Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-12
HAIL WITH A HURRICANE.
1t Killed Men and Beasts and Wrecked Build.
ingS in Iowa.


CHEROKEE, Ia, July GA destructive
cyclone passed through the south part
of this county this evening, cutting
path ranging from a quarter to three
miles in width and extending some
twelve miles in this county. Reports of
fourteen deaths and a large number in
jured have already been brought to this
city. The path of the storm is marked
by complete desOlatlon, houses, barns
and fences being swept completely
away. Crops are ruined, and a large
number of farm animals killed.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, July Ga cyclone
accompanied by heavy rain and hail
passed over Cherokee, Buena Vista,
Ida, Sac and Pocahontas counties, east
of here late this afternoon. Wires are
down and little can be learned The
cyclone struck just west OF Quinn
by, in Cherokee County, and
Many buildings were wrecked. Mrs.
Allen Warburton, of Quimby, was killed
near Cherokee. Many horses and cat
tie were killed. Trains on the Illinois
Contra suffered severely, all the glass
in the north side of the cars being
broken. HailstOnes ten inches in cir
conference were picked up. The hail
storm covered an unusually wide area.
AT Alta, r. PREACHER and a child were
killed and several members of Mr.
Breacher's family may die of the in
juries they received.
At Storm Lake, a number of buildings
were demolished. Among persons hurt
were Charles Latham, who will die; Mrs.
Thomas Wall, back broken; Mr. Wall
and their child may die; Nr. Thomp-
son was killed; Joseph Slate was killed;
w. Il. Clemens and wife, both nearly so
years old, will probably die.
Near Fonda several families were
blown away and four persons are known
to have been killed. d. Z. Miller and
two of his family are believed to have
been killed. The families Of Ed. Sar-
gent and Sam Herstaw were blown
away and have not yet been found. 1T
is believed that there were nine deaths
at Fonda.
DIES MoINEs Ia, July 6.-News has
reached here of a destructive cyclone
in POcahOntas and Calhoun cOun-
ties. 1t has been impossible so far to
get details or even positive information.
The cyclone, according to reports,
struck those counties after o'clock and
county telegraph offices had been
closed. The news was brought to Des
MONIES by tralnmen from the Fort
Dodge branch of the Rock Island. The
report was that the town of POmeroy
had been almost swept out of existence
and that relief had been telegraphed
for.
CEDAR RAPIDS, La, July 6.-Hundreds
Of shade trees were twisted to pieces
and small grain and garden plants lev
eied to the ground last night by the
most terrific wind and rain storm eX-
perienced in this part of the state for
years. The residence of John Young,
near Palo, was wrecked. The family
had just gotten into the cellar when the
crash came. Many barns were wrecked
and one brick block in this city was I'M
rooted.
TYLER, Mimi, July 6.-The most de-
structive wind, rain and hail storm that
this region has ever seen visited this
section last evening. The path of the
storm lay from Lake Benton to Rush
ton, a distance of twelve miles, COM
pietely sweeping width of five miles.
Farmers have lost everything, the crops
being cleaned out entirely.
PEyBINA, n. D., July 6.-The Pembi
IA River has raised ten feet in the past
twenty-four hours owing to the heavy
rains A terrible hail storm struck
Necier, Hamilton County, and other
towns: along the Great Northern Rail
way.