The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-07-14

great. but il is not being considered In
connection with the greater loss OF hui
man life. One of the worst features OF
terrible manner in which the bodies OF
the victims are crushed and mangled
some Of the Dead ut Pomeroy.
DIES MONIES. Ia. July 7.-Following
is partial list of killed at Pomeroy:
Mrs. Maria Adams
Mrs. c. X. George.
W. Arnold and wife.
Mrs. Michael Quinlan and baby.
j. r. Lundgren.
Miss Ollie Lundgon.
DIR. White.
Silas Rushton.
Mrs. Tillie Johnson.
Lena kicfer.
Ollie Frost.
Mrs Guss Dahlgreen.
Mr. Hulett and wife.
Mr.. Netting and wife.
BcnJamin Davey.
Ezra Davey.
Mrs. ID. l.. O'Brien and baby.
j. NJ. O'Brien.
Old Mr.. Dilismith.
Boy named Nudge.
Mrs. H. j. Harlow.
A. Fochc.
The wires are down and news hard
To obtain.
The Tornado ut storm Lake.
STORM LAKE, Ia. July "A terrific
storm passed over this place Thursday
evening between and q o'clock. Four
churches were wrecked and number
of residences literally reduced to splin-
tiers. Fires were started in three To-
calities by the lightning. The storm
center appeared to pass miles west OF
this town. where for many miles moth
ing was left standing. Several lives
| were lost. Jacob Beecher. farmer,
was struck by flying timber and in
stantly killed. His 5-year-old daugh-
ter was also killed. and his wife and
four children dangerously hurt.
Charles LOTHIAN. another farmer. is
reported dead.
Thomas Wall and his child have
broken legs, and his wife's spine is hurt
so that she will die.
Others in the same neighborhood re.
ported killed are:
Joseph Slate.
Thomas Johnson.
Henry Straub.
| An old man named w. r.. Clemens
and his wife are seriously injured.
Buildings Demolished in Norway Town,
ship.
l t.. T.s1x A hot
of buildings were demolished in Norway
township. Wright county. by the terri
BILE storm last night. One old mar
named Liable and a girl named Sehmid
were killed and number of Others
were seriously injured.
Gov. Boies Goes tn the Rescue.
DIS MONIES. Ia. July 7.--Gov. Boie'
left this morning for Pomeroy To per
sonally supcrintend relief for tn,
cyclone sufferers. Forty bodies hav,
been recovered at that place.
Tornado In Nebraska.
RoGEns. Neb.. July "A DESTRUCTIVE
tornado passed over the central part o
this county Wednesday evening. Tn
! storm struck the home Of Chris Mile
I about p. m. while the family wa
eating supper. All were injured cx
D cept the youngest child. Mr.. Mile
) had three ribs broken and was inter
4 nally injured. East and west of thi
I place barns. houses and windmills wer
; blown down and fruit trees torn up b
{ the roots. II was the mo st disastrou
! storm that ever visited this county.
The IAtest from Pomeroy.
. PoxERoY. Ia, July s.-Fifty-thre
4 dead. seventy fatally injured an
1 $50 with broken limbs. cuts an
bruises more or less severe. This
. what the tornado of Thursday nigh
accomplished in the matter of casua
il ties. The town of Pomeroy Is on
q complete wreck. There Is scarcely
: house left standing. About fiftee
y acres of debris constitutes now whs
- was Thursday a thriving villag
! Splintcrs are all that remain. Pom
p eroy is part and parcel Of the prair
= the death dealing wind have left ba
n rem and desolate. Scarcely tree r
n mains. Pieces Of broken timbers an
,e an occasional piece Of furniture are a
n that can be found Of what was ono
10 the larger buildings in the place. Tv
,e hundred and fifty were in all icstrovc
n and the money loss on these and the
,e contents is placed at 1900. 600.
re- Thursday night in Pomeroy was OF
a that will never be forgotten by tho
to | who were here Darkness follow,
th quickly in the wake Of the tornad
~ and those who escaped death and |
he jury were compelled to gropc their WI
RS among the ruined homes, guided alol
IN by the cry of some poor unfortuna
N. who was pinned under the fallen tn
nv ! bcra