The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-05-10
A DAMAGING CYCLONE III IOWA.
Two Score Persons are Dead or Dying
From its Fury.
FORTY FARMERS ARE HOMELESS.
Victims of tine Great Cyclone are buried
at AltOn-ApPeals Have Been Sent
Gut for Assistance.

at Alt0n-ApPeals Have Been Sent
Gut for Assistance.
Sioux CRY, May Order is coming
out Of the chaos in the narrow district
Of Sioux county, which was swept by
the tornado on Friday afternoon.
Prompt aid has made the survivors of
the devastated country as comfortable
as possible; nearly all the dead Al now
buried
This storm, widespread as it was, ap-
pears to have been a hue cyclone in
some places, and in other parts of its
territory partoOk more of the nature Of
a tornado, and in others, even where the
damage was considerable, was not more
than a high wind, with severe hail and
rain. The seyerest cyclone had its course
for u OF 10 miles in Sioux county. The
same storm, or another one, touched at
Sibley aud did great damage there.
In South Dakota, even where there
was severe destruction, there appears to
have been no real cyclone, with the
swirling funnel-shaped clouds. The
Sioux county cyclone appears to have
originated near Ireton and to have tray
eled northeast to a point on the Sioux
City and Northern railroad, one and
one-half miles north Of Sioux Center.
Then it took course of an elongated
letter rs, crossing the track twice and
for two miles it seems to have followed
straight up the track of this rail
way, where it struck the town of
Perkins from the southeast, and those
who saw it there believed it rose or was
dissipated at that point, but it is posi-
bic the same awful cloud continued its
tortuous course and afterWard struck
Sibley.
The Journals staff reporter, who
went all over the ground swept by the
storm, says $40, 900 will cover the prop
erty damage, including houses, out
buildings and fences. In few places are
the crops seriously damaged, for grain
was not up far enough to be killed OF
lodged by the wind, and the permanent
injury in the fields was by the plaster
ing Of mud which they received. This
''mud shsEer" was a prominent part Of
the phenomenal storm, but it seems
the power of the wind simply scOoped
up the black, wet earth from the sur
face in several places and distributed it
over other fields.
The correct list of dead numbers 90
as has already been stated. None have
died since Saturday. About 10 persons
were injured in Sioux county. The
mayor of Sioux Center appealed to Sioux
City for aid and a public meeting was
held Saturday night and arrangements
were made for sending clothing and
money. Officials Of Sioux county, how
ever, say it is not needed; that all have
been properly cared for, and that the
people Of the neighborhoOd are well able
to do it, In the whole country traYers-
ed by the tornado but three farmers
were renters, all the rest were well to
do and some wealth.
A revised list Of the killed and in
jured at Sioux Center and its vicinity is
as follows:
MRS. HERMAN HEYMAN
JOHN MARsDES, teacher.
Miss ANNA MARsDEN, teacher.
Mrs. JOHN ROSTER.
ALICE ROSTER, aged 8.
Miss TILLIE HAGGIE.
BABE OF Mrs. L. WYNIA,
Mrs. ANNIE POSTMA.
JACOB JANSEN
TEwNEs VERHOF, aged 4.
MAURICE COONIBs, aged 4.
BABE OF W. VLESMA.
Mrs. K. WAIVER AND BABE.
A BARBLIN.
Mrs. L. Z. OsT.
Mrs L. MARETIE AND BABE.
L. o. EVERETTs.
JOHN FRIZE.
H. DEBoER.
Mrs. j. Posi-.
The fatally injured are:
Henry Roster, aged 3.
Minta Coombs.
Luella COOmbs.
Mrs. i. Wynia.
John DebOer.
Hattie Roster.
Willie, Jennie and Jimmie Scrumman.
Maggie, G6ttie, Nellie and Jimmie Wee
yard.
Jennie and Eddie Brown.
Ben Pry.
John, Herman and Henry Haggie
Mrs. James WaFie.
IOWA,S DEAD ARE LAID TO REST