Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-15
CYCLONE INlowA.


ty, was practically wiped out at Z
o'clock Thursday evening by a cyclone.
Between fifty ahd sixty people were
killed and nearly 100 were injured, many
of whom will die. The utmost confusion
followed the advent of the storm, and
it was several hours before the condi-
tion of affairs there was known. AS
soon as the true state of affairs was
learned relief trains over the Illinois
Central were sent out with q corps OF
physicians, tents and provisions.
The town was in total darkness and
the streets were filed with the wrecks
of homes and business houses. The
scenes were appalling as men with lam
terms went about in the debris. In some
instances entire families were wiped
out, the mangled remains being found in
the ruin of their homes. The cries of
the injured were heartrending, and the
general confusion was increased by the
wailing of the survivors who were sep
arated from friends or who had relatives
in the wrecks. The work of rescue was
slow and the trainload of helpers made
little Roadway.
Among the dead are Mrs. w. E.
Davie, wife of the station agent, her
sister and DIR. White. Between fifty
and 100 more are reported dead or fa.
tally injured Among the latter is l..
w. Moody, one of the most prominent
citizens of the place.
The south half of the town was razed.
There was no place there to care for the
injured, and a church which was
just outside the track of the
storm was turned into hos
pital. In here the surgeons worked
by the aid of lanterns and
lamps. Those with broken bones were
stretched upon the long pews, while
others who needed surgical attention
on less severe injuries We're compelled to
stand or lie upon the floor and await
their turn. The dead We're laid out upon
the ground in vacant lot at the edge of
the devastated district. Through the
narrow aisles left between the dead
bodies the survivors passed looking for
lost ones. In the confusion it was inn
possible to secure list of the fatalities.
All telegraph commune alton was cut
off and trains could only be run to the
edge of the town.
FONDA, Ia, July "A terrific tornado
passed west and south of this place be-
tween and o'clock Thursday even
ing demolishing buildings and groves,
| injuring many people, and causing the
death of eight persons near the town
who have been heard from. The dead
| are: John Detwiler, who lived half
| mile southeast of Fonda; Mrs.
Amos II. Carton and two chill
| dren; Ed. Sargent, Sam Hersham,
d. E. Miller and two other members of
his family. A great many buildings
We're demolished.
| MERIDEN, Ia, July IA tornado
swept with terrific force over Cherokee
county at ) o'clock Thursday afternoon,
killing fourteen persons and doing at
least 100000 damage to property.
| Everything is confusion and wires are
down in every direction. The
cyclone cut swath from 1
| to miles wide. 1t is inn
| of any of the dead. Many njured have
been taken to Cherokee and placed
under the care of physicians. Houses,
barns and fences We're strewn over the
| valley for miles. Hundreds of acres of
crops are utterly ruined and probably
500 people in the farming communities
are wholly homeless
Sioux CITY, Ia, July IA cyclone,
accompanied by heavy rain and hail,
| passed over Cherokee, Buenn Vista, Ida,
| Sac and Pocahontas counties late
| Thursday afternoon. Wires are down
and little can be learned. The cyclone
| St,.,,nl. inst of Opin1ou In,
Cherokee county and did much damage
to property. Many buildin gs We're
wrecked Mrs. Allen Warburton, of
i Quimby, was killed. Manson is re.
ported to have been half destroyed and
many lives lost. The storm swept across
the country nearly eastward, destroy.
ing crops and buildings in its path.
1t is estimated over 100 persons were
killed or wounded.
AT Quimby four churches were
wrecked and number of residences
literally reduced to splinters. Fires
were started in three localities by
lightning. The storm center appeared
to pass 4 miles west of the town
where for many miles nothing
was left standing. Jacob Beecher,
y
ing timber and instantly killed. His
5-year-old daughter was also killed and
his wife and four children dangerously
hurt. Charles Lothian, another
farmer, is reported dead. Thomas
Wall and his child had their legs
broken. and his wife's spine hurt
so that she will die. Others in the
same neighborhood reported dead are
Joseph Slate, Thomas johnson and
Henry S.raub An old man named w.
r. Clemens and his wife were severely
injured.
LAKEFlELD, Mimi, July IA cyclone
struck here about 9:3O Wednesday
night, doing considerable damage to
buildings The S. Y Hyde warehouse
is down and the steeple of the
Methodist church is gone. A large
number of barns were destroyed.
Several lives are reported to
have been lost in the country near