The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-27
GRINNELL'S GLOOM,
Caused by a Terrific Cyclone
Last Friday Night.
A College Demolished and Many
Lives Lost.

Des Moines, June lS.-PoweshieK county
was visited last evening, about 9 o'clock,
by one OF the most destructive cyclones in
the history Of the state, the loss Of property
apgregating millions Of dollars and the
loss Of life probably senventy-five.
At Grinnell, a city Of two or three
thousand inhabitants, the loss will probably
I've iortv lives, with seventy-tive seriously
wounded and hundred or more badly
bruised and scratched.
Malcomb, village of 500 inhabitants,
reports eight deaths in the suburbs, with
ten or more wounded.
The story of the Grinnell terrible dis
aster begins with the Omlnous, roaring
ks9und and the funnel shaped cloud, coming
from the southwest and striking the north
west corner of the beautiful village right
in among the handsome residences.
Previous to touching the town il was seen
Ieveling huge trees in its pathway. The
first house il struck was that of A. A.
Foster, likewise his barn, leveling both to
the ground and carrying Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster and two children through the air
distance OF thirty yards, precipitating them
somewhat injured.
FAMILY BChlE
Just east OF Fosters was house, which
was completely leveled, burying beneath
It Pittman, his wife, three children, the
wiie's sister and her little babe. Foster
took out the 3-year-old girl, Hattie, dead:
The boy, aged 10, was fatally injured, and
Arthur, aged s, was slightly injured. Not
far away was the residence OF Mr.. Lewis,
where an old gentleman and lady were
both killed. Charley, their son, was up to
Des Moines, and thus escaped. These were
the parents of Mrs. Stephen Wilson. OF
Des Noines.
From here the storm pursued its course
in a zigzag direction directly north OF the
city, when, after wiping out the finest resi-.
dence portion Of the city, 1t turned toward
the colleges.
The west building, or old college, was
dumped into heap Of laths and plaster
and broken timbers, burying beneath il
eigth students, who roomed therein. All
were extricated, more or less injured, and
one died.
EXPLOSION AND FIRE
The east college, a magnificent five-story
building, was unroOfed, and as the build
ing contained the laboratory, chemical
explosion and fire followed. Nothing now
remains but portion OF the stone walls
After completing its work Of demolition al
!, the colleges, the whirling 6end struck
straight across the Iowa Central road and
directly in its path lay loaded cars. The
great Mogul engine, with its forty-fv'
tons weight, was lifted completely off thu
track and the train toppled on either side
at the within of the wind, singular thing
being that nearly all fell over in the face
of the hurricane Most of the cars contained
hogs. most of which we're killed or subse
quently drowned in the waters OF the
bitches.
Across the track was the fine three-story
building of Prof J. W. Chamberlain
treasurer of the college, which was gath
cred up in sections and dumped in dis
iointed positions up side down, irretriev
aolv ruined. c. w. Hobart's elegant resi-
idence and barn are completely gone. Neal
by once stood the two story house in which
Miss Abbie Agard was killed. There is
hardly sign left of it. Retracing oul
steps past the burning college, which
doomed up like fiery monster among th'
acres of ruins in the vicinity, We came Il
the block which once contained nin'
houses, all elegant residences: All bn
one. and every barn are leveled TO tn
ground. The hurricane took nearl.
everything north of President Magoun'
home, leaving that comparatively unln
iured.