The herald., 1894-09-24
A DAY OF PROFOUND SORROW.
Scores of Cyclone Victims in
Iowa.
An Appalling Death List in Kossuth
County,
Nineteen Funerals Yesterday and More
to Be Held Today-Awful Grandeur
of the storm-Many Dssti-
tute Famiiies.
Nv the mociated Press.


been a day Of sorrow for Koesuth county.
Nineteen funerals were held and others
will come tomorrow. The dead list
complete is 90 follows:
Robert Stevenson.
Mrs. George Beavers child.
George Holman's child.
Jacob Dingmau, OF Fort Dodge.
Mrs. Fred French and two children.
Child Of Albert Baker.
William Sweeps boy aud girl.
Claussensen and child.
Mores Caster and wife.
Tweed, mother and two children.
Rockwell's baby.
At least elk more will die.
The injured are reported as SO in num-
her, as follows:
Mrs. Robert Stevenson.
Mrs. Carl Barrick.
Carl Barrick. may die.
Four other children in same family.
George Beavers infant child and
adopted boy, Horace Schnoek, will prob
ably die.
Mrs. Marion Soheneck and child.
Mrs. George Holman and four chill
dren.
Mrs. Claussensen, cannot live.
William Ferguson. wife and child.
Mrs. Peter Peterson, skull fractured.
Mrs. Swan Peterson, both arms and
legs broken.
p. I. Ferguson and family, ell slightly
injured:
Tom Tweed, severely hurt.
Alexander Tweed's wife and FIVE chill
dren.
Mrs. Rockwell, badly hurt.
J. Eden, very badly hurt
Mrs. F. Myers.
Thomas F. Britton, farmer near
Wesley, is reported missing and pre-
sumed to be killed.
Prof A. L. Lilly Of the Northern Iowa
normal school, came in from Garner and
reports 13 dead in Ellington township,
north of Garner; IL near Manley, FL
lington township, and 16 north of Britt.
Cofins for the dead are piled up at
every station and scenes OF the widest
grief are being enacted.
The storm. as witnessed from this
place, was ono OF indescribable grand
eur. A funnel-shaped cloud of inky
Nlaokness swept along to the northeast,
illuminated by almost continuous flashes
Of lightning and roaring thunder that
was deep and continuous. The opera
house was packed with people to Witness
play, and panic was almost occa-
stoned by the warning elements.
Robert Stevenson, living about four
miles north of Wbittmore, was the first
victim. He WIS hit in several places
and fatally injured. His grove looked
as If it had been moved down with q
Dufant place, WAS made into kindlinp
wood in an instant, and all OF the IA
occupants, but two children, were in
lured. Mrs. Barrick was hurt in the
back by timber flying, and she was 90
badly injured that her limbs were par.
alyzed. A 6.year>old boy named Chsrles
Lee was hit ON the head, and will die.
Tie houee of Fred Pompe was com.
pletely demolished, but his wife and
tive children came out of the wreck nm
hurt. The force OF the wind was such
that barbed wire was stripped from the
posts.
At George Holman's the roof of the
house went, leaving the walls standing
and the whole family was carried up
from between the walls and away about
thirty rods. one Of the children being
killed.
g. w. Ferguson's family was carried
some distance through the air and all
but one landed in hedge. The baby
went little farther and was found
seated on piece of the roof.
The wife of Swan Peterson had her
skull cut open in two places, and some
expoeed parts of her head were literally
packed with sand. plaster, hair and
grass.
Particulars are coming in all tbe
time which indicate that half the hor-
rors OF the cyclone have not been told.
The scene of desolation was visited ali
day by great crowds, all available con-
veyances being chartered. The destruc.
tion OF property will not be less than
sl00 900. Most of tho farmers were
well-to>do, with snug bank accounts.
but number were renters and lost
everything. some of them losing their
families.
The permanently crippled will make
long list. The wires are down and
news is hard to get.
LEROY, Minn., Sept. 23.-The cyclone
suiferers are in very destitute oondi.
tion. The loss will exceed 500. 600.
Thirty families are entirely destitute and
many business men have lost their ali.
Money is badly needed.
WILL WEAR TROUSERS.
One Hundred Topeka Woman nor RI