Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-08
TIE IOWA TORNADO.
MANY Human Lives Lost and Scores
Of People Injured.
WHOLE FAMILIES WIPED OUT.
a,e Town Of Pomeroy Destroyed and
ot,.r towns Partially 10 Ruins.
.hc Devastation Great.

ri c..v (rA, IOWA, Juiy IA teieSiah
# t.-.., ,-a' that five entire families |
81 ft.... away at Alta, but full list of |
IA ....... cannot be had. ID. Il. Miller |
~ ..t. aavo been killed. Mrs. Cor |
81 .,..l l..l instantly by the wreck OF |
"a ...- aad nothing has been found of |
s# ., .. seven.
.... can hc found Of Edward Sar-
,... Lis family Of five. They arc |
81 Foo ho dead. Sam Hersham, wife. |
.4. children are missing. All were |
.. av.v aud are Thought 20 be dead.
r-...s.rrvug from tho east on the lili-
81 Contra. came into Sioux CltY last |
n tfv.t4 an the glass in the cars broken.
n t..iumen say they ran through a
II ..- laI-storm, but encountered no
81 b. ,..rlv. little town cast Of Chero- |
a . ,.at houses are reported wrecked.
q .. least two persons are known TO
u .an kllod. They are Mrs. Allen
81 ..-..-tsa aud Mrs. MlhneauK.
. ,lc news can be had from the
4 ....r itls expected the loss Of life will
t...l 20 We very great, as the region
,.-...n which the cyclone passed was
populated.
& .uWS TkRIIALtY DESTROYED.
r- UwGE. IA. July 7.-Pomeroy, q
4 ..gr inhabitants. IN Calhoun coun-
'.. r., lasualiy wiped out last night by
E.ts..u fifty and one hundred were
l... Nearly two hundred were injured,
r...t .i whom VIII die.
....u,s were appalling as men went
e..t with lanterns IN the debris In
.. instances entire families we're wiped
4 .... ma their maagled remains are beng
..Ila tie ruins of their homes.
I. t.ufh half 0f the town was raZed.
.... ... tu- no place 70 care for the injured,
... u church outside tho track OF the
4 steam Uas used as hospital.
rumrY.sEyrS DEAD BODIES.
U Noivts. a.. July 7.-Governor Boies
f.. received "a telegram from Nlce.Presl-
l.af II.rucan, OF the Illinois Central now
a. I.ucr1v. stating that thirty-seVen
.I bodies had been found III that To-
l4.fy. .-
Io,frnoY TSuEELY DESTROYED.
r4-gaY. H.. July -tifty-threo dead,
s...lft-Ey. fatally injured and $50 with
i .r.Atr Luus. cuts. and bruises more or
... ..t.rs TITS ls what tho tornado OF
I... night accomplishing ia the matter oI
.,...ir The town OF Pomeroy Is IA COM
r..i. wreck. There ls scarcely house
..t- --.if,l.. About Gttecn acres OF "'br'"
....-.ttuta now what was Yesterday
4 '.-.t.l. village. Splnters are All that re-
4 ..r. Scarcely tree romans. PIES ot
Ir.Aru timber and an occasional piece. oi
.
..- .re Of the largest buildings IN the
r..r. Two hundred and nifty houses IN
.. were DESTROYED. and the money loss on
4 t.... l.l tlrlr cOut4u Is placed at
e.I.O..
1--WE A HUGE BAIL.
I'll. ..rradl-ior such u wOs-camo
f-.gi OH. northeast. All those who saw u
r.-.. tLai % was not OF the funne-shaped
.u..I.. hat came bounding along the
tr..rir like a huge ball. IL was of dark
rfs.u color and was ACCOMPANIED OY
terrific noise. Many saw II when II was
Pr out ot town. these gave the fs
u..r.I. uuI sOm" were prepared TOT
fI. monster when 1t reached the
-, .Il-. N.-t Df tho people however.
II I..au. p4nl.-.tricken. lhcY ran out OF
a ..sr house. aui lied up the streets cry
.auJ -"r .ug till struck uy ny ing tlih-
I.r. .uI wL.rIug trees. The cooler ones
.N.,.r especially those who were near
-. f..i. ODD 's tpr tnc TWO caves IN the
4 ...ti.l-. part of the town, built oSpe-
...... f.r .4-t such occasions ns TINS. Into
.... tlU-r caves collected twentY-hVe
.u.. 4ul iuuu1thor one five. All escaped
4 ..f..lr D. scratch.
f-.- Drstty well agreed that the tornado
t.I.. fia town about $50 O'CLOCK.
