The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-09
CASUALTIES AT P0MER0Y
Two Hundred and Fifty Persons Either
Killed or Injured by the Tornado.
Forty Nine In the Town Alone Are Dead. Ten
or Twelve More Will Die and Fifty stand
an Even Chance of Recovering.
THE TORNADO's VICTIMS.

Over 100 Persons in the Hospitals Suffering
from Serious Wounds.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PoMERoY. Ia. July a-There are now in
the various hospitals hero 113 victims of
Thursday nights tornado. OF this mum Der
ten or twelve will die; fifty are severely
wounded. bat they stand better chance
of recovery than Of dying; ff-
teen are quite badly hurt and
the remainder have merely cuts and
bruises most Of them painful. but not
dangerous. The death list reaches total
of fOrty-nine. This does not include the
dozen or more who wero killed out in the
country and hersabouts. but imerely
those who were within the
porate limits of PomerOy when the
tornado swooped down upon the town.
Henry Gulke, who haG several bones
broken and who was injured internally.
was one OF those whO succumbed to-day.
The other was q baby. The 113 persons
now in the hos tails are not by any means
ali that were injured. fuliy fifty who
were hurt. and many of them seriously,
tbo. were taken away by friends and
relatives to adjoining towns or farm
h uses near by yesterday and to-day.
L might the streets are full OF people who
ar hO0blipg along with canes or crutchea,
or who have their arms in sings or band
ages over their heads end taoes. 1t Is.
were either killed or wounded In the tor
Dado. In addition to the list already pub.
Hsbed are the following dead:
John Betts and two children, Henry Gulke,
Hnlett. Lena Kiibe j. Moberlin, Mrs James
Miller and baby, baby named RpshtOn, Thomas
Wilkinson.
Carloads of provisions are arriving on
every train, and enough clothing to supply
ali the survivors is stacked mp in the build
ing used as the headquarters of the relief
committee. What is needed now Is money.
The victims have plenty to eat and wear.
bit they are in most cases penniless.
What little they had was their
homes and what there was in them. but
they have been blown away. Money to re.
build them Is what the relief committee is
calling for now and their needs arc likely
to be promptly met. Abundant evidence
telegram was received from the
Mayor of Sioux City saying $1,000 had
been raised there. Another from Des
Molnes snnounced that like amount had
been contributed at the capital. Emmitts-
burg sent 500 and many other towns have
promptly come TO the front IN good shape
The State Bank of POmsroy SWING a
streamer to the breeze this morning an
nouncing that funds for the sufferers would
be left there. and by O'Clock this evening
$500 had been handed in. This is mostly
from excursi0nlGts.
New York "Swiped" by q Littie Tornado
ENEw YORK, July 8.-A little tornado
tripped over this town this evening and
for tho space of five minutes made things
lively. The air had been hot and
suitry all day and at p. NJ. New
York was an exceedingly uncomfort-
able place. The thermometer stood at
4 u. NJ. n
descended upon New York. 1t hurried peo-
pie along the pavements spattering them
with water. and pursued them into
doorways: For five minutes the
with dust and then calmed down.
During those few minutes tho wind was
blowing at the rate OF thirty miles an
hour The storm was accompanied by
showers OF rain although the total
rainfall last night was not
heavy. The storm bad cooling
effect upon the atmosphere. Two men were
killed in this city by lightning. Several
yachts were upset in Bowery bay. Three
men were rescued from one boat An MP
turned row boat W as found floating after the
storm. People On the shore say they
saw man In an open boat juet as the
storm came mp. ltis thought was drowned.
The beach is strewn with the wrecks of
row and sail boats. at Rockaway
Beach the wind stirred things up lively
Reports from several sections of Long
island tell of trees aud buildings being
overturned. Along the shore considerable
damage was done. bath houses were
wrecked and board walks blown away.
Bnraboo DeIuced.
BARABoo. Wis, July s.-A deluge of
water. such es never before seen In this
vioinitv, fell last night, flooding almost
the entire city. Stumps Of trees.
sidewalks and Outhouses were float
ing through the principal streets this
morning. In some places people
had 10 move out OF their houses on account
of the Others could not get TO
their barns TO feed their stock. except in
boats. Heavy wGshouts are reported be-
tween here and Madison and traffic on the
Northwestern is at q staDdstlll. The dam
age TO standing grain Is very heavy.
THIS YEARS TOaNADOEs
Special Weather Buresu Bulletin on the