The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-29
UNHAPPY IOWA
The state Visited by Another Cyclone
Which Totally Destroys the Town
of fmmettsbmrg.

MoineS special says: Following Close
in the wake of the terrible disaster and
Wholesale loss of life at Grinnell and the
less fatal but still sufficiently destructive
storm which visited Independence,
comes a third cyclone. tornado, or bur
ricane, which, according Ia the meagcr
reports possible 10 obtain at present,
seems To have discounted even the Grin
neil horror in the number of lives lost
and the amount of property swept away.
1t has just been learned that the town of
EmmeItsburg, The county seat of Palo
Alto county, was totally destroyed this
morning by either cyclone or a hurrI-
cane The report comes from the train
dispatcher of the Minneapolis * ST.
Louis road at Fort Dodge, who states
that the village was blown 10 the four
quarters of the earth, and
ONE HUNDRED SOULS
hurried into eternity.
The Chicago and North western and
Illinois Genital trains were blown from
the track and badly wrecked. The Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul road is
terribly demoralized by IN extensive
washout short distance north of
Forest City.
Reports are constantly coming in OF
other villages in the vincinity named
being blown down, but up To late hour
no very definite particulars can be learn
cd, as the wires north oI here are pros
Irated, and il has been impossible up TO
present writing to learn more facts than
those above detailed.
Dies MONIES, June PA dispatch
Just received by the Register from Fort
Dodge says the NJ. IL st. l.. dispatcher
says the town of Emmettsburg, the coun-
ty seat of Palo Alto county, was blown
TO pieces this morning by tornado aud
over 100 people killed. The Illinois
Central and Chicago and Northwestern
trains are blown from the tracks. The
Milwaukee and ST. Paul road is wreck
ed by Washout north of Forest City,
and there are reports that three or four
more towns in the locality were blown
to pieces. The wires north of here are
all down, and it IS impossible to get
more news, but will work hard to get
everything possible.
HARD TO GET NEWS.
CHICAGO, June 24-The Des MOines
agent of the associated press lelegraphs
as follows: 1--WE are not able as yet Ia
get any definite news of the reported
disaster at Emmettsburg, as the wires
are so badly down and Emmettsburg is
naturally somewhat isolated, bn: l have
telcgraphed every point near that place
to give us details"
WHAT SIOUX CITY HEARS
SIOUX CITY, Ia, June PA heavy
storm and rain passed over northern
Iowa last night, and much damage to
property is reported, but no loss of life
vet. AT Pattersonville a number of
buildings were moved from their foun-
dations, and there was some damage TO
crops from rain and hail.
A freight train was blown from the
track on the Sioux City & ST. Paul rail
road.
THE SENSATION SPOILED.
DUBUQUE, June 24-ReporIs of the
cyclone at Emmettsburg, Ia, are now
said to be greatly exaggerated, and tele-
grams received thus morning state that
though the storm was a very severe one
and destroyed four or five buildings, no
lives were lost. Details are hard To get,
however, and first reports may be IN a
measure confirmed.
AT HOOPERsvILLE.
Sioux CITY, June PA cyclone or
hurricane struck Hoopersville, fifty
miles northeast of Sioux City, at q
O'Clock this morning, destroying the
Presbyterian church, school house, Il
Carpenter shop, and twenty-five rest
dences and barns in Hnopersville and
immediate vicinity. The hurricane last
Outl IisNNl2 luIhultS o'AhEAi "a
farmer, WIS fatally injured. The course
of the hurricane appeared - he from
west 10 east, and it swept path ahoui
five miles wide for hiiecn miles
Eighteen freight cars of the Chicago, 81
Paul & Minneapolis railroad were
turned upsidedown. At Hosper's depot.
the building of the Catholic church, two
train warehouses and number of other
buildings were wrecked AT the same
station eighteen freight CARS we're ditch
ed. The whence OF the storm caused Il
good deal of uneasIness at Lemars. No
serious damage is reported from there.
The storm struck Spencer, on the
line of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul road, about
5 O'Clock this morning. scattering
lumber piles and demolishing partly
inclosed house. At Emmettsburg, fur
Their east, the result was more serious
The splendid new school house, near
ly finished, was completely demolished,
and other buildings wrecked and several
persons injured, some quite severely.
Many other stations along the line of
road suffered The Union mills were
blown TO pieces. In number of places
cars were blown from the track. Full
reports are difficult TO obtain on account
of the prosiration of the wires. The
storm did not partake of the nature of
cyclone