Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-10
A FATAL CYCLONE
Passes Over a Large Territory Near
Sioux City, Iowa, %Injnring
Many Hundreds.
PERHAPSTHNEE HUNDRED DEAD
Children Killed in SclnOl Houses
Babes Torn From Mothers Arms
Electrical Violence.

Sioux CRY, May "A terrible cy-
clone past over this part of Iowa yestcr'
day afternoon from 4 to o'clock, The
storm originated about d mile and a half
southwest Of Siou>. Center. 1t moved
from there in a northeasterly direction
and passed directly through Perkins, a
small town six miles north of Sioux Cen
ter. At Perkins Eothing was heard Of
any damage Later news was received
from SlbIey to the effect that ii storm
struck there about 5 p. m Il syro5lng
the house OF John Watterhon, killing
Mrs. Watteraon and inInring W&ticrsoD
and his son. At least 81 people are be
Iioved to have been killed III the terrible
cyclone. Some persons estimate the
death roll at 20Jt 300. Telegraph wires
are down and authentic information ls
hard to get. Three school houses are
known to have been demolished Two
teachers and several pupils and nearly a
score of others were killed and many
buildings have been wrecked. Iho6e
known to be dead or missing are Mamie
S. Haggin and five brothers, killed near
Sioux Center: Mrs. John kerster, near
Sioux Center, her child blown way and
not yet found; Chas. MarsGen, Il brother
of Anna MArsden, teacher of u school
near lreton, killed in Sioux Center; Mrs.
Post, killed near Sioux Center; L,udolph
Schwerdeger, aged II, killed by lightning
near Southerland; Peter Skinner, killed
in a house near Laurens by lightning;
two children Of I. b. Coombe. killed near
Sioux Center: Mrs. John Natterson,
killed near Sibley; child of A. Nernotf,
killed near Sioux Center; John patter-
son, William Ludrichs, Mrs, Il. ". Smith,
g. T.. Balling, Mrs. Herman, Bell Kemps,
and two children, Anna Hoisington.
Bertha )oonberg. II. G. Neiderfrank, f
M. lIoyt. j. Jamieson. Besides the
above a number were injured, some
fatally. A curious feature Of the cyclone
was the accompaniment of electrical
violence and many deaths by lightning
are reported. Sioux Center, Cotton,
Orange Center, Perkins, Doonp, Hall,
Shelton. Ashton, Sibley and iemars we're
almost directly lnthe path of the cyclone.
The cyclone was followed by d furious
rainstorm, which had nor abateN at AZ
early hour this morning, Numerous
victims were found lodged in trees where
they had been hurled by the storm.
Where had stood fine residences couid
be found nothing but cellar holes. and in
some cases a few twisted timbers, while
strewn all over the ground were portions
of buildings and furniture. hearing not
the least resemblance to their original
form, and useless except for kindllng.
Fields of s%p!outing grain are now bare,
trees are uprooted and all is dissolution
along the path of the cyclone. A pitiful
feature of the disaster is the number OF
youthful lives crushed out. Three schoO!
houses neal Sioux Center were destroyed
while school was in progress. q at each
from three to ten children were killed
or injured. Many children were carried
a quarter to half a mile before they were
dropped. Two little daughters of John
Roster, a farmer near Sioux Center, were
picked up when leaving the school
house, dashed against Il wire fence and
both killed. Two sons of c. II. Maggie at
broken and received other injuries from
which they will die. l~laagie's house is
near the school, and although he escaped
his daughter was so badly injured that
she cannot live. The parenta of many
children are nearly frantic with anxiety
to learn whether their little on es ART
deed or alive.