The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-24
CYCLONE.
Sections of Iowa Suffer From
the Visit of a Furious
Wind Storm.
The List of Dead May Run Up as High
Ing Only Small Places.


storm OF wind. hail and torrents Of rain
known in years virited this section last
nigh. tin its destructive path it touched
the south part Of Lincoln township. and
when il passed eastward to Manley
junction. in the south OF Worth. county.
it swept valuable property out OF exis-
tence and killed at least fifty persons.
All telegraphic communication has been
shut of by fallen wires so that full de-
tails cannot be ascertained. but it is GER
tain that the number OF injured will foot
up into hundreds.
The storm seems to have travelled from
southeast to northeast. 1t gathered it's
force south Of Emmettsburg and then
crossed the Milwaukee d Eastern EN-
mettsburg railroad. II next headed
north OF Wesley. and then north OF Graf.
ton. then speeding straight to Leroy and
Spring Valley. Usage also fearfully felt
Its terrific force. At Emmettsburg the
amphitheater at the fair grounds was
wrecked, also one residence. Several
are reported injured there. -Four miles
north Of Wesley great destruction was
wrought
At Cylinder the whole family OF Alex
ander Goldman. consisting Of himself.
wife and two children. we're killed.
About ten other persons were injured.
Dwellings were demolished and a large
number OF outbuildings laid low. Re-
ports say there were nine killed in the
vicinity Of Cylinder and Emmettsburg.
Three miles north Of Wesley. j. Bing-
ham 6 house was overturned and set on
fire. The inmates had narrow escape
The number OF killed so far as heard
from is IA.
The injured are. 80 far as learned:
Mrs. f. Tweed and four children; f.
Tweed had both arms broken, and two
children cannot live; Thomas Tweed,
wife and two children. seriously in i1red:
Foster Camp. wife ad 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. Slug
gart and two children. Mrs. Griggs. Mrs.
Similton and one child Mr.. jacobson
and child. unknown.
The fatally injured are: Chris Man
son, Mr.. Sinilton's one child. Those in
jured slightly are Mr.. Similton. Mr..
Smith and three children, Mr.. Dana.
wife and three children; Mr.. Bingham,
wife and three childrd; F. Daughton
and wife. A. Dockman and wife, A. Fos-
ter. NJ. A. Mutz. wife and schild; r. p.
Madison.
In this county Mr.. and Mrs. d. T.
Haddow. 0Eloy McKeercher and John
Pstersoa we're killed and Mrs McKeer-
cher rnd Maggie Baller fatally injured.
The droperty los will run high into the
Thousands. ~
Altoona. Iowa. Sept. 3-As Q result
Of the cyclone last night the Stoiueck
homestead was piled full Of household
goods, bedding and milk cans from the
Bevier place, 4 mile west. The Joe
Thompson house vas gutted and the
walls arc In swaying condition. His
harms went to pieces and i've horses
we're buried ir II. East Of the river, IN
Plum creek township. the house a Geo.
Holain was carried thirty rode and
dropped with such force - to wreck It.
In IL were Mr. Holmin. wife and six
eAildrso. Oas q the childrsu was
killed outright and four injured. An
old man named Dangnan. . mile north
of Holsain's vas killed and seven more
were killed northeast of this place, in
Guiding . man and wife, name not
known. Sweeper and two children end
IN infant child Of Claus Edens arc
among the dead.
The country swept 10 farming sec-
tiou With great barns and fllIsd to the
rafter With hay. The packed condition
a the barns ssvsd the stock. A report
just received from Wesley. twelve -miles
east. states that thses were thirteen
dead bodies north q there.
0aAoE Crrr. Iowa. Sept. 9S.-Of the
injursd In the cyclone last night. VIII
linn Perry. twsuty-ssven ysars old. can
live but . few hours; Jacob Finley. hurt
about the head; Katie Lonsgan, hurt
about the bead and Internally. msy dis;
Joseph Lonsgsn. nssh wounds; Bsnj.
Ksstsrn. cut about ths faos; Mn. Benz.
ksstsrn. cut about the faes; Dsnnis
Lonsgan. artery IN ths vTist severed
and othsrviss injussd. Ths stoem was
q pursly oyolnnle noturs. Five houoos
usss ennplsosly donollrhsd ~ svspt
feum ~ 1n n1n0annn - 49,