New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-19
DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.
GREAT DISASTER IN IOWA.

HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED In THE CITY AND
VICINITY.
Drs MONIES, Iowa. June 1S.-A tornado swept
through Central Iowa late last night, from north
west to southeast, from twenty miles north Of Dss
Moines. The town of Grnnell was struck by 10,
and half of the town was left in ruins The follow
ing dispatch vas received from Grinnel carly this
morning:
Our city is half in ruins By a cyclone. From Eve
to ten persons are killed and from fifty 10 one hun
dred wounded Send doctors from Newton and Des
Moines by special train. We have no wires working
outside of the town. Send Immediately, by order os
the Mayor OF the city. Both college buildings and
half of our best residences are fiat on the ground
Shortly after l a. m. a special train bearing
superintendent Noyes, Superintendent Quick, Dc
rectors Hanawolt, Prestly, Pstchn, Gallagher,
Smith and Rawson; Captain J. K. Powers, George
Sanbrun, Colonel Green, George Howell, some
reporters and several employees OF the road.
proceeded to the scene of the disaster. No news
was obtained on account Of the break in the wires
until the receipt of the following: 'lhe situation
is worse than even the first reports made It appear
ThrtV-two persons are dead and abont one hundred
or more were wounded The list of fatal casual
ties Is as follows Deacon Ford and wife. Mr.. Lewis
and wife. Deacon Clements two chill dren. Mrs. Eva
Morton. OF Chicagoi Henry PIttmans two children,
Hatty and Harry, Mr.. Pitman being probably fatal
lyinjnred Miss Abbie Agard Photographic arlistj
Cornell Chase, of Storm Lake; Mrs.
Beyer, the daughter of q drygoOds merchant,
fatally .wounded; Mrs. Griswold, Mrs lotten,
Mrs. Culllson and her mother. Mrs. AlexandeTs two
children, Mrs. Hoff and child George Terry's baby.
Mr. Terry. not expected TO 1--we Bingham Bnrkett.
a student. of Montezuma; Madison uoward's boy,
a lady from Cedar Rapids visiting at the Beyers;
three persons dead two miles west of the town;
Barrett +. Chase. student OF Storm Lake Henry
Moore, a brakeman on the Iowa Central road, OF
Marshaltown, badly injured.
later dispatch from Grinnell says the surgeons
now report that forty persons are dead as
GriDnell, and that five or six more cannot live
through the night. Deignan, the Rock Island Rail-
conductor is dpa
the number OF wounded exceeds $50, and the NUM-
ber OF houses destroyed is between l40 and $50.
The total loss of property Is estimated at
100000. IL Is learned that the number Of deaths ct
Grlnne will reach yiye The path OF the tor
nado;isnowiwsll defined having been about twen-
tynye miles long and half mile wide extending nvo
mllos northwest of Grinnel and twenty miles south
east. News has been received that Mr.. James wife
and two daughters and two other persons, living
four miles northw west Of GrnneU, dead. It ID
thought that the loss of life outside OF Grinnel
will reach twenty-five. and the total ioss nearly
100.
Eight deaths are reported from Malcolm, which Is
entirely levclled and destroyed. Brooklyn has also
suffered somewhat Some oght students are badly
injured, having been dug Out OF the ruins.
dispatch to 1he Register sent at 7:3O
p. IN. says: From numerous and con-
Trajectory stories OF startled citizens We
gather the following story Ot the disaster:
a deep roaring sound heard proceeding from
a afunnel-shaped cloud, which was seen first coming
northwest corner of tho town, levelling
huge trees and houses and barns 10 tho
ground. G.. Pitmans house was completely levelled.
bur sing beneath it Mr.. Pitmsn his wife aud three
children and bls wifes sister and her little baby.
lis three yearold girl Hattie was taken out dead.
and his boy Harry aged ten, was fatally and ATtLur
slightly injured. Not far away was the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, an ag,d couple who were
both killed From here the stOrm pulsueI zigz2y
course to the northern part ot .he town, ana alter
place, turned toward the college, Ihe
Vest building was dumped into mass
of laths aud plaster and broken timber burying
beneath 1t eight Students who roomed therein, AL
of whom were afterwards rescued, more or less IN
jured. One of them subsequently die'i; East C9I-
leYe n hye-stOry building, was unroofsd aud nro
followed After cOmpleu ing its WORK of destruction
at the college the whirling winds struck
straight, across the Iowa Central ,. hsa-
in which Miss Abbie Agard was killed. There Is
hardly a sigu OF the house left. In the vicin-
ity III q block which contained nine honses.
eight houses were leveed TO the ground.
In one house of this block four persons
were killed. hr. Ford and wife hired girl and
was unroofcd. The houses OF Professor ietrlcks
and Mrs. Morris were punched together.
F. Carroll, who was stealing ride froiu Davenport
on the Rock Island freight train that carried
of the track, lies at the Chaplin House with
broken shouder-blade aud nose. henry Moore, the
Rock Island brakeman, is dying In commissions 1t
the Chaplin House.
The scenes around the ruins are heartrending.
Families are wandering over the ruins OF ther
homes in dazed sort Of way aad laughing IN
a pathetic manner atsome ridiculous incident whllo
some near and dear friend Is dead or dying. The
eDgine-house, where seventeen of the bodies ara
laid out presents sight tnat brings
back army days. The other dead arc
around In the wrecks of their homes,
where enough was left for shelter OF were sent TO
the houses OF friends. The number OF the injured
ranges up among the hundreds. Nearly every per-
son in the track of the tornado complains OF IN
uIies or show marks in bruised and battered faces
Mrs Griswold and lady visiting hero
now lie dead at the home Of A. }. Preston.
The following account of the disaster at Malcolm
has been received: 80.
"A terrible cyclone passed over here at o:3o
O'clock tonight We have found seven dead and the
wounded are numerous. Five of the best business
houses including Ihe Gd<ette Office arc demolished,
aud both churches and one-thlrd OF the dwelling
houses in town are Hat or badly damaged. Tho
following are among the dead: {. H. Wheeler, Old
Mrs Meyers Mrs. y. Myers aud Mrs Hall A man
and his voang son were blown into well The
father climbed up the puInp-Stck pushing hs
child before him. South Of Brooklyn bl-u waa
DESTROYED ard three persons wefe Killed"
MARsIIAILTOWN, Iowa, june lo.-A committee las
heeu organized to assist the sufferers ny toe tornado
a. CIrinneH They ask aid from outside pcints. Ks-
ruittances may be sent to K. NJ Halncs, chairman,
or c, W. Boyer, treasurer Of the Relief Committee,
Grinneu, Iowa.
ATOWER FALLS UPON DORNlTORY.
LgAyENwORTH, Kan, June l8.-A terrible
wind storm prov allied between II and o'clock yesterday