Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-22
THE IOWA CYCLONE.
Notes Of Its Ravsgcs at various Points
Along Its Track.

Notes OF It's Ravagcs at various Points
Along It's Track.
The storm of April ltth appears TO have
been very destructive In It's course across the
western part OF Iowa. Specials to the Regis
ter say; About p IN, on the hsh inst, cy-
clone struck near the residence OF Mrs Thomp-
son, about miles northwest OF Bedford, Tay-
Tor county, destroying fences, outhouses, etc,
bnt doing No further damage, Its visits else.
J where were characterized by scenes the most
terrible and grotesque. Passing from Mrs,
Thompson's house the storm crossed the road
aud visited that o. Mr.. Leanord Deremcb
which was destroyed III 4 ,@inklng The
fragments We're scattered far aid wide, the
largest being q piece of the floor ON which
Mr.. Deremer found himself standing after the
catastrophe. When the blow came ho was
preparing for bed, II stripped him OF every
yestge of clothing except his shirt, collar and
cuffs. Mrs Dcremer had already gone TO bed
with the youngest child In her arms The
storm blew her about twenty-five yards away
whel6 on recovering consciousness, she found
herself standing with the child in her arms,
neither OF them having received u scratch, al
though they were surrounded by fragments of
the Building, many of which were driven sew
eral feet into the ground, Mr. and Mira, Dero.
mer found their Oldest boy, lad Of fourteen,
In a meadow about three hundred yards away,
at the head of u slough, He was unconscious
and WAS breathing enormously His recovery
is extremely doubtful The outbuildings and
barn were carried away SO that.no traces of
them remain, The horses were uninurcd, but
about two hundred chickens, otherwise UNI
hurt were picked clean.
Tho storm went In northwest direction,
visiting tho locations of sparkeburg aud Len.
OK its uach then being about ono hundred
yards wide. The house of II, Y. Akers aud NJ,
Gilmore were destroyed Ak and his wife
were slightly injured, His son, Il boy about
four years old,was found on u sewing machine
under the stove, which was full or lire The
barn was lifted up aud carried away, hut the
horses were found tied 10 tho manger unhurt.
A calf similarly secured was thrown over the
manger aud hung Among the freaks of the
storm was its treatment OF u solid, well Goa.
structed fchcei thirteen posts We're lifted out
and the fence set over about yard, wagon
was carried away beyon d finding, except one
hind wheel and axle which stand just whore
they did before. A dispatch just received from
Lenox states that the storm struck about four
miles west Of there inJurlng ten persons, two
probably fatally.
Reports from Carson says: Al Wheeler
Grove q Mormon church was destroyed; j. q,
Bucklngham's house was unroOloa and other
wise badly wrecked; NJ. Oslcr's barn was de-
stroyed; Ellwood Osler's house was unroofcd |
aud v. w. Graves house, barn and cribs were
all badly wrecked. NJ, Reynolds barn was de- |
stroyed, John Evans out building was blown
away Several os the above named persona
were Victims Of the great cyclone that passed
through this section In 1880, The general
course of the storm was from the southwest
TO northeast and was accompanied by thunder,
lightning aud hail. IL was the heaviest rain
ever seen here 80 early In the season, Train
men report ono church destroyed at Strahan
aud one partly destroyed at Randolph.
The storm travelled about IS miles an hour,
going from Grlswold TO Coon Rapids In about |
thirty minutes. Reports have been received |
covering the territory from Griswold 10 Audu- |
bon, 40 miles. In that district hfty-Hyc dwell. |
ings were demolished, nine persons wounded !
one MORALLY wonderland one killed. Be-
sides this number of school children were
badly hurt at school house beyond Audubon. |
II. NJ. Phillips. OF Omaha, lost his mammoth |
stock barn In Benton township In which $50 |
head Of cattle were fed, but only three head
Of cattle were killed, and all the loss Is covered
by $4,000 insurance In the State Insurance
Company, Of Dcs Molnes. Half Of the people |
In Atlantic have been visiting the path Of the
cyclone. Everything In the track Of the storm
Is destroyed, fences and houses barns aud |
stock pens leyelcd and trees and orchards
torn down. The loss of property between
Griswold and Audubon Is estimated at $780, |
600, but this Is q low estimate and very little /
Is covered by insurance The reason the loss |
of life was so small every one had caves.
The storm struck the town OF Coon Rapids
In Carroll county, at $50 In the afternoon. II
begun about four miles south OF the town |
and Travelled with terrific force accompanied |
with rain, lightning, and thunder. As near
AS can be learned some forty buildings were |
wrecked, sixteen OF them being stores, two |
churches, and the new and handsome school |
house was totally destroyed. One boy years
old was killed, and his younger brother had
his collar bone broken. Mrs. Frlcderickson |
and two men named Kranc and Hoffman were |
seriously injured. The cyclone also threw u |
train OF II cars of the track, property Of the |
@. NJ, 81 st. Paul railway. Many persons are |
rendered entirely homeless and destitute. The |
railroad track Is covered with three feet oil |
mud. The loss at Coon Rapids, SO far AS as
certalned, Is about sl00, 900. The cyclone also
demolished many houses some four miles
north OF Coon Rapids, and It Is reported that
great many persons have been injured. The
Coon Rapids Enterprise had Its roof blown
of. The eye witnesses TO the disaster say the
scene beggars description, and 1t Is hard 10
state now with any. exact particulars what the
loss has been to life and property.
The cyclone struck Extra aud the country |
south, wrccking the home OF Mr.. WIN. Blnt. |
ncr, late first assistant door keeper Of the |
Iowa senate and school house near him
The storm then took n northeasterly course |
aud wrecked the homes Of Milt Donnclls, Viz |
ginia Smith, James Patterson, AMI Nicholas |
Martin In its track. The storm was accompa
MED by severe hail In Extra, but doing No
damage other than to break window glass and |
brighten women. Trees were twisted of and |
blown around like straws before tie wind, |
Only one boy was hurt and he not very sc
vcrely.
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