Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-27
SCORES ARE SLAIN.
Upwards Of Seventy Lives Lost
in a Western Cyclone.
Populated Portions of Iowa and
Minnesota Severely stricken-The
Property Loss VIII BE
Enormous.
A TERRIBLE TALE.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept 24.-The cy.
clone of Friday night that swept
through Minnesota and Iowa was one
of the worst that ever visited this Sec
ton. At least seventy persons were
killed and many others were fatally
injured. In addition several towns
were wrecked, some of them being
totally demolished.
Path of the Storm.
The storm was first observed few
miles south of Spencer in northwest
ern Iowa about s o'clock in the even
ing Sweeping resistlessly across
the state north of Emmetsburg
and Algona it wiped out the
town of Cylinder, touched Mason
City. running buildings and crops
northwest of Usage. Here the cyclone
bore off to the northeast, crossing the
o'clock wrecked the little town of
Leroy, where bad fire added to the
destruction. Spring Valley was in the
path of the cyclone and suffered Sc
verely. Turning again to the east the
little towns of Homer aud Lowther
were badly damaged aud at one
time reported completely wiped off the
face of the earth After crossing the
Mississippi and doing considerable
damage to farm buildings near Marsh
land, Wis, the storm seemed to have
spent its force. A smaller storm did
some damage at Dodge Center, which
cyclone. The path of the storm was
not wide, but it had all the character
istics Of the deadly tornado and the
dimensions of cyclone.
Upwards of Seventy Are Killed.
just how many lives have been lost
is still uncertain. but the reports re-
ceived indicate that certainly not less
than seventy are dead while some re-
ports place the number from seventy
to 100. The towns damaged or de-
stroyed are Cylinder, Burt, Forest
City and Manly Junction, in Iowa;
Leroy. Spring Valley, Dodge Center,
Homer and Lowther, Mimi, and
Marshland, Wis.
Eliminating apparent Implications
of names of dead the following from
points in Iowa is fairly accurate;
Algona, 49, north of Garner, Is; north
of Britt, l6; near Manly, IL.
In Minnesota the storm seemed to
start at Leroy after travelling in the
air for several miles. Three persons
were killed at this place. At Chattield,
| Mimi, dance was in progress at the
| opera house when the storm descend
ed upon the town The building was
blown down and many persons were
| hurt. Sixty houses IN all were demol-
ished and 100 persons were injured. At
Spring Valley three were killed.
Houses Lifted Into the Air.
MASON CITY, Ia. Sept. "a The cy-
clone came with terrible violence, Civ
ing little time to escape At the farm
/ of David Haddow the house was
| lifted in the air over grove of tres
and landed in cornfield. 1t was then
swept back against the trees, smash
| ing it to bits and killing Haddow and
his wife At the farm of D. E. Nc
Kercher, 5 miles west of Manley, all is
mass of ruins. His 12-year-old son
was killed and also his hired man
Louis Gravgooldt. A lady seamstress,
! Miss Maggie Baker, had piece of
wood so driven into her leg that three
probably die. Those who took refuge
in the cellars were saved. Pieces of
timbers We're carried for miles All
the buildings struck are total wreck
| The loss will exceed 5000
Destroyed All in Its Path.
! Usage, Ia. Sept. 24-The cyclone
struck A miles northeast of this city,
destroying everything in its path. 1t
struck on the Cotter place at 1890, de
molishing the house and farm build
ings, then went east, completely demol-
ishing Mrs. P. Lonegran's house and
blowing her several rods into hog
lot. where she was picked up dead, also
badly injuring her daughter. Then on,
taking p p Herbert's dwelling, killing
Mrs Herbert and two children. 1t next
struck F. Perry's house, killing his
daughter Anna and it. is thought IA
tally injured several others Then it
seemed to rise until / mile north of
ST. Ansgar, where it completely
wrecked a new $4,000 bridge across
the Cedar river and demolished the
residence of A. Tollefson and Mr..
Groth.