New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23
SCORES OF LIVES LOST.
A TORNADOS A WFUL WORK.
HAVOC WROUGHT IN MANY IOWA AND
MINNESOTA TOWNS.
GREAT DESTRUCTION or PROPERTY


, A LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED-wIIOLE
FAMILIES INSTANTLY KuL.ED-MANY DEAD
AND DYING IN TIE RUINS OF THEIR
DEMOLISHED HoMEs-MUcH DAM
AGE DONE BY HAIL IN
VARIOUS PLACES.
Algona Iowa. Sept 22-Twentysix persons are
| reported killed in Kossuth County. and thirty
nine injured. some fatally: while the greater
part of the town Of Cylinder, twenty miles west.
was badly damaged by tornado which swept
over this part OF the country last night. North
of Cylinder the family OF AK Goulden. four In
number. were killed. At Whittemore. ten miles
west OF here, Robert Stephenson killed and
his wife fatally hurt. The village was not dam
aged. Nearly OF persons sought refuge in
a house on the Durant place. All were more or
less hurt. and woman will die. Near here
Carl Barrick was injured and his wife fatally
hurt one Of Charles Lees children is dead
and Mrs Lee s badly injured. The wife and
children OF Frederick Hompe in Fenton township
were in their house. which completely
wrecked but they were covered by the falling
| timbcrs 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 chill
| dren and adopted boy, when the tornado
struck the house and demolished IT, Beaver
| had the baby In his arms. and with 1t he made
his way to the house Of Christian Dau. his
| father-n-law. for aid. His wife just dy-
ing when' he returned and his little girl soon
aftcrward died Myron Schenck and his wife
and child were carried 100 feet. and when found
We're lying on a heavy oak beam. All were hurt
| Mrs Schenck being unconscious. Horace
! Schcnck. Myron's father. was covered up with
"A pile OF lumber His condition is serious, as
| ne IS seventy-three years Of age.
| East OF the river. In Plum Creek Township.
the house OF George Holman carried thirty
! rods and dropped with such force as TO wreck
H. In 1t were Mr.. Holman and wife and six
! children one OF the children killed out
right four were injured, and Holman was seri-
| ously hurt. An old man named Dngman. who
lived north OF Holmans place, was killed. and
seven more persons killed northeast of
| IIolman's Mr.. Sweepes and two children and
nm infant child OF Clausden's are dead. Orders
are coming I'm 10 local undertakcrs for collins.
A relief committee has been organized.
| Burt Iowa. Sept. 22.-In the tornado which
passed from west To east between here and Al
gona last night the following were killed and
injured:
Killed Mr.. Rakhow's child. two children Of
Mr. Schwappas Mr. Frenchs two children,
Mrs George Beaver Myrtle Beaver George
IIolman's child. Mr.. Dingman Frank Bckle-
meyer.
| In1ured-Charles Lee. Mrs. Charles Lee. can
| not live: Colonel X. Barrett. seriously hurt;
Mrs urrrett fatal intcr1sl injuries; Mrs. Rose
Ice. seriously injured: Francis Lee. badly
hurt cannot live: four other Lee children Willie
Riley broken limbs. Horace Schenck, spinai
injuries.
Crcsco Iowa Sept. 22.-Thc Kenyon family.
consisting ~ lvc persons. living ten miles north
~ here were Killed last night and their house
was converted into kindllng- wood. The tor
rado also passed over this place. demolishing
th. Uollisicr Lumber Companys sheds. tearing
the end out Of Nortons livery stable unroohnS
a halfdozen houses and fattcning more than
half the barns and cuthouses In the city Trees
twelve inches IN diameter were snapped on
Ike pipe-stems in about every street In the
city.
Usage. Iowa. Sept. 22.-Five persons were killed
hy a tornado which passed nve miles north Of
here at 10 o'clock las; night Many others were
hurt and will probably die. The dead ana injured
are follows.
Dead: Mrs Patrick Lonergan. aged sixty-ive;
Mrs + : Herbert. aged thirty; Annie Perry,
aged twelve: Harry Herbert aged eight ana
Ruth Herbert aged six months.
Injured. william Perry. skull fractured. cannot
live. Jacob Finley. hurt about head. Kate Loner-
gan hurt about head and Internally may die'
Joseph Lonergan, flesh wound: benjamin kes-
tern cut about face: Mrs. Benjamin kestern
Dennis Lonergan artery In wrist severed and is
otherwise injured.
Elma Iowa Sept. 22-Thc town OF Lowther'
Ave miles north Of this city. which was In the
path Of last nights tornado. Is now mass OF
bent timbers and splnters The damage done
to Lowther and vicinity Will exceed |ioo'ooo' Inc
width OF the storm is estimated at half mile.
and It's course was due east and west no
deaths have been reported in Oelwein. but the
oil uyip n
drews aged sixty, cut in abdomen Mrs. Cruger'
aged forty-two, coarbone broken; - haihil-
ton. aged hfty. legs broken Among the injured
are: j. eastman. leg cut: the Ball family. IN
Guiding nine children, all injured; Dennis owens,
head cut Dennis O'Connor. arm broken ana cut
about head; William Mather, leg cut r.o.,
IL Is reported that the village or New-HaNen'
eight miles west Of here, was entrey destroyeu,
and that several persons there were killed ana
injured: but as no one has arrived from '"ere'
the report cannot be confirmed -
The presence of mind Of Peter Brown. FARMER
near Oelwen undoubtedly saved many nves MT
Brown awakening while the storm was raging
and not Knowing where To look for assistance
happened t. think Of the chicago Great west
ern train due about 1890 p. m. and immediate
ly started for the station. on MS arriVa a' % .he
spot where 1t had always loomed up ON the
prairie he found nothing but bent irons, tnpers
and other material. the main track being ii'eraIIy
covered with the wreckagc or the station ana
an elevator He tagged the train. which ar
rived in few minutes and, after an hour
work, the track was cleared ,,- ,,,
In the village OF Lowther the ChicaRo 'reat
Western station was destroyed and twenty-tiv
telegraph poles were torn up and carried 2Oo ieet
from the tracks The grain elevator owned ny
w I lure of MINNEAPOLIS destroyed. the
loss being $4,000. \ creamery owned by Spell
man owens lS Brown s total wreck Inc
vats used In the creamery weighed not less man man
o0O nounds vet they were found fully half mile
from where the creamery had stood
Des Moines Sept. PA dispatch from Fort
Dodge says: Five or six persons were kiAeu III
Mantry Junction by u tornado last night' nine
NJ Grafton and seven at A.gota and Emmets-
burg. The storm swept from Worth County 10
Palo Alto County.
The dead In last nights storm north OF mason
city are Elery McKercher John Peterson ~
T. Hadnow and Mrs. Haddow.
H. t,,ro1 NUsa MaPgIe Baker, Harold |