The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-06-24
THE DEATH DEALING TORNADO.
GrfRneIl, Iowa, suffers This Time
Terrible LOs. OF Life and Prop
erGV.

GRINSEI.L. Iowa. Jrne Is.
rowesheik 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 aggres ating mil
lions of dollars and tue loss OF life probably
sevenly-fve.
At this place the loss will probably be
forty lives, With seventy five 81 riously
wounded and hundred or more badly
bruised and scratched.
Malcolm. village OF 500 inhabitants, re-
ports eight deaths in the suburbs, with ten.
or more wousded.
THE STORY IN DETAIL.
The story OF the Grinnel disaster begins
with the ominous, roaring sound aud the
funnel shaped cloud, coming from the south
west and striking the northwest corner of
the beautiful village right in among the
handSomest resi- lences. Previous to touch
ing the town it was seen leve ing huge trees.
in its pathway. The first house it struck
was that of A. \. Eos err. likewise his barn.,
leveling both to the ground and carrying
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster and two children
through the air distance OF thirty yards,
precipiating them amidst the debris of
their home. All were somewhat injured.
was completely leveled, burying beneath it
Mr.. Pittman, his wife. three children, the
wfe's sister and her little babe. Foster
took out the three year old girl, Hattie,
dead. The boy Harry, aged ten, was fatal.
" injured, and Arthur, aged eight, was
slightly injured. Not far away was the
residence of Mr.. Lewis, where an old gem
tleman and lady were both killed. From
here the storm pursued its course in zig
Gag direction directly north of the y,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 II heap OF laths and plaster and
broken timbers, burying beneath it eight
students. who roOmed therein. All were
afterwal eXtricated, more or less injured,
and one died. The east college, magnifi-
cent five-story building. was unroofed, and
as the building contained the laboratory, a
chemical explosion and fire followed. Moth
ing now remains bat a portion OF the stone
walls. After completing its work of demo-
ition at the colleges, the whirine fiend
struck straight across the Iowa Central
Road and directly i'll its path lay loaded cars.
The great Mogul engine, with its forty five
tons weight, was lifted completely off the
track and the train toppled on either side at
the whim OF the wind, a singular thing be-
ing that nearly all fell over in the face OF the
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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 Sec
| tions and dumped in disjointed positions up
side down, irretrevably ruined. G.. w.
! HObart's elegant residence and barn are
completely gone, Near by once stood the
two story house in which Miss Abbie Agard
was killed. There is hardly a sign left of it.
IDat
lege, which doomed up like a 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 MIR. Totten. In this vicinity
+. 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 Ii. T. Carver and Andrew Lor-
rabee. The home Of Merrill, OF Kimball e.
Merrill, is unrOofed. Then followed rows
Of houses as fiat on the ground rs the sur
/ face Will allow. Among them John Car
harts', Rufus Rockers. II. Schaffs', editor
of the Signal, then Prof. Bucks residence
to Mr.. Hayes. The hurricane took every
! thing north of President Magoune'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 leVeed; also
! the home Of kimball, of kimball Il Merrill
! 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.
! FN.,aNU an AWNr ID
new house of Graham, the merchant tai or.
| Near here Mrs. Griswold was killed. John
| Merrll'S house was blown apparently in the
teeth OF the wind. Not a sign is left of
Mason Towards house. The house of
George Hamilton Castor, of the First Nation
al Bank, in in ruins. Geo. Jennings new
house is in kindling wood. Two houses be-
| longing to Mr.. Bateham and rented by
| Misses Lewis and Dills, were ohiterated.
Also, the houses Of James Hanlan, Philip
Clendenning, Henry James Pitman, Marcus
Wrightman, VIM. CullisOn, Deacon Ford's
two houses, w. Neuly's and Mr.. Hoffer's.
The house OF A. +. Reinford was complete
ly demolished and himself and wife taken
| from the ruins, nearly dead. Mr.. Stuarl'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 Pitunan, two children, Hattie and
Harry (and Mr.. Pittman probably fatally
injured); Miss Abbe Agard, Photographic
artist; Cornell Chase, Of storm Lake; Susie
Boyer, daughter OF q dry goods merchant,
and her mother, Mrs. Boyer; Mrs. Girls
void, Mrs. TOtten, Mrs. Cullison, her
mother, Mrs. AleXanders, and two chill
dren; Mrs. Hub and child; George Terrv's
baby (Terry is not expected to liVe); Bing-
ham Burkett, student of Montezuma;
| Madison Howard s how. q lady from Gnda =