The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-04
DEATH IN IOWA WINDS.
.sTOUJ COUNTY DEVASTA TED By a
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
R.,orts are Measre But II is Believed That
Hundreds OF Poop Have Been NIL
al and Many Houses Wrecked.

SIOUX CITY, IOWA, May 5-sioH
ocuntv was devastated By a terrific cy-
clone This afternoon. The storm came from
the northwest and struck sioux centre,
A small town, forty-hve miles hoEth OF
this point at o'clock. Tclegraphic re
ports from the scene of the storm are
very meagre. the wires being down, but
II is understood that considerable num-
Der we're killed and injured. The first
reports were received by the Sioux city
and Northern railroad from their agent
at Sioux Centre. The dispatch read.
Cyclone passed three miles northwest
OF here. SchOOl-hOuse near the town
blown down. teacher killed and several
children killed and injured. Exact num-
Der and names have not yet been learned.
the whole country in the track OF the
storm Is devastated. The Sioux city
and Northern tracks between Perkins and
Doom have been washed out for several
miles
A HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED.
Dispatches from Sioux Centre at $50
o'clock say that three school-houses and
al least twenty residences and barns were
swept away. At the school-house two
teachers and three pupils were killed and
many injured. The dispatch says that
at least a hundred people must have
been killed Parties have been sent
from Hull Sioux Centre. and Orange
City. neighbOring towns. but their work
IS being carried on In total darkness. and
i'm the midst of a tremendous wind and
rain storm. IL is consequently progress
ing slowly. 4 number of bodies have
already been recovered, although the eN-
act number cannot be learned Every
one is violently excited and definite ac-
counts cannot be obtained. II is said
n lafr
Centre and Doom. was directly In the
path Of the storm and was almost entirely
wiped out. The wires leading to il are
all down. The tracks are all washed
out. and the roads cannot be safely
travelled over. owing TO the manner I'm
which they We're quilted by the ram.
II is consequently no easy matter 20
reach it, Physicians have already set
out from Hun, Orange city and Sioux
Centre. but are meeting with every con
coivable obstacle in their effort 10 reach
the scene Of the storm. Help has been
refused from here. bat il the same char
acter of reports continue 10 come In,
train may be sent out.
FIFTY DEAD NEAR SIOUX CENTRE.
Late this afternoon news was received
from sibley to the effect tnat a storm
struck there al T. VI. destroying the
house cf John Watterson. killing Mrs.
Wattersou. and injuring Watterson ana
his SON No names can yet Je learner OF
the neOple injured at Sioux 'eiue ana
Perkins. The Sioux city and Northern
train. which arrived at lo o'clock TINS
evening. brought several passengers VINO
witnessed the storm They reported Una,
thirteen dead had been )rougn, lh'o
Sioux Centre at r. 81. II estimated
that fifty people must nave oeen KILLED
Tnc northern train barely escaped
,rnash-up I'm "A washOut near Doom, but
was stopped hv soctiol-men before II
reached dangerous territory.
Later ror Orte say that ten mon W
killed at Doom and three az PefEirs
Thirteen dead bodies have been brought
into sioux Centre. The tornado JumDel
forty miles northeast 10 Sihley, osceoie
county Five ARE reported killed thero
The storm appears 20 have oriet1e'si
one and "A half miles southwest OF SIOUX
centre From there 10 moved acroA the
.,rnfr,- I'm a orthoastcrly direction rToe
inc me sioux city and Northern track
about two miles north of Sioux Chue.
About a falf mile beyond II sefln
to have changed its course 10 the north-
west. and struck Perkins and Sibley.
As near MS can be ascertai1cd ;ne towns
q, hirh suffered were Perkins. smiley.
poon. and Hull. and Sioux Centre. There
liz every indication that the number or
lives lost will reach seFenty-ilNe OF one
hundred. -Four schoOl-houses were do
.froyed while the schools were IN ses-
SIGN.