The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-21
HELP.
Grinnell Asks for Substan-
tial Aid.
Later Accounts of the Storm.
More Strikes in the East.
Political, railroads.&c., Crops
and General Items.
Later Accounts of the Storm.
THE STORM.
APPEAL FOR AID.

DEs MONIES, June 29.-The following
appeal for aid has been furnished the as
sociated press, with request for publica-
ton in all papers in the country:
To tie Pubic:
After two days and nights spent in
traversing the track of the tornado that
swept over this state with such fearful
havoc on Saturday night, and having re-
ports from scores of reporters the Register
and associated press sent to all parts of
it. | find the condition of the people so
peteous and so needful of instant and gen.
erous help that I send this appeal to the
people of the United States in their behalf.
The tornado made swath of destruction
through a thiekly settled portion of Iowa,
some one hundred and fifty miles in length
and an average of over half mile in
width, extending from a point south of
Ames to the center of the state and sweep
ing in the shape of crescent to South
English, in Keokuk county. in the south
eastern part of the state.
We have the names now of So dead and
500 wounded Half of the latter are
grievouslv hurt, and probably a fifth of
them fatally Over three hundred families
have had their homes totally destroyed,
and there are now at least 500 persons
homeless and in want. The loss in prop
erty will exceed two and may reach three
millions.
In Grinnell alone over 100000 in prop
erty was destroyed, on none of which was
cent of insurance as in cases of fires. 1t
will take at least $780,, 600 to put people
there beyond need and distress. 1t will
take 100000 at once to put the wounded
persons in a condition to be cared for. 1t
will take million dollars at the very low
est, to keep sufferers from want. and help
them to put the humblest of roofs over
their heads
The people of Des Moines and of Iowa
are responding generously. The citizens
of this city have subscribed $4,000 this
morning. and will make it $780, 900 before
night, in money, and are also sending pro-
visions and clothing besides, but it will
take the help of every humane city and
town in the west, and OF every liberal
city and town in the east to put comfort
and safety between these stricken people,
and further suffering and fatality. Grin
nell is a town of New England people,
of thrifty, intelligent people, and with
the lowest rate of crime and illiteracy in
the state, and the highest rate of intelli
gence and morality The rich towns of the
east may well help these sons and daught-
ers of New England in the distress and
need of utter calamity visited upon them
so cruelty by this moloch of the air, which
has killed fifty of their people, destroyed
one hundred and fifty of their homes
manned and mutillated two hundred more
of its people, many of whom will soon
die, and all of whom must be cared for
for months, and wiped out totally nearly
half million dollars in uninsured proper
ty Iowa college has had all its buildings
destroyed, its 400 students made home
less, and has suffered loss of 81, 500 un-
insured property
The condition of other towns and farm
ing communities is fully as pitiable and
helpless. All that the people of Iowa can
do will be done to alleviate the condition
and repair IN part the losses of the suffer
ers, but it win take 81 100000 to do it
even in halfway comfort and decency, and
the people of a state who have always
borne their share and done their part in all
national calamities may fifty ask the peo-
pie of other communities to help them in
this hour of great calamity to many of the
worthicst of its people, and to this end
ask my fellows of the press through the
United States to place these facts pefore
their readers, and to give their timely help
to its sufficient purpose of raising and pro-
viding aid at the earliest moment possible.
The fury and power of this utter calamity
were as indescribahle in their mightiness
and strength as their havoc and power were
cruel and complete; many of the people
were bereft of their houses; not a splinter
as large as finger, not piece OF furni-
ture as large as skein of silk; and humid
reds have no clothing except the night
clothes they had on--cases of exceptional
horror and exceptional pathos to the pite
Gus whole Women in pregnancy were
killed outright, others forced to premature
delivery and little children with both pa
rents killed. left manned and wounded
themselves
Remittances may be made to Hon. J. B.
0rinnel, at Grinnell, or the Mayor of
Grinnell. l write from two whole days
and nights spent in the scene of desolation
among the dead and wounded and tell the
Iacts of the multitude of horrors, simply
as they are, feeling that they will them
selves best appeal to the country and most
euectually aid the sufferers.
(Signed) J. S. CLARKsoN,
Ed. Des Moines Register.
LATER.
LIES MONIES, June 20.-The reports
from Story county indicate further de
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