Morris tribune., 1882-11-09
A HAWKEYE HURRICANE,
Iowa Furnishes what is Strongly Hop.
ed is the Farewell Performance OF
tho Guolnnn SonSnn

Iowa Furnishes what is Strongly Hop
the Cyclone Season.
Davenport Special: One of the most de-
structive storms ever known in this region
passed through the central part of this
county, five miles north of here, about
o'clock Monday afternoon. 1t was varied
by hail, rain, lightning and at last
tremendous cyclone. The cy.
clone swept up the Mississippi
river in a northeasteriy direction, and for
five miles along the Iowa shore tore every
thing to pieces in its path. At Valley City
two houses were dsmantled and generally
scattered, and from that place to this city the
line of the storm is distinctly traced by
wrecked houses, barns and fences. Two
miles below Valley city the house of MIS-.
&. w. FennO. two stores and barns were
blown into little pieces, scarcely a fragment
two feet in length being found. 1t
contained three inmates-Mrs. Fenno. her
son Edward, and carpenter at work on the
stairs. Edward and the carpenter m,r;,r,l-
lousy escaped with their lives, but Mrs.
Fenno's dead body was dug Oct o. the
ruins two hours afterwards. Tue other two
received injuries, the extent of which cannot
yet be ascertained. The doctors are at work
upon both, and fear serious internal injuries
The next house south, tina ofEdward Fenno,
the son OF the lady killed was also completely
demolished. Next also on the south was
the house of Mr. Stark. which was likewise
levelled to the earth, but the inmates of
both happily escaped with some bruises.
Thence on down to within four miles of
this city, twenty-four houses were unrooted
and many Others were racked and shaken
up. The total damage is estimated at $780,
600 Some say that the storm was not q
cyclone, but a tornado, sweeping along in
direct line. Its speed may be conceived from
the fact that IN six minutes it had passed
over about l25 miles. 1t was in the form,
when first seen, of low cloud driving along
the surface and rolling rapidly around,
while lightning played necessarily from its
front. The destruction it wrought was as
complete as the celebrated cyclone at Grim
nell. In this city the storm was felt chiefly
in the form of hail. Some of the stones, or
rather ma ;ses ice, that fell were unprece-
denied in size. One was picked
up that weighed two and half
pounds, and Others from four ounces
varying in size from hickory nut into a
coffee cup, were very comMon. Fortunate
ly the destruction wrought by these was con-
fined to a few panes of glass broken. But
very little was felt here, but the rain fall was
enormous, and the lightning intensely vivid.
AT this hour all the details of destruction
are not yet in, but it is probable that no
more fatalities will, be reported.
The principal sufferers, with their proper
'ty destroyed either in whole or in part,
were as follows:
J. W.,Stark house and barn shattered.
Edward Fenny, house destroyed.
Mrs. G. IFenny,' house, barn and out build.
iings& destroyed and the owner killed.
M. Hass, house partially wrecked.
u. G. Ellis, house partially destroyed.
BONN schroef barn and out house com
pletely destroyed.
Harry Stone, barn destroyed.
Mrs. Eliza Stone barn destroyed an d
dwelling badly wrecked.
Mrs. d. M. johnson, barn destroyed
N. Praisen, dwelling completely wiped
out.
Joseph 'Coe, fine new house, large barn,
buildings, orchards, stock and machinery
destroyed, with loss of $4,000
John Penny, dwelling demolished.
john Peasley, Louise destroyed with sta
'bles and Surroundings.
Emory CAST house and barn scattered for
half mile round