Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-09-29
DESTRUCTIVE STORM
Fifty Iowa People Lose Their
Lives in a Cyclone
A FIERCE WIND IN MINNESOTA
The Most Devastating, Life Destroying &
storm OF Wind, Hail and Torrents
of Rain Ever Experienced.

t of Rain Ever Experienced.
MASON CITY, Ia, Sept. 22-The
storm of wind, hail and torrents OF
rain known in years visitedsthis section
last night. In its destructive path it
touched the southern part of Lincoln
township, and when it passed west
ward 10 Man.ey Junction in the south
portion Of Worth county it swept valu-
able property out Of existence and
killed at least so persons. All tele
graphic communication is shut Off by
fallen wires 50 that full details can not
be ascertained, but it is certain that the
number Of injured will foot UP into the
hundreds.
The storm seems to have travelled
cred its force south of Enlnettsburg
Eastern Emmettsburg railroad. 1t
next headed north Of Wesley and then
north Ct Grafton, then speeding
straight 10 Leroy and Spring Valley.
Usage also tearful!y felt its terrific
| force. At Emmettsburg the anphi-
| theater at the fair ground was wrecked,
also one residence. Several are re-
ported injured there.
Foar miles north Of Wesley great
destruction was wrought. At Cylin-
der The Whole family Of Alexander
Goldman, consisting Of himself. wife
and two children, were killed. About
20 other persons were injured. Dwell
ings were demolished and a large num-
Der Of outbuildings laid low. Reports
say there were nine killed in the
vicinity Of Cylinder and Emmettsburg.
Fearful Havoc Near Wesley.
Three miles north Of Wesley J. Bng-
HAMS house was overturned and set Oh
fire. The inmates had narrow es-
cape. The killed tEat vicinity are:
N. Casir and wife, ]. W. Bingham, Mrs.
Tweed, mother Of Louis Tweed; two chill
dren OF Thomas Tweed, NJ. W Sehepp and
two children, Fred French and two children,
the infants Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eden and MIR.
and Mrs, Rockow. This makes total of
"A Killed here So tar as heard from.
The injured are so far as learned:
Mrs. L. Tweed and four children; L,
Tweed had both arms broken and two OF
the children cannot live; Mrs. Thomas
Tweed and two children seriously injured;
Foster Camp, wife and Child Mr.. and Mrs.
Eden, all seriously injured.
The storm struck near Crystal lake,
at Britt. The list of killed, three to
seven miles north of Britt, are:
Mrs. Siuggart and two children, Mrs.
Grggs, Mrs. Simjlton and one child Mr..
/ nd
The fatally injured are: Chris Manson,
Mr.. simltons child. injured slightly:
| MIR SimlIton, Mr.. Smith and three chill
s!ren. Mr. Dana. wife and three chill Iren,
Mr.. Bingham wife and hree children. i.
D4ughton and wife, A. Dockman and wife,
\. Foster, NJ. A. Mutz, wife ana child, Il.
Z. Madison. In this county: Mr., and Mrs.
d. /. Haddow, EIoy Mckeercher and John
Peterson were killed and Mrs. Mckeercher
and Maggie Baller fatally injured The
property loss will run high into the thou
sands.
FIERCE CYCLONES IN MINSEsoTA.
Spring valley, Gilmore Valley and
Other Places Swept.
WINoNA, Mimi, Sept. "a oy.
clone from the southwest struck Spring
| Valley, Mimi, at 10 O'Clock last night
demolishng the Wjnona & Southwest
ern depot, q water tank, oil tank,
the cold storage house Of the Scheltes
Brewing Company and a dozen houses.
I Three persons were killed and many
others iajuied, some Of whom will die.
The dead are:
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Dodge and child Of
Frank Mashek and Mrs. Frank Mashek, c.
G. King and Mrs. Louise Rnss are fatally
injured. Iii 5h;een others were mo or less
bruised.
/ The cyclone afterwards struck iIom-
4 eryille, four miles south Of here, de-
stroying three barns, The new IOWA
/ hall, a general store aEI two houses.
I The storm then passed the river, striil
ing MarsAiaid OH the Wisconsin side,
I destroying several houses, but iniuring
\ no one rs far as reported Three
! houses and two barns were destroyed.
I In Gilmore valley at West City,
\ houses and bArns are reported unroofed.
i 1t is believed the bluffs south Of the
/ city protected Winona from damage.
At Dodge Centre, Mimi. y Large
warehouse was blown down and an
/ other partly 50. The eastern part of
Leroy was swept. The milwaukee, de-
! pot was destroyed, together with sew
eral houses, AMI the following were
/ killed:
Henry Finney, a 10y named Gilbertson.
4 Mrs. Dunton, Joe Nelson, laborer. The
storm appears to nave passed in a north
I easter y direction, crossing Root river and
/ striking the north Of Preston and into
! WInona county. At Homer, four miles
\ south Of Winona, on the Milwaukee river
y divsion, five or six houses were destroyed
THE CALAMITY ABOUT osAGE.