Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-08

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vicinity fs4lvd - reveal tbs bodies a
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thry voraL
Ma Hsxsvs 49, auocg thoss Who
tss..k refuge ia The cav. shs remained
thefe untll after she thought tbs worst
xas over. She hal jet pat her head
Adore me ground when piece u tim
Les s.1,.ss 1yinx dong. struck her on tho
hessd ana killel her A forrh's family.
CONSISTED Il hi ns~If. vito ard five chill
dr-n. Thsy wsss all buried u the
russa ssd al cave one u the
daughters. Katie. IL yesrs Old. and
the tsby. years u ses. we're killed out
rxhs kssss " fatally injured Her
leS = broasn and hsr hssd - badly cut
Ia. Foschs woe all horribly mangled
Wksa the rs~cuins party viAitsd The
svhs q tie forchs house this morning
sad cosnnasaced so drivs among the
tSmhrrs fes the dead. the arst thing that
CRESTED them vas tho smiling face Of The
baby.
nsby Lasghs ~ Death
He Wa laughing and shouting. and
ciAppsnx kis hznds With giee. unnindful
az the fact that cio~s by his side were
the mangied remains Of his parents.
brothers and slsterA The youngster
was taken 10 the hospital and examined
Not scratch w2s found upon him.
Ihs scsnaGis DEALT gently also With
the baby Of Silzs kushtnu- lie and his
xfs we're killed. but their child escaped
with scarcely . bsuise. 10 was blown
10 feet and landed among . bunch ct
sharp stivess. hat not one OF them
en,ssed the flesh Of tho little ono.
| Alfert Lindhoim and his family Of three
wese all fatally injured The doctors
say none of them can recover.
| Their house. like nearly all the
oth.rs. was shiversd 20 kindling wood.
How they escaped instant death 10
miracle. Not even piece OF furniture
/ that was ia the house can DO found
| The Escape u the Lowry family was
! strange one. They were sitting on their
vcran Ia when the storm came along. A
COW that Was standing fifty yards away
Was blown right through the house and
the latter. al save the veranda. was de-
moiished Not piece Of furniture that
was in the house escaped being broken
4 to atoms
One Funny Incident.
One Of the first things that greeted
/ thousands Of visitors that came this
morning was full grown rooster with
out feather On hiu. lie looked - II .
had been plucxed and singed-He strutted
up and down the principal thorough
fares. tapping bis naked wings and
/ croved in a loud voice. He came out OF
the cyclone without any clothes. but he
was feeling pretty good all the same.
The body IL sam Maxwell. who was
killed along with two or his children,
was found under broken tree ten
yards from the house FROM where he was
blown. On his breast was o torn and
mutilated copy q the Holy Bible. All
the clothing had been torn away from
his bo.iy.
Nothing except kindling wood 10 left
( az the Prangc HOUSE. Prange himself
Was crushed beneath the falling timbers.
Charles Banks. from Fort Dodge. il
missing.
Ckot only l. there death and desolatioa
/ ia Pomeroy: the whole country IN the
path of the tornado il badly wrecked.
! Groves Of Immense trees were twisted
DOT by the roots. houses and barns
were blown away Fields OF corn were
DESTROYED. fences reduced To kindling
and many killed Everywhere there IL
evidences Of the havoc wrought by the
| hurricane. Droves OF cattle have been
slaughtered and carcasses dot the way
from Cherokee To this place.
The single hearpe il still making its
trips 10 the burying ground. Collins
are being carried through tho streets
from the trains to the morgue and hoe
pi,al. Every once In a while the list 81
dead IL increased by the announcement
that another one OF the injured has sue
cumbcd.
Governor Boies will spend the night
here. lie intends 10 remain on the spot
until everything posslble has been done
for the sufferers
List " injar~d nc Pomcroy-
The injured are AZ follows: Mrs. Rus
ton. both legs broken; Bessie Ropes.
baby. shoulder broken; Gus Tielm and
wife. seriously injured. Minnie Storks.
left arm broken. head and face cut: Il,
j brownell. bruised; A. Forche. aged
10. lex broken, f. Forche. left arm
broken. Y Weigerod. head cut: NJ. Ran
doll. badly bruised; Edith Maxwell. lex
broken aud head cut, I.iilie keefer.
head cut: G.. A. Stewart. left arm broken.
G. 4 Stewart. head cut and back hurt;
Nellie Frost. back hurt, Ira Stewart,
head and face cut; J. L. Dalton.
leg broker; Mr. Randall. lower jaw
broken; Mrs. Fitzgerald. bruised.
J. Willer, hurt in chest: Mrs. 4. q.
Blomberg aud tao children. head AMI
face cut and bruised. Mary SoIderstrom.
left arm broken. Line Olson. right arm
broken: ODD Man Curl. head badly hurt,
Mrs Salesman. bead and shoulder
bruised. Adam Salesman. back and head
hurt. \ j. Wlkinson. leg broken. died
this afternoon. j. r.. Wilkinson. ehest
hurt. Mrs. taky. head hack and limbs
bruised. tds Guy side and shoulders
hurt. Bertha Dsyy. head. face and body
bruiscd. George Guy. heal cut,
Mrs. John Hssey. badly BRUISED
rot expected IT, live: Lud.
wig Lailsncsier. crushed: John Rsesc.
and family all badly injured, J g.
S,chsipzes. head cut. Miss Ffoups %
Storm Lake. left arm broken: j W
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