The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-07-10
ANOTHER DEADLY STORM.
Sevcnty-FOur People Dead and
Eight Dying,
And About One Hundred Injured In
lowa's Destructive Cyclone.
Some ~ tho Rodiep We're Literally Tors q
ftrces. while Others Were Tmpnied ~
Sptiafers aud Timbers The work
All Done wlthln rive Minutes.

FL DopaK. Ia. July s--There ara
scventy-four people dead. at least eight
more 10 die. and over ono hundred In.
jurcd as u result Of the cyclone that
started ct Quimby. south Of Cherokee,
and ended with awful results Mt pome.
roy Thursday night
Az l'0merOy forty-two are known "a
he dead and nearly hundred injured
Five blocks Of residences have been:
completely wiped on the face Of thu
sarth. not more than kindling wood
being left II them, md euO families arr
homelcsa many having lost their all.
The business blocks were badly dam.
aged and the post Office block and
drug store completely wrecked. and
seven churches all there were wiped
out of existence.
The pecuniary loss In and around
pomeroy win reach fully $500, 900 All
Is chaos there yet Tho residents ara.
In Il dnscd condition.
The storm did ita terrible work II :
very few minutes time. An immense
amount 81 damage has been done %
crops. and the path Of tho storm
III strewn with dead horses, hogs
and chickens In every direction
that one can look there n nothing
hit wreck and ruin. Immediately FOL.
lowing the storm the cries and means
Of the injured and dying were heard,
and the willing ones who went 70 work
To relieve the wounded and remove tho
dead met with sights that were awful
to behold. People were found with q
limb aud an 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 diKHgurcd and mutilated
The old post Office building was turned
into d morgne, and 1t ono time con.
tained twenty-six bodies, The injured
wcre taken 70 the Good Templars hall
and two hotels. which were converted
into hospitals.
The wires being ali down, Immediate
~ after the storm Ed Mnsterson
mounted horse and started for Man.
son. seven miles cast, for help, but WINS
atopped by a washed-out bridge
| lie crossed ut great risk, after
Hong delay. A special train bear
ing officials 81 the Illinois Central rail-
road caine and ne tagged X md rel
lMAtti tfiE ntoEy "a - AA&tlsAA
The train backed to Manson and wired
word 10 IT. Dodge and proceeded with
help 70 Pomeroy.
The work Of burying the dead WINS
commenced Friday afternoon, no less
than twenty men being engaged In dig
ging graves
Five miles southwest of Fonda five
were killed: Mrs. Morton and three
children and John Dotwiler.
Two were killed nenr Quimby; Mrs.
Molyneux and Mrs. Lester
/ About five miles south Of Aurelin
were the following families; Samuel
Burch, wife and three children. John
johnson, Lille and Leila Slnttery. .
Ewede hired girl, name unknown. and
John Peters
i Southwest Of Storm lake 1--WE were
/ killed: Jacob Bretter and child. man
named hoffman. and two unlfnown.
Five miles south Of Newell, \ family Of
three were killed. names unknown.
Many remarkable occurrences are rc-
lated one-year-old baby WINS found
In the outskirts Of the ruined district
entirely Invested Of clothing, and yet
not injured
/ Gov Boics has issued an appeal Tor
/ aid.