The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-06-26
storm wreeklns and Loss of Life in Iowa.

The recent storm was OF marked severity
and wide extent. The scene ofthe greatest
destruction is along the western border of
the state, where the energy OF the ornado
seemed to center and pass up the MISSOURI
river valley. In Pottawattamie county the
town OF Nicola was badly damaged, and "a
large number of farm houses in the vicinity
were destroyed. The roof OF the deaf and
dumb asylum was torn off and carried 600
feet. The cupalo was also torn away and
several buildings damaged, intlicting a loss
OF 100000. Passing up the river it struck
Monona county, and striking the town Of
Whiting, blew down many houses and barns,
and severely injured Mrs. John Grossly. 1t
tore A. Packard's house to pieces, broke
Mrs. Packard's arm, and carried her babe,
Il week old, 0 yards, stripping all it's
clothing of, and left it unhurt. Fourmilcs
north John ~Davenport's house was blown
down and his wife seriously injured. James
Smith, while driving near the lake, was
blown into the water with his team. The
horses were drowned.
The next serious damage known occurred
nine miles above Sioux City, across the Da-
kota line, where it blew a train off the Mil
waukce road, i~njuring several men and de-
molishing the houses OF G. w. Kellogg, G.
feller, L. Maloney, and S. Adams, and a.
large number OF barns and windmills in the
vicinity. In Lee county, the extreme south.
eastern point of the state, bridges were
blown from their moorings, tracks washed
out and travel seriously interfered with.
At Malshalltown, in Central Iowa, the
Christian institute vas uuroofed, cars blown
from the track, and the bridge across the
L.egrand river was blown away. The Rock
Island round house at Atlantic and the
Fort Dodge company's machine shops at
Grand Junction were unroofed.
AT Coon Rapids the engine house of the
Milwaukee Il st. Paul railroad was leveled
to the ground. -Four miles north OF Ruth
ven, five houses belonging to Swedes were
destroyed. Am1n named Helgson was ia
tally and his wife slightly injured. Their
baby was carried quite n distance and left
under 81 wood pile unframed.
AT Council Bluffs the storm struck the
deal and dumb institute, tearing the roof
from it's moorings, and carried it 600 feet.
No one was hurt, nltlIoughthere were thirty
in the building at the time. LOSES on
building and 5000 on furniture. James
Smith, while driving near IA lake, was blown
into the water with his team and the horses
drowned. In Guthrie county the house of
u. y. jackson was destroyed and Mrs.
Jackson and daughter both badly hurt.
At Waterloo, the first building struck
wills tne falfle seminary, one wing OF which
was unroofed. The next important build
ing was the new thrce-story structure of
the Waterloo college, 45x65 feet. and in
i course OF construction. 1t was entirely de-
molishcd clear to the foundation, The
damage to property in this city is from
$4,000 to $4,000, exclusive OF the n !ry
to shade trees, nearly all of which are com
pietely destroyed.
LATER.
The storm OF the 18th passed through
the following townships in Yellow Medicine
county: Wergeland, Burton. Swede Prairie.
Normania, Sannes, and the northern part
OF Westerheim valley and Lucas, in Lyon
county. The hail over the larger part of
the territory covered by the storm was very
heavy, and in many places hail stones as
large as hens eggs were picked up. Crops
were beaten into the ground, trees were
completely stripped, windows broken. stock
bruised and killed. and many peopleiniured.
In the town OF Wergeland, t~lelosses were as
follows: w. j. King, barn; loss. $500, cs-
minated Loss to trees and crops, $4,000.
In Burton, $4,000. Swede Prairie $40
600; Norrnanie, S25, 900; town OF Mallers.
SlO,O00town of WesterheimSl5 900! killed.
Freddy Gilbert, aged ten years, killed by
flying timbcrs.
Mrs. {. w. Gilbert, badly bruised.
FRANK Gilbert, aged eight years badly