Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-29
THE NEWS in low
CYCLONE NEAR DIES MONIES.
More Than n Score Dead or Dying and
MANY Injured,

DEs MONIES, May ga terrible cy-
clone passed through the northern
part of Polk and Jasper counties sun
day evening and left scores upon
scores of homes in desolation, The
dead and dying number over twenty,
a score or more are badly injured and
at least fifty more received injuries of
more or less severity The storm was
heard whiriing through the air near
Boonesboro about 10 o'clock p, M, by
the farmers, q few minutes later it
dropped into Granger, playing havoc
with the trees and damaging several
hundred acres of crops, passed south
of Polk City and then swept through
the country mile south of Anbeny,
on straight to Bondurant, where
slight change in direction saved that
town from total destruction, then
northeast to Santiago, Valeria and
Mingo, finally disseminating near that
city. The path of the storm was some
twenty-five miles long and irregular
in width, in some places being mile
wide, while in others it passed between
two telegraph poles ON the railroad
and was scarcely fifty yards wide.
South of Polk City the homes of
William Campbell, George Marts and
James Lane were devastated, and
James Lane and William Campbell
We're badly injured and Mrs Campbell
md eight children badly bruised. The
FREQ Methodist church was torn to
atoms. Near Ankeny John Woods
and Allen Edwards homes were
destroyed and the Edwards family of
three We're badly injured. Between |
there and Bondurant the home of G, |
Greeley was destroyed, as were those
of William Young, Dan Cochran, w. 7. |
Scott James Stouton, Albert Pitman
and Dick Tollenaar Scott was badly |
injured. In Bondurant several barns /
and eight large corn cribs were
wrecked. After leaving Bondurant
the. property of Thos. Corrough was
damaged about $500, j. F. Stall sus-
tanned a loss of $500, several horses
being killed, school house was de-
nolished and then at the home of
Robert Bailey the first fatalities
occurred. Mr., Bailey's house was
completely demolished and Mrs.
Bailey, two children and a cousin
were instantly killed, while Mr.. Bailey
and another child will die, and another
is badly injured. Seven cattle and
eleven horses were killed. Between
the Bailey house and Santiago the
house of Peter Bollenbaugh was
and Mr.. Bollenbaugh, his
wife and nephew We're killed, while
several properties were badly damaged
The wind lifted near Santiago and did
lot drop again until near Valeria.
Here the house of Charles Phe1an was
wrecked and Mr.. Phelan, his sons
Michael and Dan and his two daugh-
ers We're killed, while Mrs. Phelan
nd aaoshar sol were fatally hurt an
mother daughter escaped injury after
'eing carried 200 yards. There was
reat damage to property in Valeria,
where the storm seemed to gather its
trength East of Valeria the house
f William Osborn was wrecked and
mother house where the three sisters
f solomon Dicky resided was demol-
she'd and the three ladies were killed.
t the home of Dug. Atkins. near
lingo. baby was killed and Mr.. |
.kins and his wife were badly hurt
Ia rva,- p;t+-c lo,,ra Yx,oe ,,-,,al-ol -
Ir. Pitt and his wife were MANNED.
-ear Elkhart James Maxwell was G
illed.
DUnUQUE. May 26.-From twenty-five !
} thirty persons were drowned at i
orth McGregor as the result of t
,orm which was almost a cloudburst. J
Eighteen people are known to have |
cen drowned in three families alone. /
number Of tramps are known to have |
cen lost. Two small streams unite /
! Bula and flow from that point to c
lie Mississippi. The flood of the two i
lited and swept everything, includ-
z lumber yards, houses and cars be $
veen Bula and North McGregor, into i
re MISSISSIPPI. 1t is estimated that I
lily dozen cars were swept into the a
yer. some loaded with horses, grain /
Id furniture. The loss cannot be ),
but it viii reach far into the
ousands. /
The entire northeastern portion of
e state suffered from the effects of c
e deluge, and many fatalities are re- c
,rted.
DUBUQUE, May ga conservative =
innate Of the number of lives lost at .
orth McGregor places it at twenty :
ven. Six canvasmen witH Kirkhart's /,
rcus are dead. At Durango Mrs. ,
ark, the station agent of the Great .
estern road, lost five children in the 7
,od !,
Awful Dubuque Accident. r
DUBUQUE, May 25.-Two children of v
ichael Fisher, of Windsor avenue c