Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-08
MANY KILLED AND INJUEED
BY a Terrific Cyclone in lowa-Governo
BoIes Appeals for AID.


FIT DODGE, IA, July There are
seventy-four people dead,.sat least five
more TO die and over one hundred in
jured as the result Of the cyclone that
started at Quimby, south OF Cherokee,
and ended with awful results at Pom
eroy last night.
At Pomeroy, forty-eisht are known to
be dead, eight mortally injured
and nearly a hundred injured.
Five blocks of residences have been
completely wiped of the face OF the
earth, not more than kindling wood
being left OF them, and 200
families are homeless, many having
lost their all. The business blocks
were badly damaged and the new post
Office block and drug store completely
wrecked and seven churches, all there
was, wiped out of existence. The pecu-
mary loss in Pomeroy will reach fully
$500, 900. All is chaos there yet. The
residents are in dazed condition, and
correspondents found it very difficult to
get information. The storm did its ter
rible work in very few minutes time.
An immense amount Of damage has
been done to crops, in the path Of the
storm, which is strewn with dead horses,
cows, hogs and chickens. In every di-
rection one can look there is nothing
but wreck and ruin.
Immediately following the storm the
cries and means of the injured and dy-
ing were heard, and the willing ones
who went to work to relieve the wound
ed and remove the dead met with sights
that were awful TO behold.
People were found, limb and arm
torn of, terrible wounds on their bodies
and faces, and some with their brains
oozing out upon the ground. Many Of
the dead were terribly disfgured and
mutiated.
The old postofice building was turned
into a morgue and at one time con-
tained 90 bodies. The injured were
taken to the Good Templars' hall and
two hotels, which were converted into
hospitals The wires being al down, im-
mediately after the storm Ed Master
son mounted horse and started for
Manson, seven miles east for help, but
was stopped by a washed-out bridge.
He crossed at great risk after long de-
lay.
A special train bearing officials OF the
Illinois Central Railroad came along,
and he tagged IL and related the story
of the dreadful disaster. The train
backed to Manson Snd wired word TO
Fort Dodge, and proceeded with help
TO Pomeroy. A special train with ply
sicians and other help left this city ~
9:4O and soon the work OF relief was in
progress. Another special left this
city with nurses, bedding, food and
cofins this morning. The work Of
burying the dead was commenced this
afternoon, no less than twenty men be-
ing engaged in digging graves.
Headquarters were established in the
Pomeroy national bank where food,
subscriptions, clothing, bedding and all
offerings OF aid are being received with
gratitude. 1t is impossible 70 obtain
list OF injured, but almost complete
list OF the dead follows:
Mrs. Bessie Banks, Mrs. Dahlgren,
Mrs. NearysThomas Harmand, Andrew
j. Wilkinson, John Anderson, Mrs.
John Anderson, Mr.. Rugitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. SiIas BusIon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Netting and son, Mrs. Frank John
son, Benjamin Davis, Miss Lille
Kiefer, Roy Banks, Miss Frost, Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Marie Adams,
Mrs. Harlan. Mrs. c. K. George, Banker
E. o. Davis, Miss Ollie Lundgren, Miss
Katie Dsyy, Mrs. O'Brien, c. Il. Mar
low Mrs. Tabert. two children of j.
Beckley.
Three miles east of Pomeroy, the fol-
lowing: Mrs. DiIwith, j. p. Lungern,
SiIas Weston, Mrs. Dahlgren. Mr.. Hew-
lett and wife, A. Gorkey, Henry Geiike,
Mrs. QuInlan. her baby and Miss Allie
Maxwell, probably fatally injured
A short distance from here the follow