The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-24

AbGosA. Iowa, sspt. 2S.-Thls has
been q day Of sorrow for Kossuth coun.
ty. Nineteen funerals were held and
o,hers will come tomorrow. Tho death
list in the county Is as follows:
Robert Stevenson, Mrs. George
Beavers child, George Holman's child,
Jacob Dingman, OF Fort Dodge; Mira.
Fred French and two children. child Of
Albert Baker, William swoppes. boy
and girl, Clausendon child, Moses Cas-
tor and wife. Thoma1 Tweod's mother
and two children, and Rockwell's baby.
At least six moro will die.
The injured are reported as thirty.
nine in number, as follows:
Mrs. Robert Stevens, Mrs. Carl Bar
rick, may die; Carl Barrick, Barrick's
boy, three other children in same fam
lily, George Beavers infant child and
adopted boy, Horace Schenck will prob
ably die; Mrs. Myon Schenck; Mrs.
George Holman and four children; Mrs.
Causenhausen, cannot live; William
Ferguson. wife and child; Mrs, Peer Pc
teraon, skull fractured; Mrs. Swan Pc
terson, both arms and both legs bro.
ken, P. 7. Ferguson aud family, all
slightly injured; Tom Sweed, severely
hurt; Alex. Twoed's vile and five
children; Mrs. Rockwell, badly hurt;
j. Eden, very badly hurt; Mrs. F.
Meyors; Thomas Britton, farmer uoar
Wesley. reported missing, aud pre-
sumed to be killed. Prof. A. ]. Lily. OF
Northern Iowa normal school, came in
from Gardner and reports thirteen
dead in Ellington township, north OF
Gardner, twelve near Manley, Ellington,
township, sixteen north OF Britt.
now TIE STORM CAME.
Coffins for the dead arc piled up at
every station and scenes Of the widest
grief are being enacted. The storm as
witnessed from this place was one of
indescribable grandeur. A funnel-
shaped cloud, OF inky blackness, awept
along to the northeast, illuminated by
almost continuous flashes OF lightning,
and roar of thunder that was deep and
continuous. .,
The opera house was packed with
people to witness popular play, and o
panic was almost occasioned by the
warning elements. Robert Stevenson,
living about four miles north OF White
more. was the first victim. He was hit
In several places and fatally injured.
His grove looked as though it has been
moved down by q scythe. Calvin Bar.
rick's honse on tho Horny Durant
place. was made into kinding wood in
an instant and all OF tho fourteen oc-
cupants, but two children. were In.
iured. Mrs. Barrick was hurt in tho
back by timber aud her epine was so
injured that her body and lower limbs
we're paralyzed.
I.ee was hit on tho head and will die.
The house OF Fred Pompe was com:
pletely demolished, but his wife and
five children camo out OF the wreck un-
hurt. The force Of tho wind was such
that barbed wire was stripped from tho
posts. At George Holman's the root OF
his house went, leaving the walls stand.
ing and the whole family was carried
up from between the walls aud away
about thirty rods, ono Of tho children
being killed.
OTHER INCIDENTS.
NJ. W. Fergusons family was carried
some distance through the air aud all
but ono landed in willow hedge. Tho
baby went little farther and was
found seated on piece Of tho roof The
wife Of Swan Patterson had her skull
cut open in two places, and some ex'
posed parts Of her head were Literally
packed with sand. plaster, hair and
grass. ~ ~
time which indicate that half OF tho
terrors Of the cyclone had not boon
told. Tho scone of desolation was
visited all day by great crowds, every
available conveyance being chartered.
Tho devastation OF property will not bo
less than 100000. Most OF the farmers
wore we'll to do, with snug bank &c.
counts, and othcrs were wealthy, but
numbers OF tho victims, who wore rent
ere, lost everything, some OF thom even
losing their families. Tho permanent
ly crippled will make long and sorrow
tuI list. The wires are down much OF
tho time, and news is hard to got or
send.