Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-09-27

81. Paul,Sept. 25-The cyclone which
swept over Northwestern Iowa Fri
gay night caused the loss of at least
si1'y hEes and the death list will no
uouDt q a hundred. A large num-
per or people were injured, some. IA
Gaiiy, while the destruction of prop
erty was enormous.
owing to the fact that telegraphic
communication has been shut off by
lailen wires in the vicinity of the
sections through which the storm has
passed, full details cannot be ascer-
talned, but that the loss of life is ap-
palling and the number of fatally and
less fatally injured will go into the
hundreds Is certain. 1t was a verita-
ple cyclone, fierce and terrific. The
iishtning nashes were frequent and
binding, while the peals of thunder
were deafenlng and fear-inspiring.
Inc storm seems to have travelled
from southwest to northeast. 1t ap-
pears b a 1t gathered its forces south
OF Emmettsburg, then crossed the
Iowa Il Dakota division of the Mil
waukee road east of Emmettsburg. 1t
Is next heard of north of Wesley.
then In Lincoln township, and crossed
the lows Il Minnesota division a mile
north of Grafton, thence speeding
straight north to lie Roy and Spring
valley, MINI. Usage also fearfully
felt its terrific force. At EmmettSburg
the amphitheater at the fair grounds
was wrecked, also n residence. Sew
eral are reported injured here.
-Four miles north of Wesley great
destruction was wrought. The Mil
waukee railroad wires have been in a
sadly diSarranged condition, and up
to last night could not be worked at
EmnIettsburg. There are two miles
OF wire down between Emmettsburg
and Whittemore, and all along the
path of the storm the Geographic
service has been completely wrecked.
At Cylinder the whole family of Alex
auder Goldman, consisting of himself,
Wife and two children, were killed.
About ten other people are injured.
Six dwellings are demolished and q
large number OF outbuildings. Re-
port says there were nine killed in
the vicinity Of Cylinder and Emmetts.
burg.
The little town Of Cylinder, twenty
miles west Of Algona, on the Milwau-
kee road, it is reported was literally
swept from the face of the earth.
About twenty-five miles north Of that
place lived the Goldman family, who
were all killed. The town of Whit.
naN y-n, ,rl, 40 I,,t pAI,auA
Stevenson, four miles north, was killed
and his wife probably fatally injured.
Eighteen people who sought shelter
in the house on the Durant place
were more or less hurt, and one wo.
man will probably die. They were
going home from the county fair at
this place, which had a big day Fri.
day.
A little further on fourteen others
were huddled into the Bergetmair
house. Here Carl Barrych was badly
hurt and his wife was probably fatal.
ly injured. The wife and children OF
Fred Pompe, in Fenton township,
were in the house, which was com
pletely wrecked, but they were coy
cred up by the falling walls and not
one of them was hurt. The horse
barn was completely blown away ex.
cept the floor and hangers. Five
horses tied to the managers were left
standing on the floor unframed. G.
w. Beavers, three miles north of Al.
gona, had just got home from the
fair. He got into the house with his
wife and two children and an adopted
boy, and was just getting down the
cellar when the cyclone struck the
house and demolished it completely.
The whole family were covered with
the ruins which were blown about
four rods into the road. Beavers had
the baby in his arms, and with it he
made his way north to the house of
Christian Dau, his father-in-law, for
help. His wife was just dying when
he returned, and his little girl gasped
Papa, papa" and expired. The wreck
here was complete, nothing remain
ing Of the handsome house and barn.
The sight at Myron Schenck's was
ever q more
Complete Picture of De%solatiop.
Two immense barns and the house
were made into kindling wood. His
wife and child were carried 100 feet,
and when found were under a heavy
oaken beam. Both were unconscious.
Horace Schenck, Myron's father, was
covered up with a pile of lumber. Ho
had Il severe scalp wound, was hurt
in the back and otherwise injured.
His condition is serious, and as he Is
seventy-three years old, his recovery
Is questionable. This was n OF the
old places, and was surrounded by a
large grove and orchard. The trees
are all broken down. The kitchen
clock was In a wreck with a sewing
machine, and the hands pointed to
$40. A willow hedge running north
and south near the Schenck home
stead was piled full Of household
goods. mattresses, bedding and milk
cans carried there from Beavers
place, a mile west. The Joe Thomp-
son house was Quilted and the walls
were in a swaying condition. His
barns went to pieces and five horses
were buried in the debris. 1t took I'M
ill 3 o'clock next morning to dig them
ont. but all were recovered from the
ruins without injury.
East OF the river, in Plum Creek
township, the house of George Hol-
ma was carried thirty rods and
.anpod with such force as to w~ech