The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
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Crops Beaten Into tho Ground. Buildings
Demolished, Live stock Killed and .
Number Of Persons Hurt During Rece1
storms.
MASON CITY, Ia, July "a cyclone
swept down upon a number Of towns along
the Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul road
Wednesday. Ruthven was the first place
struck. It il impossible TO esti@
mate the extent of the damage
dome there. The territory over which,
the storm passed Is about 100 mile1
width. To the farming community along
this tract the blow is severe. Up To the
present time not a single death TO q human
being has been reported, but many horses
and cattle were killed. At Ruthven tho
storm demolished two mammoth hay
barns. An iron hay press weighing
nearly 1,000 pounds was overturned.
An agricultural-implement house be-
longing to Root e. Walker was
wrecked. Trapp Brothers livery barn, the
Kirkwood Hotel, the Methodist Episcopal
church and Tom Gifts dwelling were all
leveled to the ground. Many residences
were damaged, and barns and outbuildings
are scattered over the prairies- One horse
was killed in the street BY q scantling be-
ing driven completely through his body.
At Emmetsburg the wind blew . gale,
but did not present the appearance of .
cyclone. The Catholic church, the Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern depot
and a number Of residences were de-
stroyed.
4 Town SWEPT AWAY.
At Calendar large hay barn and Wa
ter tank, all there was Of the town, wero
completely demolished, and pieces Of
boards from the buildings were stuck in the
ground, extending over an area OF forty
acres, resembling pins in . cushion.
At Whittemore some buildings were
blown down, number unroofed and many
badly shaken up. The farming country
between Whittemore and Ruthven looks
dcsolate. The corn, which looked promis-
ing, is shorn to the ground, and other grain
is damaged. The storm jumped over .
section of country east from Nhittemoro,
next visiting the south part of this
county. At Meservey. Renke's store
building was blown down and the large
cattle barn belonging to Jake Missen was
demolished. At Belmond the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern depot and .
number Of business and residence build
ings were shattered. Route Agent Elliott,
who came up from the south part OF the
State yesterday over the Iowa Central,
says the crops along that road are dam
aged to the extent of $4,000 1
WATERLOO Ia, July "a terrific wind
and rain-storm through Cedar valley
Wednesday did almost incalculablc dam
age to grain. Barley, oats and corn SUI
fered most About 1,OO0 excursionists were
camping along the banks Of the Cedar. near
this place, and all were subject to one
Of the fercest storms known in this
section for over ten years. A yacht carry
ing the Waterloo orchestra capsized and
| A. X. Fassett, Of st. Louis, who accom-
| panied the party, was rescued from the
river with great difficulty At Cedar Falls
| the large canning factory was unrOofed,
also the opera house and numerous other
dwellings. Eighteen houses and barns
were partially or entirely demolished
between Cedar Falls, seven miles distant,
and junction City, one and one-half miles
from Cedar Falls No serious damage was
done here, the storm passing over at Q
great height. No loss of life was reported,
but considerable stock was killed by light
ming.
IN ILLINOIS AND ELSEWHERE.
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, July 6.-The storm
which passed over Rock Island County
| Wednesday afternoon was the most disas-
| trous that has visited this section in years
| The oat crop has suffered greatly.
| In the upper portion Of Rock Island
| County the streams are swollen to an
alarming extent, destroying public roads
and in some instances causing loss OF
stock. Wednesday night farmer named
Alvin Cox, while driving from celebra-
| tion in one township to his home in an
other, WAS caught in freshet and with
| his horse drowned in the current of =
stream that was hardly discernible in the
morning.
Il
PRINCETON, H., July 6.-The storm OF
wind and rain Wednesday night was un-
precedented in this section. The growing
corn was f1attencd to the ground and wheat
| and oats twisted in every direction. Large
/ shade and fruit trees were blown down
and a number Of head of stock killed in
the pastures by lightning. The damage is
very great.
/ MoAwEoUA, Ill, July 6.-Julius Shay, OF
Prairie Home this county, was instantly
killed Wednesday night during the storm
by falling tree.
STORM DISASTERS IN THE EAST.
ALBANY, N. Y, July "a furious rain,
hail and wind storm passed over Albany at
| ESQ D. m yesterday. Three great rain
4 clouds appeared to meet directly over tho
city. Trees were blown down, yachts
/ were wrecked in the river, awnings were
| ripped down and telephone wires twisted
| and crossed During the storm circus
tent collapsed.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., July 6.-This sec
| tion of the country was visited by very
severe wind and rain-storm yesterday
/ afternoon. Great damage was done ia
crops and buildings. The Pennsylva-
MIA railroad round-house at Mill
stone junction was blown down. James
Barry, Hugh Garrigan and John White,
three ball players, who were taking shell
ter from the storm, were buried in the
ruins. Garrigan had an arm and leg
broken. Barry was badly bruised and
| had q leg broken. barn on George
Plumly's farm, near Middlebush, was
also blown down. Plumly is reported
killed He was buried with the others un.
der the ruins. The dwelling and other
buildings on the farm were wrecked. Ter
rible damage is reported everywhere here
abouts from wind. hail and lightning, also
at Middlebush and Milestone.
SCRANTON, Pa, July 5.-The severest
wind, hail, rain, thunder and lightning
storm experienced in this city for many
years prevailed yesterday afternoon
bartholomew Reagan and John Armstrong
were struck by lightning and killed. Ths
rain fell in torrents, choking the sewers
and flooding the streets and cellars to thu
depth of several feet in many parts of thu
city.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July GA DESTRUCTIVE
storm visited Youngstown, O., Wednes
day night, washing out culvcrts and dam
aging streets, entailing loss OF $5,OOO
E Illuminating Mount Hood.
2 PORTLAND, Ore. July 6.-The illumina
5 ton of Mount Hood Wednesday nigh
9 proved perfect success. At IL o'cloc
, tho illumination was seen very dis
. tinctly on the summit and continued I