Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-09-27
TORNADO TERRoRs.
Fearful Storm in Minnesota and
Iowa.
at Least Fifty Victims of the Warning Ele-
ments-TOwns Wiped Out and People
Dashed to Death-Horri-
BILE Details.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. ga tornado
starting in north central Iowa swept
through Pa1o Alto, Hancock, Kossuth
and Worth counties, that state, and
through the southeastern portion of
Minnesota and passed off into Wiscon-
sin. According to the most reliable
reports SO far received from the strick
en- region over forty persons were
killed and a score or more injured,
while great damage wasd one to vii
lagos and farms.
A message from Emmettsburg, Ia,
reports that twenty people were killed
there.
At Usage, Ia, five or more persons
were killed and great damage done.
Near North Cero Gordo, the tornado
destroyed eight farm houses and killed
Ellery McKercher. John Patterson, D.
L. Haddow. Miss Maggie Baker, Har-
old McKercher, Alice McKercher, Miss
Edith Bently and James O'Neil, ST.,
were fatally injured.
There was much destruc ton of life
and property at Algona, Ia, and east
Of there.
At Lowther, Ia, a town of 100 peo-
Great Western depot and grain ele-
vators, a store and several dwellings.
The villages of Riceville and New
Haven, Ia, were badly damaged by the
storm, many houses being wrecked
and several persons being injured.
| North of Mason City, Ia, two per-
sons were killed and Mr.. and Mrs.
Haddon and a little child were blown
| III 8 fol mi
The storm struck Spring Valley,
Mimi, at 10 o'clock at night. The
Winona s. Southwestern depot. wind
mill, water tank, oil tank and cold
storage house of the Schellhas Brew
ing Co., of Winona, were utterly de-
stroyed. together with dozen or more
houses. Three persons were killed and
twenty others injured, some of whom
will die. A temporary hospital has
| been opened for the injured, while
others are taken care OF by friends.
The dead are: Mr.. and Mrs. n. Dodge
and a child of Frank Mashelz. C. G.
King, Mrs. Louis Rose, Lena Rose. Mrs.
Frank Mashek, John Ness child and
Charles Dodge are probably fatally in
jured.
The tornado next struck Homer, a
village 4 miles south of WinOna, injur-
ing several people and destroying three
| barns, the new town hall. a general
! store and two houses and unrOofing
| another.
The storm then passed across the
Mississippi river to Marshland, on the
| Wisconsin side, destroying several
houses and other structures, but injuT-
ing no one as far as reported.
At Dodge Center, Mimi, a large
warehouse was blown down and an
other partially destroyed. Sever a
barns and smaller buildings were dam
aged Considerable damage was done
about the town.
In the village of Leroy the business
portion was totally wrecked by the
tempest which swept up from the south
west The loss of life was small, only
four people being killed, but this wa:
owing to the fact that the residence
portion was largely spared, but barn:
were blown away, cattle killed
and shade trees uprooted. Among
the buildings wrecked were the
Milwaukee depot, three elevators
three fax warehouses and the opera
house. In the last named a party O.
about thirty couples were enjoying {
dancing party. Two dead bodies
those of young Finley and GilbertsOn
have been taken out. The others were
injured and bruised, but probably no
seriously. The family of j. NJ. Wyckof
were on their way to the cellar wher
the cyclone struck their home, bu
they escaped with only slight injuries
During the storm fire broke out il
Palmer & Browns shoe store next tt
the Caswel1 hotel. This building wa
filed with new stock of goods. Th'
building and contents were totally con
sumed. The fire communicated t.
Smart & Buffers hardware store ant
this was also burned, as was also tn,
Caswell hotel, the bare brick wall
alone remaining. Strenuous efforts o
the citizens saved the town from fur
Their ravages by fire.
| Later Details.
ALGONIA, Ia, Sept. 24.-This has beer
day of sorrow for Kossuth county
Nineteen funerals were held yesterda!
and others will be held to-day of tn
victims of the tornado which passed