New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
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THE WINDS PITILESS WORK.
STORIES OF TIE DEVASTATION WROUGHT
IN IOWA
BURYING THE DEAD AND AIDING THE WOUNDED
IN THE STRICKEN TOWN OF POMEROY-DE-
TAILS OF HAVOC IN THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO-DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
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TAILS OF HAVOC IN THE PATH OF THE ,
ToINADo-DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
ESTIMATED At 100000.
| Fomeroy, Iowa, July S-Forty- four is now the
number Of the dead at Pomcroy. II is one OF
the saddest scones ever witnessed, and even tho
strongest are compelled TO turn away from some
of the sights at the Ci;- Hall Hospital, where
the worst of the los injured now are Every
dwelling now standing can well he termed
hospital, all have been thrown wide open. and
from two to eight wounded are being kept in
each. Little Charles Ruscn, bright four-year-
old boy died at midnight last night, enduring
his terrible wounds to the last, heroically.
Governor Bocs is on the around and is doing
all in his power for the comfort of the wounded.
Physicians and nurses are needed badly. Ten
physicians are all that here to-day, and calls
cannot lie promptly answered. The neghboring
cities and towns are providing nurses literally.
but more are needed. OF the injured, from twelve
to twenty more well die. Reports beSng
hourly received from rural districts. 1t seems
that the storm started about mile west Of
Cherokee and followed closely the Illinois Central
Railroad, cutting a swath from One-fourth to one
half mile wide. and completely dcmolishing every
thing in its path for a distance of sixty miles
Near Fonda Mrs. +. s. Gorden and two children
were killed Near Newell John Detwler was
killed. and his wife fatally Injured. Up in Wright
County. eight miles west Of Bclmond, John Leuben
and his daughter were killed. The total deaths
from the storm thus far heard of reaches sixty
three
The work of burying the dead at Pomeroy has
begun Seventeen We're laid away late yesterday
afternoon. and to-day twenty more will be buried.
A number of bodies have been shipped away.
Scenes hcartrending relatives from a dis
tance come to gaze in the faces of their dead.
Two hundred and eight dwellings were swept COM
petcy off the face of the earth, and not a board
is left. Hardly house remains untouched, and
the business portion of Pomeroy is badly
wrecked that it can be said with truth that
Pomeroy is no more. Dead carcasses of horses,
cattle and hogs are being cleared up from the
rubbish to-day and buried.
Company g. of Fort Dodge. assisted by Company
II, from Storm Lake and Perry are on guard
night and day Ii seems that many fatalities
resulted TO those going into cellars those who
stayed above ground. The several churches are
all demolished and no services will be held to-mor-
row All is sadness and gloom.
The total amount of damage done by the
tornado in the State is conservatvely estimated
at 100000.
Cherokee Iowa. July s.-Ten dead and half
dozen dying mark the path of Thursday nights
tornado across the southern half of Cherokee
County. The storm originated near Quimby and
followed a path due east for about eight miles.
Near the place where the storm first took on
the characteristics of tornado it struck the house
of Joe" Wheeler. prosperous farmer. whose
family We're in the cellar. Mrs. Wheeler had
her arms about her aged mother-Mrs. %. NJ.
Lester-who was instantly killed by being struck
in the side by wagon spoke. The houses and
bnr all 1ybo nlnfn1 cd nd
the fields were full of dead cattle. The large
iron bridge across the river lifted from its
ricrs and thrown into the stream. The tornado
swept clean path through number of superb
farms. thc buildings being completely wrecked.
The first and most droadfll casualty occurred
at tho homo of Samucl Bugh. Bagh, his wife and
three children were killed Another child, the
last of the family, WAS fatally injured. The
bodies carried from sixty rods II half
mile from the house. and cast into the mud.
Cn the ada farm John Peters fatally
injured lie had his family in the cellar, and
Just before the house was SWEPT away went
M stairs TO close a door which had been blown
OPEN
On Slaers place young woman was blown
Thirty rods from the house and had her right leg
twisted oil at the thiah, and found two
miles away. Ida johnson, a domestic. was also
seriously injured that h. will die. Marion john
son was killed on his farm. being blown out OF
the cellar in which, with his son and two
daughters. no had taken refuge. Tie children
were saved by throwing their arms about each
other
Near Plot Grove in Cherokee County, flying
limbs struck drove of hogs, killing nearly all
If them AZ IIolstcin. little TO the south, IN
Ida County. hailsones weighing from two to
hrcc pounds cracked through the windows,
single. and Tin roofs. The country was covered
,X miles wide, and from west of iIolstein 10 east
Df Sac City thirty miles. Crops and fruit are
BADLY damaged
There is a report that eight persons were killei
n the country south of Aurelia, but it cannot bs
confirmed, although the track of the tornado
rosscd that section. and houses were blown TO
,ieccs The body of Jacob Brceclcr and his five
car-old child, who were instantly killed lirtle
onth of Storm Lake. brought to Storm
AXE yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas Will,
Who was hurt at the same place. is not expected
o live. Her back. coarbcn" and number OF
lbs are broken. Charles lothian Is still alive
mt cannot live long. BERNARD Iohannsen is still
live but is not expected TO recover, having been
brown against a. tree and received internal in
uries Edwin Weld had leg broken and his
boulder jammcd w. r. Cemons had an arm
battered. Ills wife is still unconscious from the
fleets Of blow in the back of her head James
ladc is reported as beyond recovery.
The storm moved "A swath half mile wide
Trough the farms south OF Newell Everything
4 its path was destroyed, buildings demolished
nd stock killed John Scligman. a farmer. five
liles southeast, had his dwelling blown down,
ljurng five children. two of whom cannot
over. These samples of the reports which
re now beginning to come in from many sections
rom the storm-stricl,cn area. hut the most OF the
ports lack authentic details.
The trains coming il the Illinois Central
me Yesterday encountered trees blown across the
.acll alfhonoh the greatcst violence OF the storm