New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-20
GREAT DAMAGE BY STORMS.
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE WEST.


day night passed in southwesterly direction of
Des Mones and Henry Counties. In Burlington
only rain and hail fell, but mile south of the city
the hurricane blew down barns, houses and
orchards and destroyed vast amount of property.
Nobody is reported killed. The sky was agow con-
stantly for two hours. At Mount Pleasant, twenty
eight miles west, the hurricane very destruc-
tive Two storms met over the town at 1880 and,
accompanied by rain and hail, broke in n fearful
fury. demolishing entirely the Baptist Church.
which cost S25, 900 The spirc of the Presbyterian
Church lifted high 10 the air, invcrting it, the
point struck the sidewalk in front Of the
church and was driven many feet into the ground.
The towers of all the churches are off and the
churches are otherwise damaged. Nearly every
business house in the city is unroofed and damaged.
The park and public square are filled with tin roofs
rolled into bunches. The rain damaged much mer-
chandi>e ana lasted only forty minutes. Three hun
drcd dwellings, are unroofeI and damaged. Not
single chimney is left standing. One thousand
trees were twisted. Three large brick school houses
are in ruins but the college buildings escaped. Only
two persons are reported kiile Ia mother and SON
named Scott, who lived near the city. No ono was
seriously injured in the town. Tie loss in Mount
Pleasant is over s 900. Fifty freight cars stand
ing a side-rack a mile east Of Mount Pleasant
were carreened upon the main lire, and Chicago
Burlington and Quincy freight train came in col
ision with them. Engineer a. NJ PGrneter was
slightly injured.
DIS MONIES Iowa, June / 19-Thcre were forty-One
deaths up to II p. III. yesterday at Grlnnc seven
teen at Malco; and FIVE in the country northwest Of
Grinncll. No deaths are reported to-day, but the
doctors say that six seven more of the wounded
at Grinncll will die. Some physicians pnt the fnal
death-roll at Grinne alone at more than ity, whIie
others fear it will yet reach as high as scventy-Ye'
OF the wounded in that city there are now over l2O
known cases, about eighty Of them being OF rather
serious nature In the country there are also seve-
raj serious cases of injury. The best posted persons
at Grinnell yesterday estimated that the death
roll would very probably reach 100. 1t Is now
sixty-four There were six deaths yesterday and
last night among hem that OF Conductor l2legheh,
of the Rock Island road. one hinnrea ana iorlS ~
three houses were destroyed by the tornado IN the
city of Grnncl. 1t Is estimated mat TINS entails
loss of $j00,000, winch is nearly total loss, rs
hardly any of them are insured against torhadoes.
j. b. Grinnel states that fifty people lose all they
possess Outside of Grlnnell, at Malcolln ana ln
the country there is also great loss. Inc loss VIII
probably amount to P7JO,O0O -
The following is n list of the losses in GrnneH /.
Worcester, total, 81 900; Charles HOBART, partial,
81 900; Mrs A. scott, partial, 5000; the key. D.
". Chamberlain. $G000 College Buildings,
$6O, coo; Mr.. Dodge, of Boston, 1000; Charles,
Ridley 81, 900; ). n. Saunders, $4,000 G.. d =.
