The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-27

known 10 ma nCcn klkicl tutflNEI.
ana at c ist Il many more were dan
gerously. several Of them fatally, in
iu ed and the number of those less
seriou - hurt will eco 4 loo.
The towns ot Emme aurgh. Eritt.
Cc"ro GorGo. and Algona. iowa. and
Spring alley and Leroy, Mimi, wore
vi tied and the colnt Y around them
was laid waste. The telegraph wires
are down 50 ably that full accounts of
the awful disaster cannot yet be OBJ
| tanned. but dead. numerically, SO
far as is known, are as follows.
Near A'gona. Iowa. Observation-Disclosures
In Mitchell County. Iowa.. i"
| North OF Wesley. Iowa. .......-.....,....--.la
Near Usage. Iowa.
| Cylinder. Iowa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Cerro Gordo County Iowa.
| Leroy. MINI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
| Near Britt. Iowa. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Starting alb ut ten miles southeast of
| Spencer in Northwestern Iowa the
| storm of wind at oc'Cck began its
work of oestr. ctiCn Taking every
thing b fore it. it swept across the
State iu,t north of Emmetsburg and
A'g la, wiping out the town of CYL
Under. bat mostly in uring tho country
districts. After pass ny Mason City
and running the count y northwest OF
OsaS, it bore off to the northeast,
crossing the Minnesota line, and soon
after /" o'clock wrc .ked the
town of Leroy. where tad
fire added 10 the destruction. Spring
Valley wa' right in the path OF the
! cyclone and suffered severely. Turn
ing again to the cast the towns OF HO-
mer and I.owther were badly damaged,
and ut ore time reported comp ctely
wiped off tho face of the earth. Alter
crossing the Missis ipPi and doing con-
siderable damage to farm buildings
near Marshland, Wis. the sto"m
seemed 20 have spent its force. n
smaller St rm did so re damage ut
Dodge Center. which was not in the
path of the main cyclone. The ra.h
Of the torn was not wide, but it had
all the characteristics OF the deadly
tornado and the dimensions OF = cy-
clone.
Country the Heavipst Loser.
While tho loss of Ii q is & eat, it
might, have been much Create hal
there been many towns in the path OF
the storm. AS it wa, only a few viii
lagos we've struck. TIE create t de-
structiOn of life was in the vic nifty Of
Mason City. Iowa: Wesley, Iowa; Fer
tile. Usage, and Britt. At LOwther,
Iowa whore the town was re 1uced to
kindling, no fatalities are reported. but
seventeen persons were injGrc /, some
OF whom will de.
In Minnt sofa, the storm seemed &c
start at Lie Hoy, after travelling in the
air for several miles. Five person
were killed ut this pace. At Chat
field, Mimi, a dance was in progress in
the opera housc when the storm de.
scended upon the lown The building
WAS bl wn down AMI many persons
were hurt. Sixty hou es in all we e
demolis ed aud lO) per On5 were in
jured.
The cyclone appea ed in Iowa at
about O'Clock in the evening, AID was
accompanied by violent lightning and
thunder. A ter the death laden wind
can flooding rain, whi,'h rem lered
the de truction more complete. There
: appeared to be three clouds. o above
the other. all whirling in opposite di-
rections. and " en tn " ca lie in coat act
everything in their path was swept
away. The storm Was eccentric as in
many case, h Uses were complete y de-
m lished while structures directly adj
| dining were un.cathed. TIE s,or
| lasted about tw, hours. and Travelled
! over a strip OF territory 10 miles in
] 1eIiH III duu L. oLl q iAoA +SA Va q AAAAS "
, ten miles wide.
, With the exception Of a call from
, Thompson. Iowa. for me deal q assistance
, to care for the wounded. there were
!, no apLea for aid, and the mere fortu-
, nate in the scourgcd dist let announce
that the, will care for she survivors.
, The devastated distri is visited b.
, thou sand- OF spect .toss from far aud
: near, who charter every conceivable
i conveyance in which to make the JOUR.
ncy. The picture OF de- oiation pre-
, sented will never be forgotten b. those
, who saw il. L. u. the wind could d
> what has been done in the way Of de.
5 struc:ion would not be believe were i,
, not that the oculsr proof is mt h,nd
] Forests Il considerable area an heavy
growth have been leveled as complete
" tho Ugh mown with giant scythe