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

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hessy zasi fresa 1snyof The nesxhhering
ta.ns srpsrt MACY e~snaites fssr-
tsisi ~ ctensss esoasy, ssssilas the
taf.I nnnhsr II dead ffts~n. exht
IsHs are repeated kiilsd Al storm Lake,
.nf many ofhss pi4ers give nosss~ Il
oae 90 40 deA,Ls. II go not until
ne<a f4si<y that tbs swk q sssrss
s.ally hegsa. By kat time there wzs
= cd supply "a d-secsss. sos iarUs enough
=, sever. ~ care for the wounded The
..siles Il Fonda and Fort Dodge seut
osst al sar-es and there wss . flentsfuf
slpss, u hesti.ng and fo<zd. As rapsdiy
a. pz.Anls the injured vsss taksa ~
80 isapfosisei ha~pstzi and given uledi-
cal atssntioa-
Hospital Quarters scsrse-
ftsa. soon found. however that the
buildings es-i Zoe tins porpos, we're Tar
To- suali zsi sassts v~ss uas<ts To
is~sru the number a p~toats IN each.
Thi= Gas no easy task. fos there Ma ro
place To pat thru- Abolf tnas time.
h.ax-ser. Company II. foerth regiment
~ Fort Iosige. eomnsnded by Lieut. w.
=. chattan. fefty stronsf arrived with =
f.4li r4np es.uspnass.L Their tsnfs we're
clos o. The hospital aud into th-sc many
sufferers xere PLACED They were not
PARTICULARLY ccmsortxbte hrre. however,
for The san xas intensely hot aud caused
tbs thermonaeter To- riss into the lxneties.
A death occurred smong the irluroi
every little shile al dag long. The
numb~s q thors who had sxpsfcd a
their sasanss up ~ taas evening vas
piacvd al ioz.a-
Tho National bank II fomeroy xss
msEte the headquarters q the frlsf
ussvem~ne Hero thcss wiling to work
- - at - nur-cs wero ssssgnsd 60 tho
ariotl~ hospitals. and hero Ata provs~-
ofs-. fnooey. h<dding and clothing we're
rucssyed aad ali II these n~ces~zrses
cane in rapiIily. tsosesnos Boaes ar
rlsesl AZ o clock and took charge Of the
y hsis affair. tie was first driven out
Over TIE ruins. thea he visited the hos
pft~i- and the morgue. consulted with
these who had thus far directed things.
and then iasu-sf proclamation setfing
fsrlh Inc aee.is "a the sufferers and
c4iisBS opon tAe people II Iowa 10 con
trioute ii1cra..y-
sorsy Graves t1sl-<i-
The governor ssid the situation w,s
fa- so-s@ than he expected. add assured
fae p-ople that nothing that would add
- iftsr comfort and service would be
iieft' ansiane tie ordered more tents
irsn hes Moin-s. snd szhd he would
have a company of more IT soldiers on
tao ground before tomorrow. The In.
sn-~ heat male IL impossible 10 keep
The bosiies % the dead. and these that
we're Dot claimed by relatives or friends
add - them buried or taken away 10y
ntoa ser. places IA the graveyard by
Tie oiiieiais. Forty graves were dug
Az Sled With dead up 10 . O'Clock this
-veEiux. and u that hour the fitting
lanfeFs : IN the cem-tery showed plainly
that ii.e ~ork 4 burial vas still going
"a.
Following IL the list of the dead; MIRA
Mara ADAMS. A. torche. \ j. Wilkin-
90. Henry Geikc. Mrs lilly johnson.
Nrs g. X tss4orge. Lena Keller. aged 10;
.
iuiet Mrs. Dshlgren. Mrs. Anderson.
Nfs rallsrt 70, tanks. aged >; Silas
Sushton. T.. Lungren, Old
NJ Diilcmcth. Ollie Lundgrsn,
,is-si- Hsmks. aged II; Mrs.
r. l. Omen. Baby UBricn.
Mrs " QuiElzn. Raty Quinlsn. J. NJ.
yfiirn Allie Maxwell. Ollie Frost aged
i. Ezra q. Dsvy. Benjamin Davy. Baby
pehlgrcn. Grover Black. Georgia Black.
SAN Maxwell. Richard George, Mira h.
J. HsrioS-. two chiidr,n Of John Beck
lev
several little habies have been found
Give and seil. but il has been lmpossi-
10 O. lind parents Cor them. A com
giet. list q the Injured cannot be given
u this time Nearly every one injured
has AZ arm 90 Ieg broken or were ter
nbly cut and bruised
Wall or Orphans
There vas much trouble In securing
col'ins. and by tonight the supply of the
towns m this vicinity had been
willing hands dragged the dead and
dying animals. With which the ground
scensd ~ be literally rtrewn. 20 points
On the outskirts a the town. piled them
IN tig heaps and covered them with the
r-fDasrs - the houses and applied the
torch Fully dozen % these strange
bonsres were kept going ali the after
noon Whole fanliilss we're IN many IA.
stances wiped cut by the
tornado and houses that en-.
tanned al the way from -four
g. eight tersons. not more than one ss-
raped alive Husbands have been LETT
~ilhont wife o. children. children ars
LETT orphans and there ara fifteen 81
mere somen m Pomrroy tonight rlsc
have neither husband nor children left
The grief ~ thoee bercft u The ones
they bold most dear Is something hor
-ll4e - witness They walk Up and
down IN front - the spot that marks the
plsse- where stood their happy houIs<
crying ard sebbsng and refusing % -
epmfor.ed Nost horrible ~ all is The wal
. the littis children robbed % home ard
- another ard father and in eDae cnse.
a. brothers ard sisters ton The Fate n
IT, it,rhria famiiy - sal ou~ IL COZ
~ssfpti - nloth-r. father and two child
ren. bata xirls Their house va- reduces,
10 -yiintet- and all save the mother esrs
kiiip@t Tie reaisins - the father ser.
ptesed up under the broken piec.-s 4
his house tut the children were f0un.
BARRED anisr tn@ ruin. u house ils
Yards sssy They were horribly maa
xle.l Mrs fnehreo si~o suffered sewers
iei0fie-. teiex tsdly hurt about Cd,
Lead ADD shoulders sshe = "a the hos
rssal bat there - not olach hop@ - be-
r~s-1yery
n~sfh's twfai Forp-
e. a. i'assy eashser e the Bank a
~ famrros. ukose house va Fight "a
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