St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-07
CYCLONEINIOWA
Several Towns Reported to Be
Wiped Off the Face Of
the Earth.
One Hundred Reported to
Have Been Killed at
Pomeroy.
Two Hundred Said to Be In
jured by the Storm
Demon.
Not a House Left Standing
In the Ill-Fated
Town.
Fourteen Given as the Death
Roll in Cherokee
County.
Y
Details Are Meager, as All
Telegraph Wires Are
Down.

1ES MONIES, To-, July 0.--1t IS re
ported here tonight from Jolley, eigh
miles distant, that cyclone struck
PomerOY early in the evening, swept
away half of the buildings in the town
and injured large number of people.
Information is very meager, as no com =
munication can be reached with Pom
eroy and other near towns. 1t is be-
lieved that Fonda and Manson also suf-
fered from the storm. POmeroy is a
town of 1.G00 inhabitants, located
on the Illinois Central railroad, in Poe
of the state, and about twenty-five miles
west of Dodge. 4 railroad message
states that special train, bearing ply
SLAMS. has been sent fIom Fort Dodge to
Pomeroy. The storm came from the
northeast and devastated a wide terri
tory. The operator at Tara, To-, tele-
graphs that 100 are dead at PomerOy
and POO injured. Not building is left
standing in the town.
ALTA, To-, July Ga terrific tornado
accompanied by hail struck about five
miles from this place about o'clock
this evening. y number of persons
were killed. Reports indicate that the
storm extended from near Arell to
Newell, but details are meager.
CHEROKEE, To-, July GA destruct-
I've cyclone passed through the south
part of this (Cherokee) county this even
ing, cutting path ranging from quar-
ter to three miles in width. and extend
Ing some twelve miles in this county.
Reports Of fourteen deaths and a large
number injured have already been
brought to this city. The path
of the storm is marked by COM
plete desolation, houses, barns and
fences being swept completely away.
Crops are ruined and a large number of
farm animals killed. The course of the
storm was eastward, but how far it ex-
tended cannot be ascertaned, as the
wires ale down few miles east of this
city. Details are meager.
SIOUX CITY, To-, July 6.-At a late
hour this evening news reached here
of a terrific cyclone that had
swept across the country to
southeast. Wires were prostrated, and
1t is difficult to get definite information
of the extent of the damage done.
a Storm Lake, To-, special says
the storm reached that place be
tween and o'clock. Four
churches were wrecked and a number
of residences literally reduced to splint-
ers. Fires were started in three
localities by lightning. The storm
center appeared to pass tour miles west
of the town, where for many miles
nothing was left standing. Several
lives were lost. jacob Breecher, a
farmer, was struck by flying timber
and instantly killed. His five-year-old
daughter was also killed. and his
wife and four children dangerous
ly hurt. Charles Lothian, another
farmer, is reported dead Thomas
Wall and his child had their legs broken
and his wife was fatally injured. Others
in the same neighborhood reported dead
are: Joseph Slate, Thomas Johnson,
Henry StraUb. An old man named w.
R. Clemens and his wife severely in
jured.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, 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 Quinby in
Cherokee county and did much
damage to property. Many build
ings were wrecked. Mrs. AL
len Warburton, of Quinby.
was killed. Near Cherokee, a Mrs
Molineaux was killed, and other dam
age was done the town. The cyclone
destroyed crops and demolished the
buildings in It's path to the eastward. Ii
is rumored several people were killed.
Many horses and cattle were killed.
HailStones fell in great quantities, glass
in the north side of the cars being
broken. Hailstones ten inches in cir
conference were picked up. The hail
storm covered ali unusually wide area.
A telegram from Fonda states that
five entire families were blown away at
Alta, but no list of the fatalities can be
had. D. T. Miller is known to have
been killed. Mrs. Gordon was killed
instantly by the wreck of her house.
and nothing can be found of the 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