Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-15
WRANGLING WINDS.
The Dreaded Funnel Shaped Wind. Cloud
Is Hnrlel Over Audubon County
With Dire Results.
School Children the Greatest Suf-
ferers,
Great Loss of Property.-Probab
Fatalities.

1t did much damage in Cass county,
but no report ofits depredations there
has yet reached us. 1t passed west
of Anita and came into Audubon
county near Grove post-office, indi-
eating that its course was first north
west, then northeast. Finley Don
AIDS house in the north part of Cass
county was RACED to the ground. In
the VIM. Bintner school district, in
the east part of Extra township, the
teacher, Mr.. Harry Kirk, had barely
time to get the children into storm
cellar when the school house was
entirely demolished. In the Oscar
Hunt district, or number five, Gree
ley township, about ten miles south
east of this place, the greatest dam
age was done, and personal injuries
sustained which will probably result
fatally in at least one or two instan-
ces. The teacher, Miss Elsie Par
rott, saw the storm approaching and
endeavored to get the children into a
storm cellar some fifteen rods distant.
About half of them were overtaken
by the storm on the way to the cave
and many minor wounds were re-
ceived, but three were seriously
and perhaps fatally injured. A
messenger from district number
5 applied to DR.. D. u. Lass
about 7 o'clock to go and visit the
sufferers. He started upon the Jour-
ney Immediately through the general
storm of wind, hail and rain that
was still in force, the severity OF
which may be determined by the
Doctors statement that it was with
difficulty that he and his companion
were at times able to make any
Roadway and keep the buggy in up
right shape. He reached the scene
between 9 and 10 o'clock where he
remained till morning administering
to the sufferers.
The teacher, Miss Parrot, receiv-
cd Slight wound above the right
eve.
n ten year old daughter of Mr..
c. Miller was badly cut on the head
and both limbs, and ankle joint dis
located
A six year old boy, son of Mrs.
Elizabeth DeCamp, received terrible
internal injuries, the left lung being
badly torn and Kidneys distorted.
Will probably die from loss of blood.
a sister of the last mentioned,
nine years of age had her shin bone
broken and a flying fiat iron struck
her lust below the breast bone, in
juring the stomach to a degree yet
unknown.
For the information weare indebted
to the attending physician who will
return to the scene this afternoon.
One of w. G. Stuart's houses was
badly shaken as we'll as thatof a
Mr.. Savage. The home of Mr..
Hunt, where the sufferers are re-
ceiving the care of kind attendants,
was badly ravaged, but still affords
protection. Beyond the location of
Mr.. Stuart's house is a tract of land
some two miles in extent which is
unsettled, so that further than his
loss none has been reported.
The general storm of hail, wind
and rain covered large area, as it is
rumored that telegraph wires are
down between Atlantic and Des
Moines. Owing to the early date of
the season no such visitation of dis
aster was anticipated, although the
atmosphere was burdened with cleo
tricity and oppressive. The des-
tructive cloud was in the much dread
ed funnel shape and swept a path
sixty rods wide. Hail the size of
walnut tell in different parts of the
county.
Andrew Bailey,s hous in Melville
was also torn to pieces.
Coming through the south part
of the county it swept over VIM.
Bintner's, John Martis, Nick Martis,
Thos. Bostendorff, VIM. Theilan,
Pattison, ST., James Pattison, Alex
Ferris, Al Heath, VIM. Hensley,
John l. Hensley and |. n. Brown,
damaging their residences and out
buildings in various degrees. The
Bintner school house was so badly
demolished that scarcely a piece Of
structure is to be found unbroken.
The DeCamp boy who received
injury in his lungs died this morning.
A son of Mote Dexter, of Extra
township, was riding on horse back
into neighbors' yard when a plank
struck the horse, killing it instantly.
The boy lay unconscious by the
horse until the storm had subsidized
when he was resuscitated and will
recover.
Indefinite reports come from Coon
Rapids telling of the storms ravages
at that place. The loss of one life
there seems to be authentic, while
the number Of houses blown down is
given as from five TO thirteen with