The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-07-01
THE IOWA TORNADO.
Fearful Destruction Of Life and Prop
ersy-An Appeal 10 the People of
the United states.

the United states.
To THE PUBLIC: After two days and
nights spent in travelling the trac~ of
the tornado AMI haviag retor from
scores If reporters sent 10 all parts Of
II, | fini the conditions OF all tile
str.cnen people 80 piteoas an 70
needful o instant and generous be D
tnat | senA this appeal to the people
OF the I'm ed states III the behalf.
The tornado made Il swath of destru.;-
tlon through thick y-setlled por.ion
OF Iowa. sumo $50 M .le- ~ len : III and
on tile average of nalf IA NILE la with,
extenlins from point south of Anne :,
in the center o. h Slate. and swept
III thu shape Of Il cres ent 10 Sou II
English, in Ne srds~a coun y, in the
soutn-ea tern par OF the Sale. We
have the names now of 90 deal and
500 wounded. Half of the ,lter are
ia pi,iable condition and helpless.
All that the peo, le of Ioaa can do
~ill be done TO le. late their condi
ton and repair in part tie los e. of
the sufferer, bat will take 81 ,00e,-
900. Ch l.lren wi h both parents
n
themselves. Every cond tion OF iwoe
exists that most tenderly appeals To
the pity OF humane HEARTS. The
wounds inflicted by the debris that
filled the airaad by the electrical balls
OF fire that seemed to traverse ev. ry
ihcn of space. and that exploded with
fearfuily fatal eifert, Will many ofthem
DEFY all skill and nursing. The Storm
took up in Its great spirals or
tunnels houses THOUSAND feet hl I'll,
and took upand carried large fiocks OF
cattle through the air for thousands
OF feet and dashed them down dead
ia heaps. Many thousands of catt e,
horses, hogs, and other animals nov
lie in the track of h tortailo. twill
take the helP of every humane city
and town ia the west and every liber
al city and town in the east To put
couiort and safety between these
stricken people and further suffering
aud fatality. Grennell il town OF
New England people, thrifty, inte Ii
gent people, with the lowest rate of
crime aud lliteracy IN the State AMI
the highest rae of Intelligence and
morally. The Moloch of the air has
killed % OF their people, Destroyed
100 oi tneir homes, manned and mu-
lllated 30 more OF its people. many
II whom will die, an | all OF whom
must be- cared for for months, aud
wiped out t0.ally nearly ha IA inill'ou
dollars In uninsured pppeny. Tue
Iowa college ba> ha all its buildings
destroyed. Tue 400 students are
hom less, AMI II has suffered loss of
S75, 900 in uninsure l property. The
condition OF other Towns and farming
communities is fully as grieVously
hur; and probably "A fif h of them
Ia ally. q, er 800 families have had
their houses totally DESTROYED, ana
there arc at least 300 persons home
less and in want. The loss IN prop
ertv will exceed S2,000,OI0 AMI NAV
reach $1,000, ,00J. In Grinnell alone
over 81 10000 in pro- erty was de-
slroyed, on none o. which was lLere a
cent of insurance, as I'm the ca.e OF
fires. Ii will fake IA least $500, 900 ut
once 10 put the people there beyond
need AMI distress II will take $780,,
900 at once To put The wounded pco
pie in condition to be cared for. II
will take 81 100000 at the lowest TO
k ep the sufferers from want and
help them 10 put the humble I of
roofs o>er Their hea Is. The people
Of be- Moines AMI Iowa are respond
ing generously.