The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-09-28
TORNADO IN NORTHERN IOWA
AND MINNESOTA.
HAHY VILLAGES ARE LAID WASTE.
Twenty Lives Lost at EmmettsburR,
IOWa-Much Destruction and Loss of
Life at North CerrO GOrdo-
Business Portion of Leroy,
Mimi, Burned Down
The Losses Heavy.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. GA lorna
do starting in North Central Iowa
swept through Pa1o Alto, Hancock,
Kossuth and Worth counties, that
state, and through the southeastern
portion of Minnesota and passed of
into Wisconsin. According to the
most reliable reports so far received
from the stricken region, over forty
persons were killed and score or
more injured, while great damage
was done to villages and farms
A mes sage 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,
ST., were fatally injured.
There was much des truction of life
and property at Algona, Iowa, and
east of there.
At Lowther, Iowa, a town of 100
people, the storm destroyed the Chi
cage 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 burld-
ings from the tracks.
The villages of RiceS Re - New
Haven, Iowa, were badly - <ed by
the storm, many houses beiD lecked
and several persons injured
North of Mason City, ,, two
persons were killed and MI FMrs.
Haddon and little child weI clown
half 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 4
dozen or more houses. Three persons
were killed and twenty othere in
iured, 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
child of Frank Mashek, c. 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,
village four miles south of Winona,
injuring 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
Turing 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 ware houses 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 ].
M. W NChOn WGLC OA IACAI way " lAAC
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 Casweu 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 $40, 600. Some of
the wrecked buildings were 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.