The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-21
A TERREBLE TORNADO.


Vhe Town of GriDnelI, Iowa, Leyeie6 to
the Ground--aO Persons Killed and 100
Injured-Fua Details.
DEs MONIES, June 1S-The lateness OF the
hour at which anything like authentic
statements could be had last night from the
tornado at Grinnen, and the consequent
prostralion of the wires, prevented any re-
port being sent out. The first startling re-
ports of the loss of life were soon confirmed
and later authentic reports swelled the list
OF dead at Grinnell to about forty, with sew
eral severely hurt at the Cornell
College building. Eight at least were
also killed at Malcolm Station, nine miles
east of Grinnell, and several living in the
farming district. A freight train on the
Rock Island Road, between towns. was
caught in the wind and badly wrecked, de-
tanning trains West three hours, and a
freight train on the Iowa Central, just north
of Grinnell, was also badly derailed.
The first authentic news Of the terrible
havoc was received by the Register as fol-
lOys:
KELLOGG, June Il, 40 p. m.-Both Col
lege buildings at Grinnell were blown down,
with half the lower part of the town in
ruinsand a large number killed and ill.,
jured. Eou can send doctors en- passenger
60 ?. which will be held to bring them on.
"GRINEELL, June is, 1880 a. m.-0ur city
is half in ruins by cyclone. From five to
ten killed, and from fifty to one hundred
wounded Send doctors from Newton and
Des MoiRes By special train. We have no
wires working outside of town. Send i'm
mediately, by order of the Mayor of the
city. Both College buildings and half of
Gr best residences are fiat on the ground.
Signed-s G. NJ. CHRISTIAN
Shortly.af 1 o'clock special left bear
bg Superintendent Nayee, Superintendent
usck, Doctors Hanna~alt, Priestly, Patchin,
Gallagher, Smith and Rsnsen; Captain ].
K. Powers, G. W. sanborn, Colonel Green,
G. W. Howell. some Register reporters and
employees o. the road. No satisfactory news
was obtained on account of he break in the
wires tall the receipt of the following from a
Register reporter:
GRINNELE, June lS-4:5G a. m.-The
special train from Bes Moines reached this
place at 3:4e'with twelve doctors on board
from Des Mo;nes, Colfax and Kellogg. The
situation is worse than even the first reports
made it appear. Thirty-tEo people are
dead and scout one hundred or more
wounded
The list 0f ,she fatal caszGIties is as fo,-.
lows:
Deacon Ford a7,d wife.
Mr.. Lewis anG wife
Deacon Clements and two cIzfldTen.
Hiss Eva Mursoa, of Chicago.
Henry Pitmaa1 .and two children, Hattie
nd E4arvey, sHs Mrs. PitmaE-, probably
tally injured
Mrs. Abbie AgsBd, Photographic artist.
Cornell Chase, OF 4torm Lake. was the
big sta<ent killed.
Cusie Gayer, daughter of a dry goods
nerchant,Snd mother, Ezrs. Bayer; sase "a s
on fatally wounded.
Mrs Totten. Mrs. Cuiiis0n and her mother
Mrs. Asesxnder's two ehlIdren.
Mrs. Huff and child.
George Tery's baby; Terry is not expect |
q to live
Bingham BVrkett, a student at Moats-
una. 4
Madison How&rd's boy.
4 lady froRl Cedar Rapids, visiting at
ayers.
Three persons sss dead two miles west of I
bwn.
Barnett E. Chase, stEdent, Storm Lake.
Menry Moore brakeman on the Iowa
bntrai. of Marshalltown.
THE FATALLY IYJURED.
John Kleignan, conductor of the Rock
land freight, fatally.
A tramp from Des Moines, fatally.
A travelling man. w. J. Barbour Of Chi
go.
A hired girl of Deacon Ford and Mrs
ptten.
Eight deaths are reported from Malcom,