Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-06-27

NiiARIES FN brakeman, instant
ly killed.
j. w. DEGNAN, conductor, died of
his wounds soon after the accident.
Frank Carol, a tramp, who had board
ed the train, was dangerously injured.
A passenger named Robert Barker, rep
resenting Chicago house, received Sc
riOus injuries.
The storm ut this point began at half
past eight O'Clock =. NJ. in manner
almost identical with the commence
ment ut Malcolm. 1t was all over within
ten minutes.
TIE DOOMED TOWN.
Grinnel: is town of about three thou
sand people, and is situated on the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific and the
iowa Central railroads. 1t is located
l2l miles west Of the Mississippi River
and tllty-five miles east Of Dcs Moines.
The country around it is Il beautiful
undulating prairie. The city is the site
Of Iowa College, many buildings of
which are destroyed. An old resident
described the approach OF Saturday
nights cyclone AS follows ;-"Thc clock
in my house, which Is situated in the
western end of the place, stopped at ten
minutes of nine. The sky was red and
ugly looking in the southwest. There
was not much wind at the time. could
see Off in the direction named, aud ap-
parcntly about thrcc-quartcrs of II mile,
two water S)OutS, one Of which was
shaped like chimney. The storm began
about nine o'clock The wind had been
blowing from the southeast for several
hours. Then there came II lull for about
ten minutes and 1t was likcncd to the
stiffness Of death.
APPRoCn or THE CYCLONE
The storm was then heard approach
ing from west with the noise of a dozen
Numbering railroad trains. The lightn-
ing was not seen by most of the people,
but they had from three to five minutes
warning to flee to their cellars. When
the terror came 1t struck the town in
stripes or burrows, end continued blow
Ing not over three minutes when the
rain in torrents. The air WAS filled with
the Shricks of the popularc crying for
help. The large spout to the north and
slightly over the other was smaller to
the south of it.. They were trayling
about one hundred feet apart, aud must
have come togcthcrat the corner of West
and Sixth streets,
Az Awful VISITATION.
There was a heavy noise like the fir
iHg Of distant artillery for few minutes,
the like Of which was never heard before. |
All II once the cyclone struck and the |
water came In columns, accompanied hy |
the most terrific wind. IL was rOntinu- |
ed about three minutes, possibly and |
then all was over In the street The |
water was Il foot deep These were |
the lovely city was thrown |
from peace and prosterity into chaos.
persons had been killed out
right, more than hundred wounded and |
over eighty houses demolished,
SCENES or DESTRUCTION.
\ drive over the PORTIONS Of The city
visited brought into view nm indrsrrlbi-
bic sight. In West Grluncl, the resi-
lrncC portion of the town, where stood
Dnc block of buildings Of twenty houses.
of them were ru2rd 10 the
ground. In that block alone ten were
killed AMI u large number wounded.
The people instantly He'd to their cellars
'or refuge aud safety. But this course
seems to have proved jullclous, for those
who were on the streets encountered
lying roofs, sides " the houses, pianos,
'urnlture and trees, the result being
hat death must IN many eases have sure
Y overIHkcn the panic stricken people.
l'he cyclone travelled ,lur northeast.
Tho block due east of the one mentioned
lad lllrce houses totally destroyed on
he northeast corner. on the block
lortl and west of Sixth avenue seven
lotscs were completely demolished
II the blocks south and east of West
trcct and Fifth avenue three houses
we're lCyCllcd, On The block north and
aSt siN newly erected dwelling houses
we're demolished. One OF these, some
What finer than othcrs, cost $4,000. In
his district there were more thnn eight
louscs, not ono Of which escaped being
and most Of them were yir-
uolly swept away beyond rccognNtlon
rnE KILLED Ar GEiNNrLL.
w "''NI'NN llnl WI ll' hlll'W Wp w lNNl |
vcning is Ns follows for Grinncll and
he immediate nelghborhood;-
Mrs. GRlWOLD, n widow,
Miss EVA MARTON.
Mrs. CRIES and n pon ten years old.
u. II. BURNETT, u student from
)ccp River, Iowa.
4. B. CHASE, college student, from
torn Lake Iowa.
Miss ABBlE AGARD, student.
W. II, FAY, brakeman, Chicago,
iock Island aud Pacific.
Mrs. FANDERBERG.
Mrs, CULLlSON.
OLIVER llOUGll.
Mrs. ELLEN llOrGlt and Inhnt.
Mrs. VANDERBILT. of Fairfax,
EDWARD CLEMEN Rand child.
LIZZIE CLEMENT
W, LEWIS,
Mrs LEWIS.
DcaGon w. n. FORD.
Mrs. W. y. FORD.
Miss TlPrON.
Mrs. u. u. rOTTEN.
Mr. ALEXANDER and son.
Miss SUSIE BRNER.
Miss HATTIE pTFMAN,
MADISON llOWARD'S son.
G. u. o. JAMES, wife aud two daugh. ,
'fs.
Four miles west Of Grlnncll the list Of
illcd II us iHllowEi-
Mrs. &. !. BRNER.
The Gu'rllERlES' inhlnt child. 4
Mr.. PHELPS, father Of Matthew ,
helps. q
The list OF the injured numbers some.
ling over ono hundred. but Il IA impos-
BILE 10 state them accurately. Most nf a
ienl, fortunately, ARE not dangerously h
lrt. !
IOWA COLLEGE
Iowa College was removed from Da. n