The herald., 1894-09-23

number. The loss OF property is al 10
heavy. Buffalo and Edna, towns in
Winnebago county, and Ellinston and
Madison townships in Hancock county,
seem to have suffered the most. In
Buffalo township six are known to be
killed, and at Ellinston two. Reports
are very meagre, as most OF the casual
ties are in the outlying districts and
wires are down.
ALGoNA, Iowa, Sept. ga cyclone
passed through this county about s
O'Clock last night. So far as reported 26
people were killed ard SO injured, sev-
eral fatally. The little town of Cylin-
der, 20 miles west OF this place, it is re-
ported, was literally swept from the
face of the earth. About 25 milee north
of that place family of four, named
Coulden, were ell killed. Robert Ste-
venson was killed and his wife probably
fatally wounded. Eighteen people who
sought shelter in house on the Durant
place we're hurt. One woman will prob
ably die. They were going home from
the county fair. A little further on IA
were huddled in the Begetmar house. @.
Barrick WAS badly hurt and his wife
probably fatally injured. Charles Lee,
wife and five children we're very badly
hurt. All this company who escaped
death were injured. The wife and
children OF Fred Pompe. in Fenton town
ship, were in the house which collapsed.
They were covered by falling walls and
not one hurt. The barn was blown
away. Five horses tied to the mangers
were left standing on the floor un-
harmed. George Beavers family, three
miles north OF Aigona, had just got
home from the fair. He got into the house
with his wife, two children and adopted
boy, and was going do Hn into the cellar
when the cyclone demolished the house.
The family were covered with ruins.
Beaver. with his baby in his arms,
walked to the house OF Christian Dau.
his father-in law, Tor help. His wife was
just dying when he returned, and his
little girl gasped Papa" and expired.
Myron Schink's immense barns and
house were made into kindling wood.
His wife and child were carried 100 feet
and were found under heavy oak beam.
Mrs. Schinck was unconscious. Horace
Schinck, Myron's father, was covered
up with lumber. He is 70 years old,
and his recovery is questionable.
OELwIN, Ia, Sept. 22.-At Lowther.
town of 100 people, the cyclone
destroyed tho Chicago Great Western
depot. grain elevator, store buildings
and dwellings. No further particulars
can be learned aa all the wires are
down.
SPENCER, Ia. Sept. ga Swedish
church 10 miles northwest Of here was
blown to atoms and several farm houses
blown down. No lives were lost in Clay
City. At Cylinder, Burt. Forest City,
Hanley junction and all through the
L. G T. l. k-1
WHIrrLEMoRE. Ia, Sept. 22.-There
was much destruction of life and prop
erty at Algona, Ia, and east of there.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-The Great West
ern officials received word from McIn-
tyre, Iowa, that the storm passed over
Riceville, four or five miles distant, do
ing some damage and then struck the
small village of Lowther, destroying
every dwelling. The Mcintyre agent |
telegraphs that messages came into |
Riceville for physicians to go to New
Haven, ten miles distant, where many |
houses were wrecked.
OMAHA, Sept. PA special to the |
Bee from Emmettsburg. Ia, says 20 |
people were killed there. A dispatch |
from Usage puts the nun,per of daaths
in that county at ten.
OsAGE, Ia, Sspt. GA cyclone Wis
tied the thickly settled farming commu-
nity five miles northeast OF Usage at 10
O'Clock last night. Five peopie were
instantly killed and one man will die.
MANY others are seriously and perhaps
fatally injured. The dead are:
Mrs. Patrick Lonergan, aged %.
Mrs. Phil s. Herbert, 30.
Anna Perry. II.
Harry Herbert. 8.
Ruth Herbert, months.
William Perry. 27 years old, can live
bat few hours.
Jacob Hurley, hurt about the head.
Katie Lonergan, hurt about the head
and internally; may die.
Joseph Lonergan, flesh wounds.
Benjamin Kestern, cut in the tace.
Mrs. Benjamin Kestern.
Dennis Lonergan, artery in wrist sew
cred and otherwise injured.
The storm was OF purely cyclonic ma
ture. Five houses we're completely de-
molished and swept from their founda-
tions. The residences Of Louis Ponner,
Patrick Lonergan, ir., William Perry,
Phil Herbert, Meesrs. Nicholas & Cotter
and Benjamin Kestern, with all the out
buildinge, barns, grain in stack and
some stock, were destroyed.
a WilluW n0uSV tdhhlhk hotbA hnu
south near the Stepneck homestead was
piled full of household goods, bedding
and milk-cane from Bevier's place, q
mile west. The Joe Thompson house
was gutted and the walls are in q sway
ing condition. His barn went to pieces
and five horses were buried in it. 1t
took until O'Clock next morning to dig
them out, but all were recovered from
the ruins without injury. East of the
river in Plum Greek township the house
of George Holman was carried 80 rods
and dropped with such force as to wreck
it. In it we're Mr.. and Mrs. Holman
and six children. One of the children
was killed outright and four injured.
An old man named Dangman, q mile
north of Holman's, was killed, snd seven
more were killed northeast OF this place,
including a man and wife, names not
known. Mr.. Sweeper and two children
and an infant child of Claus Dens are
among the dead.
Orders are coming in to undertakeri
for coffins. The country swept is q
farming section with great barns flled
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 Wesley
IL miles east, states that there we're 19
dead bodies found north of there. Sever