The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-09-28
DISASTROUS TORNADO
PARTS OF IOWA AND MINNIE
sofa RAvACED.
Many Villages Laid Wastc-Twenty Lives
Lost at Emmetsburg, Iowa-Great De-
struction of Property and Loss of Life
mt North Cerro Gordo-Business Por-
Losses.
Disaster by a Tornado.

Disaster by a Tornado.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. ga lorna
do starting in North Central Iowa
swept through Palo Alto, Hancock,
Kcssuth ard Worth counties, hat
state, and through the southeastern
portion of Minnesota and passed off
into Wisconsin. According to the
most reliable reports so far received
from the stricken region, over forty
persons were killed and a score or
more injured. while great damage
was done to villages and farms.
A message from Emmettsburg,
Iowa. reports that twenty people
were killed there.
At Usage, Iowa, five or more per-
sons were killed and great damage
done.
Near North Cerro Gordo, the lorna
do destroyed eight farm houses and
killed Ellery McKercher. John Pat
terson, d. L.. Haddow and Mrs. f. D.
7. Haddow. Miss Maggie Baker,
Harold McKercher, Alice McKercher,
Miss Edith Bentley and James O'Neil,
81, were Idtdlly Injured.
There was much des truction Of life
and property at Altoona, Iowa, and
east of there.
At Lowther, Iowa, a town of 100
people, the storm destroyed the Chi
cago Great Western depot and grain
elevators, a store and several dwell
ings. The Chicago express on the
Chicago Great Western road was de-
layed. clearing the demolished build
ings from the tracks.
The villages of Riceville and New
Haven, Iowa, were badly damaged by
the storm, many houses being wrecked
and several persons injured.
North If Mason City, Iowa, two
persons were killed and Mr.. and Mrs.
Haddon and a little child were blown
half a mile and fatally injured.
The storm struck Spring Valley,
Mimi, at 10 o'clock last night. The
Winona and Southwestern depot,
windmill, water tank, oil tank and
cold storage house of the Schelihas
Brewing company of Winona were
utterly destroyed, together with a
dozen or more houses. Three persons
were killed and twenty othere in
jured, some of whom will die. A
temporary hospital has been opened
for the injured, while others are
taken care of by friends. The dead
are: Mr.. and Mrs. N. Dodge and a
child Of Frank Mashek, G. G. King,
Mrs. Louis Rose, Lena Rose, Mrs.
Frank Mashek, John Ness's child and
Charles Dodge are probably fatally
injured.
The tornado next struck Homer, a
village four miles south of Winona,
injurlng several people and Destroy
ing three cars, the new town hall, a
general store and two houses and I'M
roofing another.
The storm then passed across the
Mississippi river to Marshland, on
the Wisconsin side, destroying several
houses and other structures, but in
juring no one as far as reported.
In the village of Leroy the business
portion was totally wrecked by the
tempest which swept up from the
Southwest. The loss of life was
small, only four people being killed,
but this was owing to the fact that
the residence portion was largely
spared, but barns were blown away,
cattle killed and shade trees uprooted.
Among the buildings wrecked were
Milwaukee depot, three elevators,
three fax warehouses and the opera
house. In the last named a party of
about thirty couples were enjoying a
dancing party. Two dead bodies,
those of young Finley and Gilbert
son, have been taken out. The others
were injured and bruised. but prob
ably not seriously. The family of J.
M. Wyckoff were on their way to the
cellar when the cyclone struck their
home, but they escaped with only
slight injuries.
During the storm fire broke out in
Palmer & Browns shoe store next to
the Caswell hotel. This building was
filed with a new stock of goods. The
building and contents were totally
consumed. The fire communicated to
Smart & Buffers hardware store and
this was also burned, as was also the
Caswell hotel, the bare brick walls
alone remaining. Strenuous efforts
of the citizens saved the town from
further ravages by fire.
The losses by fire and storm are
estimated at about S45. 900. Some of
the wrecked buildings we're crushed
as if an immense weight from above
had fallen On them.
1t is reported from Austin that the
town of Mason was blown down and
that Cresco was damaged.