The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-10

Definite Reports OF the storm and Details
OF the Destruction.
LATER,-Deanite reports are beginning
to come in as to the path followed by the
cyclone. The storm originated about a
mile and q half southwest of Sioux Gen.
ter. 1t moved from there in northeast
erly direction and passed directly through
Perkins, small town six miles north of
Sioux Center. After passing Perkins
nothing was heard of any damage.
Late last evening, however, news was
received from Sitley TO the effect that q
storm struck there about & p M, destroy
ing the house Of John Watterson, killing
Mrs. Watterson and injuring Watterson
and his son. The Sioux City and North
ern train which arrived at 10 o'clock last
evening brought in several passengers
who witnessed the storm.
They reported that thirteen dead bodies
had been brought into Sioux Center at q
o'clock. They estimated that fifty people
must have been killed. The northern
train barely escaped smash up near
Doom, but was stopped by section men be-
fore 1t passed upon the dangerous terri
tory.
A List OF Thirty-One Dead.
Everett Arnold, of Creston, aged IS,
killed by lightning; Mrs. Herman Bell
kamp, of Sibley, killed by lightning; Miss
Nellie Cooinbs, of Sibley, killed by light
ming; two Coombs children, struck by
lightning; l.. ID. Everett, of Sioux Gen.
ter; eight children still missing from the
Haggie school house, thought to have been
killed; Matilda Haggie, of Ireton, killed
by falling debris; Jacob Jansen, of Sioux
Center; Mrs. John Roster, of Sioux Gen.
ter; two Roster children of above; Miss
Anna Marsden, OF Sioux Center, a school
teacher: George Marsden, of Sioux Gen.
ter, a school teacher; Mrs. G. b. Ost, of
Ireton; Mrs Postma, ot Sioux Center,
Miss Anna Post, OF lreJon; Peter Slim
meri of Surerland, killed by lightning;
Rudolph acknowledges, OF Laurens,
killed by lightning; - Verhof, child
of Sioux Cenror; Louis Vcrhof, of Sioux
Center; Mrs. John Wattcrman, OF Sibley;
Mrs Ware nnA bah". OF lr'ton.
TIVE sco,e People Injured.
The injured are: NJ Blackmore, of
Sibiey; Nathan b.ackman, of Ireton,
Miss Mnia Cuombs, Of lreton, bruised;
will recover; Miss Jennie Coombs. badly
bruised about head and face, will prob
ably recover: Miss Luclla Coombs, seri-
ously injured; Devoort, four girls, of
Ireton, bonca fractured and internal In.
juries; Peter Devoort, face and arms cut
and bruised; Albert Devoort, hurt in
ternally; John Freys, of Sibley, badly in
jured; Miss Haggie, Of Sioux Center, bad
ly injured; John Haggie internal injuries,
badly hurt; Herman Ha9gie, leg broken;
Lewis Haggie, face bruised and internal
ly injured; William Haggie, shoulder
dislocated; George Hulstein, aged
years, OF Sioux Center; John
Jansen, of Sioux Centor, arm
broken; Miss Nellie Roster, of Sioux Gen.
ter, badly hurt; Miss Agnes Roster, face
bruised; Miss Mildred Roster, internal in
juries; two Meeks children, of Hawarden;
three McConless children, of Ireton; A.
M. Perry, Of Hawarden, face cut and
bruised; Mrs. Rosburg head and arms
cut; Miss Ida Rosburg injured internally;
Thomas Rosburg, aged 10, slightly hurt;
Daniel Rosburg, bruised slightly; Lewis
Rossbury, of Sibley, shoulder dislocated;
John Rossbury, of Sibley, badly bruised;
two Sherman children, of Sioux Center;
Alice Smith, aged 0 years, of Sibley,
bruised; James Smith, nged II years.