The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-23

Lonergan, flesh wounds; Benjamin Kes-
tern, cut about face; Mrs. Benjamin Kes-
tern, Dennis Lonergan, artery in wrist
severed and otherwise injured.
IN THE TRACK OF THE GALE.
Algona, Ia, Sept 22-Twenty-six per-
sons are reported killed in Koss county
and thirty.nine injured, some fatally,
while the greater part of the town of
Cylinder, twenty miles west, was badly
damaged by the storm, which swept over
this section Of the country last night.
North of Cylinder, the family of
Alix Goulden, four in number,
were killed. AT Whettemore, ten
miles west Of here Robert Stephen
son was killed and his wife
atally hurt. The village was not dam.
aged. Nearly a score of persons sought
refuge in house on the Durant place.
All were more or less hurt, and one
woman will die. Near here Carl Barrick
was injured and his wife fatally injured.
/ One of Charles Lees children is dead and
Mrs. Lee is badly hurt. The women and
children of Fred Penton were in their
| house, whjcn was completely wrecked,
/ bnt they were covered by the falling tim
| bers and not one of them was hurt.
! George w. Beaver, living three miles
| north of AlgOna, had Just got home from
the fair and entered the house with his
! wife and two children and an adopted
! boy when the cyclone struck the house
and demolished it. Beaver had the baby
in his arms, and with it made his way
north to the house of Christian Dau his
! father in-law, for aid. His wife was just
dying when he returned and his little
! gial soon afterward expired.
Myron Schenck, wife and child, were
carried 100 feet, and when found were
! lying on a heavy oak beam. Both were
hurt, and Mrs Schenck was unconscious.
Horace Schenck, Myrons father, was
covered up with pile of lumber. His
| condition is serious, as he is q years of
| age. East of the river, in Plum Creek
township, the house of George Holman
was carried thirty rods and dropped
with such force as to wreck it.
In it were Mr.. Holman and wife and six
children. One Of the latter was killed
outright and four were injured and Hol-
man seriously hurt. An old man named
| Dingman, who lived a mile north of Hol-
mans place, was killed and seven more
were killed northeast of Holman's, in
! cluding a man and wife, names not
known. Mr.. Sweeper and two children and
an infant child of Clausden's are dead.
Orders are coming in to local dealers for
collins A relief committee has been or
ganized.
BETWEEN ALGoNA AND BURT.
Burt, Ia, Sept. 22-In the cyclone
from west to east between here and AL
gona last night the following were killed
and wounded.
Killed-Mr Bakon's child, two chill
dren of Mr. Scwappas, Mr.. French's two
children, Mrs. George Beaver, Myrtle
Beaver, George Holmans child MIR.
Dingman, Frank BickIcmeyer.
Wounded Charles Lee, not fatally
Mrs Lee cannot live; r. Barrett, seri-
ously wounded; Mrs. Barrett, fatally,
internal injuries; Mrs. Rose Lee, seri-
ously wounded; Francis Lee, badly hurt,
cannot live; four other Lee children :;
Willie Rile, broken limbs; Horace
Schneck, spinal injuries.
DEAD NORTH OF MASON CITY.
Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 22.-The dead in
last nights storm north of Mason City
are: Elery Mex eercher, John Peterson,
d. T. HaddOw and Mrs Haddow. Fatally
wounded Miss Maggie Baker, Harold
McKeercher. Severely injured Mr.. Nc
Keercher, Allen McKeercher Miss Edith
| Bentley and James O'Neill. The cyclone
des troyed eight farm houses.
FIRE AS WELL AS WIND.
lie Roy, Mimi, Sept. 22.-The damage
by last nights cyclone was not fully
realized until daylight. All the buildings
in the center ana eastern part of the town
! have been leVelled to the ground, and the
pretty little village is completely crippled
! To-day all business is at "a standstill and
the people are hurrying anXiously to and
fro, trying TO collect their scattered prop
erty. The hotel and two stores were
| burned to the ground by fire, which
started early in the evening, and which
became uncomfortable when the cyclone
made its appearance at precisely 10.45
O'Clock. The killed are: Henry Findley,
Charles Gilbertson, Mrs Dunton. and Joe
| Nelson. The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul depot was struck first and de
molished.
Then came three elevators and three
fax warehouses which were near the
tracks. f. j. Trasks business block, G.
A Roy's hardware store, Porter &
| Young's general merchandise store, and
the new residence of Harry Cotton went
over like nine pins before the gale in the
order named. Other residences which
! suffered were those of W. W. Sweet, j. NJ
| Wychoff. Il. G.. Young, and the Baptist
parsonage Killen's store building,
Cham berlain's S harness shop. d. AlsdOrffs S
| Office and residence, Sweet IS harness shop,
| and Larrabeeis storebuilding were also
more or less damaged. The Caswell
hotel and Palmer and Browns new store
caught fire during the night, and soon
Smart Buffers hardware store was in
flames also. The money loss is about $5O,-
900.
CASUALTIES AT FOREST CITY.
Forest City, Ia, Sept. ga disastrous
cyclone passed through this county last
evening about 10 o'clock. At Ellington,
six miles south Of here, one woman, Mrs.
johnson, was killed outright and Mrs
Roberts was probably fatally injured
The family Of Mr.. Pitkin received serious
injuries; his house and barn were swept
away. At Hayheld, five miles southwest
Of here, many houses were carried
away, and several people were killed and
many wounded. BingtOwn, Hancock
county, five are reported killed. At Hay
field the cyclone divided, one part going
directly north and the other east. In
Newton township one woman was killed
and thousands Of dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed. Al a. m. to-day a
message vas received from Tompkins
calling for medical aid. The message
stated that several people were killed at
that place. Later reports from Buffalo
township state that seven people lost
their lives. A number Of others were Sc
| verely woun ded
STORM IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Aberdeen, s. D., Sept. %. The fiercest
storm of wind and dust known here for
years is now raging. Much damage has
been done TO property Of various kinds
and much more is imminent. Reports Of
! heavy losses are coming in steadily from