Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-14
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
A Cyclone Sweeps Through Mime
sofa and Iowa.
MANY KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED
Further Loss of Life Has Been
Reported. ... .,,..,,
B BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN

wINONA. Mimi, September PA cy-
clone from southeast struck Spring Valley.
MIMI, at 10 o'clock last night. 1t struck the
northern part Of the town first, demolishing
the Wihona and Southwest Minnesota de-
pot. windmill. water tank, oil tank and cold
storage house of Schellhas Brewing Com
pany Of Winona, utterly destroying them,
together with a dozen or more houses.
Three persons are known to be dead, and
many others injured. some Of whom will
die.
A temporary hospital has been opened for
the injured while others are taken care of
by friends. The damage to the Southwest
Minnesota road is about 5000.
The cyclone afterward struck Homer,
four miles south of here destroying three
barns, the new town hall, general store
owned by Mr.. Demo, two houses and I'M
roofing another. The cyclone then passed
acrss the Mississippi river, striking Marsh
land, on the Wisconsin side, destroying sew
eral houses and other structures. but in
juring no one, as far as reported.
Five Killed mt Leroy. --..
The east part Of Leroy was also swept.
The Milwaukee depot was destroyed, to-
gether with other houses. and the following
killed: Henry Finley, a drummer boy named
Gilbertscn. Mrs. Dunton Joe Nelson and a
laborer.
At Homer the barn of Mr.. Jamison was
destroyed, also one belonging to Mr.. Wat
rooted. The houses of Mr.. Schmidt and
Mrs. Allen were blown from their founda-
tons.
In Gilmore valley. at the west end Of the
city. a number of houses and barns are re-
ported to have. been, unrOofed. The poor
house barn was blown from it's foundation.
1t Is believed that the bluffs to the south
of the city protected Winona from damage.
Reports of damage are already beginning
to come in from the vicinity of Marshall,
Wis
At Dodge Center, Mimi, a large warehouse
was blown down ana another partially de-
stroyed.
More Destruction of Life.
A special from Usage, Iowa, says five or
mere persons were killed there by the cy-
clone. " ---~
A Whittemore. Iowa. special says: There
was much destruction of life and property
at Algona, Iowa, and east Of there.
OELWEIN. Iowa, September 22.-News
has just reached here stating that a cyclone
ragged along the line of the Chicago and
Great Western railroad last night.
At Lowther, town of 100 inhabitants.
the storm destroyed the Chicago and Great
Western depot, grain elevators, store build
fngs and dwellings. The Chicago express
on the Chicago and Great Western railroad
was delayed during the clearing of the de-
u
No further particulars can be learned, as
all telephone and telegraph wires are down.
LEMARS, Iowa, September PA wind
storm last night wrecked a barn on the
johnson farm, two miles north Of Lemars,
and destroyed a small windmill. The storm
formed west of Lemars and at one time
looked as IL 1t would strike the town, but
veered of to the north before coming down
to the ground.
Fifteen Reported Killed.
MINNEAPOLIS, Man., September pa
special to the Journal from Burt says:
Severe cyclone passed to the south of this
place last night. About fifteen people are
reported killed and many injured.
ST. PAUL, AHnn., September IA Ma
son City, Iowa, special to the Despatch
says:
At o'clock last night a terrific cyclone
burst in all its fury upon the resident por-
ton OF North Cerro Gordo. The cyclone
destroyed eight farm houses, laying every
thing fiat.
The dead are: Ellery McKeercher, John
Patterson, d. 7. Haddow. Mrs D. IT, Had
dow
The fatally wounded are: Miss Maggie
Baker. Harold McKeercher. Alice McKeer-
cher, Miss Edith Bentley, Jas. O'Ncill, sr.
Twenty Reported Killed.
OMAHA, Neb., September pa special
to the Bee from Emmettsburg Iowa, says
that twenty people were killed there, and
a dispatch from Usage puts the number
Of deaths in that county at ten. 4,;..-y