Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-21
SUCCOR The SUFFERING.
A FEARFUL TALE FROM IOWA
The TerrOrs and Horrors OF SatuT.
days CycIOne-Fhree Million DOL
lars Worth of Property Destroyed
Numbers KuIed and Hundreds
wounded and HOmeless-An Ur-
gent Appeal for Aid.

DEsMoINEs, Iowa, June 20.-An appeal
for aid, signed by J. s. Clarkson, editor Of
the DesMoines Register, is furni, he'd in be-
half Of the stricken communities in Iowa,
with the request that all newspapers pub
lish It. Mr.. Clarkson says; "Atter two days
and nights spent In traversing the track of
the tornado that swept over this state
with such fearful havoc last Saturday
night, and having reports from scores
OF reporters of the Register and As
l fnd the condition of the stricken peo-
pie so piteous and so needful of iustsntane-
GUS and generous help that sendthis appeal
to the people of the United States IN their
behalf.
"The tornado made a destructive sweep
through a thick)Y settled portion of Iowa,
some $50 miles In length aud on an average
Of half a mile wide, extending from
points south of Ames county in the centre
and In the shape of a crescent to South
Eoclish in Keokuk county. From the south
western part of the State we have the names
Of siXty-nine dead and five hundred
wounded. Half of the latter are
seriously hurt and probably fifth of them
fatally. Over three hundred families
have had their homes totally de-
stroyed, and there are now at least
fifteen hundred persons homeless and
iu want. The lost III property VIII exceed
| 81 100000, aud may reach 50 100000. In
the town of g lnell alone over S40O, 600 in
| property WAS desire y4d, on which there was
not a cent of insurance, as in case OF fire.
cit will take at least $500, 900 to uut the
people there beyond need aud distress. 1t
will take 800, 600 at once to put the wound
| ed people in a condition to be cared for. l.
will take Sl,000,0 0G0 at least to keep the sut-
| ferers from want and 10 help them to put
the humblest OF roofs over their
heads. The people of DesMolnes
and Iowa are responding generously.
| The citZ 5ns OF this city have generou sly
subscribed $4,000 this morning, and will
make IL $50 600 before night, aud are also
sending provisions and clothing. L. will
| take the help OF every humane city and
town Ia the Wtst and every lib
eral city or town IN the Elst to
put comfort and safety between these
stricken people aud further suffering
and fatality All thar the people OF I)wa
| can do will be done to alleviate their condi-
| tion aud repair in part the losses at the suf.
ferers. But 1t will take 81 900, 600 to do Il
even 10 halfway comfort and recompense, and
the people OF the State, who have alwaye
borne their share aud done their part ia all
national calamities, may freely ask the peo-
pie OF other communities to help them in
this hour o. great calamity to many OF the
worthiest of its people.
| 10 ibis end ! ask my fellows OF the press
! throughout the U United States to place these
| fac's before their read .rs and give their
timely help to its efficient purpose OF rails
ing and providing aid at the earliest mo
ment possible. Every condition OF woe
exists that most tenderlv appeals to the pity
| of tae human heart. The wounds inf cted
! ty the debris that Fl led the air like chaos by
electric balls OF fire that seemed to traverse
! every inch OF space and that exploded with
| feartully fatal effects, will many OF
them defy ali skill and nursing even with
the tenderest care. The furg of the storm
which was clearly OF electric origin, and
which, indeed, may be described as having
been electricity iself, may be understood
from the statement that at variou> places Il
took In It's great spiral funnel houses
a thousand feet il the air, and took up and
carried large droves OF cattle through the
air for thou 'ands of feet, and dashed
them dead In heaps Many thou
sands OF cattle, horses, hogs and
other ANIMALS now lie In the track of the tor
nadO, aud are already rctfiDg and adding tC
the horror their foul odors Of putrefactior
The horrors of the storm are unspeakabe
The cruelties It il fl cts as well as the pitiles
woe OF its coming in the night, when tht
dead We're not known, and the wounded
could not be found. l. has left hundreds o
families, before prosperous, destitute
These horrors may not be described fl
words, but OF CO known to generous hearts
it must command the instant sympathy o
the liberal and immediate relief.
"Remittances may be made to Hon. j. B
GrinnelI, at Grinneli, or to the Mayor o
Grinnell | write from the knowledge O
two whole days and nights spent at tn
scene of desolation and among the deaC
and wounded, and tell the facts of the mu
ti:ude OF horrors simply as they are, feelID,
that they will themselves best appeal to tn
country and most effectually aid the suffer
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