The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-23
THE WINDS AT PLAY.
Romping Over the Prairies of
Iowa and Minnesota.
TOSSING HOUSES AND PEOPLE.
Hundreds of Lives Crushed Ont, Hun
dreds of Buildings Destroyed. to
Celebrate Cyclones Holiday.

MasoS CRY. Is-. Sept. 22--The most
devastating and lite destroying storm Of
wind, hail and torrents of rain known In
years visited this section last night about
10 O'Clock In its destructive path il
touched the south part OF Lincoln town
ship. and then IL passed eastward 10 Mandi
Junction, in the southern part of Worth
county. In its way it swept valuable
property ont of existence and killed at
least fifty persons. Ali Geographic COM
munication has been shut oil by fallen
wires. so that full details cannot be ascer-
tanned. but IL IS certain TIA; the number
OF injured will reach into the hundreds.
The storm seems 10 have Travelled from
southwest to northeast. IL appeared that
il gathered its force south of Emmets-
burg, and then crossed the Milwaukee Il
Eastern Emmetsburg railroad. Ii next
headed north OF Wesley and then north of
Grafton, then speeding straight north to
Leroy and Spring Valley. Usage also
fearfully felt It's terrific force. At Emmets-
burg the amphitheater at the fair grounds
was wrecked. also one residence Several
persons are reported TO have been injured
there. Four miles west of Wesley great
ussrustipu was wrought
At Cylinder the whole family of Alex
ander Goldman, consisting of himse +.
wife and two children, were killed. About
ten other persons were injured. Dwell
ings were demolished and large number
of outbuiidings laid low. Reports say
that there were nine killed in the vicinity
Of Emmetsburg Three miles north of
Wesley, J. Bingham's house was over
turned and set on fire. The inmates had
a narrow escape. The killed in that vi
ciuity are: NJ. Cassir and wife, J. W.
Bingham. Mrs. Tweed, the mother of
Louis Tweed. and two children of Thomas
Tweed. NJ. w. Scnepp and two children.
Fred French and two children, infants Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eden aud Mr.. and Mrs.
Rock. This makes a total of fourteen
killed as far as heard from. The injured
are. so far as learned: Mrs. f. Tweed and
four children; Mrs. Tweed had both arms
broken. and two of the children cannot
live; Thomas Tweed. wife and two chill
dren. seriously injured; Foster Camp,
wife and child, Mr.. and Mrs. Eden, seri-
ously injured.
The storm struck near Crystal Lake. at
Britt The list of killed within three to
seven miles north Of Britt is: Mrs.
stuggart and two children; Mrs. Griggs,
Mrs. Smiton and one child, MIR. Jacob
son, man and child, unknown. The in
jured are: Christopher Manson. fatally;
Mr.. Similton's child, injured slightly; Mr..
Similton. Mr.. Smith and three children,
Mr.. Dana, wife and three children; Mr..
Bingham, wife and three children: T.
Daughton and wife, A. Dockman and wife,
A. Foster, NJ. MUTT, wife and child; r. p.
Madison and wife. In this county. Mr.
and Mrs. Haddow, Elroy Mckercher and
John Peterman were killed and Mrs. Nc
kercher and Maggie Baller were fatally
injured. The loss will run high into
the thousands. The injured are being
cared for.
ALTOONA, Ia, Sept. pa cyclone passed
through this county about last night As
far as reported twenty-six people were
killed and thirty-nine injured, several
fatally. About twenty-five miles north of
OF Cylinder family of four, named GouI-
den, were all killed. George Stevenson
was killed and his wife was probably ia
tally injured Eighteen people who sought
shelter in house on the Durant place
were hurt. and one woman will probably
die. They were going home from a county
fair. A little further on fourteen others
were huddled into the Begetmar house
Carl Barrack was badly hurt. and his wife
probably fatally injured. Charles Lee, his
wife and five children were badly hurt
All this company who escaped death were
injured. The wife and children of Fred
Pompe, IN Fenton township, were in a
house which collapsed. They were COW
cred by the falling walls and not one
was hurt. The barn was blown away while
five horses, which had been tied 10 the
manger were LETT standing on the floor.
unhurt. George ". Beavers family, three
miles north of Algona. had just got home
from the fair. He got into the house with
his wife and two children. and an adopted
boy was going down into the cellar when
the cyclone demolished the house The
family was covered with the ruins
Beaver. with the baby in his arms walked
TO the house OF Christian Dana. his father
in-iaw, for help. His wife was lust diving
when he returned, and the little girl
gasped "papa" and expired. Myron
Sehink's immense barns and house were
made into kidding wood. His wife and
child were carried loo ieel aud were found
under = heavy oak beam. Mrs. Schink
was unconscious. Horace Schink, Myron's
father. was covered with lumber. lie is 20
years old, and his recovery is ques-
tionabie A willow hedge running
north and south near the stepneck
homestead Was piled full of househo.d
goods. bedding and milk cans from
Bevier'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 x. IL took until o'clock next
morning 10 dig them Out but all were
recovered from the ruins without injury.
East Of the river. in Plum township. the
house Of George Holman was carried
thirty rods aud dropped with such force as
90 wreck IL In Il were Mr. Holman. wife
and SIX children. One Of the children VAS
killed outright, and four we're injured
Aa old man named Dangman, a mile
north o. Ho.man's. was killed aud seven
more we're killed northeast OF this place.
including = man and wife names I'M
knowu. Sweeper and two children. and
an infant enid of Claus Dens are among
the dead
Orders are coming in - the underwriters
Tor collins. The country sxepG - a farm
ing section. with great barns allied TO IN.
rasters with hay. The packed condition
OF the barns saved she stock There =
hardly sav loss If stock. 4 report tu,t
received ir0m Wesley. tee,ve mlles east
states thas there we're thirteen dead bo4iss
north ct there. Seven Of these are in.
o.udea in the foregoing.
Tae ssversst Wind and dust storm in
years ragged Saturday at Aberdeen. :. u.
Mach damage vas done- Reports OF heavy