Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1895-05-11
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
Death and Destruction in the
Wake of an Iowa Cyclone.
FULLY FIFTY PEOPLE ARE KILLED.
Sioux County Late In the Afternoon De-
wasted by Terrific Wind Storm.
Heartrending Scenes the Re-
suit of the Storm.

SIOUX SfTY, l.. may Sioux county
was devastated by terrific cyclone
yesterday afternoon. The storm came
from the northwest and struck Sioux
Centre, small town As miles north of
this point at o'clock. Telegraphic
reports from the scene of the storm
are very meagre, the wires being down
but it is understood that considerable
number were killed and injured The
FIRST reports were received by the Sioux
CITY and Northern railroad from their
agent at Sioux Centre. The despatch
read:
Cyclone passed three miles northwest of:
here School house near town blown down.
Teacher killed and several children killed and
injured. Exact number and names have not
yet been learned Whole country in the track
of the storm devastated. Sioux City and
Northern tracks between Perkins and Doom
washed out for several miles.
Dispatches from Sioux Centre at $3.50
say that three school houses and at
least twenty residences and barns near
that place were swept away. AT the
school house two teachers and three
pupils were killed and many injured.
Two women were found dead about 8
o'clock not far from the point where
one of the school buildings stood. One
man who arrived in Sioux Centre late
in the evening reported that his house
was blown away and his family killed.
He himself escaped and says that at
least hundred people must have been
killed. Parties have been sent out
from Hull, Sioux Centre and Orange
City, neighboring towns but their work
is being carried ON in total darkness
and in the midst of a tremendous wind
and rain storm. 1t is consequently
progressing slowly. A number of bod
les have already been recovered al.
though the exact number cannot be
learned. Every one is violently excit-
ed and definite accounts cannot be OBJ
tanned. It is said that Perkins small
town between Sioux Centre and Doom
was directly in the path of the storm
and was almost entirely wiped out
The wires leading to it are all down
The tracks are all washed out and the
roads cannot be safely travelled over,
owing to the manner in which they
were quilted out by the rain. 1t is
consequently no easy matter to reach
it.
Late yesterday evening news was re
ceived from Sibley to the effect that q
storm struck there at 5 p. m, destroy
ing the house of John Watterson, kill
ing Mrs Watterson and injuring Wat
terson and his son. No names can ye
be learned of the people injured abou
Sioux Centre and Perkins. The -Siou,
City and Northern train which arrived
alto o'clock last evining brought thir
ty passengers who witnessed the storm
They reported that thirteen dead bod
les had been brought into Sioux Centr'
at 6. p 1t is estimated that hftl
people must have been killed
Word was received from Sioux Centrs
at IL o'clock last night that Miss ANN
Marsden was among the killed. Sh
was a teacher at what was known a
the Coombs school house, seven mile
north of Sioux Centre. Fully one-hal
of her pupils are said to have beel
killed or injured, but none of thei
names have yet been learned. The pa
rents of many of the children escape
the storm and are nearly frantic wit
anxiety to learn whether their littl
ones are dead or alive. Miss Marsden'
brother, who taught school two mile
north of the Coombs building, was ais
killed. AS nearly as can be learne
the towns which suffered were Perkins
Sibley' Doom, Hull and Sioux Centre.