The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-12
;, Iowa's Terrible Tornado.

Sioux CITY, iowa. July IA telegram
from Fonda states that five entire families
were blown away at Alta, but the full list
of fatal accidents cannot be had. D. Z.
Miller is known to have been killed.
Mrs. Gordon was killed instantly by the
wreck Of her house and nothing has been
found Of the family Of seven. No trace
can be found Of Edward Sergeant and
his family of five. They are supposed to
be dead. Sam Hersham, wife and two
children are missing. Mrs. Hersham was
in confinement when the storm broke.
All were blown away and are thought to
be dead.
Trains arriving from the East on tho
Illinois Central came into Sioux City last
night with all the glass in the cars bro
ken. The train men say they ran through
severe hail storm, but encountered no
great wind.
At Quimby, little town east Of Chero-
kee, many houses are reported wrecked,
and at least two persons are known to
have been killed, They are Mrs. Allen
Warbarton and Mrs. Molineaux, When
news can be had from the country IL is
expected that the loss of life will be found
to be very great, as the region through
which the Cyclone passed is thiokly pop.
ulated.
Fort DoDaE, iowa, July 7.-Pomeroy,
q town of nine hundred inhabitants in
Calhoun County, was partially wiped out
last night by cyclone. Between ffty
and one hundred persons were killed and
nearly two hundred injured, most Of
whom will die. The scene were appall:
ing as men went. about With lanterns
among the debris. In some instances
entire families were wiped out, their
mangled remains being found in the
ruins of their homes. The south half of
the town was RACED. There was no place
to care for the injured, and 2 church
Just outside the track Of tho storm was
used as hospital.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, July 7.-Govsrnor
Boies has receiYed telegram from Vice
President Harrigan, of the Illinois Cen.
tral Road, now at Pomeroy, stating that
thirty-seven dead bodies have been found
in that locality.
A LATTER ACCOUNT FROM PoMERoY.
PoMERoY, Iowa, July 7.-Fifty-threa
dead, seyanty-fiya fatally injured and one
hundred md Afty with broken Hmbs,
cuts and -Qises mere or less severe-
this is ~ the tornado Of laat night
accomp shed In the matter Of casualties.
The towr Of Pomeroy is one complete
wreck. 1nere Is scarcely house left
standing: About fifteen acres Of debris
constitute now what was yesterday
Scarcely a tree remains. Piles of broken
timbers and occasional pieces Of furniture
are all that can be found of what were
once the largest buildings in the place.
Two hundred and fifty houses were in
all destroyed, and the money loss on
these and their contents is placed ats2oo,-
600.
The tornado, for such 1t was, came from
the northwest. All who saw 1t agree
that it was not of the funnel shape
species, but carpe bounding along the
prairie like huge ball. It was Of 9 dark
green color and accompanied by terrific
noise, Many saw 1t whom it was far out
oftown, Those gave the alarm and many
were prepared for the monster when 1t
reached the village. Most Of the people,
however, became panic-strioken. They
ran out Of their houses and fed up the
streets, crying and shrieking till struck
by the iylpg tim mbsrs Of whirling trees.
The cooler Gles, however, especially
those who were near to them, made for
two caves in the southeast part Of the
town, built especially for such occasions
as this. Into one Of these caves collected
twenty-five people and in another one
five, ALI escaped without scratch.
It is pretty yell agreed that the tornado
struck the town about 6.a0 O'CLOCK. Half
an hour before this it was exceedingly
sultry and save for few small clouds
there was no evidence of the approaching
whirlwind. The tornado was Of but few
minutes duration and was followed by q
terrific rain storm, which continued at
intervals more or less throughout the
night. The path Of the storm seer seems TO e
twenty miles long.
The death list out in the country is
heavy, and many of the neighhoripg
towns report many casualties, In Fair
field, In Cherokee County, the number Of
dead is fifteen. Eight more are reported
killed at Storm Lake, and many other
places give notice OF one or two deaths.
It was not until noon to-day that the
work of rescue began, BY that time
there was good supply of doctors, not
large enough, however, to care for the
wounded, Ladies' Of Fort Dodge went as
nurses, and there was plentiful supply
of bedding and food,
AS rapidly as possible the injured were
taken to improvised hospitals and given
medical attention. The buildings were
inadequate to the needs of the injured.
A company of militia from Fort Dodge
brought their tents, and these were used
for hospital purposes. The heat of the
sun waa very great, the thermometer
rising among the ninetles. The tents
were very hot, and deaths among the
injured were very frequent. The intense
heat made itimpossible it to keep the bodies
of the dead, and those that were not
claimed by relatives or friends and by
them buried or taken away by noon were
placed in the graveyard by the officials.
Forty graves were dug and filled with
dead up to 8 o'clock this evening, and at
that hour the fitting lanterns In the GEM
etery showed plainly that the work of
burial was going on still.
Hundreds of willing hands dragged the