Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-29
THE DEATH DEALING TORNADO.
Grinnell, Iowa, Suffers This Time
Terrible L~N of Life and Prop

Grinnell, Iowa. Suffers This Time
Terrible Less of Life and Prop
erty.
GRINNELL. Iowa. June Is.
Powesheik County was visited on Friday
evening, about O'Clock, by one of the most
destructive tornadoes in the history OF the
State, the loss OF property aggre2ating MIL
lions of dollars and the loss Of life probably
seyenty-five.
AT this place the loss will probably be
forty lives, with seyenty-fve seriously
wounded and hundred or more badly
bruised and scratched.
Malcolm, a village of 500 inhabitants, re-
ports eight deaths in the suburbs, with ten
or more wounded.
THE STORY IN DETAIL.
The story of the drinnell disaster begins
with the ominous, roaring sound and the
funnel shaped cloud, coming from the south
west and striking the northwest corner OF
the beautiful village right in among the
handsomest residences. Previous to touch
ing the town it was seen leyeling huge trees
in its pathway. The first house it struck
was that of A. A. Foster. like his barn,
leveling both to the ground and carrying
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster and two children
through the air distance of thirty yards,
precipitating them amidst the debris Of
their home. All were somewhat injured.
just east Of Fosters was a house. which
was completely leveled, burying beneath it
Mr.. Pittman, his wife, three children, the
wife's sister and her little babe. Foster
took out the three-year old girl, Hattie,
dead. The boy Harry, aged ten, was fatal
ly injured, and Arthur, aged eight, was
slightly injured. Not far away WAS the
residence Of Mr.. Lewis, where an old gen.
tleman and lady were both killed. From
here the storm pursued its course in zig
gag direction directly north of the city, when,
after wiping out the finest residence portion
OF the city, it turned toward the colleges.
The west building, or old college, was
dumped into heap Of laths and plaster and
broken timbers, burying beneath it eight
students. who roomed therein. All were
afterward extricated, more or less injured,
and one died The east college, a magnifi-
cent five-stOfy building, was unroofed, and
as the building contained the laboratory,
chemical explosion and fire followed. Moth
ing now remains but portion OF the stone
walls. After completing its work OF demol-
ition at the colleges, the whirling fend
struck straight across the Iowa Central
Road and directly in its path lay loaded cars.
The great Mogul engine, with its forty live
track and the train toppled ON either side at
the within Of the wind, a singular thing be-
ing that nearly all fell over in the face Of the
hurricane Most OF the cars contained hogs,
many of which were killed or subsequently,
drowned in the waters of the bitches. Across
the track was the fine three-story building
OF Prof. j. W. Chamberlain, treasurer of
the college, which was gathered up in SEQ
tions and dumped in disjointed positions up-
side down, irretrieyabiy ruined. G. w.
Hobart's elegant residence and barn are
completely gone. Near by once stood the
two-s story house in which Miss Abbie Agard
was killed. There is hardly sign left Of it.
Retracing our steps past the burning col
lege, which doomed up like fiery monster
among the acres of ruins in the vicinity, we
came to the block which once contained
nine houses, all elegant residences. All but
one, and every barn, are leveled to the
ground. In one house OF this block four
persons were killed-Mr. Ford and wife,
hired girl and Mr.. Totten. In this vicinity
f. w. Williams house was unroOfed. Prof.
Herrick's and Morris houses were punched
together. Not far off stood Lucy Sanders
fine residence, and what portion of it that
is not scattered over the country is dumped
into the cellar. There were ten people in
Sanders cellar; all escaped. Mr.. Taylor
and Mrs. Days houses are both gone, also
the home Of Fl. T. Carver and Andrew Lor-
rabee. The home of Merrill, Of kimball &
Merrill, is unroofed. Then followed rows
face will allow. Among them John Car
harts', Rufus Reekers'. r. Schaffs', editor
of the Signal, then Prof. Bucks residence
and L. c. Phelps, and a house belonging
to Mr.. Hayes. The hurricane took every
thing north Of President Masoune's home,
leaving that uninjured. In the northwest
corner of the city the storm leveled the
houses Of Wilson Ellis and j. NJ Ross.
The latter's wife was slightly injured and
the house Of Henry Spaulding leveled; also
fhoh hon af hall If hall e.
A. j. Preston's house was moved six feet
from its foundation. The dwelling of At
torney Dunn was leveled; also that of G. B.
Truwell. dry goods merchant; also the
new house of Graham, the merchant tailor.
Near here Mrs. Griswold was killed. John
Merrilf's house was blown apparently in the
teeth OF the wind. Not sign is left of
Mason Howard's house. The house of
George Hamilton Castor, of the First Nation
al Bank, in in ruins. Geo. Jennings new
longing to Mr. Bateham and rented by
Misses Lewis and Dills, were obliterated.
Also, the houses OF James HanlaA, Philip
Clendenning, Henry James Pitman, Marcus
Wrightman, VIM. Cullison, Deacon Ford's
two houses, w. Neally's and Mr.. Hoffer's.
The house of A. E. Reinford was complete
ly demolished and himself and wife taken
from the ruins, nearly dead. Mi. Stuart's
house was blown nearly block, the frag-
ments jamming against the corner Of Jones'
house.
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
The following are the names OF some Of
the killed: Deacon Ford and wife; Mr..
Lewis and wife; Deacon Clements and two
children; Mrs. Eva Mentor, of Chicago;
Henry Pittman, two children, Hattie and
Harry (and Mr.. Pittman probably fatally
injured; Miss Abbie Agard, Photographic
artist: Cornell Chase, of Storm Lake; Susie
Boyer, daughter Of y dry-goods merchant,
and her mother, Mrs. Boyer; Mrs. Girls
void, Mrs. Totten, Mrs. Cullison, her
mother, Mrs. AIexanders, and two chill
dren; Mrs. Hubb and child; George Terry's
baby (Terry is not expected to liye); Bing-
ham Burkett, a student Of Montezuma;
Madison Howard's boy, lady from Cedar
Rapids, visiting at Bayers; Mr.. Phipps and
child; Miss Eva Morton; Mrs. Gus and son,
ten years old: w. 81. Frye, brakeman; Mrs.
Fannerbog, Oliver Hugh, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hough. Mrs. Vanderbuilt, of Fairfax. Ia;
Ed. and Lizzie Clement; Miss Upton, Mrs.
d. B. Ternen; An infant son OF Mrs. Hough;
Mrs. Liebs, Mr.. o. D. James, wife and two
daughters; Mrs. C. j. Bagoe, John Delg-
mans, conductor, and Mr.. Gutheries' in
FAINT child.
At MaIcolm-Chas. Wheeler, Mrs. Ackers,
Mrs. Movers and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Middmes and Peter Craft. The wounded
are Margaret Murray, John Duffas, Mrs.
Sho,1n and Della RahrenfJISe.