Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-04
MANY ARE MISSING
The Iowa Cyclone Was Fatal to the
Young.
SEVERAL SCHOOL HOUSES WRECKED
Many Deaths by Lightning Are
Reported.
WIRES ARE FRUSTRATED

killed in the terrible cyclone that PASSED
over this part Of Iowa last evening. Some
persons estimate the death roll between 200
and go, but 1t is not believed it 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 outly-
Ing districts have been received. The tele
graph wires In this section are all down,
and authentic information Is hard to get.
Three school houses are known to have
been demolished. two teachers and several
pupils and nearly a score Of others killed,
and many buildings wrecked.
Dead or Missing.
Those known to be dead or missing are
Mamie S. Hasgie and five brothers, killed
near Sioux Center: Mrs. John kerster near
Sioux Center her child blown away and not
yet found; Anna Marsden. teacher in
Coombs School, near Ireton: George Mars
den, brother to Anna, teacher in another
school near 1reton; Charles Marsden, killed
near Sioux Center; Mrs. Post, killed near
Sioux Center; Rudolph Schwerdefeger, aged
twenty-one, killed by lightning near Suth-
erland; Peter Simmer. killed in his house
near Lawrence by lightning; two children
of L. w. Coombs. killed near Sioux Center;
Mrs. John H Waterman, killed near Sib-
ley, child of Verhohf, killed near Sioux
Center; John Patterson William Ruliches
man Bellkomps. two children, Anna Hos-
ington, Bertha Doonburg, H. G. Neider-
frank NJ F. Hoyt and J. Jamisop.
Besides the above, a number were in
jured, some fatally.
Many Young Lives Taken.
peculiar feature of the disaster Is the
number of youthful lives lost by the cruel
winds. Three school houses near Sioux
Center We're destroyed while school was in
DrOCreSS at ri
children were killed or injured Many of
the children were carried from a quarter to
half mile before they alighted. Two little
daughters of John Roster, a farmer near
Sioux Center, were picked up as they were
leaving the school house and dashed into
wire fence, where both were killed Two
sons of c. H. Haggie, at the same school
house, had their legs broken and received
other injuries from which they will not die.
MIR. HaSgie's house is near the school house.
Although he escaped. his daughter was so
badly injured that she cannot live. The pa
rents of many of the children escaped the
storm, and are nearly frantic with anxiety
20 learn whether their little ones are dead
or alive.
Many Killed by Lightning.
A curious feature of the cyclone was the
accompaniment of electrical violence, and
many deaths by lightning are reported
The tow MS of Sioux Center Ireton, Range
City, Perkins, Doom, HUI Sheldon Alton
Ashton, Sibley and Lemars were almost
directly in the path of the cyclone. The
storm was followed by furious wind and
rainfall, which had not abated at an early
hour this morning. Numerous victims were
found lodged in trees where they had been
hurled by the wind. Where had stood fine
residences could be found nothing but a
cellar hole, and in some cases few twist
ed timbers, while strewn all over the
ground We're portions of buildings and fur
niture. bearing not the least semblance of
their original form, and useless except for
klndlfng. Fielis OF sprouting grain are now
bare trees uprooted and all is desolation
along the path of the cyclone.
Havoc With Des Moines Wires,
DES MONIES, Iowa, May "A cyclone
passed in northwesterly direction about
ten miles west of this city last night 1t
crossed the Chicago Great Western tracks
near O:illa and interrupted telegraphic
communication No definite reports of ex-
tensive loss to property or life have been
received. ~ hard wind storm struck Des
Moines. 1t was accompanied by electrical
manifestations, which created havoc with
the local telephone and telegraphtc service.
The managers of the electric street rail-
ways had been warned by telegram from
Oklahoma and Sioux City, and stopped
traffic ard interrupted their circuits. The
wind in Des Moines damaged small build
ings, but the loss will not be great. A
heavy rain began falling at the time and
continued until early this morning.
Many buildings Destroyed.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 4.--The cyclone
which struck this section did 1Iuch dam
age to property. In this city many small
buildings were blown to pieces, and win
doWs of several fine residences We're smash
ed in and contents of the houses damaged
by rain. No lives were lost.
CIOudburst I'm South Dakota.
SIOUX FALLS SD, May 4.-Besides the
cyclone, which did considerable damage at
West Sioux Falls and vicinity, there was
regular cloudburst twenty miles north
and an immense rise in the river is looked
for. The Sioux at Della Rapids is running
over the Milwaukee tracks, and Skunk
creek is also high and flooding farms in Its
course.
An Opera House Blown Down.
WEBSTER, S. D., May 4.-The northern
portion of Sphinx county, s. D., was swept
by cyclone last night. The greatest dam
age by far reported was at Ashton,
where the opera house was blown down,
the Congregational Churcn demolished and
houses, granaries and barns for miles east
Of Ashton are completely blown away.
The telegraph wires are down, and 1t Is
impossible to learn whether any one was
killed or injured in the stricken town.
Many Large HafIstones Fell.
MADRID, Iowa, May A terrible rain
and wind storm passed over this section
of the state Hail fell in large quantities,
the stones being as large as hazel nuts.
A dozen freight cars on siding Of the Mil
waukee road were blown out on the main
track, where they were found by the
switching crew in time to avert a wreck
with the eastern passenger train.
a Conservative Report.
CHICAGO, May 4.-The Northwestern
Railroad CQmpany's official report from the
cyclone-swept district of Iowa, dated Ire
ton, says: a cyclone started about four
miles north of Ireton yesterday afternoon
and travelled fourteen miles in an easterly
direction. Five school houses We're de-
stroyed. twenty lives We're lost and fifty
people were injured. Particulars meager.
Secretary Smiths Return.
Secretary Smith returned this morning
from his successful professional trip to
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