The Dickinson press., 1896-05-30
VICTIMS OF STORMS
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE MICHI-
GAN AND IOWA CYCLONES
The Death List i'm Michigan May
Lives Probably Lost at McGrew-
or. IOwa-A Ferry Boat at Cairo,
ILL.,, struck by a Cyclone and
Thirteen People Drowned.

Thirteen People Drowned.
Oxford. Mich. May 2S.-Fro mthe re-
ports that continue to come in from adj
jacent points. the full force of the
fierce wind that swept this part of
Oakland county is beginning to I've al,-
preciated. Everywhere is devastation.
Villages that We're yesterday the homes
of contented citizens are to-day desc
late sites. and MANNED and bruised
fathers and mothers. brothers and sis
ters mourn for those who met death.
The death roll in this vicinity may
run to the hundred mark, for many
homes that were on the edge of the
cyclone suffered from it's fury. Al
Oakwood, a hamlet fifty miles north
of Oxford, having population of
about 200, not Il house is left standing.
Two churches are flattened to the
earth. The path of the storm was be-
tween half and three-quarters of n
mile wide and extended in nearly
straight course eastward for over Il
distance of thirty miles. A remarka-
ble circumstance is that the buildings
in close proximity to each other We're
blown in different directions. some lt.-
ing swept northward and others south.
ward. The following are known to
have been killed in this county:
Near Ortonville-W. ]. Mitchell, wife
and two children; Daniel Thompson
and son; Abram Quick. wife and two
children; Mrs. Henry Quick: .L,hn
Wilkins; John Porrett; Mrs. Joseph
Porlett; John Mickey: r. T.. Gleason;
Mrs. II. D. Eaton; Abe Kitchell; Mrs.
William Kitchell; Edwin Fitield; two
children Of Mrs. Howe: twenty or thir-
ty others were badly hurt.
At OakwOOd-NIrs. Susan Stewart;
Mrs. T.. A. Wolverton: Mrs. William
Davidson and daughter.
Destruction at McGreEOr
North McGregor. Iowa. May 2S.-'rhe
latest reports show that the dcstruc-
tion by flood of the vast interests of
tho Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul
road. at this point, as we'll as Of the
town ITSELF is about complete. The
total damage to the property of the
company alone is to-day estimated at
$l25 900.
The loss of life. the worst phase OF
the terrible affair, will probably lie
found to be nearer twenty than ten
or thirteen persons known to be miss
ing. the bodies Of six have been re-
covered, but as the water is receding
very slowly little in the way of search
for the bodies or the recovery of rail-
road or other property has been done
1t Is stated by officials of the road,
now at the scene. that it will be at
least ten days before the company can
resume operation Of it's line running
west from NLcGrcgOr
The names Of only three Of those
dead are reported from Girnrl. they
being Mr.. Mahoncy. wife and son.
Mahoncy has been the milwaukee, see
tion boss at Girarl for years. The de-
pot at Reulah was washed away. The
agent and family. living on the second
floor. barely escaped with their lives,
fleeing when they heard the roar Of
the creek. Seven miles of track are
gone and twcnty-thrce bridges, includ-
ing one iron bridge.
\ force of more than 900 men is mt
work and repairs will he pushed. but
1t will he Il week before the line is in
operation. The new switch yard Mt
North McGpgOr is practically all gone.
and il looks as though there has never
been Il railroad there. The round
house is filled with mud. in which the.
engines are buried. Men are at work
digging tho cars out of mud all along
the banks Of Bloody Run. The Mil
wallker's traffic from here north and
via La Crosse, and east of here is dis
patched via Jackson to the south line
Boat Tipped Over
Cairo, ILL.,, May %. - This city and
nei.lborhood have suffered great in
jury from a cloudburst and cyclone.
Telegraph wires have gone down in
every direction. so that it ia very diff
ticult to get details. hut 1t is feared that
the loss of life and property has been
serious
Steamer Katharine. used as a ferry
boat. was caught at the mouth of the
Ohio in storm at $40 this morning
and capsized. The passengers were
all drowned. OF the crew only the
captain. engineer and clerk are known
to have been saved. Among the lost
is Capt. Rittenhouse, superintendent
of the Cairo Ferry company.
There was terrific wind and rain.
The opera house and union depot was
,lnlnOfed. numbers of trees destroyed
and signs blown down, but no houses
were destroyed nor lives lost in the
city. AS neaT AS can be learned the
dead on the katherine number tllir-
teen. among them Capt. Rittenlonse,
pr. Orr's two daughters, Richard Thur
man Of Wyckliffc. and Charles Gil
hotter. a merchant of this city Only
three hodies. those of Thurman. Miss
Orr and a lecklland. have been recov-
cred. y tug is searching for the 9TH
ers Business in the city is practically
at a standsjll.
The following were killed: Charles
Gilhoffer. Cairo; Daniel Hayes. Cairo;
a colored woman. Cairo: Ward Kitten
house, Cairo; Mr.. Stanley and Miss
Stanley Wickliffc. KY; Richard Thur.
man. Il printer, Cairo; Mrs. William
Shannon and baby, Birds Point; Mrs.
Mary Jones. Jackson. Tenn: Lewis
Hall, Cairo: Asbury Alexander, Wick
life. Ky: George Davis, Cairo: Misses
Orr. Birds Point.