likewise his barn,
leveling beth to the ground and carrying
slr. and Mrs. Foster and two children
| lhrougbthe air a distance of thirty yards,
precipitating them amidst the debris OF
their home. All were somewhat injured.
Just east of Fosters was a house. which
"as completely leyeled, burying beneath il
MIR. Pittman, his wife, three children. the
vines sister and her little babe Foster
took out the three-y year old girl, Hattie,
lead. The boy Harry, aged ten, was fatal
~ injured, and Arthur, aged eight was
| slightly injured. Not far away was the
| residence Of Mr.. Lewis. where an old gen
teman and lady were both killed. From
here the storm pursued its course in zig
lag direction directly north of the city, when,
ltter Wlping out the finest residence portion
0i The city, it turned toward the colleges.
The west buildium, or old COLLEGE was
dumped into heap of lathS and plaster and
broken timberS, burying beneath it eight
students, who rO0med therein. All were
aterWard eNtrlcated, more or less injured,
and one died. The east college, magnifi-
cent live-story building, was unrOOfed, and
| as the building contained the laboratory, a
chemical explosion and fire followed. Moth
nag now remains bat portion OF the stone
walls. After completing its work of demol-
itiOn at the colleges, the Whirliug iiend
struck straight across the Iowa Central
Road and directly in its path lay loaded cars.
The great MOgul engine, with its f0rtv-liye
tons weight, was lifted completely off tho
track and the train topped on either side ut
he whim OF the wind, a singular thing be-
ing that nearly all fell over in the face OF the
hurricane. Most of the cars contained hogs,
many Of which were killed or subsequently,
drowned in the waters of the bitches. Across
hsa trsfr ree' N tiF~ tlanea ~ lsst; aina
of Prof. J. w. Chamberlain, treasurer OF
The college, which was gathered up in sec
lions and dumped in diSjointed positions Ip-
side down, irretrieVaby ruined. G. w.
uobart's elegant residence and barn arc
Completely gone. Near by once stood the
,wo-stOry house in which Miss Abbic Agard
was killed. There is hardly sign left of il.
Retracing our steps past the burning col
Icge, which lOOmed up like a fiery monster
among the acres of ruins i'll the vicinity, we
came TO the block which once contained
nine houses, all elegant residences. All hut
one, and every barn, are leYeled to the
ground. nlone house Of this block four
persons were killcd-Nr. Ford and wi.c,
hired girl and Mr.. TOtten. In this vicinity
+. w. Williams house was unr0Ofed. Prof.
IIerrick's and Morris houses were punched
together. Not far off stood Lucy Sanders
iue residence, and what portion of II that
is not scattered over the country is dumped
into the cellar. There We're ten people i'm
Sanders cellar; all escaped. Mr.. Taylor
and Mrs. Days houses are bO'h gone, also
the home Of III. T. Carver and Andrew Lor-
rabee. The home Of Merrill, OF kimball 6
Merrill, is unroOfed- Then followed ROWS
OF houses aS flat on the ground ~ the SUR
face will allow. Among them John Car
harts', kufuS Rceker>'. K. -chHlI>', edi or
of the NiTR1i, then Prof. Bucks residence
aud l.. &. Phelps, and Il house lrlDH1iu.
to Mr.. HAYES The hurricane took every
thing north OF President Ma-oune' S home,
leaving that uHinjured. In the northwest
corner Of the city the storm leycIed the
houses Of Wilson Ellis and J. VI Boss.
The latter's wife was slightly injured and
the house Of Henry Spauidiug leyelCd; also
the home ~ kimhall, Of kimhaN & Merrill.
4. j. Preston $ house was moved -lN feet
from its foundation. The dwelling uf At
tOrnev Dunn was lcyced: also that Of q. Il.
TTuWel. dry goods merchant; also the
new house Ot Graham, the merchant tailor.
Near here Mrs. GrlSwOld Wa~ killed. John
Merrii'> house was blown apparently in the
teeth of The wind. Not ~iCu i lett Of
Mason HOWsrd's house. Tee house Of
George Hamilton Ca>'or,ot the First Nation
al Bank, i'm i'm ruins. Geo. Jennings ueW
house j. i'm kindiing wood. Two bpusc~ be
longing 20 Nr. Bateham and rented bY
Misses Lewis and DIS were ohlitsrated
Also, the house # James Han.a0. Plilu
Clendennuc. Henry James Pi'u-H. Marcus
Wrizhtmau, Wm. Cuiiison, lrac 80 Ford
two houses. w. Neally's and M Hofrsr's-
The house OF \. T.. EriDfCTJ vas complete
ly demolished and hims 4 and wiz taken
from the ruins. nearly dead. 1iT. stuart.
house was blown nearly block, the tgaz-
ments jammiug against the corner Of Jones
bOuse.
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
The following are the names of some of
the killed: Deacon Ford a1d Hiit Nj.
Lewis and wife; Deacon Clements ana two
children: Mrs. Eva Men or. OF Chicago:
Henry Pitlman, two children, Hattie aud
Harry land Mr.. Pttman probably tfaHt
iniuredl: Miss Abble A1ara. Photographic
artist. Cornell Chase, ~ storm L7ke, susie
Bower, daughter ot a drv- goods merchant.
aud her mother, Mr.. Boyer; Mrs. Girls
- old. Mrs. Totten, Mrs Culli~ou, beI
mother. Mr.. Alexanders, and two chH-
drea; Mrs. Hubb aud child, George Terr. =
baby (Terry i not expected 70 lt-3. BsgZ-
ham Burkett, a student of Moutezum2.
Madison Howard : boy. 5 lady from Cedar
Rapids visiting al B4yeTs, NJ. Ph.Vy- a4-
child, Mis- Eva Morton; Mrs. Gus AMI on
TN years old: ". Il. Frye, brakeman, Nh,
FarnerbaZ. Oliver Hugh, Mr.. E.z4ar.l
H1uEh. Mrs. Yanderbuit - Fairfax, Ia.
FL. and Lizzie Clement; Miss Ep,o1. M
ID. Z. Ternen. an infant son Of Nys. Eeu-G
Mr> Lie5e, Mr.. .. =. james. wife 2ad twe
daughters, Mr.. Z. j BAEOe, john Delg
mans. q conductor, and Mr.. GutheT.es' tn-
fant child.
Al Maleolrn-ChAs. Wheeler. 3ir-. Acker=
Mr. Mevtrs and mother, Mr.. anI Mr.. Var
Midtnes and Peter craft The wounded
are MArEaret Murray, John DGftAs, Mr.