The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-09-28

Lives, While Hundreds OK others
Were Injurcd-Thc Loss OF Prop
erty In Enormous
St Paul, Sept. 25-Thc cyclone which
swept over Northwestern Iowa Fri
day night caused the loss of at least
sixty lives and the death list Will no
doubt reach a hundred. A large mum
Der Of people were injured, some Ia
tally. while the destruction OF prop
erty was enormous.
Owing to the fact that teleGraphic
communication has been shut of by
fallen wires in the vicinity OF the
| sections through which the storm has
passed. full details cannot be ascer-
tanned. but that the loss Of life Is ap-
palling and the number OF fatally ana
less fatally injured will go into the
| hundreds is certain. 1t was verita-
bic cyclone, fierce and terrific. The
lightning flashes were frequent and
binding, while the peals of thunder
were deafenins and fcar-inspirins.
The storm seems to have travelled
from southwest to northeast. 1t ap
pears that it gathered its forces south
of Emmettsburg, then crossed the
Iowa Il Dakota division of the Mil
waukee road east of Emmettsburg. 1t
is next heard of north of Wesley.
! then in Lincoln township, and crossed
| the Iowa 4 Minnesota division mile
north of Grafton thence speeding
straight north to lie Roy and Spring
Valley, Minn. Usage also fearfully
| felt its terrific force. At Emmettsburg
the amphitheater at the fair grounds
was wrecked, also ope residence. Sey-
eral are reported injured here.
Four miles north Of Wesley great
destruction was wrought. The Mil
waukee railroad wires have been in a
sadly diSarranged condition. and up
to last night could not be worked at
EmnettSburg There are two miles
of wire down between Emmettsburg
and Whittemore, and all along the
! path of the storm the telegraphic
service has been completely wrecked.
At Cylinder the whole family of Alex
ander Goldman, consisting OF himself,
wife aud two children. were killed
About ten other people are injured.
| Six dwellings are demolished and
large number OF outbuildings Re
| port says there We're nine killed in
the vicinity of Cylinder and Emmetts-
burg
The little town of Cylinder, twenty
miles west OF Alcona, on the Milwau-
kee road, it is reported was literally
swept from the face of the earth.
About twenty FIVE miles north Of that
/ plo ,b
were all killed The town of Whit
more was unharmed, but Robert
SteveSon, four miles north, was killed
and his wife probably fatally injured.
Eighteen people who sought shelter
III the house on the DuFant place
were more or less hurt, and one wo-
man will probably die. They We're
going home from the county fair at
this place, which had big day Fri
day.
A little further on fourteen others
were Auddled into the Bergetmair
house. Here Carl Barrych was badly
hurf and his Wife was probably fatal
IS injured. The wife and children OF
Fred Fompe, in Fenton township.
were IN the house, which was com
| pleteiy wrecked, but they were GOV
cred up by the falling walls and not
one or them was hurt The horse
barn was completely blown away ex-
cept the floor and hangers. Five
hofses tied to the managers were left
Standing on the floor unharmed. G.
W. BeaNers, three miles north of AL
sona, had just got home from the
ialf lie got into the house with his
Wl1e and two children and an adopted
wy ana was Just getting down the
eelidr when the cyclone struck the
aiouse ana demolished it completely.
Inc whole family were covered with
the ruins which were blown abont
iour rods into the road. Beavers had
the baby In his arms, and with # no
made his way north to tho housa ~
rniis'ian Dau, his father-in-law. for
heip' Ills wife was just dying when
ne ne returned, and his little girl gasped
apa' papa, and expired The wreck
nere was complete, nothing remain
,nl ,ms ol the handsome house and harm
ne slght at Myron Schenck's wac
even a more vas
"piete Pictnre OF Desolntion.
Two Immense barns and the houso
were made into kindling wood He
Wiie and child were carried 100 feot
una Wnen found We're under = bo.yv
uaAen Dean. Both were unconsc,ons
oiace ochenck, Myron's father. was
Sosered up with pile OF lumber Ha
u severe scalp wound, was hurt
az ~ 'ne PACK and otherwise Injured
lais condition Is serious, and as no -
sesen'y three years old, his recovery
questionable. This was ono of ia
olo places, and was surrounded -,
laree grove and orchard. The t.oo.
are all broken down rho ,.,.u, ecs