The Helena independent., 1894-09-23
SWEPT BY THE CYCLONE.
Tho List OF Dead May Run Up
as High Fifty or
Moro.
No Large Town visited, tho Storm strik-
lag Only small Piaos@-Tbs Dead
aud Wounded.

MLsos CRY. Iowa. Sept. 22.-ThS most
devastating and life destroying storm of
wind, hail aud torrents Of rain known in
years visited this section lost night. In its
destructive path Il touched the south par,
Of Lincoln township, aud when u passed
eastward 10 NAnlsy function, In the south
OF Worth county. II awop. valuable prop
er.y Out Of sEis,snos and killed Al least
hfty persons. All tslegraphio eommuniea-
zion has been shut OF by fallen wires so
that foil details cannot be aseeTtninsd. but
IL is certain that the number OF injured will
foot up into hundreds.
The storm seems 10 have travelled from
southeast 10 northeast II gathered its
force south Of Emmettsburg and then
crossed tho Milwaukee q Eastern Emms.s-
burg railroad. IL noIt headed north Of
Wesley and then north Of Graf
ton, then speeding straight 10 Leroy
and Spring Valley. OssRs also fearfully
felt its terrific force. Az EmmsttsbaFa the
smphithsatfs at the fair grounds vas
wrecked. also one residence. Several are
reported injured there. -Four miles north
of Wesley great distraction wss wrought.
AZ Cylinder the whole family Of Alsran-
der Goldman, consisting Of himself. wife
and two children. we're killed. About ted
other persons we're injured. DwellinRs
we're demolished and O large number Of
outbuildinss laid low. Reports say thsrs
we're nine killed In the vicinity of Cylindsf
and Emmettsbure.
Three miles north OF Wesley. J. Bing-
hams house was overturned aud set on Ore.
The inmates had narrow escape. The killed
In that vicinity are; NJ. Casir aud wife.
bingham, Mrs. Tweed, mother Of LouN
Twee6; two children OF Thomas Tweed,
n. W. bohepp and two children, Fred
and Mrs. Eden and NJ. and Mrs. Bockov.
This makes q total Of fourteen killed here
90 far as heard from.
The injured are. 90 far as learned: Hre-
Il. Tweed and four children; T. Tweed had
both arms broken. and two children cannot
live; Thomas Tweed. wife and two ehil-
ldren, seriously injured; Foster Camp. wife
and child; Mr.. and Mrs. Eden, all seriously
injured.
The storm struck near Crystal lake. al
Bhtt. The list OF killed, three 10 seven
miles north Of Britt are; Mrs. slugaart and
two children. Mrs. GriRgs. MIS-. simllton
and one child, Mr.. jacobson, and q child
unknown.
The fatally injured are: Chris Manson,
Mr.. himilton's child. Those injured
slightly are Mr.. similton. Mr.. smith and
thee children, Mr.. Dana, wife aud three
children; Mr.. Bingham, wife and three
children 4. Daughton aud wife. A. Dock
man and wife. A. Foster, N. A. Mutz. wife
and child; Il. Z. Madison.
In this county Mr.. and Mrs. ID. T. Had
dow. Eloy Mckssrohsr aud John Peterson
were killed and Mrs. McKsercher and Mag
gle Ballef fatally injured. The property
loss will run high into the thousands
ALTOONA, Iowa, Sept. pas a result Of
the o, clone las. night the Stolnsok home
stead wac piled full OF housshold goods.
bedding and milk cans from the Beviss
place. a mile west. The Joe Thompson
house was put,sd and tbs walls are In n
swating condition. His Larns went to
pieces and eve horses we're buried In ID.
East OF tho river. In Plum Greek township.
the house OF George Holmin was carried
thirty rods aud dropped with such force 90
TO wreck 10 In II were Mr. Holmin. wife and
six children. One OF the children vas killed
outright and four injured. An old man
named DsnRman, milo north OF Hol-
minis. was killed and seven more we're
killed northeast OF this place. including q
man and wife. name not known. nweepe,
and two children aud an infant child q
Claus Edens ere amona the dead.
The country swept il a farming section
with great barns filled TO the raItets with
hay The packed condition OF the barns
saved tho stock. A report just received
from Wesley, twelve miles east, states thar
there wore thirteen dead bodios north Of
thero.
OsAoE CTY. Iowa Sept 22.-Of the in
jured In the cyclone last night. William
Perry. tvsutY-seven vesrs old. can live but
a few hourb; Jacob Finley. hurt about Tho
head; KAtio Loneesn. hurt about the head
and internally. may die; Joseph Loneaan.
flsah wounds; BENZ. Ksstsrn. cut about the
face; Mrs. Benz. Kesiofn, cut about tho
face; Dsunis Lonegan, artery In the wrist
severed and otherwise injured. The storm
was Of 4 purely eyolonio nature. Five
houses were completely demolished aud
sWSpt from their foundations Tue resi-
dences of Louis Penner, Patrick LoneRAn.
Jr., William Perry. Phil HedbsrL. Messts.
Nicholas q Cotter. aud Bsni Keatsfn, with
all the outbuildinRs, barns grain Ia staek,
usA a.