Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-06
DEATH IN ITS PATH.
Iowa's Terrible Cyclone Has a
Long Roll Of Victims.
Three SchooIhouses Demolished
Several Pupils Killed.
Many Deaths by neutrality-suspicious. There
Are Scenes Of Desolation.

Sioux City, Ia, May Sat least SO
people are believed to have been killed in
the terrible cyclone that passed over this
part OF Iowa Some persons estimate shc
death ROLL between 200 and go but 1t 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
information is hard to get. Three school.
houses are known to have been demolished,
two teachers and several pupils and
nearly u score of others killed, and many
buildings wrecked.
Those known to be dead or missing are:
Mamie S. Hagie and five brothers, killoi
near Sioux Centre; Mrs. John Kcrster,
near Sioux Centre, her children blown
away and not yet found; Anna Marsden,
teacher OF Coombs school, near 1rcton I;
George Marsdcn, brother to Anna. teacher
in another school near lrcton; Charles
Marsden, killed near Sioux Centre; Mrs.
Post, killed near Sioux Centre; Rudolph
Schwcrfeser. aged 81, killed by lightning
near Suth,riand; two children OF l.. w.
Cooinbs, killed near Sioux Centre; Mrs.
John Waterman, killed near Siblcy; child
OF A. Vcrhoff, killed near Sioux Centre;
John Patterson, William Rudicher, Mrs.
II. W. Smith, g. f. Balling Mrs. Herman
Bellkomps and his two children, Anna
Hoisington, Bertha. Doonburg, II. G.
Nederfrank. NJ. II. Hoyt and j. Jameson.
Tho List Is Not Complete.
Besides the above number were in
jurcd, some fatally A curious feature Of
the cyclone was tho accompaniment Of
electrical violence and many deaths by
lightning are reported.
Tho towns of Sioux Centre, Ircton.
Orange City, Perkins, Doom, Hull, ohcl
don. Alton, Ashton. Sibley Lcmnrs were
almost directly in the path Of the cyclone
The storm was followed by furious wind
and rainfall, which had boon ;batcd at an
carly hour this morning. Numerous vic
tins were found lodged in trees where
they had been hurled by tho wind. Where
had stood fine residence could be found
nothing but u cellar holo, and in some
cases a few twisted timbers, while strewn
oil over the ground were portions of
buildings and furniture bearing not tho
least semblance Of their original form and
useless except for kindling Fields Of
sprouting grain arc now bare, trees up
rooted, and oil is desolation along the
path Of the cyclone.
A pitiful feature Of the disaster is the
number Of youthful lives lost by the cruel
winds. Three suhoolhouses near Sioux
Centre were destroyed, while school was
In progress and ut each one from three to
10 children were killed or injured. Many
OF the children were carried from u quar-
ter to half milo before they alightcd
Two little daughters Of John Roster, q
farmer near Sioux Centre, were picked up
ss they were leaving tho schoolhouse and
dashed into wire fence, where both wero
killed. Two sons of Z. II. Hagie, at the
spine schoolhouse, had their legs broken
and received other Injuries from which
they will die.
Mr.. Hagia's house is near the school, and
although he escaped, his daughter was 50
badly injured that she cannot live. The
parents Of many of tho childron escaped
tho storm and arc nearly frantic with anx-
iety to learn whether their little ones are
dead or alive