..l..r before tins u was exceedingly
...,I -ultIy and save for few small
...I.. t.lr, was no evidence of the ap-
.|... .Iu- WuIflwlui. IN" cyclone was
... ID f.W minutes duration ana was
Ir ID terrific raiu-storm, which
tu..i 90 intervals more or less
.-..ut thr night The path OF the
. ... ..,,u- tl Doe about an eighth OF
... y..c DlI twenty miles long.
pr,ru.usT HEAVY.
.f laliu-h-t out M the country Is
... ulg many Of tho nelghborlng towns
...t many casualties. In falrheid
Lau county. thc number Of dead Is
4 Ir.rhf more are TepUrtpl killed AT
l.la. aud many other places give
r.....t uu- or two deaths.
al- mot uu'l noon to-day that the
90 rescue really began. By that time
U4- good supply Of doctors, not
... enough. however. u care Tor the
..sI IAr ladies Of Fort Dodge went
.....- aul There was plentiful sup
... .. bedding aud food As rapidly as
$3.50 OBJ. injured were taken 10 i'm
... 3 YitaIs and given medical atieh-
Ih. iuldlNgs. however, were ln-
....I. f. tile needs of the injured.
..- rf militia from Fort Dodge
..t choir teut.. and these were used
... L....fi. purposes. The heat of the sun
... ,.F rr.lt the thermometer rising
..l.. OBJ. uutt't4. The tents were very
... lll trc deaths among the injured
s.". frequent.
I.,..t.a-e Loat made It impossible 10
.... f.r t.I.-. of the dead, and those
...t SON. not claimed by relatives or
...u.- -r1 us them buried or taken away
.. ..... N,Ie placed IA the graveyard oy
Al. Forty graves had been Dug
... '.l with dead mp tO = o'clock TINS
.....,.. suI 40 that hour tho fitting Ian
...-, .H tae cemetery showed plainly that
o.. No.A u. tuua. WAS gong on silli.
NA,irs or IHE uRAD.
The following Is Inst OF the dead, so
t.I lf t.rg lave been identified: Airs.
.f.ra Atln,. A.. Furcle. A. j. Wilkinson,
fl.rrr CyI.. Mgs. IAie Johnson, Mrs. {.
a. George Lena hciier. aged 10; W. Ar
i.I and WIFE Nj. and Mrs Hulet, MrS
us.lsr.u. Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Ialbert
... IsL.s. aged s.: Siias kushton, j. T.
I4.r,r. Mr Dllcmuth, Olio Lungren
f.. Banks. ncvd ~: Mrs d. J.. OBuon
... taly. Mr-. QWulan and baby, ). NJ.
DLl.u. Allie Maxwell Lille Frost, aged
Ilrl O.. Dayy, benjamin Dayy, BABY
-a.I.rru. Grover Black, George Black,
...Io Maxwell. Richard George, Mrs.
4 I... liafloWc, aud ;wO children OF John
L.,44.t.
LNIEs WITHOUT PARENrs.
Several hftlo babies have been found
uly, ali We'll. but 70 has been impossible
g. lll parents foT them.
If. National Bank OF POmerOy was made
t. .,43iC4ltcrs 0f the relief movement
s t...o willing 10 work or 70 act as
U.f- assigned 10 the various hospl-
4 '..- end stfc. also, provisions. money, bed.
.. -ut clothing were received, ana All on
reess4ries rolled IA rapidly. By
O'clock Toe ot0ce Ot the bank was stacked
a Dv.t tl t-e ceiling with food and clothing,
..l boxes ot each were arriving on every
81 t...L-
guE GOVERNOR IL CHARGE.
ii Hyr.,t Bo.es arrived Ut o'clock aud
X .afg. uf the whole affair. He was
n Driven out over the runs, then be
IA vested tit Hospitals and the mOrgue, con-
FL tuit- ta those who had thus far direct
= g. 'i'hs. ald then issued proclamation
q. s-l.ac tor!l the needs Of the sufferers
81 eLd ealing upon the people Of Iowa 10
celinbut. literally.
ihe Do'pfn0f said tho situation was far
Nof7e iL"u he expected 10 fnd 1t, and
assured tlo people that nothing that
would aAi io their comfort and relief
would be- l~it uudone. lie ordered more
feLts from Da- Holus. aud said he would