Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-07-13

Fort Dodge, Ia, June 7.-Seventy-
four people dead, at least five more to
die and over hundred injured is the
result of a cycolne that started at
Quimby and ended with awful results
at Pomeroy last night.
At the latter place forty-eight are
dead, over hundred injured and five
blocks OF residences demolished, moth
ing remaining but kindling wood.
Two hundred families are homeless,
many having lost their all. Business
blocks were badly damaged and the
new postofice, drug store and seven
churches were completely demolished.
The loss in Pomeroy will reach fully
$4,000. All is chaos there, the resi-
dents still alive being in dazed con-
dition and it is very difficult to get in
formation.
The storm came from the northwest
and did terrible work in literally one
minutes time. An immense amount of
damage was done to crops and the path
Of animals and in every direction there
is nothing but wreck and ruin.
Immediately after the storm passed
the cries and means of the injured and
dying We're heartrending and willing
ones began the work of rescue. Their
work was sickening as the people found
were literally torn to pieces, some with
their legs or arms drawn, others suffer
ing from terrible wounds with their life
oozing out. Many of the dead were so
disfgured that they were unrecogniza-
BILE.
The old pOstoffice was turned into a
morgue and at one time contained
twenty-six bodies. The Good Temp
lars hall and hotels were TUNED into
hospitals where every effort was made
to relieve the unfortunates.
The storm wiped out communication
with the world and Ed Masterson
started on a horse for Manson for help
He was stopped by a bridge being
washed out and in attempting to ford
was nearly drowned. He hailed q spec
ial train bearing officials of the Illinois
Central and they backed to Manson.
sent for assistance and then proceeded
with help to Pomeroy.
Another train with physicians and
other help followed shortly and soon
the work of relief at Pomeroy was in
progress. A train left here with nurses.
bedding, food and collins this morning
and the interment of the dead COM
menced this afternoon
A relief committee was established
in Pomeroy and all contributions and
offerings are received with gratitude.
1t is impossible to get a list of the
injured. The dead are as follows:
Mrs. Bessie Banks, Mrs. Dah1gren,
Mrs. Neory, Thomas Harmand, Andrew
Wilkinson, John Anderson and wife,
Mrs. Hughett, Silas Buston and wife,
man named Neitige, wife and son, Mrs.
Frank johnson, Benjamin Davis, Lii
lie Keifer, Roy Bunks, Ollie Frost,
Arnold and wife, Marie Davis, Mrs.
Har1on, Mrs. George, Banker Davis,
Ollie Lungren, Katie Davy, Mrs o.
Brien and child, Mrs. Marlowe, Mrs.
Tabert, John Beckley's two children,
Mrs. Dilmith, J. P Lumgren, Silas
,,"~-on. Hewen and wife, A. Forkey,
Henry Geike, Mrs. Quinlan and child,
Allie MaseWell, Title Johnson, Beby
Dahlgren, Grover Black, George Black,
Dell Black, Samuel Maxwell, Richard
George, unknown boy.
The following were found five miles
from Fonda:
Mrs. Morton and three children, John
Detweiler.
These were found near Quimby:
Mrs. Molyneux, Mrs. Lester.
About five miles south of Aurelia
were the following fatalities:
Samuel Burgess, wife and three chill
dren, Johnson and wife, Lille and Lee
liza Slattery, unknown servant, John
Peters, L. J. Beecher and child.
Near Storm Lake were found:
Jacob Bretter and child, Jacob Bot
tinan.
South Of Newell a family was killed,
names unknown.
Many remarkable escapes are chrOn-
icled. A year-old babe was found on
the outskirts Of Il ruin entirely Invested
of clothing but uninjured. NJ. T. Null
len and family and five neighbors saved
themselves by going into a cyclone
cave, but their homes were completely
demolished.
Many dead We're found long distances
from their residences, and standing
houses had boards driven through them
by the force Of the wind. Trees in
the path of the storm were stripped
even Of bark and nothing escaped un-
injured.
Pomeroy was a thriving town of a
thousand inhabitants.
The governor, who has made a per-
sonal inspection of the ruin at Pomeroy,
has issued an urgent call to the people
of Iowa for aid.
NApOT IONIC PAINTER