Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-30
WOE AT MGREGoR.
Six Known to BE Dead-Many Others
Are Missing.

Are Missing.
McGregor, Ia, May 26.-Words are made
quate to fifty describe the scene of desola-
ton caused by Sunday nights terrible
cloudburst in the historic Bloody Run re
gion for ten miles west of this place.
Everything is in ruins. All the afternoon
threatening clouds were gathering and
about one o'clock the storm burst in it's
fury, soon deluging the valley. 1t swept
all before it. Six dead bodies have been
found. They are John and Michael Ma
loney, Mrs. Patrick Burke and son, Mrs
Meyer and son. Nine others are missing.
Some of the unfortunate victims are sup
posed to have been carried out into the
Mississippi river, into which the Bloody
Run emptes at North McGregor.
Ten miles of track of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway has been washed
away. large number of freight cars
were standing on the tracks in the west
Yards. They were piled in shapeless masses
along the valley. Some of them being car
ried down into the river. The loss to the
railroad company must reach 100000. The
sight was the most appalling as the wall OF
water rushed down the creek. The cries of
the victims for help, the neighing of horses
and the believing of cattle could be heard
above the storm. Happy homes with their
precious human lives were torn away anG
hurled into the black and rushing waters.
The station at Beulah, about nine miles
west, was washed away and the agent and
Wingen & Sons lumber mill was badly
damaged and had over 1e0, 900 feet of lumber
swept away. The valley for ~ miles is
one vast wreck, and the damage to mills.
houses and farms cannot be estimated
At other Points in Iowa.
At Marshalltown Linn creek rose from a
rivulet to a raging torrent half mile wide.
Dwellings on the lowlands We're flooded and
some of the residents in this city were res
cued in boats after narrow escapes from
death. Railroad traffic will not be resumed
for a day or two. The Iowa river is on the
biggest rampage in 15 years.
one mile of the Northwestern railroad s
roadbed was washed out and bridges and
roadbed near La Noble severely damaged.
Crops in that region were destroyed and
much live stock drowned.
At Burlington the wind destroyed a
church, part of the Atlas mill and many
smokestacks. South of the town cyclone
developed, tearing up trees and destroying
crops.
Reports received from Benton and Tama
counties. show that great damage was
done to the crops by Saturday nights hail
and windstorm. Near Dysart and Blairs-
town the crops were literally beaten into
the ground.
Near Manchester property on a striI
seven miles in length was destroyed Mrs
Ira Howland and William Murray were
seriously injured.
The town of Elma is almost lake. The
people took refuge in cellars and escaped
| injury. The fronts of business houses were
blown in, telegraph wires demolished and
| buildings unroofed.
One man was killed and two children hurt
| badly at Alta Vista.
| In Dubuque the street cars stopped run
| ming and the electric lights went out The
| lightning and thunder were appalling. A
| number of houses We're struck IN the city
| The damage to the city caused by the flood
| of water is heavy. West Eagle Point
avenue suffered the most The street, just
macadamized, was torn up completely
Other streets suffered. but not to the same
| extent. Sidewalks were carried away iT
the raging flood and sewers were destroyed