Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-26
THE MESSENGERS OF WOE.
Winds and Rains Wreak Their Fearful
Work on an Already Dssolated Coun-
try-Sad Items From Iowa-In Other
Statoe
POIITICs AND PHILANTHROPY.

try-Sad Items From IOwa-1n Othel
States.
POLITICS AND PHILANTHROPY.
DEs MONIES, June 25.-To the People O
Iowa: AS the decisive hour in the great bat
tie for constitutional prohibition draws
near there comes to us through the din of the
conflict the cad news of suffering from many
portions of our state: Tornado and hurricane
sweeping over our beautiful precincts, have
left in wrathful track ruin, desolation and
death. The losses and misfortunes of the
people appeal to every lover of his fellow men
to contribute to their relief. We earnestly
urge the people of Iowa on the 9th inst, as
they deposit their ballot in the ballot box, to
drop into another box, to be provided
at each polling place. contribution, for the
relief of the cyclone sufferers in this state.
Judges of election are requested to receive and
remit all donations to the governor Of Iowa,
who with Hon. 8. J. Klrkwood and Hon. A..
G. Dodge, will see to it's faithful distribution
where most needed. Let the contributions be
general and generous. "As ye would that
men should do to you, do ye even so 70 them. +"
[Signed] A. M: KIMBALL,
| THEo. GIRLIcH,
Secretary Amendment Committee.
| LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
ALTOONA, To-, June 25.-Twenty houses
were demolished, five persons killed and
twenty. five injured, in the south part of Clay
county, by hurricane yesterday: In
Emmettsburg FIVE houses were blown down and
| other damage. One man was thrown on a
hot stove and burned and three carried off and
| badly hurt. A child was carried several rods
and will die:
DAVENPORT, To-, June 25.-The heaviest
rain storm known for years began at o CLOCK
last evening and continued twenty-four hours.
Nearly all the railroads suffered washouts.
The Mississippi river has risen nineteen
inches.
DIES MONIES, To-, June 25.-ln Trenton
township, Kossuth county, all VIM. Myers
family were hurt and the house blown down.
Near by G.. w. Adams and child were injured.
AT EMMETsBUG.
EMMErTsBURa, To-, June 25.-Psrticulars
of the wind storm at this place yesterday
are as follows: The cyclone struck the town
from the west. The storm parted at the west
side of the town, one part going east the
other southeast. A large new school house
Boswell and Geo. s. EYerts were totally
destroyed. Many store fronts were blown
down and several buildings wrecked. A. P.
Eddie's and Gales dwellings were unrOofed.
The depot of the Burlington railway was
partly unroofed. The wind mills of the Bur-
lingtOn and Milwaukee roads were blown
down. Mrs. j. P. Whites millinery and
dressmaking establishment was unrooied and
the goods damaged to the extent of $3.50. The
turntable of the Burlington railway was
turned up and smashed and iron rods several
inches in diameter broken and twisted into
fragments. Many small residences and nu-
merOus barns were blown to atoms. Mrs.
Bosenell has shoulder broken and
was otherwise seriously injured. A
child of&kJames Bosenell was badly
injured. Mrs. Forrest and child were blown
ten rods and fouad naked on the prairie with
their skulls cracked. George Sender was
badly burned by stove falling on him. None
were killed outright SO far as known. The
loss in town is $4,000. In the country many
| farm houses and barns and school houses were
| blown down. Mr.. Pagan has three children
badly hurt. The daughter of John Wilson
was badly hurt. Some stock was injured and
some cattle and horses were killed by light
| ming. Rain fell in torrents during the storm.
CASUALTIES.
CHEROKEE, To-, June pa wind and rain
storm yesterday did considerable damage at
| and near Peterson, and south and north of
| there. At Peterson a store. four Orfve dwell
| ings and two stables were blown down. Four
| mills south of there four farm houses were
| leveled, killing woman and child and sew
eral others. "A few miles this side of there sew
eral more farm houses were leveled and 9TH
ers damaged. At southerly three stores, a
blacksmith shop and seven or eight dwellings
went down. There are rumors Of other dam
| ages in the surf Oundlng country. No partic-
| ulars.
IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 25.-A severe
wind storm, with slight rain, passed over this
city about o'clock this evening, doing very
considerable damage to trees in parks and on
| the steets. The steeple of the st. Paul Epis-
copal cathedral was blown down and fell
| through the roof, damaging the church
| several thousand dollars worth. A number of
other buildings were slightly damaged during
| the storm.
IN NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, Neb., June ga severe storm of
wind and rain accompanied in some localities
| by hail passed from the central to the eastern
portion of the state this morning. 1t flooded
cellars, blew down trees, damaged gardens
and unroofed lone or two houses in the city,
| the whole damage being estimated at Sc, 900.
Portions of four counties in different portions
| of the state in the path of the storm report
some damage to crops from hail. The only
casualties reported are the killing oftwo
track men at Talmadge.
IN NEW JERSEY.
TRENTON, N. j., June, 25.-The city was
visited this evening by terrific wind, hail and
thunder storm. The Globe Rubber company
building, Titus wooden mill and a num-
Der of dwellings were unroofed.
| IN OHIO.
WHEELING, w. Va, June Is. = Martins
Ferry, Ohio, was visited by the most severe
storm known for many years this afternoon
about O'Clock and much damage was done.
The building of the Turner Glass company was
partly destroyed, as was also large
warehouse filed with goods belonging to the
Buckeye Glass company. The casting house
of the Benwood blast furance was totally de-
molished, and sections of the iron roof were
blown several hundred feet. Much damage
was done to fruit and shade trees in various
parts of the town. No casualties are re-
ported
Burial Of the Jeannette Victims
NEW YORK, June 25.-The following is a
special cable to the New York Herald:
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