The herald., 1893-07-07
The PATH OF A CYCLONE,
Death and Devastation in
Western Iowa.
Many People Killed by a Ter
rible Storm.
Whole Families Blown Away Like
80 Much Chaff.
Central Nebraska Also Swept by q Tor
nado-A Powder Magazine Ex-
ploded by Lightning at
Kinrston NJ "
By the Assnciated press

BY the Associated Press.
Sioux OrrY, Ia. July 6.-Shortly after
IL o'clock tonight news reached here OF
terrific cyclone which swept across the
country to the southwest. The wires
are working badly and it is hard to get
definite account of the extent of the
damage to property and loss of life.
At Storm Lake four churches and a
number of residences were literally re-
duced to spinters. The storm center
appeared four miles west of the town,
where for many miles nothing was left
standing, and several lives were Lost.
Jacob Breecher and his 5-year-old
daughter were instantly killed and his
wife and four children dangerously hurt.
Charles LOTHIAN is also reported dead.
Thoman Wallis child had leg broken,
and his wife's spine was hurt. She will
die. Other dead are: Joseph Slate,
Thomas johnson, Henry Straub. w.
r.. Clemmens and wife are severely in
jured.
A telegram from Fonda states that
five entire families we're blown away,
but no list OF the fatalities can be OBJ
tanned. f. T. Elmer is known to have
been killed. Mrs. Gordau was killed
instantly by the wreck of her house and
nothing can be found of her family of
seven. No trace can be found of Ed
Sargent and family of five; they are
supposed to be dead. Sam Hersham,
wife and two children are missing; all
were blown away and are thought to be
dead.
Trains arriving from the east on the
Illinois Central came into tho city with
all the glass in the cars broken. The
trainmen say they ran through severe
hailstorm, but encountered no great
wind.
At Quimby. little town west Of
Cherokee, many houses are reported
wrecked and at least two people are
known to have been killed. They are
Mrs. Allen Warburton and Mrs. Molly
Eeux.
When news can be had from the
country, it is expected the loss OF life
will be found to have been greater, as
the region through which the cyclone
passed is thickly populated.
CHEROKEE, Ia, July Ga destructive
Cyclone passed through the southern
part OF this (Cherokee1 county this even
ing, hewiDg path ranging from quar-
ter to three miles in width, and extend
ing some IL milee in the country. Re-
ports OF IA deaths and large number Of
injured have already been brought to
the city. The path of the storm is
marked by complete desolation, houses.
barns and fences being swept away,
crops ruined and large number of farm
animals killed. The course of the storm
was eastward, but how far it eDtended
cannot be ascertained as the wires are
down few miles east of this city.
ALTA, Ia., July 6.-Meager reports
just received indicate that terrible
tornado passed about four miles south
of this place, between Aurelia and
Newall. Fourteen persons are reported
killed and large number injured.
Dies MoINEs, Ia, July 6.-Trainmen
brought news of destructive cyclone
in Northern Iowa. 1t is reported that
the town of Pomeroy, Calhoun county,
ia totally destroyed. 1t has been impos-
sible to get details or verify the report.
ROGERS, Neb., July GA destructive
cyclone passed over the central part OF
this county last evening. The storm
struck the house of Chris Miller and all
of the family were injured. East and
west of this place barns, houses and
windmills were blown down and fruit
trees torn out by the roots. It was the
most destructive storm that ever visited
this county.
BAKEFIELD, Wis, July Ga cylone
struck here last night, doing consider
able damage to buildings. Several lives
are reported lost in the country, bat
definite details have not been received.
GRAFTON, N. D., July Ga strip two
miles wide and many miles long was
completely destroyed by hail yesterday.
KINGSTON, N. Y, June 6.-During a
terrible lightning storm last night, a
powder magazine on the outskirts OF the
city was struck by lightning. The ex-
plosion blew the structure to atoms; de-
stroyed several buildings near by and
injured nine persons. Many people
rushed from their houses, thinking it
was an earthquake. Many telephones
were burned out. The electric light
plant was disabled.