Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-31
THE STORMS FURY.

cenEaStOrna in Dakota and Minnesota
SeveralsNives. Lost and General Havoc
Among Farm Property and Craps. i
DELL RAPIDS, Dsx. Jnly "a
Last Monday afternoon 3 1DTnadI
struck this village from the northwest
and wrought considerable damages Non
were. .killedser seriously injuredSin TIL
village. Barns and other out-building;
without number were blown to pieces
Nearly all the glass in the west side O
sbuildings was broken by the hail which
accompanied the storm.
zig the. county there was great havoc
Those reported killed are: Mr.. Jno
Hale, Mrs. pickinson's daughter. Tive
children of Mrs Maltby, living eightmiie.
we6t sof t0xr Mefe nsswa1 "a s4I
1otbe fonntls Four other stleathsSse 81
Eneuneed. Th0se seriously ipinrGE afej
aQ6rn Bohs two children ofJ dpes selMS
Christopher Walters, son of Chris. Wal.
tiers, two children ot General Gunderson,
Peter Hailworsen, land Mrs Marcus
Several farm-houses were destroyed,
apd nearly every farm lost barns and
cattle were killed. Crops were leveIed
about eight miles wide at this place, with
the village in the center. rThcsf loss in
the village ii about $500 Three!
fourths of the crop in q strip six miles
wide and twenty long are gone. The
storm lasted about thirty minutes. Mrs.
Hale was buried to- day. 80 III 8 - -
LUvERNE, MINI, July 23.-Two men
and two young women wche kiIedia this
vicinity BY the storm Of Monday and q
number of others injured. The damage
in Luverne is estimated at about $12, 900.
A good many buildings were blown down
through Rock Comfy, and crops were
somewhat damaged. Toward four O'Clock
in the afternoon thar oUtNneA OF the up
preaching tempest becafne ciearly denied
in the northwest, and very soon after, a
huge mass of overhangfhg ciouds, plainly
Indicating the approach of strong wind,
rolled toward town with startl1ng rapid
ity. The appearance of the storm,
though unusually threatening, was not
such as to occasion serious alarm; ana
after the first vigorous gust the impres-
sion prevailed that the worst was over.
In ibis appearances. were deceptive.
Aftersa brief cessattod Of The STORM the
ralp began to fall in torrents. and the.
wiAd ssaAersa Dstrehgth. "A j1ondbt
later the wind tempest began the work
In real earnest. The rain was aei*eH@bs-
fore the wind in a,yast sheet. with. great
force, and each moment the terrors OF
the tetnpest grew, figfcer. ~ '.aH / sH4
There was now good cause for alarm.
The spire of the Baptist Church was
hurled to the ground. The Strongest
structures trembled to their foundations.
Others rocked and swayed in momentary'
danger. of destruction, while those less
substantial orr more difectlyx exposed
to the wind were blown into a
thousand pieces. Tin roofs, shingles
and cofnices were torn from the busi-
ness buildings. Signs were wrenched
from their tastenfngs and dashed itito
store fronts and broken boards and win.
dows were driven Ihrongh FheA air jns
wild confusion. The teInpeStfraged thus
furiously for over half an hour, aud the
scene during the time was ,appalIp g,y
For time it seemed that the destruction
would be general, but the force of the
O'Clock itcompletely subsidized. -
ga BAD For bzasUn. Il 81
A aurricane at cor.aa1d, n: r, Levels Bar
NUNS Circus Tent On the Heads Of 10, 900
= Spectators-A Number Injared, Some
Seriously.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Jnly24
IAN audience of aboutk 10.9Op
people assembled under Barnurnps circus
tent in Cortland yesterday afternoon,
when, about three O'Clock, without mo-
nent's warning, q hurricane struck the
,ents and blew them an over This was
followed by furious rain-storm, accom-
3anied by heavy thunder and VIVID Aight-
lihg. The greatest excitement followed,
but ready hands went to work with q will
20 rescue those who were held under the
1ebris. About forty persons, including
many women andect ildFens wsra feu4dst0
e badly hurt. The most serious sprs.
E. NJ. Salisbury, Of Cortland, head Badly
:ut; Cornelius Brown, of Marathon,
badly injured about the chest and one arm
broken; Rev. Geo. Adams and daughter
,oth painfully cut ON their heads; Ed
lie Stilson, still unconscious from a bad
wound on his head; Miss Miles, of Homer,
has her head cut and neck injured; L.
:. Schultz, of Cortland, was cut Ain>9the
temple and chest and badly hurt; Eddie
Rood of HOMER, leg broken and scalp in 1
ured; Geo. Fairbanks, seriously injured
internally; Milton Wayerly, of East Free
own, scalp torn partly off; Asa Gates, Of /
rruxton, injured about head. A baby,
,hree girls and two women are badly hurt
ind lie in comatose state,
Mr.. Hutchinson one of the partners OF
.he firm. has ordered every thing possible
. be done tor the sufferers and has had
hem conveyed to hotels gand private
houses, and attended by physicians. AT
atest accounts all the injured are said &c
De doing we'll ! Lla IL III
ROUGH ON RATS.
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