New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05
STORM DEATH LIST GhOW 1N"
pITIFIJL FEATURES OF THE ToRNADOs
WORK IN IOWA.

TEACHERS AND MANY CHILDREN kli''hD
RICH AND PopuLoUs DISTRICT pEv-
AsrATEp-DETAII.s STILL MEAGRE'
Sioux City Iowa May 4-Yesteroay = s'o,i, III
I! this region originated one mile northwest OF Ire-
ton and travelled northeast distance Oh ''''"
! five miles 1t was about a mile wide. and swept
evcrvtbinc In its nath which was about five miles
northwest of Maurice. three miles northwest OF
Sioux Centre and four miles northeast or Hull
Six schoolhouses were blown 10 atoms ana three
teachers and many children killed. while many
others are injured and missing Twenty-seVeh
farmhouses were demolished and hundreds OF 40
nestle animals killed The storm jumped ABOUT
forty miles north to Sbey. but the damage III 'ha'
vicinity Is light.
More than 100 people were killed by the tor-
nado. Half score of prosperous little hamle's
were touched by the flying storm and hundreds Oh
farms were laid waste. The territory deVasta'eo
is rich and populous as any In Iowa. ou' ''e
storm mainly kept clear OF the railroad tracks ana
telegraph lines. 1t will be many hours beiore the
extent Of the ruin is known or full list can De
compiled.
A pitiful feature OF the disaster was the num-
Der of youthful lives crushed out BY the cruei
wind. Six schoolhouses Sioux Centre were
DESTROYED while school was In progress. and at
each one from three to ten children were Killed
or injured. Many Of the children were carried
from a quarter to half mile before they were
dropped Two little daughters OF John Roster.
farmer, near Sioux Centre. were picked up as
they were leaving the schoolhouse and dasned
into wire fence and both killed. TWO sons OF
c. H. Haggie. at the same schoolhouse, had their
legs broken and received other injuries from
which they will die. Mr.. Haggles house is near
ba
ter was SO badly injured that she cannot live.
The parents OF many of the children escaped the
storm and are nearly frantic with anxiety TO
learn whether their little ones are dead or alive.
The towns OF Sioux Centre. Ireton. Orange
City. Perkins Doom. Hull. Sheldon. Alton. Ash
ton. Sibiey and Irmars were almost directly IN
the path Of the tornado. Fatalities have already
been reported from Sioux Centre. lreton. orange
City and Perkins How many OF the thrifty
couniry-fok on the busy farms between these
little towns met death In the rushing wind can
only be conjccturei The tornado was followed
by a furious wind and rain Storm Telegraph
lines are down throughout the country. ana raii-
road tracks are washed out In many places.
Up to an carly hour this morning the iaialltes
in the various towns are estimated as follows:
Sioux Centre. hfty dead; Perkins. forty dead
Doom ten dead S.bey. five dead.
II is feared returns from the more remote
points and from the farms In the country VIII
double the death list. No Intelligent estimate OF
the damage inflicted can be made. but IL Will
reach into the millions. \ curious feature of
the tornado was the accompaniment of electric
violence Many deaths by lightning are reported
Numerous victims were found lodged In trees.
where they had been hurled by the storm. and
6, seriously Injured that death Is expected mo-
mentary.
Two grown boys who had come from the felf
near Alton AT the approach OF the storm were
injured while In the barnyard. ono seriously
and the other fatally.
Wires vrre completely stripped from the poles
and in some places posts were all taken from
the ground. Horses. cattle and vehicles were
hurled through the air Ike chan. and the coun-
try for three quarters Of mile wide and many
miles In extent j. entirely wrecked. where
fine dwellings had stood could be found nothing
hut cellar holes and In some cases a few
twisted umhers while strewn on the ground
were portions ~ the buildings and furniture
hearing not the least scrnblancc oI their origi-
nal form and usclcss except for kindlng Feds
that were ~ beautiful as green carpets with
the sproutlng grain are now az bare AZ In the
hloak months Of winter. Trees are uprOOtcd and
all is dcsoatl,n along tho trail ~ III" destroyer
sioux Falls :. D.. May i-Ths morning shows
the damage to property here TO be much larger
than first reported. Besides the damage to the
carrlage worie. chain -mort!sing works and oat-
meal mill half dozen houses were carried away
and wrecked. One house was carried over the
tops ~ trees across the Sioux River. and set down
wifhoti, the stoves being upset. Trees fourteen
inches I'm diameter were twisted on or torn mp by
In. roots Five persons were more or less serious
l., hurf in his city. Several other persons w"r"
cut and bruised by flying timbers. No fatalities
are reported IN this section. The damage 70 prop
crty viii reach nearly 100000