Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-29
SCORES PERISH.
A Long Death Roll Reported from
Cyclone-Swept States.
A Total OF Upwards of Seventy Victims
In Minnesota and Iowa-Many 9th
ers Injured - The Property
Loss Enormous.
1T DEALT DEATH.

tion. At least seventy persons were
killed and many Others were fatally
injured. In addition several towns
were wrecked, some OF them being
totally demolished.
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, 10; north of Garner, 13; north
of Britt, 16; near Manly, IL.
In Minnesota the storm seemed to
start at Leroy, after travelling in t
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.
ALeoNA, Ia, Sept. 24.-Sunday was
a day of sorrow for Kossuth county.
Nineteen funerals We're held and
others will come, for at least six more
will die. The injured reported are
thirty nine in number.
The storm as witnessed from this
place was one of grandeur. A funnel
shaped cloud of inky blackness swept
along to the northeast, illuminated by
almost continuous flashes of lightning.
The thunder was deep and con-
tinuous. The opera house was packed
to witness popular play, and
panic was almost caused by the war
of the elements. Robert Steven
son, living miles north of White
more, was the first victim. He was
hit in several places by flying missiles
and stick was driven into his head.
He was unconscious until death Sun
day morning. His grove looked as if
1t had been moved by Il scythe. Cal
vim Barricl1s house on the Henry Du-
rant place was made into kindling
wood in an instant and all of the four
teen occupants except two children
were injured. Mrs. Barricll was hit in
the back by timber and her spine is so
injured that her body and lower limbs
| are paralyzed. Charles Lee, years old,
was hit on the head and will die. The
house OF Fred Pompe was completely
demolished but his wife and five chill
| dren came out of the wreck unhurt.
| The force of the wind was such that
| barbed wire was stripped from the
posts. At George Holman's the roof of
| the house went, leaving the walls
| standing, and the whole family were
| carried about so rods, one child being
| killed. NJ. w. Ferguson's family we're
| carried some distance through the air
and all hut one landed in a willow
! hedge. An infant went little farther
and was found seated on a piece of
roof The wife of Swan Peterson had
| Ter skull cut open in two places, and
| the exposed parts of her head were
| literally packed with sand, plaster,
| hair and grass. The destruction of
| property will not be less than $4,000
| George w. Beavers, miles north of
| Algona, had just got home from the
| 1dlT. he you luIO .lc HOuSt WIFI Ills
wife and two children and an adopted
boy and was lust getting down cellar
when the cyclone struck the house
and demolished it completely. The
entire family were covered with the
| ruins and blown about rods into the
road Beavers had the baby in his
| arms and with it he made his way
north to the house of Christian Dau,
his father-in-law, for help. His wife
was just dying when he returned and
his little girl gasped Papa, papa, u
and expired.
| Usage also felt the storms terrific
force. AT Emmetsburg the amphi.
theater at the fair grounds was
wrecked, also one residence dwelling.
Several are reported injured here.
Four miles north of Wesley great de-
struction was caused. AtCylinder the
whole family of Alexander Goldman,
consisting of himself, wife and two
| children, werc killed. About ten are
injured. Six dwellings were demol-
ished and a large number of outbuild
ings. Reports say there were nine
killed in the vicinity of Cylinder
and Emmetsburg. Three miles north
If Wesley, j. Bingham's house was
overturned and set on fire. The in
mates had lsarrow escape. 1t is va
riously estimated that from twenty
five to thirty were injured in all here
The storm struck near Crystal LakS
at Britt. Two persons are known tC
be killed there and there are sevele
seriously injured.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 24.-Foul
Minnesota counties, Mower, Fillmore
Dodge and Winona, were swept by the
cyclone which resulted in the death o,
six people, fatal injuries to sever
Others and the partial destruction o,
the towns of Homer, Leroy, Spring
Valley and Dodge Center. The prop
erty loss will amount to $500, 900.
Owens Onicially Nominated.
FRANKFORT, KY, Sept A.-Ths
democratic committee for the Seventh
congressional district was called u
| order NV Chairman f. Mcleod Satur