Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-25
CYCLONE HITS IOWA.
Central Hawkeyedom Swept
by the Storm.
MANY LIVES ARE LOST.
One Entire Town Practically
Wiped Out.
Heartrending Stories of Death
and Destruction.
RELIEF FROM DES MONIES.
RELIEF FROM 0es MONIES.
Great Loss of Life Reported
at McGregor.
Elgin Visited by a Tornado
This Morning.

MARsnALLrowS, May 25.-The
villages Of valeria, Mingo and San.
tigo. in Jasper county, on the Chi
cago Il Great Western, between this
city and Des Moines, were nearly
wiped out by cyclone last night.
and adjacent counties are laid in
waste with considerable loss. OF life
and great destruction Of property.
Reports so far are to the effect that
IL are killed at Valeria. five at Mingo
and four In the country q few miles
west OF Bon Durant and three at San.
tieo. Among the killed are Mrs.
Robt Badley and three children. and
two other members OF the family are
dangerously injured. Five others in
the same neighborhood are badly in.
jured.
At Saatigo the following are known
to be killed, and numbers OF others
injured: Mr.. and Mrs. Dalenbaugh
and grand children. A dreadful
spectacle was presented in one de-
molished house in Valeria. Seven
members Of family named
Failous, father, mother and
five children were found ly-
Ing dead among the wreckags in
one room. except the mother who is
not expected to live. Two children
named Aikens were killed and . large
number injured in the village and
adjacent country. The Great West
ern depot. drug store. three gen.
eral stores. the postoilice. Catholic
church and 2j dwellings were
wrecked there. An eye witness says
the storm cloud looked like an in.
verted beer bottle.
The storm dipped down at valcria
with appalling suddcnness. Th,
Chicago & Great Western is n severe
sufferer in lost bridges and trcstlcs
The property loss is estimated q,
100000.
Later reports say that Charles
Cadlin and four children were killed,
aud his wife and two sons badly in.
jured; the wife fatally. Five are
known to he killed Mt Mingo: TIVE
women named Dickey, Mrs. Osbrne
and two Aiken children.
The track Of the storm was quar-
ter to half mile wide and severa
miles long. A great amount OF liv,
stock was killed, and crops in tn,
path litcrally' destroyed. The dis
trict traversed is fertile and vel
settled. The death list probably az
gregstes 25. The Iowa river 10 still
rising.
Uu The River.
DrBrQuE, May 25.-It is reporte,
12 we're drowned at North McGregor
A terrible electric storm swept thi.
section ut midnight. Rain came lik,
water spout, nearly three inche
falling. 1t Is reported that I,
bridges between here aud Sioux Cit,
on the Illinois Central are washc,
out. and destroyed bridges and wa.h h
outs are reported all along the Grea
Western. Al Durango the foo,
swept down the valley and struck tn
station In which we're Mrs. Clark
agent and her four children. 1t /
reported the children are all drowned
and the fate Of the mother is nc
learned.
Special Belief Sroa lies Mosnes.
Drs MoiNEs.. May 25.-Speci,
trains have left here with physician
ou board for the scenes of last night
cyclone. The storm seems to hay
swept from Bon Durant to Marshal
town along the line OF the Gre,
Western road.
Loss at Gsiens.
G,LENA. May 25.-The storm Ia
night caused the loss OF 10000
The river swelled and Mrs. X.
StricAlsnd was drowned In her HON
Not train is moving. The stree
are flooded.
Tornado as E'gis.
ELGiN. May ga tornado visitt
THIS section this morning. Jof
keogh. engineer at the state insal
asylum. was Killed by a falling CHR
ney. The Elgiu bicycle factory vi
blown down. Many farm buildin;
were lowered.