The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-07-13
AN AWFUL DEATH-SwIRl.
OVEN so KILLED BY A CYCLONE
IN IOWA.
75 People Fatally Injured and Twice
That Many Have Broken Bones,
Bad Cuts or Cruises.

Fifiy.three dead. IS fatally injured and
$50 with broken limbs. cuts aud bruises tell
what tornado OF Thursday night accom-
plished. The town of Pomcroy is one com
plete wreck. There Is scarcely house LEFT
standing. About Is ncrrs of debris consti.
tutes now what was thriving village.
splinters are all that remain Pomeroy is
part and parcel OF the prairie. the death
dealing wind having left II barren and dos.
olate. Scarcely tree remains. Piles OF
broken timbers and an occasional piece oI
furniture are all that can he found OF what
was once the largest building in the place
Over $50 houses were destroyed and tho
money loss on these and their contents Is
placed at 100000.
The following Is list OF the dead. a, far
as they have been identified:
Mrs. Maria Adams, A. Forche, A, J
Wilkinson. Henry Geik, Mrs. TilIic John.
son, Mrs. c. Il. George, Lena Kiefer, W
Arnold and wife. Mr. and Mrs Mulet, Mrs
DahlgreR Mrs. Anderson. Mrs Talbert
Roy Banks, Silas Rushton. J. y. Lundgrcn
Mr.. Dillenuth, ollie Lundgren, Bessie
Banks. Mrs, ID. L. Brien. Baby O'Brien,
Mrs. NJ. Quinlan Baby Quin!an. ]. VI. o..
Brien, Allie Maxwell. Ollie Frost Ezra o.
Dayy. Baby Dahlgren, Grover Black Geor
gie Black Samuel Maxwell. Richard
George, Mrs. y. J. Harlowe, two children
Of John Breckley.
Several little babes have been found alive
aud well, but II has been found impossible
10 find their parents Nearly every jured
person had an arm or leg broken or wa,
terribly cut or bruised.
Everywhere about Po rcr y were dead
and dying people, "A dozen men were delving
graves In the burying ground and the hears,
was Kept busy carrying the victims to their
last resting place. Doctors from a dozen or
more places hurried through the streets nnd
in their wake followed Squads ot soldiers
carrying collins. Special trans from all the
surrounding towns brought thousands whc
were ready to take part IN the work of carins
for the dead and wounded. Clothing. food
aud medicines were shipped IN by the ton.
Thursday nightin poineroy was one that
will never be forgotten by those who were
here. Darkness followed quickly in the
wake OF the tornado. and those who cscap
cd death and injury were compelled 10
groLe their way along the ruined homes.
guided along by the cry OF 80 ne poor un-
fortunate one who WAS pinned under the
falling timbers. Al most every light Of any
description WAS destroyed. and the prope
from TT. Dodge ami the surrounding places
who were the first TO reach the scene failed
10 bring lanterns with them. The search fur
the victims, therefore, was necessarily slow
until morning came. II was ,iot until the
first streaks of light appeared in the East
that the enormity OF the disaster drwncl
dpon the people. They looked out where
once city stood aud saw nothing but
timber strewn praire.
The tornado came from the Northwest
All those who saw II agree that it was not
the funnel shaped species. but came bound.
ing along the prairie like huge ball Ii was
OF dark green color and was accompanied
by terrific noise. There are many who
saw il when II was far out of town. These
gave the alarm, and many were prepared
for the monster when II reached the village
Most of the people. however. became panic
stricken, They ran out oftheir houses and
fled up the streets crying and shrieking till
sruck by the flying timbers or whirling
trees. The cooler ones made for the two
caves IN the southeast part OF ihe -teHq'.-
built expressly for such occasions as this
Into one of these caves collected % people
and in another one 10. All escaped without
u scratch. The tornado struck the town
about 500 o cloct. II was followed by
ter rifle rain storm. The path of the storm
seems to have been about all eighth Of
mile In width and 20 miles long. The death
list out in the country is heavy and many
of the nelghboring towns report many cas-.
ualtes. In Fairfield, Cherokee county, IL
were killed Eight are reported killei ut
Storm Lake and many other places give no
tice OF one or two deaths.