The morning call., 1894-09-23
SWEPT THROUGH THREE STATES
And Even Yet the Full Story of
Destruction Has Not Been
Told.


vastated farms and several hundred dead
and injured people. Starting about ten
miles south of Spencer. in Northwestern
Iowa, the storm of wind at o'clock began
its work of destruction. This is a partial
list of the number of dead:
Near Algona, 49,
North of Wesley. To-
North of Britt, 9.
At Leroy, 3.
At Spring Valley, 8.
Near Usage. 5.
North of Allison City, 4.
Total, 80.
The towns damaged or destroyed are:
Cylinder. Forest City and Manley juno
ton, IN Iowa; Leroy, Spring Valley,
Dodge Center, Homes and LoYther, Mimi.
and Marshaland, Wis.
ALTOONA, Iowa, Sept. pa cyclone
passed through this county about o'clock
last night. AS far as reported twsnty-six
people were killed and thirty-nine in ured,
several fatally. The little town of Cylin-
der, twenty miles west of this place on
the Milwaukee road. it is reported, was
literally swept from the face of the earth.
About twenty-five miles north from that
place a family of four, named Goulden,
were killed. Robert Stevenson was killed
and his wife probably fatally Injured.
Eighteen people who sought shelter in
house at the Durant place were hurt. One
woman will probably die. They were
going home from the county fair.
A little farther on fourteen others were
huddled into the Bogotmar house. Carl
Barrick was badly hurt and his wife prob
ably fatally injured. Charles Lee, wife
and five children were very badly hurt
All of this company who escaped death
were injured. The wife and children OF
Fred POmpe OF Fenton township were in
the house when it collapsed. They were
covered by falling walls aud not one hurt.
The barn was blown away. Five horses
tied to managers were left standing on the
floor unnamed. George Beavers family.
three miles north of AlgOna, had just got
home from the fair. He got into tie house
with his wife, two children and adopted
boy, and was going down into the cellar
when the cyclone demolished the house.
The family was covered with the ruins.
Beavers, with a baby in bis arms, walked
to the house of Christian Dan his father
in-law, for help. His wife was just dying
when he returned, and the little girl
gasped Papa" and expired.
Myron Schinck's immense barns and
house were made into kindling-wood. His
wife and child were carried 100 feet and
were found under heavy oak beam.
Mrs. Schinck was unconscious. Horace
Schinck, Myron's father, was covered I'D
with lumber. He is 70 years old and re-
covery is questionable.
a willow hedge. running north and south.
near the SteDneck homestead, was piled
full of household goods bedding and milk
cans from Bever's place. a mile west. The
Joe Thompson house was Quilted and the
walls are in a swaying condition. His
barn went to pieces and five horses were
buried in it. 1t took until O'Clock next
morning to dig them out, but all were re-
covered from the ruins without injury.
East of the river, in Plum Creek township.
the house of George Holman was carried
thirty rods and dropped with such force
as TO wreck it. In it were Mr.. Holmin
loot Aolman), wife and six children. One
of the children was killed outright and
tour injured.
An old man, named Dangman, a mile
north of Holmin's, was killed. and seven
more were killed northeast of this place.
including a man and wife, name moi
known.
Sweeper and two children and an infant
child of Claus Dens are among the dead.
Orders are coming in TO the undertakers
here for coffius. The country swept is
farming section, with great barns filed TO
the rafters with hay. The packed condi-
tion of tue barns saved The stock There
is hardly any loss of stock. report Just
received from Wesley, twelve miles east,
states that there were thirteen dead bodies
north of here.
MASON CITY, Ia, Sept. % The mos
devastating and life-destroyIng storm of
wind and hail with the fierces torrents of
rain known In years visited this section
last night about 10 o'clock In its destruc-
tive path it touched the south part of Lin
coin township and then it passed eastward
TO Mandi Junction, Ia the south of Worth
County. Ii Its way it swept much valua-
BILE property out OF existence and killed at
least fifty persons. All telegraphic COM
mnnieation has been shut off by fallen
wires, so that full details cannot be
secured. but it is certain that the number
Of injured will foot 40 into the hundreds.
The storm seems to have travelled from
the southwest to the northeast. II ap-
pears tbat 1t ga hered its force south of
Emmetsburg and then crossed the Iowa
division of the Milwaukee and Eastern
Emme.sburg Railroad. 1, next headed
north of Wesley and then north of Graf
ton. then speeding straight north to LEROY
and Spring Valley. Usage also fearfully
felt its terrific force. At Emme sburg the
amphithsater 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, were killed. About
ten other persons were injured Dwellings
were demolished and a large number of
out-buldings laid low. Reports say there
were nine killed 10 the vicinity of Emmeis-