stevens, partial, $1,000; Mr. Ferguson S20999 099
y. -
Rufus Kicker, $500; w. 4. CarhaTt, 800;
Charles +. Cravcr. $4,000; A. Larabee, 300 Dr;
E. w. Clam, $500; N. stevens ~ 900 hem6aii
X. Morrill, partial II 800; l.. G. Phillips, 5000;
Mr.. Guthrie. ~ 900 Mrs. Clement, 81 900; the
Rev A. " Everest, partial, $1,000; Mrs. Murray,
partial 81 900. THIS list, perhaps does not inciude
Mail reports from Story County represent the
damage by the storm of Saturday night as very
serious. Several buildings were swept away az
Kelly All the buildings on tie farms Oh j. a. NC
Farland and William rempleton were oDlterated
Further East all the buildings ON sixteen farms
were swept away. Two schoolhousas III Nevada
were demolished. The Story County farmers VINO
lost every rything III goods, furniture, SOCK ana
horses are j. Everett L H. lI"NGr r Tbonnlop Tnop
Kent Benton p''' Caring and Sir. Whltney;
hose hose who suffer considerable losses
are Ira Baker, f. Matthews, Edward Pierce,
Wiiliam Matthews, George HALEY, ). }: Alderman
and A. " Norris. Tie schoOlhousc IN Albany was
carried away. All growing crops IN the track OF the
wind were destroyed, and cattle, horses hogs ana
poultry were carried long distances and deposited
dead. Mrs l.. -. homps0ns daughter W;s killed
and had an arm broken. u. w; Iiempstock nt" Il
leg broken aud ms wife and child ale injured III
teTnally ln Boone County number OF farm
houses and barns were carried away, and Christian
Pc.erson's eight-year-od SON was killed. Inc t0-
lowing is a list of the wOundeG at Malcolm: MI
Uonk Mr. Aker5 and three children. Mr. AID MIS-
SueckIotn, Mir. Rogers, Mrs. NethcrOee Myers and
son, John Duius aud wife and child NJ. and Mrs
SuIrrs Mr.. and Mrs Blood and three children
three members OF Mr.. McClures family and three OF
Mr.. ctOnclockers fanny
Governor Sherman has issued the following pro-
clamatiOn 10 the people OF Iowa:
Tine tornado which passed through the central portion
NJ the state on nj ht ~ the 7th instant has proven
orc OF the frighfn caames In the history OF the
commonwealth. Along the path OF the storm, and es-
pecaliy at Grinne and Malcolm, there was nOt only
loss of human life, ana many vino ESCAPED
death their runcd homes are Left In condition OF
suffering and need vhch appeals urgently 10 the geher-
osi OF the people. Ready hands and generous hearts
have already done much TO care io the Wonuded ana to
shelter nouscies nut the results o SO irightiu dis
ast.r be lOnldsung, hhu others Iuftnef removed
from he scene only avail an oppIrtuy 20 h,o ] Lgfr
stu ken fcllOwcitlzenS 90, thcrr'Orc mos heatly
recommend all contributions for tncr relief De sent
to J. b. Gilnnell who Is fully authorized to receive them,
auasto whom such trust oi generosity may be most
METROPOLIS ILL.,, June ia terrible cyclone
strAck ln.s city yesterday evening, blowing down
several houses, capszlng and sinking the steamer
Jennie Walker, and scattering tue harvested " heat
in the vicinity. hcharu lHner Nd9 AuI'u' 1Ae
ATrIns0N. Kan, June 10.-The mails and trav-
eers uriug accurate reports OF The effects OF
Friday nights storm, showing that IL extended
southwark aud westward OF Kansas CITY, doing
greater damage than at first supposed. Many
small towns anu hamlets WIie HiSiIcu' ana an are
IN mourning over the loss OF lie and properly III ~
reported thai family OF three persons was dIOWned
twelve miles below here.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 19.-From ten to twelve
persons are reported TO have lost tell Nes at lsh
K60HH. Iowa, june I9.-Thc tornado struck the
southwestern part 0t Boone County Saturday
evening. Ii seemed 10 be twenty miles away. Re
ports are coming III of the great destruction III that
ali the buildings Oh several IdIHlS Dclng
colupietcly demolished. \ church four miles sOutn
OF OGDEN was destroyed ana many persons nave
been seriously injured One man was killed. Ii -
difficult to obtain information on account OF the
heavy ROADS. A woman and child are reported
missing. -,
SpRISGFIELD, H., June 19.-rhe recent heavy
rains III this vicinity have done great damage 10 the
comheldS, also to " neat and Odis
DUBUog J., Iowa, June l9.-lho wind storm which
wag so disastrous III Central Iowa struck tins city
at 80 o'.i0ck on sunday norEIug. No damage
was done this vicinity. The results were not 80
tsa,fr0us as those caused by the hail storm OF Fri
Gay afternoon. ,
DETEOIr June I9.-A tornado struck the south
eastern part of Bay CITY yesterday, DONG nuch
damage A barn belonging TO Francis tltzhugh
MAS torn down and "A colt ned twenty rods ana
LiIL.A IN. hnn.n nf hnIl as InNCn was COmlleLtlY