Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-07-14
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Al gsya DestHoiire stern, S,oesps Ovsr Por-
dons Of IoIra.
y Mason City (la. dispatch; A terribly
devastating cyclone swept down with
denoniae fury upon a number of the
= towns along the Chicago, Milwaukee g.
? ST. Paul road yesterday. Ruthven was
: the first place struck by the cyclone, and
& Il Ii inpossible 10 estimate the extent Of
a damages done. The storm came up rap
= idly. but gave no premonition that the
< results Of its advent would prove so de.
3 vasiaEing, or its onward march 80
! fseiahted with dreadful consequences
The extent of territory over which the
4. storm swept was about one hundred
Z miles In length and nearly mile in
\ widsh. To the farming community
along this tract the blow is such one
that they cannot soon recover from its
effect To many il has blotted out Of
being the arduous tolls of a lifetime,
sweeping before il the accumulation Of
years Of toll, rendering AS naught the
fruits Of well directed industry.
Up b tic present time, strange 70 re-
late nnt q single death 10 a human being
has been reported, but many horses and
cattle were either killed by the lightning
or suffered death from tile effects OF the
wind. AZ Ruthyen, in almost a moment
of time. the clouds assumed funnel
shape ami remained apparently notion
less a. If suspended from the heavens.
Yha storm then burst in its fury, the
clouds making four successive dips in.
aide the town limits, utterly demolishing
two mAfnmoth hay barns, the power OF
the elements even being sufficient to
0vertufli All iron hay press which was
standing on the ground aud weighing
nearly Loo pounds. An agricultural
! implement house belonging 10 Root A
/ Walker was wrecked; TrRny Bros live.
ry baRy. the kirhw0od hotel, the NJ. H.
church and Tom Gins dwelling were all
levaled b. the ground Many residences
were dnmagei. and harms aud Uutbnild.
ings are scattered over the prniries.
Y Ono horse was killed in the street by n
scantllng driven completely through his
body.
Al Esnmetsslmrg the winds blew ter.
rife, but did not present the appearance
I OF q cyclone. The Catholic church, the
Burlin4ton, Cedar Rapids l. Northern
depot. and number " residences were
destroyed
AZ Cylinder another large hay barn
and q wAter tank were completely de-
snolialied. and pieces Of boards from
the bniIdings were stuck In the ground
covering mn area resembling pins ia
cushion Al Whitam0rs some buildings
we're blown down number unroofod,
aud lumber badly shaken MP The
farming country between Whitnmorc
and Knlhvcn looks dcsplate The corn.
which was promising j. shDrn 10 the
ground, and other grain Is badly dam
aged
The ssorm jumped over section Of
country east from Whitamorc, next Wis.
itIng tbs southern part ~ this county.
AT Me@sfyy, Rcnkrs' store binding WAS
blown Down aud the large cattle barn
belonging 20 Jake Nisscn Was demol.
iaheA AZ Belmont the Burlington. Ce
daE Rapid & Northern depot and a
nuxnleg Of business and residence build.
ings were shattered. Route Agent Eli.
osk who came up from the southern
part ~ thc state to-day over the Iowa
Central, states that the CROPS along tho
road W. daSnaged 60 the extent Of siO0,.
coo. Tho storm. financially, was one Of
the worst that ever visited Iowa.
Waterloo special A terrific wind aud
rain storm through the Cedar valley
yesterday did almost incaiculnblu dam.
age b growing grain, Barley oats aud
corn atlifered most About a thousand
axcurNionists were camping on the
banks Of the Cedar. above aud below
this place, and oil were subjected 90 one
Of the horccst storms known in this sec.
ti0n IoF over ten years. A yacht carry.
ing che Waterloo orchestra was cap.
sized, and 4. X, fasslct, Of ST. Isonis
who accompanied the party, was rescued
from she river with great difficulty. AZ
Cedar Falls the large canning factory
was nnroofed; also the opera house and
nHmerous dWcllincB Eighteen houses
and BARN were partially or entirely de-
mollshed between Cedar Falls. seven
miles distant, and Junction City, ono
and Ono.half miles from Cedar Falls.
No aeEions damage was done here, the
tornado passing over at great height.
No Ioss Of lito was reported, hut consid.
cradle Ntock WINS killed. by liRhtninr.