The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24
SWEPT BY A CYCLONE.
ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST AND An
UNTOLD NUMBER INJURED.
Some Towns Are Almost Completely De
moIished-The Blow Came Upon the
Helpless People at Night.

Some Towns Are Almost Completely De-
moIished-The Blow Came Upon the
Helpless People at Night.
Forest CITY. Ia, September ga disas-
trous 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. Rob
erts was probably fatally injured. The fam
ily of Mr. Pitkin received serious injuries,
his house and barn being swept away
AT Hayfeld, tive miles southwest of here,
many houses were carried away ana SeVefal
people were killed and many were wounded.
In Bingham township, Hancock county
five people are reported killed.
At Hayfeld 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 proper
ty was destroyed.
At ] O'Clock a. m. today message was
received from Tompkins calling for medical
aid. The messenger 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 severely wounded
Three Killed nt LOwther.
New Hampton, Ia, September 22-News
from Iowther is that three persons were
killed and seven injured in the cyclone
which struck that place late last night. Inc
town is only twenty miles north OF tins
place but the telegraph wires are down
and no trains have come from the north
since midnight All the information at
hand was brought by farmer who drove
down this morning. He says that nearly
all the buildings In the village were either
destroyed or damaged. lie also says that
traces of the storm are visible along the
road through Howard county. and that
there are rumors Of damage in Mitchell and
Chickasaw counties at points off the rail
road The storm seems to have swept
through the northern tier of Iowa counties
and crossed into Minnesota in the south
eastern corner of that state.
Four Killed Ncnr mason CITY.
Des Noines, Ia, September 22.-The dead
I'm last nights storm north of Mason CITY
are:
ELLERY McKEECHER.
JOHN PATTERSON.
d. r. HADDOW.
MRS. HADDOW.
Fatally wounded: Miss Maggie Banter,
severely injured: Mrs. McKeecher, Allen
McKeecher, Miss Edith Bentley and James
O'Neill.
The cyclone destroyed eight farm houses.
leroy Nearly Destroyed.
Leroy, Mimi. September 22.-The damage
by last nights cyclone was not fully real
lied until daylight All the buildings in the
central and eastern part of the town have
been leveied to the ground and the pretty
little village is completely crippled. Today
all business is at a standstill and the peo-
pie are hurrying anxiously to and fro try
ing TO collect their scattered property The
hotel and two stores were burned to the
ground by fire, which started early i'm the
evening. ana which became uncomfortable
when the cyclone made its appearance at
precisely 1915 o'clock.
The killed are:
HENRY FINDIsAY.
CHARLES GILBERT.
MRS. DI'NTON.
JOE NELSON.
The Dead at Spring valley.
Spring Valley Mich. September 1.-THE
following is list of the dead and injured,
SO far as known. The dead are:
n. DODGE
MRS. \. DODGE
CHILD or FRANK MARSH
The injured are. q. q. King. fatally;
ouSly; Mrs. Harps, chest bruised; Mrs. Har-
per- injured in the back; Mrs. Frank Marsh,
injured ia the back, critically: Charles
Dodge. critically. Nellie Rumsey. broken
To-: Sallie Williams, seriously; Mr. VIII
liam Strong, arm broken; John Mesh, arm
broken; Mrs. John Mesh. scalp wound, will
recovery doubtful; Mrs. G. G. King, slight
~; Clark King, slightly; Jessie Harris,
slightly; Mrs. William Bove, seriously; Luz
ella Bove, slightly.
TNv@nty-SiN Killed In One County.
Algona, Ia. September 22.-Twenty-six
persons are reported killed in kossuth
county and thirty-nine injured. some ia
tally. 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 Goul-
don four i'm number. were killed.
At Whitemore, ten miles west of here,
Robert Stephenson was killed and his wife
was fatally hurt. The village was not
d1maged. Nearly score of persons sought
refuge in n house on the Durant place.
All were more or less hurt, and one woman
y III die.
Near here Carl Barrick was injured
slightly and his wife fatally injured. one
Of Charles Lees children is dead and Mrs.
Lee is badly hurt.
The wife and children of Fred Hompe, in
Fenton township were in their house, which
VAS completely wrecked. but they were
cCN cred by the falling timbers and not one
of Them 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 adopted boy.
when the cyclone struck tie house and de
muliehed it, Beaver had his baby in his
arms. and with II he made his way north
TO the house of Christian Dau his father
in-law, for aid. His wife was just dying
when he returned. ana his little girl soon
afterwards expired.
Myron Schenck, wife and child We're car
ried one hundred feet and when found were
lying on a heavy oak beam. Both were
hurt and Mrs. Schenck was unconscious.
Horace Schenck. Myron's father. Gov
cred up with pile of lumber. His condi-
ton is serious. as he is seventy-three years
Of age.
East Of the river in Plum Creek town
ship the house of George Holman was car
red thirty rods and dropped with such
force as to wreck it. In it were Mr.. Hol-
man and wife and six children. one of the
children was killed outright and four We're
injured, and Holman was seriously hurt.
An old man named DinSman. who lived
a mile north of Holman'S place, was killed.
and seven more are killed northeast of Hol-
mans. including a man and wife. name un-
known. Mr.. Sweeper and two children and
an infant child of Clausden's are dead. Or
ders are coming in to local undertakcrs for
"a fins A relief committee has been organ
lied.
The Dead Near Burt.
Burt Ia September 22.-In the cyclone
which passed from west TO east between
here and Algona last night, the following