Daily Republican., 1882-06-21
THE TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
lmmsE ne OestructiWn af Property
nnd LOss Of Life The People
Homeless anu Rutned-Aid for
tae Un fOrt0nates.

lm SE Ne pcbAb uCtHVh tI fTOpoaty
mnd Loss OF Life The People
Homeless anu Rutned-Aid for
tae Un fOrt1nates.
GRINNELL, Iowa, June 20.-Tne
following are additional names OF tho
Killed by the recent tornado:
An infant son of Mrs. Hough, Mrs.
Griswold, = widow, Mrs. Lubse,, Mr.
o. ID. James, wife and two daughters,
Mrs. Freeman Taylor died on Sunday
night. Her husband is away from
home. John Diegnans conduc or on
he Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Il .ilroad, died on Sunday Mr.. Fer
as child died on Sunday. Henry
more died At 6 40 a. m. Monday. Mrs.
,3ress' little boy died at $50 Sunday
night. Mr.. Nathaniel Ellis died on
Sunday.
rhe following are reported in the
llsE of casualties: John Merrills
house was thrown over eastward
against Professor Bucks house, and
sank down in heap, the family being
carried along with the house. Mrs.
VIM. A. Reed, from Des Moines, Mrs.
Merrills' mother, was seriously injur'
ed, her ribs being broken. Walter
Arquette was painfully but not dan
gerously hurt, and Mrs. Merrill was
bruised. MIR. u. Smoke was not at
home, but his wife was most painfully
and seriously injured, while the other
members Of the family were only
slightly injured. Mrs. M. B. Davis
house is a shapeless fiat mass OF ruins.
The Misses Mary Logan and Sarah
Smith and the MeDiger brothers, all
college students, we're in the house.
and sought refuge in the cellarway.
Miss Smiths hip was quite badly In
jured, but the others escaped with
slight ipj uries. The house OF Mr.. e.
Il. Ferguson was similarly annihilated,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson and three
children saving their lives by resorting
to tho cellar, but Mr.. Ferguson was
painfully though not seriously hurt
The house of the late j. p. Clement
was completely shattered to pieces
Mrs. Clement and her two children took
refuge in the cellar. She was taken out
from the debris seriously injured but
living. Her children were killed out
right. An infant child of Mr.. Guthrie
was killed and his little boy was badly
cut in the face but not dangerously.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie escaped with un-
important injuries. j. Larrabee's
house was crushed completely, vhe en-
tire family, however, escaping alive.
Five persons are reported killed AT
Brooklyn, northwest of Grinnell, in
Rock Creek township, where the storm
began. Mr. Donahue was killed, and
his wife and two children hurt. A child
of Mr.. Philips was killed. Four miles
west of Hirkerly Grove, Mr.. James,
wife and two adult daughters were
blown 800 feet from their house, and all
were found dead except Mr.. james,
who died few hours later. At Dona
hue's place twenty-five cows were lifted
from q herd, carried 300 rods and drop.
ped dead. The loss to Henry county by
the storm will reach half a million
dollars, one quarter of which was in.
tiicted in Mount Pleasant Shadrick
Scott and his mother are the only per.
sons known to have been killed.
The killed at Malcolm are: G. Wheel
or, Mrs. Anters, Mrs. Mayors and her
mother, Van Middlemus, Peter Crafts.
The wounded at Malcolm are: John
Duffus, head injured; Miss Sharer,
shoulder broken; John A. Akrens,
badly injured; the children of Mr..
Barehouse badly Injured and his daush-
ter Della probably fatally injured; W.
Z. Rogers, seriously injured; Margaret
Murray, female tramp, seriously in
iured. Twelve houses were completely
destroyed, and there are many badly
wrecked.
Al urgent appeal to the people of the
United States mas been issued by j. s.
Clarkson, editor of the Des Moines Reg
lister. After giving details of the
wrecks caused by the tornado, he states
that over 300 families have had their
homes totally destroyed, and at least
1900 persons are homeless and in want
The loss on property may reach 50, OOO,.
900. 1t will take 100000 at once to
put the wounded in condition, and
$1,000, 900 at the lowest to keep the suf-
ferers from want, and put the humblest
roofs over them. He states that the
people of Iowa are subscribing literally
but will be compelled TO ask for addi-
tional aid promptly and libera'ly. Re.
mittances may be made to Hon. j. B.
Grinnell, at Grinnell, or to the Mayor
OF Grinnel), la.