Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-08
AFTER THE STORM.
Story Of the Ruin Caused by the Iowa
Cyclone.
MANY SAD SCENES At POMERDY.
A Town Filled With the Dead and
Dying.
GOVERNOR BOIES ARRIVES.

CHERoKKE, Iowa, July a-Ten dead and .
half dozen dying mark the path Of Thursday
nights Cyclone across the southern half Of
Cherokee county.
The storm originated near Quimby and
followed path due east for about eight miles.
Near iaS the al place where the storm first nrss
it struck the house Of Joe Wheeler, q
prosperous farmer, whose family were in the
cellar. Mrs. Wheeler had her arms about her
aged mother, Mrs. o. NJ. Lester, who was in
stantly killed by being struck In the side by
q wagon spoke. The house and barns all about
were completely demolished and the fields
were full Of dead cattle. The large
iron bridge across the river was lifted from its
piers and thrown into the stream. The cyclone
swept . clean path through q number Of superb
farms, whose buildings were completely
wrecked.
THE MOST DREADFUL CASUALTY.
The first and most dreadful casualty occurred
at the home of Samuel Bugh. Bugh, his wife
and three children were killed Another child,
the last Of the family, was fatally injured. The
bodies were carried from sixty rods to half e
mile from the house and pounded into the mud
On the adjacent farm John Peters fatally
injured. He had his family in the cellar, and
just before the house was swept away went up
stairs to close a door which had been blown
open. On the way to Sater's place, half mile
east, Luhr, the eldest daughter, was blown
eighty rods from the house and had her right
leg twisted Of at the thigh, and was found two
miles away.
Ida johnson, a domestic, was also killed and
Burt Slater, young man, was 30 seriously in
jured that he will die.
Marion johnson was killed on his farm,
being blown out Of the cellar in which be and
two daughters had taken refuge. The children
were found to be saved by throwing their arms
about each other.
Near Plot Grove, in Cherokee county, flying
limbs struck q drove OF hogs, killing nearly ali
Of them.
HAILsroSEs WEIGHING THREE POUNDS.
At Holstein, a little to the south Of Ida
county, hailstones weighing from one to three
pounds crashed through the windows, shingles
and tin roofs. The country is covered six
miles wide, and from west Of Holstein to east
of Sac City, thirty miles. Crops and fruit are
badly damaged.
There is report that eight persons were
killed in the country south Of Aurelia, but il
cannot be confirmed, although the track Of the
tornado crossed that section and houses were
blown to pieces. The remains Of jacob Beecher
and his fve-year-old child, who were instantly
killed little south Of Storm Lake, were brough,
to Storm Lake yesterday afternoon.
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place and is not expected to live. Her back,
collar bone and a number Of ribs are
broken. Charles Totman Is still alive,
but cannot live long. Bernard Johane-
son is still alive, but is not expected to
recover, having been thrown against tree and
received fatal injuries. Edwin Weld had a leg
broken and his shoulder jammed. W. r.
Clemons had an arm shattered. His wife is
still unconscious from the effects OF a blow on
the back Of her head. James Slade is reported
badly injured.
EvERYTHINa IN ITS PATH DESTROYED.
The storm moved a swath half a mile wide
through the farms south Of Newell ESery-
thing in its path was destroyed, olild-
ings demolished and cattle killed John
Seligman, q farmer five miles southeast,
had his dwelling blown down, seriously
injuring five children. two Of whom cannot re-
| cover. These are samples Of the reports which
are now begin to come in from many sections
from the storm-stricken area, but thus far re-
ports lack details.
The trains coming in on the Illinois Central
| line yesterday encountered trees blown down
| across the track. although the greatest violence
| of the storm iay to the south
| But the evidence indicates immense and
widespread destruction outside Pomeroy and
Fonda, although it was greatest there. A Sec
| ond train left here yesterday afternoon with
more physicians for Pomeroy.
Citizens are preparing FOR relief work and
/ generous subscriptions will be made here al
| once.
on STORM LAKE.
Those on the relief train from Sioux City YES
terday saw the first evidence of the terrible worl
Of Thursday nights cyclone after passing Strou
Lake. The northwest shore Of the lake lie heay.
lily wooded, butts quarter Of q mile of it had beer
shaven as clear as if by a woodmans axe. Or
Il u
| were the RUNS of the Buena Vista farm, whers
sixty head Of valuable stock were destroyed
From Storm Lake east the press correspond
| ent could easily keep in sight the patti
| of the storm. 1t had pursued Q course di
rectly parallel to the Illinois Central line
That half mile saved much destruction o,
property and general loss OF life, as there are
series OF little towns along the line which the
| path Of the storm barely missed, but the seal
| il left in the country beyond could be plainl,
| seen, with the wrecks of homes and farms and
years
| THE BUM AT PoMERof.
Three-quarters Of q mile west of Pomeroy thu
storm swerved slightly to the north, Just
enough to take in all the south side of th.
| town. Where ii was now heaps Of bricki
and acres Of spiinters, with clothing, pro
visions and furniture, the remnants scattered
between. So definite was the course OF ths
storm that the south wall Of q
brick drug store was torn out, lesv.
ing the rest of the building intact and
| the show cases within without q crack: so def
| mite, too, II that something like fifty
perished in its path through the town.
SCENES AT THE MoRoUE.
Pomeroy was place Of coffins and confusion
| yesterday. No one knew the living or the dead.
| The former roamed the streets with little
apparent thought or organized effort. and the
| latter Law impassive upon the tables o.
an old billiard room. Child and gray beard
| lay side by side with the unwashed ice piled
above the bloody sheets with which they were
| covered A young man Of eighteen lay
with large splinter piercing him
| from shoulder TO thigh, another bad beer
! crushed against the side of building with such
force as to leave him a mere shapeless mass o
| bone and flesh. One woman lay in q rear room
with her head by her side until her right lint
| should be found and the shattered remains in
TERED in one package; one lady was struck BY
the flying sections Of . roof and literally
| crushed to pulp.
| The Frost sisters, two bright young school
teachers, who had been fatally injured under {
| tree, where the wind had carried them, still La,
on the cold slab clasped in each Others
embrace in this improvised morgue. il
some grim jest the wind had SCI