The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-05
DEATHS BIG HAUL
Horrible Scenes Of Destruction and
Suffering In Iowa.
IN THE CYCLONES PATH
Hundreds OF People Seriously In
Jured and a Large Number
Killed BY the Awful
Tornado.
N THE CYCLONES PATH

people are believed to have been killed
in the terrible cyclone that passed over
this part of Iowa Some persons esti-
mate the death roll at 200 to 300 Tele-
graph wires are down. and authentic
information is hard to get Three
school houses are known to have been
demolished and two teachers and sew
eral pupils and nearly a score of others
killed, and many buildings have been
wrecked.
Those known to be dead or missing
are: Mamie S. Haggie and five BROTH
ers, killed near Sioux Centre; Mrs.
John Kerster. near Sioux Centre, her
child blown away and not yet found;
Anna Marsden and brother. a teacher
of another school near Ireton: Charles
Marsden, killed near Sioux Centre;
Mrs. Post, killed near Sioux Centre;
Rudolph Schwerdeger. aged q, killed
by lightning near Suthland; Peter
Stommer. killed in a house near Lau-
rens by lightning; two children of 7.
b. Coombs. killed near Sioux Centre;
Mrs. John Waterman, killed near Sib-
ley; child of A. Heroff, killed near
Sioux Centre; John Patterson. William
Ludrichs, Mrs. r. w. Smith, q. f.
Balling. Mrs. Herman Bell-Kemps and
two children, Anna Hoisington, Bertha
Doonburg. H. q. Neiderfrank, M. +.
Hoyt and j. Jameson. Besides the
above a number were injured, some
fatally.
A curious feature of the cyclone was
the accompaniament of electric vio-
lence, and many deaths by lightning
are reported. Sioux Centre. Cotton.
Orange City. Perkins. Doone, Hall.
Sheldon. Ashton, Sibley and I1eMars
were almost directly in the path of
the cyclone.
The cyclone was followed by a furi-
Gus rain storm, which had not abated
at an early hour this morning.
Various victims were found lodged
in trees, where they had been hurled
by the storm. Where had stood fine
residences could be found nothing but
a cellar hole. and in some cases few
twisted timbers, while strewn all over
the ground were portions of the build
ings and furniture, bearing not the
least resemblance to the original form,
and useless except for kindling. Fields
of sprouting grain are now bare. trees
uprooted and all is desolation along the
path of the cyclone.
A pitiful feature of the disaster is the
number of youthful lives crushed out.
Three school houses near Sioux Centre
were destroyed while the school was
in progress, and at each from three to
ten children were killed or injured.
Many children were carried from a
quarter to half a mile before they were
dropped. Two little daughters of John
Roster a farmer near Sioux Center.
were picked up just as they were leav-
ing the school house and dashed
against a wire fence. Both were killed.
Two sons of c. II. Haggie, at the same
school house, had legs broken and re-
ceived other injuries from which they
will die. Haggie's house is near the
school, and, although he escaped, his
daughter was so badly injured she can
not recover. The parents of many chill
dren escaped the storm and are nearly
frantic with anxiety to learn whether
the little ones are dead or alive.
In South Dakota. even where there
was great destruction, there appears to
have been no real cyclone, with swirl
| ing, funnel-shaped clouds.
The Sioux county cyclone appears to
have originated near Ireton and trav-
eled northeast to a point on the Sioux
City & Northern railroad, one and
half miles north of Sioux Centre. Then
"S." and crossed the track twice. For
two miles 1t seems to have Travelled
straight UP the track, until 1t struck
| the town of Perkins from the south
| east.
Those who saw 1t there believed ii
arose or was dissipated at that point,
but it is possible the same awful cloud
| continued it's tortuous. course and af-
forwards struck Sibley. At Sioux Gen.
tire and other places in Sioux county
| IL is estimated that not less than 20
persons were killed and three times as
many injured. AS the path of de-
struction was almost altogether in the
country, definite information is difficult
to get.
Following is the list of the killed and
wounded at Ireton. Iowa: Killed
George Marsden. Anna Marsden. Mrs.
Kostra. Wounded-M. Coombs. bruised.
will probably recover; Jennie Coombs.
badly bruised about head and face.
will recover; Lucella Coombs. seriously
injured: Nellie Coombs. skull frac-
tured. recovery doubtful; A. M. Perry.
Hawarden. Iowa, arm broken. face
bruised; two children of r ]. Smith.
arms dislocated and also badly bruised;
Mrs. L. warie and baby. seriously in
jured, recovery doubtful: the two sons
| of T. Debore and John Haggie. bruised
and internally injured; Herman Hag-
gle, leg broken; Matilda Haggie. in
| jured seriously internally: Henry Hag-
gle, face cut and bruised: three chill
dren OF l. Kostra. badly hurt. recovery
doubtful: four daughters OF Devoort.
bones fractured and other injuries.
The following were killed at Sioux
Center. Iowa: Mrs John Kerster and
two children. Mrs. Post. child OF Mrs
verhood. two children OF l. b.
coombs. Badly injured: j. Jonsen.
s.a <erster children. and perhaps g
others.
List of the killed at other points:
Mrs. John Waterman. sibley: Mrs.
Herman Belknap. one half mile east
OF Sibley. was killed by lightning: