Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-28

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Des Moines, May 26.-Forty-rwo
killed, a score fatally injured and
about fifty people mere or less serious
Iy hurt is, as near as can be estimated,
the result Of the destructive torn2does
which swept portions of Iowa, illinois
and Kansas about midnight OF Sunday.
The killed in the Valera ~ lone,
which devastated portions OF Polk ana
Jaspar counties, are as follows. In
Polk county, near Bondurant and San
tiago stations, on the Chicago Great
Western, Robert BaiIie, Jr., Mrs. Rob
ert Bailie, Miss Lizzie Bailie, John
Battle. Peter Boldehbaugh, Mrs. Peter
Boldenbaugh, two grandchildren Of
Boldenbaugh and john Maxwell, kuIed
by lightning Following are those
killed in Jasper county: Charles Pha-
len, Sr., Charles Phalen, Jr., Daunte
Phalen, Susie PhaIen, Mike Phalen,
MolIie PhaIen, Cla1issa DiclIie, Marcia
Dickie, Charles Eakins, ard Mrs.
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seriously injured half Of whom may
die: In Polk county. w. T. Scott, Mrs.
A. L. Edwards, hip broken; oliver
Yates. two children of Mrs. Edwards,
Robert Bailie, fatally injured. The in
jured in Jasper county are: Mrs. Chas.
Phalen and Willie Phalen GataIly);
Dug Eakins, Mrs Dug Eakins, solomon
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Dickey, Harvey PitcocIz, Monroe Os-
born and child
Fearful Water Fail.
Dubuque, May 26.-There was severe
destruction by floods on the Illinois
Central south of East Dubuque Eight
miles of track we're swept into the
river and east on the same road i IS
said that sixteen bridges are gone and
wGshGuts are numerous. At Marches
ter forty miles west, the cyclone swept
the country districts razing barns AMI
Outbuildings. T1'o persons, Mrs. Ira
Rowland and Villain Murray, were
seriously hurt at Manchester. In Du-
buque county scarcely a highway
bridge is left. Every building in the
path Of the cyclone was demolished
and much live stock was killed. The
loss will be very large i'll WinnebaGO,
Ogle, Lee and BooIe counties, which
seemed to suffer the most severely
Much damage was done at Freeport.
Around Durango.
Durango, Iowa, May 26.-The storm
struck this hamlet and in less than an
hour The water in the creek raised to
a height Of 20 feet IL the depot were
Mrs. Clark, the station agent, AMI her
six children Of ages ranging from two
to eight years; Tom Griffin, a brake
man, % years Of age; Joe Griffin, car
repairer: Potter Moss, John Dillon and
f. Draller, wife and two children. All
went down the river with the building
At daybreak it was found a mile away
and the nine inmates were rescueG
alive Griffin attempted 10 save one
of the Clark children, but both went
down with the food, their bodies be
ing found in the driftwood three miles
away. Another of the Clark children
was found dead in a tree, a mile down
the river. The body of the Fourth was
seen floating down the river nearly
four miles from Durango.
Around Rockford
Rockford H., May 26.-Four persons
were killed and many injured, a utjn>
Der fatally, ~ a cycI-ae Whtcr swept
through this section at midnight sun
day. Besides here Is It great i1ss to
property and the compi9.e rumaticn Of
crops ii the pa-h Of the storm. Ms.
Godfrey Hiide2rand, living Near Non
roe, was beheade1 while going down
ceIlar to escape from The storm. I!el
daughter Elsie, was also ins,aI tIy
iiiled and he" i tsDdnt vhL = a rom
InenI Grand Army man WAS fatally IN
jG!td. Six others ASLEEP III the house
were blown across the street and more
or less injured. rhe lI2sc vas de
molished. Near Igan City, Mrs Yea
brd was instantly ili}I1d and her five
children badly lniIrcl |. Near Leaf
River, Mr.. and Mrs. George Guner
were both seriously mjuraI. At .ide-
line the NJ Z. chUrol was h30wn down
and the United Brethren church nm
rooted. At Fore3ton the steap3e al the
nj. Z. church was UlOWn onto the roof
Of the parsonage crushing it in and in
juring Rev. and Mrs. H. Colvin, who
were asleep. Many bridges in this sec
ton were washed out. Great damage
was done at Egan City, Davis Junction
Byron Leaf River, Mt Norris, Stew
ard Beloit. Rockton, Foreston and
other places in this section The rain
was the heaviest in years and all the
creeks are far out of their banks Hail
fell in great quantity.
Victims of the storm as far as
known are: Jasper county, Iowa, ten;
Polk county, Iowa, nine: Rockford, III j,
four; Elgin Ill, one; Durango. Iowa
five: North McCregor. Iowa, twelve; Fl
Scott, Nans., two.
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