Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-22
Death aud Destruction In Iowa.
Forty People KILLED IN ono T5,cn tone and
Other Places IN Rmns-,Scores of Persons
Badly Hyurcd-TAc Storm. Eiseohere

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Other Places IN RmHs-,Sc0res II Persons
Badly inytTcd-1Hc Storm Eise0here.
DIS MoHEs, June lS.
\ tornado swept through Central
Iowa late last night, from northwest to
southeast, for twenty miles north OF
Des Moines. The town OF Grinnell was
struck by IL and half of the town was
left in ruins. The lateness of the hour
at which anything like authentic state
ments could be had last night from the
tornado at Grinnell and the consequent
prostration OF the wires prevented any
report being sent out. The first start.
ling reports Of the loss OF life were soon
confirmed and later and authentic re.
ports swelled the list of dead at Grnnell
to about forty, with several severely
hurt and Cornell College buildings
ruined. Eight, at least, were also killed
at Malcolm Station and several living in
the farming district between. Freight
trains on the Rock Island Road between
towns were caught in the wind and
badly wrecked, OBTAINING trains west
three hours. 4 freight train on the
Iowa Central, Just north of Grinnell,
was also badly derailcd.
TOWN ~ RUINS.
The first authentic news Of the terri
ble havoc was received by the Register,
AS follows:
KELLOGG, June l7-ll:j0 =, M.-Both
college buildings at Grinncll were
blown down, with half Of the north part
of the town in ruins, and large mum
Der OF killed and injured. You can send
doctors on the passenger No. ., thgt
will be held to bring them on.
The following dispatch was received
from Grinnell early this morning:
oar city is half in ruins by cyclone.
From five to ten persons are killed and
from fifty to one hundred wounded.
Send doctors from Newton and Des
Mones by special train. We have no
wires working outs dc the town. Send
Immediately, by order Of thc Mayor.
Both college buildings and half Of our
best residences are fiat on the ground.
G. ". Christian.
The special train from Des Molncs
reached here at $40, with twelve phy.
sicians on board from Des Moincs, Col
fax and KcIlog. The situation is
worse than first reported. Thirty two
people are dcnd and about 100 or more
were wounded.
Eight deaths are reported from Nal
colin, which is entcrcIy lcYelcd and de.
stroyed. Brooklyn has also suffered
some. Some eight OF the students are
badly injured, having been dug out OF
rhe ruins. The ChaIin House has been
turned into a hospital. some OF he mo-t
dangerous cases being called there,
Chbrlcs Fry, brakeman on the Rock H.
land road. at train wreck north Of GIIn
nell, child of Jane, Phtpps, Mr-. Dona.
hue, two childrcd IN Aiouzo Giiiisple's
family and three in the Beatty family.
BURIED ~ THT RUINS.
4 special dispatch sent at 7.30 O'Clock
says: From numerous and Conlraiic.
tory stories OF startled citizens D. gath
cred the story OF deep. roaring sound
preceding a fuuneIshapcd cloud. g.
PtmRn's house was completely leyelcd
burying beneath it PitmAn, his wife
and three children, his wiic's sister and
baby. The three ycarold girl Hattie
was taken out; the boy Harry. aged ten,
Was fatally injured and Arthur slightly
OF Mr. Lewis, an old gentleman and
lady. who were both killed. From
here the storm pursued = "stgzag dircc
tion to the north Of the city, when. AZ
ter wiping out the finest residence por.
tion of the city, it moved toward the
college. The next building was dump.
ed into n heap OF lath and plaster and
broken timber, burying beneath 1t eight
students, who roomcd therein ali Of
whom were afterwards rescued more or
less injured. One subsequently died.
In twostory house a Miss Abbe Agard
was killed. There is hardly a sign left
of the house. In the vicinity was
block which contained nine houses all
at once leyelcd. In one house Of this
block four persons we're killcd-Mr.
Ford and wife, hired girl and Mr.
Totten. In this vicinity +. W. Williams
house was unroofed. Professor Hertiok's
and Mrs. Morris houses were punched
together. The scenes around the RUNS
are heartreudIng. The engine house,
where seventeen OF the dead bodies are
laid out, presents q sight that brings
back army days. Some Of the dead are
in the wrecks Of their homes. The
number OF injured range up among the
hundreds. At Malcolm seven are dead.
The latest from Grinnell Is that the
surgeons now report that forty.one are
dead and that FIVE or six more cannot
live through the night. The number OF
wounded exceeds one hundred aud fl
ty and the number Of houses destroyed
IA between one hundred and forty and
one hundred and City. The total loss
OF property is nov estimated at 100000
1t il feared that the number of deaths
at Grinnell will reach seventy five.
News has been received that Mr. James,
wife and two daughters and two other
persons living four miles northwest Of
Grinnell are dead. IL is now thought
that the loss OF life outside Of Grinnell
will reach twenty FIVE and the total loss
nearly one hundred.
In Kansas also, the storm was fright
fully severe, resulting in great damage to
property in Kansas City aud Leaven
worth, and loss of life. The crops are