The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-26
AT ALGONA.
Twenty-Six Reported Killed and
Twice as Many Injured.


O'Clock last night SO far "a reported
twenty-six people are killed and thirty
nine injured, several of them fatally. The
little town of Cylinder twenty miles
west of this pace on the Milwaukee road,
it is reported, was literally swept from
the face of the earth. About twenty-five
miles north OF that place a family named
Goulden. four In number, were killed.
The town of whitemore, twelve miles
west Of Algona was unharmed, but Rob
ert Stevenson, living four miles north,
was killed and his wife probably fatally
injured. Eighteen people who sought
shelter in the house of the Durant-place
We're more or less hurt. and one woman
will probably die. They were going home
from the county fair A little farther on
fourteen others We're huddled into the
Begetmair house. Herbert Carrick was
badly hurt and his wife was probably
fatally injured. Charles Lee and wife
and five children were very badly hurt.
The wife and children of Fred Pompe
In FentOn township were in the house
which was completely wrecked, but they
were covered up by the falling wall and
not one Of them was hurt. The horse
barn was completely blown away. Five
horses were unharmed.
George W. beavers. living three miles
north of AlgOna, had just gotten home
from the fair. He got into the house
with his wife and two children and an
adopted son, and was just getting down
in the cellar when the cyclone struck
the house, completely demohshing it.
The whole family were carried with the
ruins about four rods into the road.
Beavers had the baby In his arms and
with it he made his way north to the
house of Christian Dau, his father-in-law,
for help. His wife was just dying when
he returned and his little girl gaspsd
Papa, papa" and expired. The wreck
here was complete, nothing remaining
OF the handsome house and barn.
The sight at Myron Schenck's was
even a more complete picture of desOla-
ton. Two immense barns and two
houses were made into kindling wood.
His Wife and child were carried 100 feet
and when found were under heavy oak
beam. Both were hurt and Mrs
Schenck was unconscious. Horace
Schenck was covered up with some lum-
Der. He had a severe scalp wound, was
injured. in the back and otherwise
hurt. His condition is serious and as
he is seventy-three years Old his recoV-
cry is doubtful. The trees are all blown
down. The kitchen clock was in wreck
with a sewing machine and the hands
pointed 10 $40.
willow hedge running north and
south near the Schenck homestead was
piled full of household goods, mattresses,
bedding and milk cans, carried through
it and from Beavers place, a mile west.
The Joe Thomas house was gutted and
the walls are IN a swaying condition. His
barn went to pieces and five horses were
buried in it. 1t took till o'clock next
morning to dig them out, but all were
dug from the ruins without injury East
Of the river, in Plum Creek county, the
house Of George Homan was carried
thirty yards and dropped with such force
IS to wreck it. In it were HOman, wife
and six children. One of the children
was killed outright and four were in
jured, and Homan seriously hurt. An
old man named Dingaman, a mile north
Of Homan's, was killed and seven more
are killed northeast of this place, in
Guiding a man and wife, name not
known; William Sweeper and two chill
dren and an infant child of Clauseden's
Orders are coming in fOT collins. A re-
lief committee has already been organ
lied, but there is apparently no destitu-
ton.
The country swept is a farming section
with great barns filed to the rafters
with hay. The packed condition Of
the barns saved the stock. There Is
hardly any loss of stock. A report just
received from Westley, twelve miles
east, states that there We're thirteen
dead bodies found there. Seven of these
are included in the foregoing report.
ALGONIA. Ia, Sept. 23.-This has been
a day Of sorrow for Kossuth county
Nineteen funerals were held. and others
will come tomorrow The death-list in the
county is as follows
Al Spring Valley:
Mr.. and Mrs. NEIMAH DODGE.
c. G. KINK.
FRANK MOSHER'S child.
Mrs. LOUISE ROSEY, fatally hurt
At Leroy:
HENRY FINLEY.
CHARLES GILBERTSON,
Mrs. DUNTON.
JOHN NELSON.
Vicinity of Algona, Ia:
Mrs. GEORGE BEAVER.
MYRTLE BEAVER, aged four years
NJ. SWEPES and two children.
FRANK BECKLEAIEYER
FRED FRENCH and two children
GEORGE HALLMAN'S two children.
X. f. DINGMAN.
CLOUSENDEN'S child.
Mrs. SWAN PETERSON.
ALBERT BAKERS child.
Mrs. TWEED and two children.
ROCKEVELL'S child.
GOULDEN family of four.
ROBERT STEVENSON.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
Mrs. CHRISTIAN DAU and two chll
dren.
Near Emmettsburg, Ia;
Mrs. FOLEY.
Miss FOLEY.
North of Cerro Gordo, Ia;
LOUIS GRONGVALT.
D. T. HADDOW.
Mrs. D. T. HADDOW
ELLERY M'KERCHER.
JOHN PETERSON.
Near Britt. Ia;
Mrs. GRIGGS.
Mr. JACOBSON.
Mr.. STUGGART.
Two children Of STUGGART.
Mrs. SMILTON
Child Of SMILTON.
Unknown man.
Unknown child
Near Usage, Ia:
HENRY FINDLAY aged thirteen.
CHRIS GILBERSON, aged sixteen.
JOSEPH NELSON, aged thirtyfve.
At Usage, Ia:
HARRY HERBERT, aged eight.
RUTH HERBERT. aged six months.
Mrs. p. 5. HERBERT.
Mrs. p. LONERGAN.
ONNIE PERRY.
WILLIAM PERRY, aged twenty
| seven
JAMES M'CANN
Mrs. JAMES M'CANN.
WILLIAM STANTON.
Near Wesley, Ia:
NJ CASTER.
Mrs. II. CASTER.
Fatally injured In Cerro Gordo county:
Mrs MAGGIE BAKER
HAROLD MKERCHER.
ALICE M'KERCHER.
Lowther. Ia:
Mrs. PHIL ANDREWS.
Mrs. GRUGER.