The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-06-21


son Ellis, as also that of j. NJ. Rose,
who is slightly injured, and the
house of Henry Spaulding was lev
eled, then the home of kimball, of
Kimball Il Merrill, dry goods deal
ers. a. ]. Preston's house was
moved SIX feet from its foundation.
The dwelling OF Attorney Dunn was
leyeled. also that of G. B. Trnwell,
dry goods merchant, also the new
house of Gre ham, the merchant tail
or. Near here Mrs. Grlswold was
killed and her house demolished.
John Morrill's house was blown u
distance. apparently in the teeth of
the wind. Not sign is left of the
house of Madison Howard. The
house OF Geo. Hamilton, cashier of
the First National Bank, is in ruins.
George Jennings new 5000 house
is in kindling wood and broken
plaster. Two houses belonging to
Mr.. Bathom and rented by Misses
Lewis and Dills were obliterated.
The house of A. f. Rienfred was
completely demolished and himself
and wife taken from the ruins near
ly dead Mrs Stewards house was
blown half block. the fragments
jamming in the corner of the Jones
House.
SCENES AROUND THE RUINS
are heart-rending. Families are
wandering over the ruins of thei r
homes in a dazed sort of way, re
plying willingly to all questions
asked and laughing in such. a pa
thetic manner at some ridiculous,
incident, while some near and dear
friend is dead or dying. One young
girl was heard say, half liz tears and
half in laughter, she believed she
had found a fragment o. her room
and was looking for some articles
in which to know it. She stopped
and picked up a photograph and
burst into tears. 1t was the picture
of her little sister who had been
killed. Many of those who were
saved in demolished dwellings had
fed to cellars while houses were
carried from over their heads. A.
J. Preston was away from his home
and saw the funnel fury coming.
He tried TO reach his home, but the
tornado caught up with him and he
kept himself from being blown away
by clinging to the roots OF a tree.
c. J. Craver. whose wife and three
children were away. saved himself
and hired girl by seeking refuge in
the cellar He says before they I,
went there the air was filled with /
flying timbers, and they began to |
come through his house, as easily |
through woodwork as window glass. !!
Mr. Christian took his wife and |
children into the cellar and all were /
saved. His house is somewhat (
damaged. The engine house where /
seventeen dead bodies are laid out /
presents a sight that brings back /
army days. Other dead are around /
in the wrecks of their homes, where /
enough was left for shelter, or sent .
to the houses of friends.
The furniture scattered through /
out the stricken district indicates
the class of people whose homes .
have been levelled. Rich furniture 1
and carpetings are buried in the de (
bris and mud, while fine pianos are I
turned upside down or scattered in /
over the prairie.
DEATH ROLL SWELLING.
\ later special states that the sur
geons now report forty-five men |
dead at Grinlell and say FIVE OF six /
more cannot live through the night /
Deignan, the Rock Island Conductor, /
is dead. Surgeons report that the /
wounded exceed one hundred and ,
fifty and the number of houses de-
stroved or rnined is between one |
hundred and forty and one hundred |
and fifty. The total loss of property |
is now estimated at 100000. 1t is
feared the number ofdeatbs at Grin
nell will yet seventy-ive. The
path of the tornado is well defined |
as having been abont twenty-five
miles long and half a mile wide. ex-
tending five miles northwest of Grin
Lell and twenty miles southeast.
Mr. James, wife and two daughters
and two other persons living four
miles northwest ofGrinneli are dead.
1t is now thought the loss oflife out
side of Grinnell will reach twenty
five, and altogether near one hum
dred.