Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-27
UNFORTUNATE IOWA.
Tuesdays Deluge Followed
by More Rain.
The Town of MOville Almost
Completely Wiped Out.
Awful Destruction at Cherokee and
COrrectiOnville.
More Damage by Wind and Rain in Ne
braska-A Cloudburst in New
York City--A Cyclone in
Pennsylvania.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BOONE, Iowa, June 26.-The first
direct news from the scene Of the floods
on the Maple river branch of the Chi
cago and Northwestern road was re-
ceived at the company's headquarters,
this city, today. The dispatch is from
the operator at Moville, and he says
that town is almost wiped out. The
water runs in at the depot windows,
and is up to the ceilings of all the build
ings. All the houses in the fiat portion
of the town have been swept away, and
the railroad turn table is washed from
its place. Three miles of track are gone
between Moville and Kingsley, and most
OF the small bridges over the Sioux
river. The destruction is now being
supplemented by another storm raging
at the present, and extending south to
the main line of the Northwestern. 1t
is raining very hard. The storm is
travelling east.
THE FLOOD AT CoRRECTIoNvILLE.
Sioux Cry, Iowa, June 26.-A man
rode over from Correctionville to Kings
ley this evening, and telephoned here
the first particulars about the food at
the first-named point. 1t came down
the valley with terrible force, and car
ried out dam just above the town.
The houses in the lower part of the
town were carried away, and many peo-
pie had narrow escape. Two children
we're drowned. The number of houses
destroyed is not known. Five bridges
were carried away. Business houses
were flooded and great damage was done.
THE DISASTER AT CHEROKEE.
Fort DODGE, Ia, June 26.-An eyes
witness of Tuesdays food, who has just
arrived from Cherokee, states that it is
necessary for one to see to have the
least idea of the great amount of dam
age done. "Why," he exclaimed, sit
is fearful the way the immense body OF
water swept things before it Houses
We're seen to tremble, swing half round
and be carried along by the torrent.
Trees were bent and broken. The most
remarkable feature OF the disaster is
that any of the people in the track of
the flood escaped with their lives. So
far as | could learn, no lives were lost
at Cherokee and the immediate vicinity.
The storm rendered between 800 and
400 families homeless in and about Cher
okee. The amount of damage will reach
quarter OF a million dollars"
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE HOMELESS.
CHEROKEE, Ia, June 26.--Five hun
dred people were rendered homeless and
destitute by Tuesdays floods, and the
resources of Cherokee's citizens have
been taxed to the utmost to meet the
present requirements of these people.
Outside aid must be given to avert hard
ship, and Mayor Bloom has issued an
appeal for aid and telegraphed the gov
ernor for tents for shelter. Contribu-
tions sent to Mayor Bloom will be placed
in the hands of responsible executive
committee.
HUNDREDS OF DEAD CATTLE.
Fort DoDGE, Ia, June 26.-The latest
advices from Cherokee say the damage
by the flood is greater than at first re-
ported. The receding water has shown
hundreds of dead stock which were
drowned. The work of clearing away
the debris in the town and along the
railroads is in progress.