The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-09-29
1T DEALT DEATH.
Many Human Lives Are Taken by
the Recent Cyclone.
TbIekiy Populated Portions % Iowa and
Minnesota severely Upwards
Of seventy Are KILLED Many Towns
Entirely WIPED Out
scoRRs ARE SLAM.

ST. PAUL. MINI. sept 24-The cy-
clone OF Friday night that swept
through Minnesota and Iowa was one
% the worst that ever visited this sec
ton. At least seventy persons were
killed and many others were fatally
injured IN addition several towns
totally demolished.
Path 81 the storm.
The storm was FIRST observed n few
miles south Of Spencer in northwest
ern Iowa about : o'clock In the even
ing Sweeping reslstlessly across
the state north Of Emmetsburg
and Algona IL wiped out the
town 81 Cylinder. touched Mason
City. running buildings and crops
northwest Of Usage. Here the cyclone
bore of 20 the northeast, crossing the
Minnesota line, and soon after 10
o'clock wrecked the little town Of
Leroy, where bad fire added to the
destruction. Spring Valley was In the
path OF the cyclone and suffered SCI
verely. Turning again % the east the
little towns Of Homer and Lowther
were badly damaged and az one
time reported completely wiped of the
face OF the earth After crossing the
Mississippi and doing considerable
damage % farm buildings near Marsh
land Wis, the storm seemed 10 have
spent is force. "A smaller storm did
some damage at Dodge Center. which
was not on the path Of the main
cyclone The path 81 the storm was
not wide. but il had all the character
istics 81 the deadly tornado and the
dimensions ~ cyclone.
Upwards 81 seventy Are Killed.
just how many lives have been lost
Is still uncertain but the reports re-
ceivcd indicate that certainly not less
than seventy are dead while some re-
ports place the number from seventy
% 100 The towns damaged or dee
ktroyed are Cylinder, Burt. Forest
City and Manly Junction, in Iowa;
Leroy, Spring Valley. Dodge Center.
Homer and Lowther Mimi, and
Marshlnnd Wis.
Eliminating apparent applications
Of names ~ dead the following from
points in Iowa is fairly accurate.
Algoua, 10; north OF Garner, 10; north
OF Britt. 90, near Manly. ~.
In Minnesota the storm seemed to
start At Leroy. after travelling in the
air for several miles. Three persons
were killed az this place. At Chatheld,
Mimi, a dance was IN progress AT the
opera house when the storm descend
ed upon the town. The building was
blown down and many persons were
hurt Sixty houses in All were demoI-
ishcd and 100 persons were injured. AT
Spring Valley three were killed.
Ala T. Needed.
LEROY. Mimi, Sept - The cyclone
sufferers are ia very destitute con-
dition. The loss will exceed 500. ODy
Thirty families are entirely destitute
end many business men have lost their
all Money Is needed Three thousand
were here Sunday. The
local relief committee IS doing all ia
their powe, " hich is limited.
There Were three Cyclones.
SPHiN6 VALLEY, Mimi, sept CO.
That there were at least two and prob \
ably three twisters responsible FOR the
work ~ destruction and death Friday
night seems conclusive upon cxamina-
ton. While several points were struck
at about 10 o'clock, Burr Oak. village
near Usage and 10 the southwest OF
Leroy, vas visited al il o'clock. and I
IL does not seem likely one cyclone /
would make such q complete circle /
aud last from 9.45 10 NJ o'clock Ina "a
radius ~ miles. Furthermore Leroy /.
was struck az DAB o'clock and tresco.
Ia. on the southeast az almost, IL 1
not precisely the same moment, SO
that il b. quite clear that these were
separate cyclones
ALGoNA. Ia sept - Additional I
victims Of Fridays cyclone reported
IN this vicinity are.
Baker child % Albert Frank Dcctlcmcycr.
Clousodcns chiid Mfs Christian uau and \
Two children Roe.Hcus child. ST. sweeper /
md two children.
GIVEN A NEW NAME.