The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-04


aleagre-Partiai List OF tho Dead.
OMAHA, NrR, May 3.-A special TO the
Bee from Sioux City says dispatches
we're received there by the Sioux City &
Northern Railroad Company this eYeu.
Ing from their agent at Sioux Ccn.rc.
iur;y.hye miles north, telling OF u tor.
rihle cyclone near there. In which
many people we,o killed and injured
and much property destroyed. The
wires where the storm was wero blown
down and telegraph reports arc conse-
queRtly very mearer. The frs. dispatch
received by the Northern road said the
cyclone passed three miles northeast OF
there at $3.50 p. N. 4 school house near
Tue town was destroyed, and the
teacher and number OF children killed
and injured. but have not yet been able
TO learn the exact number OF names.
The Sioux City 4 Northern tracka be-
tween Perkins aud Doom are washed
out for several miles.
Dispatches from Sioux Centre at $50
D. IN. say three school houses and at
least twenty residences and barns were
;vep. away. At the school houses two
teachers and three pupils we're killed
and many injured. Two women we're
found dead about q o'clock not lar from
the point where one oil tho school
buildings stood. One man who arrived
in Sioux Centre late ID the evening re-
ported that his house was blown away
and his family killed. he himself es-
capped and he reports that At least two
or three hundred people must have
been killed.
Parties have been sen. out from Hull,
Sioux Centre and Orange City. neigh
boring towns, but their work is being
carried on in total darkness in the
midst OF n tremendous wind and rain
storm. 1t is consequently progressing
SLOWLY. A number OF bodies have
already been recovered, although the
exact number cannot be learned. Every
one is violently excited aud definite ac-
counts cannot be obtained. 1t is said
Perkins, a small town between Sioux
Centre aud Doom was directly in the
path OF the storm and was almost en-.
tirely wiped out. The wires leading to
i. are all down.
The railroad tracks are washed out
aud the wagon roads cannot safely be
travelled over owing to the manner in
which they were quilted by the rain. 1t
is consequently no easy matter to reach
it. Physicians havc already set out from
Hull, Orange City and Sious Centre, but
are finding every conceivable obstacle
in their effort to reach the scene OF the
a,otm. Help has been refused from
here, bu. II tho same character OF re.
ports continue to come in, train may
be sent out. No ono seems 10 know e1-
ac.ly what was the track OF the storm.
THE AWFUL DErAILs.
LArzE-De6nite reports are begin
ming to come in as to the path followed
by the cyclone. The storm originated
about a mile and G hall southwest OF
Sioux Centre. 1t moved from there in
northea.terly direction, and passed
directly through Perkins, small town
sir miles north OF Sioux Centre.
Alter passing Perkins nothing vas
heard OF any damage. Late this even
ing. however, news was received from
Sibley to the effect that storm
struck here about 9 p. M, destroying
the house OF John Wa.tcrson, killing
Mrs. Watteraon and injuring Waiter
son and his son. No names can vet be
learned OF tho people injured about
Sioux Centre and Perkins. The Sioux
City & Northern train, which arrived at
10 o'clock this evening. brought in sew.
eral passengers who witnessed tho
storm. They reported that thirteen
dead bodies had been brought into
Sioux Centre at o'clock. They cs.
timated fifty people must have boon
killed.
The northern train barely escaped a
smash.up near Doon, but was stopped
by section men before 1t passed upon
tho dangerous territory. The death
roll, 80 far as now known, 10:
Mira. John Roster.
Mr.. Post.
Mis-, Anna Mardcn.
Charles Mnrsden.
George Mar1den.
A child OF A. Verhof.
Two chidron Of L. 3. Coombs.
Miss Manic S. Hagcio and lyo
b:otherS
Jamison and two Roster children.
Their deaths were all in tho vicinity
Of Sioux Centre. The names Of few
injured at Sibloy, where considerable
damage was dono BY tho storm. nre no,
known. besides John Wat.eraon. who
was killed by flying timbers.
Herman Bclknap. farmer near Sib.
10y, was killed by lightning, aud Mrs.
Frey and tho Kossbure brothers werc
badly hurt.