The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-26

three killed, score fatally injured and
.nou, ATTY people less seriously hurt,
{, as near as can be estimated tonight,
mo result OF the destructive tornado
which swept portions OF Iowa, Illinois
and Kansas last night. The property
loss is heavy, but accurate estimates
ar. thus far an imposStbttity. The
H,t Of Killed stands tonight as follows:
Jasper county, Iowa, ten,
Polk county. Iowa, nine.
Rockford, Ills, four.
ElEin. Ills, one.
North McGregor, Iowa, twelve.
Durango, iowa. five.
Fort Scott, Kansas, two.
Ths storm wrought It's great havoc
=, iowa. where the counties OF Polk
and Jaspsr were devastated by two
sorradoes The loss OF life was heav-
lest there, the list OF dead being as
In POLK county, near Bondurant and
santiago stations on the Chicago &
Great Western:
Robsrt BaIllc, jr.; Mrs. Robert Baille;
Mss Lizzie RaIllr; John Battle: Peter
Bolenhaugh; Mrs. Peter BolenbauSh;
two grandchildren OF the Botenbaughs;
John Maxwell killed by lightning.
Following is a list OF Killed In jasper
county.
ir paunic phalen. Mike Phalen. Mollls
pnalon. ClarisSa pickie; Martha Dick
~. Charles Eiklns; Mrs. Shell.
The following are among the ser
J5usly injured, half of whom It Is eS-
t!mlicd may die;
In Folk county: William 7. Scott, Mrs.
4. ]. Edwards; two children OF MTs'
Edwards; oliver Vans, Robert Balle.
The injured IN Jasper county:
Mrs Charles Phalen and Willie Pha-
len. fatality: Dug Eaklns; Mrs. Dug
Eakips. solomon Dickey; Mrs. Solo
mon Dickey: Nellie Dirkey; Harvey
PRcock: Mrs. Harvey Pitcock; Monroe
osborne; Mrs. Monroe osborne and
child.
The storm originated near the town
Of AnkeRy, niReIy-Dye miles n0rth OK
Des MOines. As near as cansbe ascer-
tqinsd from those who saw the sight.
two clouds. one from the northwest ana
one from the southwest. met ana thGn
dropped down on the earth and wrought
thelr havoc on all that was loose ana
fast.
Near the town OF Bondursint 1t killed
i,s drst victims, the members OK the
BaHle family. The St0rIsI=NRaS seen
--eFrIF- l1JFddFlStf. A8Hy foFNega who
A1d attended the church services hau
been unable to get home before thestoIm
and their lives we're thus saved. The
track OF the tornado al thls point was
about a quarter OF q uik wide. II
passed onward, going north of the town
1f Santiago. All along the course, tue
fences and buildings. and crops ana
trees we're completely destroyed, In
places the bark was peeled from thc,
trees, that were lifted up and down and
broken into spiiHteFS, the cellars were
heaped full OF mud and debris, often
partially covering those who had taken
refuge in them.
Those who fled to caves were lnVar-
lably saved. but 30 sudden was the ap-
proach OF the storm that many were
unable TO find that shelter though the
caves were only 4 Few rods away from
them. Passing onward the storm struck
Vaferta. The town was almost COM
pletely ruined. The family OF Charles
Phaten seems to be the greatest snnsrer
near this point. II was literally wiped
out Of existence, together with all their
poRSesgIons, A pltiful story Is told OF
how two children tried 10 hold the
door against the storm until the house
was lifted up bodily.
A dispatch from Rockford. Ills, says
four killed ana many injured, ~ the
result OF the cyclone In that section.
Many sad incidents are reported.
Great damage TO buildings were done
at Egan City Junction, Byron Lear
River, Mount Morris. Steward. Eeloit,
FsIf nj y4lnTn9
that section.
AZ Etgtn 100000 damage waS done
10 the ElgIn sewing machine and bicy-
Gle factory.
From ValerIa the storm moved on,
passing near the town OF Mthgo. AZ
Ira, the cloud did It's last damage In
Jasper county. Later tn the evening
tornado seems to have struck near
Manchester. In Delaware county, al
though reports are stlll very meagre
from there.
The total loss OF property Is hard to
estimate. The buildings destroyed
Will aggregate from 100000 TO S2OO,VOV'
MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, May 90
The villages Of vaiortn, Mingo and San.
,lago. Jasper county, on the Chicago,
Great Western railway, between this
city and Dcs Molnes. were nearly wiped
from the face OF the earth by n cyclone
last night and adjacent counties were
laid with considerable loss Of life and
rrea, destruction or railroad and other
property. Reports here up 10 this after
noon n8 TO the number OF victims, say
fourteen were killed at Valern, ive at
IlnEO, four in the counkry u few miles
west Of Bon Dorant and three at SANTA
60 Tho names Of the killed were:
Mrs. Robert Bailey aud three children.
Lizzie, Julia and Robert. jr.
Two other members Of thc same inTi-
ly dangerously Injured. but may re-
cover: nvc other pcrson3 In the same
nelGhb0rhno1 badly injured.
Al Santiago the following PERSONS nrc
known 10 have been killed and u number
or others seriously injured:
Mr.. and Mrs. Balcnbnugh ana grand
child.
Tho family formerly kcpt store at
Santiago and BalnnbauBh vas station
agent thorc.
a terrible spectacle was presented In
one demolished house In Nalrrih seven
members ~ q family named Fnllour'
father. mother and I'VE children were
found lying dead among the WrecN'gr
lH one room, except tho mother, who Va
not expcctrd 10 live Two children
named AlknrG were also Killed outright
and n large number of people in the VII
Iarn and tho ndJacont county severely
injured, Tho following buildings wcr'
urepErd IN Ynlcria Chlongp Greht
Western depot, ono drug store, thrcr
general stores. pU3t0liicc, CnlhoU'
church. one creamery. two blacksmith