Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-08

lessen the number of patients in each. This was no easy task, for there was no place to put them.
 The Injured Dying.
 Company D, Fourth regiment, of Fort Dodge, commanded by Lieutenant w. F. Chattaud, 70 strong, arrived with a full camp equipment. Their tents were close to the hospital, and into these many of the sufferers were placed. They were not par ticularly comfortable here, however, for the sun was intensely hot and caused tho thermometer to rise over %, A death oc- cured among the injured every little while all day long. The number of those who had expired because of their injuries was placed at a dozen.
 The National bank of Pomcroy was mado the headquarters of the relief movement. Here those willing to work ar to act as nurses were assigned to A 'arjous hospi- tals, and here also provi>l D money, bed ding and clothing were received, and all of these necessaries rolled in rapidly. By 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the office of the hank was stacked clear to the ceiling with food and clothing, and boxes of each were arriving on every train. Governor Boies arrived and took charge of the wholo affair. He was first driven out over tho ruins, then he visited the hospitals and tho morgue, consulted with those who had thus far directed things and then issued n proclamation setting forth the needs of tho sufferers and calling upon the people of Iowa to contribute literally.
 The governor said the situation was far worse than he expected and assured tho people that nothing would add to their comfort and relief would be left undone. He ordered more tents from Des Moines and said he would have a company or more of soldiers on the grounds before tomor- row.
 The intense heat made it impossible to keep the bodies of the dead and those that were not claimed by relatives or friends | and by them buried or taken Iaway by noon | were placed in the graveyard by the ofll- cials. Forty graves were dug and filled with dead up to clock last evening and | at that hour the fitting lanterns in the cemetery showed plainly that the work of burials was going on still
 Freaks of tho Cyclone.
 The escape of the Lowery family was a strange one. They were sitting on their veranda when the storm came along. A COW that was standing 30 yards away was blown right through the house, and the | latter. all save the veranda, was demol | ished. Not piece of furniture that was | in the house escaped being broken. One of the first things that greeted the hundreds of visitors that poured into town I was a tulL grown rooster without a feathe upon him. He looked as if he had been | plucked and singed. There was not even a pin feather left. He strutted mp and down the principal thoroughfares, Tapping his naked wings and growing in loud voice The body of sam Maxwell, who was killed | along with two of his children, was found | under a broken rec 10 yards from [ he house | from where he was blown. On his breast was torn and mutilated copy of the | Bible Around this and passing also many times around the body of the dead man were | several strings of dried apples.
 The Torches were all horribly manGled | When the rescuinE party visited the site oi the Torches house and commenced tC | delve among the timbers for the dead, the first thing that greeted them was the smil ing face of the baby. He was laughing and I shouting and clsppinG his hands with Glee unmindful of the fact that close by his sidt | were the mangled remains of his parents and brothers and sisters. Not scratch was found upon him. The tornado dwelt gently also with the baby of Silas Rushton He and his wife were killed. but their child escaped with scarcely a bruise. It was blown 800 feet and landed among a bunch of sharp slivers, but not one of them en
 tered the flesh of tho little one,
 The body of an unknown man, apparent
 ly about 60 years old. was found among tn,
 ruined houses in the residence district. 4 neck yoke had been driven through hi
 breast. Four unknown children wer
 picked from under the ruins of a house il
 the southern part Of the town. They hat
 evidently been dead many hours. Two Q
 them. boys, sustained fractures of tn, skull. X splinter had bten driven through the shoulder of one