Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-09
MANY DEATHS CAUSED BY lightning

Numerous Victims Found Lodged in
Trees, where They Had Been Hurled
by the Wind-School Children Among
tho Dead-Details hIeagre. But Enough
Known to Tell the Extent OF the
Disaster.
Sioux Cry. IA, May AIT least 80
people are believed to have been killed IN
the terrible cyclone that passed over this
part of Iowa. Some persons estimate the
death-rOll between 200 and $50, but u is
not believed 1t will reach that number.
No one as yet can tell how great the loss OF
life is, or how extensive the damage, until
reports from the outlying districts have
been received. The telegraph wires in
this section are all down and authentic in.
formation is hard to get. Three school
houses are known to have been demol.
ished two teachers and several pupils and
nearly score oil others killed and many
buildings wrecked.
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
Those known to be dead or missing are
Mamie 5. Magic aud five brothers. killed
near Sioux Centre; Mrs. John Kerster,
near Sioux Centre, her child blown away
ami not yet found Anna Marsden, teacher
in Coombs school, near lretOn; George
Marsden, brother to Anna. teacher in
another school near lretun; Charles Mars
den, killed near Sioux Centre; Mrs. Post.
killed near Sioux Centre; Rudolph
SChwerdefeger aged 2l, killed by light
ming, near sutherland; Peter Simmer,
Killed in his house near Lawrence by
lightning; two children of l.. w. COumDs,
killed near Sioux Centre Mrs. John
Waterman, killed near Sibley; child of A.
Nerhoff killed near Sioux Centre; John
Patterson William Rudiches. Mrs. X. W.
Smith q. r. lialling, Mrs. Herman Bell
komps, two children, Anna Hoisington,
Bertha noonburg, IL. q. NederfranG, NJ.
+. Hoyt, J. j, Jameson.
MANY DEATHS DY LIGHTNING.
Besides the above, a number were in
jured, some fatally. a curious feature of
the cylOne was the accompaniment of
electrical violence and many deaths by
lightning are reported. The towns of Sioux
Centre lreton, Orange City, Perkins,
Doom, Hull, Sheldon, Alton, Ashton. Slbley
and Lemars were almost directly in the
path OF the cyclone. The storm was fol
lowed by furious wind and rain fall, which
had not abated ut an early hour this morn
ing.
HURLED INTO TREES BY THE VIVID.
Numerous victims were found lodged in
trees were they had been hurled By tho
! wind.Where had stood fine residences could
be found nothing but cellar hole. and
in some cases few twisted timbers, while
strewn all over the ground were portions
of buildings and furniture bearing not
| the least scinblance of their original form.
Fields of sprouting grain are now bare,
trees uproOted and all is desolation along
the path Of the cyclone.
FREIGHT CARS MOVED BY THE WIND.
| MADRID, Ia. May "A terrible rain aud
wind storm passed over this section OF the
state. Hail fell in large quantities, the
stones being as large us hazelnuts. A
dozen freight cars on Il siding of the Mil
watlkee road were blown out On the rlain
track, where they were found by tie crew
| in time to avert "A wreck with the eastern
passenger train.
BUILDINGS BLOWN TO PIECES.
ST. JosErn, Mo-, May 1.-The cyclone
which struck this section did much dam.
| age to property In this city many small
| buildings were blown to pieces and
| windows of several fine residences were
| smashed in and contents OF the houses
damaged by rain No lives were lost