The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

The Tornado at storm Lake.
STORM LAKE, Ia, July IA terrific
storm passed over this place Thursday
evening between and 6 o'clock Four
churches were wrecked and a number
of residences literally reduced to splin-
tiers. Fires were started in three lo-
calities by the lightning. The storm
center appeared to pass miles west of
this town, where for many miles moth
ing was left standing. Several lives
were lost. Jacob Beecher, farmer,
was struck by flying timber and in
stantly killed. His 5-year-old daugh-
ter was also killed, and his wife and
four children dangerously hurt
Charles LOTHIAN, another farmer, is
reported dead.
Thomas Wall and his child have
broken legs, and his wife's spine is hurt
so that she will die.
Others in the same neighborhood re-
ported killed are:
Joseph Slate.
Thomas johnson.
Henry Straub.
An old man named W. r. Clemens
and his wife are seriously injured.
buildings Demolished In Norway Town.
ship
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, July IA number
Of buildings were demolished in Norway
township, Wright county. by the terri
BILE storm last night One old man
narned Liable and girl named Schmidt
were killed and a number Of others
were seriously injured.
Gov. Boxes Goes to the Rescue.
DEs MONIES, Ia, July 7.-Goy. Boies
left this morning for Pomeroy TO per-
soaally superintend relief flr the
cyclone sufferers. Forty bodies have
been recovered at that place.
Tornado in Nebraska
ROGERS, Neb., July IA destructive
tornado passed over the central part of
this county Wednesday eveniI e. The
storm struck the home of CHRIS Miller
about 9 p. m, while the family was
eating supper. All were injured ex-
cept the youngest child. Mr.. Miller
had three ribs broken and was inter-
nally injured. East and west of this
place barns, houses and windmills were
blown down and fruit trees torn up by
the roots. II was the most disastrous
storm that ever visited this county.
The Latest from Pomeroy.
PoNERoY, Ia, July s.-Fifty-three
dead, seventy-five fatally injured and
$50 with broken limbs, cuts and
bruises more or less severe. This is
what the tornado of Thursday night
accomplished in the matter of casual
ties. The town of Pomeroy is one
complete wreck. There is scarcely a
house left standing. About fifteen
acres of debris constitutes now what
was Thursday a thriving village
Splinters are all that remain. Pom.
eroy is part and parcel of the prairie
the death dealing wind have left bar.
rem and desolate. Scarcely a tree re-
mains Pieces of broken timbers and
ao occasional piece of furniture are all
that can be found of what was once
the larger buildings in the place Two
hundred and fifty were in all destroyed,
and the money loss on these and their
contents is placed at $500, 900.
Thursday night in Pomeroy was one
that will never be forgotten by those
who were here. Darkness followed
quickly in the wake of the tornado,
aud those who escaped death and in
jny were compelled to grope their way
among the ruined homes, guided alone
BY the cry of some poor unfortunate
who was pinned under the fallen tim
bers-
Everywhere about Pomeroy yester-
day were dead and dying people. A
dozen men were digging graves in the
burying GROUND on the hill just north
Of the village, and the hearse was kept
busy carrying the victims of the storm
to their last resting places.
Doctors from dozen or more differ.
ent places hurried through the streets,
and in their wake followed soldiers
carving coffins Special trains from
all the surrounding towns brought
thousands who were ready to take
part in the work of caring for the dead
and wounded
Almost every light of any descrip-
ton whatsoever was destroyed, and
people from the surrounding places
who were the first to reach the scene
filled to bring lanterns with them.
The search for the victims therefore
was necessarily slow till morning came.
II was not till the first stresks Of light
appeared in the east that the enormity
OF the disaster dawned upon the Peo-
PIE They looked out where once
citv stood and saw nothing but tim
brr-strewn prairie. Every residence to
tie south of the railroad tracks had
disappeared, and the spires of several
! css rches in the place that only few
lh,ars before shot upward 10 the skies
lvS> nowhers to Be seen