The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-07
SWEPT By ACYCLONE.
Northwestern Iowa Villages
Suffer Great Damage.
TweNTv-FouR coRpses so FAR.
The Ces,sry About Cherokee ssrsv,
with Haias-storm Lake Wiped
From tie Raee Of the Earth.

sIoux ctrr. Ia. July s.-shortly after II
terrific cyclone which swept across the
are working badly and it is hard
TO get . definite account of the
extent Of the damage TO property and
the loss Of life. At Storm Lake four
churches and 4 number of residences were
literally reduced to splin,ers- The storm
center appeared to b four miles ives; of
the town, where for many miles nothing
was left standing and several lives were
lost. Jacob Raper and his 5-year-old
daughter were instantly killed and
his wife and four children dangerously
hurt. Charles Lehman IS also reported
dead. Thomas Wall and his child had
their legs broken and his wife's spine was
hurt. She will die. The others dead are:
JOSEPH STATE
THOMAS JOHNSON.
HENRY SrKAUR
w. r CIENNESA
The iatter's wife was severely injured
A telegram from Fonda states that five
entire families were blown away, but no
list OF fatalities can be had. c. 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 his family Of five and
they are supposed to be dead. Sam Her
sham. wife and two children are missing.
all having been blown away, and are
thought to be dead. A train arriving from
the East on the Illinois Central came into
this city with all the glass in the cars
hyn hA
through = severe hails.orm, but encoun-
tered no wind.
At Quimby, little town east Of Chsro-
kee, many houses were reported wrecked
and ~ least TWO arc known to have been
killed. They are:
Mas ALIEN wAEBURfox.
MRS MOLINE.
When news can be had from the coun-
try it is expected that the loss of life will
be found TO have been great. as the region
through which the cyclone passed is
thicksy populated.
CHEROKEE, Ia. July IA destructive
cyclone passed through the south part Of
this, Cherokee county, this evening. hew-
ing . path ranging from . quarter to
three miles in width and extending
some twelve miles in the country.
Reports of fourteen deaths and large
number injured have already been brought
to the city. The path of tho storm is
marked by complete desolation, houses,
barns and fences being swept away.
Crops are ruined and . large number of
farm animals were killed. The course Of
the storm was eastward. bat how far it ex-
tended cannot be ascertained. as the wires
are down a 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 Newell. and fourteen
persons are reported killed and a large
number injured.
DEs MoiNEs. Ia, July 6-Trainmen
have brought news OF a destructive cyclone
in Northern Iowa. 1t is reported that the
town Of Pomeroy. in Calhoun county. is
totally destroyed. Ii has been impossible
to get details or verify the reports.
{. Ro6ERs. Neh., July Ga destructive
cyclone passed over the central part of
this county last evening. The storm
struck the house of Chris Miller and all
his family were injured. Eas. and west
of this place barns, houses ana windmiiis
were blown down and fruit trees torn up
by the roots. 1t was the most destructive
storm that ever visited this county.
LAKESIDE, Mimi. July Ga cyclone
struck here last night, doing considerable
damage to buildings. Several lives are
reported lost in the country. but definite
details have not been received.