Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-09-28

ANOTHER IOWA NINDS1ORN
A HALF DOZEN COUNTIES vIs-
TIED BY DEATH-DEALING
WINDS.

1t Is Feared that the Total LOSS OF l4if6
VIII Reach Nearly II Hundred, While tho
List of Injured Is Appalling.
MASON CITY, Sept 24.--The cyclone
which passed through Palo Alto, Kos
suth, Hancock, Winnebago, Cerro Cor
do, Worth and Mitchell counties, and
then into Minnesota, last Friday night,
caused great loss of life and immense
damage to property Reports have
been very slow coming in, owing to
the destruction of Geographic connec-
tons. and as yet details are hard to
obtain. From the information at hand,
however, it seems that the cyclone
gathered its forces south of Emnets
burg, where the buildings on the fair
grounds were completely demolished.
The residence of Joseph Foley was de-
stroyed and five members Of the family
injured, a daughter having since died.
Robert Stevenson's residence was next
destroyed, Mr.. Stevenson being killed
and the members of his family injured.
The house and barn of Alex. Golden
were wiped out and four members of
the family killed. Near Cylinder two
members of the Kelly, family were
badly injured. Mr.. Burke's large fam
lily are badly injured, two fatally. At
Chas. Lees their two children We're
blown away, but were found about
midnight, one dead and the other just
alive. Carl Barrick was badly hurt
and his wife probably fatally injured.
North of Algona George Bowers
new house was destroyed and Mrs.
Bowers and one child killed A mile
east Mr.. Schenck's breeding farm was
struck. Two big barns and the house
were fattened completely. No one
was dangerously hurt. Jas. Thomp-
sons house and barn were wrecked.
"A mile north outbuildings, barns,
wlndmills, etc, were destroyed At
ex-Treastlrer Riee's everything but the
house was ruined. Mrs. Peter Peter
sons skull was broken so that piece
protruded. NJ w. Ferguson's place
and that of George Holman were
wiped out, and one child of Holman's
is dead and the other has a nail in its
skull. Mr.. Dingman's head was driven
into the ground and smashed. Mrs.
French may die and her two children
are already dead. Mrs. Peterson has
both legs and arms broken. Seven
persons were killed northeast of Hol-
mans, including man and wife, name
unknown, John Sweeper and two
children and the infant child of the
Clausedens.
From here on to seven miles north of
Britt, nine were killed, two fatally and
about fifteen slightly injured. Near
Hayfield many houses We're carried
away, several persons killed and
number wounded. At Ellington, Mrs.
Johnson was killed and Mrs. Roberts
probably fatally injured. The family
of Nj. Pitkin was seriously injured
and his house and barn swept away.
Several persons are reported killed at
Thompson, in Winnebago county
Lib thenorthern part of Cerro Gordo
county Mr.. and Mrs. d. I. Haddon
were killed and their residence des-
troyed The Beaver school was RACED.
james O'Neil's residence and barn were
DESTROYED and his aged father killed.
The property of II. G. Weiser and
Chas. Hill was destroyed, as was also
that of George Haler. ID. McKercher's
property was wrecked and his 1O-year-
old son, hired man, his wife, two
children and Miss Maggie Barton were
killed. The Stenohart, Rudd and
Bloker residences were destroyed.
Ruin is everywhere.
Passing on, the cyclone swept past
Manly Junction, Grafton and st. Ans
gar, everywhere leaving death and des-
olatiop in its wake. At the latter
place new suspension bridge was de-
stroyed. In Mitchell county Mrs. P.
Lonergan's place was destroyed, Mrs.
Lonergan killed and her son injured.
p. S. Herbert's barn and house were
destroyed and Mrs. Herbert and two
children killed and Mr.. Herbert ser1-
ously injured. Mr.. Dcnner's place was
wrecked and then w. Perrv's house
and barn were demolished, Mr.. Perry
being fatally injured and his daughter
killed. In Douglas township James
McCann and wife We're fatally injured
and William Staunton was dangerously
hrrt. The town of Lowther was com
pletely wiped out, half a dozen persons
fatally injured and number badly
hurt. The property loss around Low
ther will probably reach 100000.
The wind then lifted and later drop,
ped on Leroy, MINI. Fire and wind
destroyed the hotel and three general
stores. At Spring Valley, Mimi, fifty
three houses were demolished, five
persons killed and thirty injured. At
Laird the depot and several buildings
were destroyed.
MASON CITY, Iowa, Sept. 25.-It is
now certain that the list of dead from
the recent cyclone will be upwards of
sixty. The property loss is variously
estimated at from $500, 900 to 81, 900, O0J.
Nineteen dead bodies were buried at
Algona Sunday.
Mill Operatives Go Back.
FALL. RIVER Mass, Sept %. Nearly
all the operatives in the mill returned
to work yesterday at the owners
terms At mass meeting of the