The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05

sioux center, Ia. May f.-One OF the
most destructive and terrific cyclones
which ever visited northwest Iowa struck
and passed through portion of Sioux
Center yesterday afternoon between and
4 o'clock. The storm originated three
miles northeast OF Ireton. passing In a
northeastern direction, passing this town
about a mile west and passing near Per-
kfns. Ii first struck the ground some
miles southwest OF here in the Coombs
district. and from there TO Perkins. a
distance OF twelve 10 fifteen miles, not a
building was left standing in the path.
The most unfortunate thing of all was
that Its course was on the se~tion lines Of
the school houses, aud so far two teachers
are known 10 have been Killed. Miss Anna
Marsden and her brother. with from one
10 four children At each school -Four
school houses where school was In ses-
sion were entirely wiped from the face OF
the earth, not vestige being left eXcep:
few rocks 10 mark where they stood,
and the pupils were carried from quar-
ter 10 half mile, where they were found
some dead and others badly mangled. At
the school house where George Marsden
was teaching no part OF the building re-
mains, and Mr.. Marsden was found some
distance away IN field dead, together
with TWO pupils Two little girls OF joan
Ebsten, belonging 10 the same school,
were found clinging together where they
had been driven into a wire fence, covered
with mud. They are expected TO die
Two sons Of G. r. HaEgie. belonging to
the same school. had both legs broken
and were INT ernally injured. The house
of 6. III, Heggie Is tust west Of the school
house. and where this morning stood good
buildings nothing is left. Mr.. Heggie
escaped without any material Injury His
eldest daughter was found lodged In a
tree. where she had been hoisted by the
storm. 50 seriously injured that death is
expected. while two grown boys. who had
come from the field at the approach Of
the storm. We're injured, one seriously and
the other fatally.
Sioux CITY Iowa MAY Fifteen killei
and tR'o score more or less injured IS
the revised list Of tho victims Of Friday
nights cyclone. which swept northeSa 81
Iowa Ten az the dead and most OF the
injured iivet in the vicinity of Sioux Cen
tor which seems 10 have been the cul-
m.natlug point Of the tornado. jour
al reporter went over the scene Of the
s.srm today. It's path Is almost as clear
iy cut as a wagon road, and every thing
lu Us Path was demoiishci-harnS houses.
trscs. etc.. strewing the country for miles.
The killed and Injured IN the vicinity OF
SIOUX Center are as follows
CSc3rza Marsicn. feachcr. Miss Anna
NarsIen. teacher: Alice koster. years
ei9. TuenS Nerhof. years. Jacob Jen-
sen. Mrs John Roster. Mss T1lhe HaZ-
gle Maurice Ccou1bs. child. Mrs. RelknaP.
smiley Mrs. Warerman. Sihley. Rudolph
S.,heverileEert. Sutherland; Peter slim
sner. Iaurens.
the most seriously injured are: John
Waterman aui sou. S7}aey. John Frey.
ST!cv. II BIacxmore. Sfhley. Rosshurg
brothers. Sibiey. Ninla. Jennie and I.uella
cooul1s. SsotIx Center, Nellie CoomhS. Ia
tally Sioux Center. MIS-. J. Ware and
ssaf,v. Sioux Center. john Henry and Ma
;llda FIagSie SioHx Cenrer. J.. T. Everts.
Sioux Center. a1e sons ~ T De Bo0r
sioux Center. Two children of T. J. smith.
Sioux Center. \. NJ. Perry. Hawariea.
The 81, gems Of Sioux Center are caring
for the injured and destitute The prop
.rrv loss ssHl % heavy. hui 81 can hardly
be estimated az present Much live s5ock
uvs killed. The prairie being strewn with
ths = rtsasess ~ horses and cattle.
The Journals Sfbsey special says. The
~,f,- v,a~zeo kHleH IN CsSceofs county WIS
Mrs John Waterman. I'VE males west -
SFaiey. \ i0sSt fell on her nerk- She
hsla hfr babe IN her arms and the baby
s.~aped injury. John Waterman. her
husband vas injured Ia the breast and
r.,a SERIOUSLY. William Waterman. his
.so, }fad mis- right arm broken ard ieft
s@,.t14sr broken Charles Rcss,gurg vas
tsssIv bruised Henry Rossaurg. his sou.
ms .-tsf badly about tnc head. Ms.
,,Aa~t.s Eressa5,irg was hloRn into a tree.
s,it mot seriously burr Herman. otfo
ara Emu1a RoSshurg were Injured bat
,,,. ss~toe5Slv. Mrs Fcldkamp Vas not
killed as reported lasJ nighf- The Mel
cher ana Whitney school houses were
hs-h are- ked Miss Marie GOOD. teacher
az rhe Wh3tnsy school closed twenty
minutes before the storm John Cough
I'm wife ana ten children. Were al saved
hy sakug refuge ~ a cyclone cellar
--aev lost rnotr house. hcusehoid goods.
hsrn. and ha1 a horse killed TAe w@.l
punrs were plUed osGt at R0sseurg and
YrryS Tae destruction II osceoia coa2-
" Vas in enc western tie- O. townships,
" WHbernTs barns we're completely wr@-k-
AH TIE houses q Waterman and Ross
h.,~s- mere ,sszs~gvssfA