The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-26
Wind And WATER CREATE HAVOC
Loss of Life and Property in
Western Cities.
Three Villages in Iowa Completely Wiped
out-Number of Fatalities Not Known,
but Supposed to be Large-Mueh
Damage to Railroad Property-Chi-
cago and Indianapolis Had a Touc h
of 1t. III

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mARsHALLTowN, Ia, May 25.-The
villages OF Valeris, Mingo and Santiago,
Jasper county, on the Chicsgo. Great
Western railway, between this city and
Des Moines, were nearly wiped from the
face Of the earth by Cyclone last night,
and adjacent counties were laid waste
with considerable loss of life and great
destruction Of railway and other prop-
erty.: Reports received here as to the
number of victims, say fourteen were
killed at Valera. five at MiuRo, four in
the country, few miles west of Bon
Durant, and three at Santiago.
a terrible spectacle was presented in
one demolished house In Valeris. Seven
members of g family named Failous,
father, mother and Ave children wer 9
found lying dead among the wreckage
In one room. Two children named
Aikens were also killed outright and q
number OF people in the village and
the adjacent county severely injured.
The following buildings were wrecked
In Valeria: Chicago, Great Western
depot, one drug store, three general
stores, postof1ce, Catholic Church, one
twenty-five dwellings. A witness of the
storm says the approaching cloud
looked like an inverted beer bottle and
dipped down at Vsleria with appalling
suddenness and frightful effect, wrench
Ing oak trees two feet in diameter or
pulling them out by the roots as II they
were weeds.
Later reports say man named Chas.
cabin and his four children were
killed. His wife and two sons are also
badly injured. the former probably
fatally. The following five persons are
known to be killed ut Miugo: Two
ladies, named Dickey, Mrs. Osborne and
two children named Aikens.
The storm occurred between and 10
O'clock, accompanied by deafening
roar, deluge OF rain and hail. Its
track was several miles in length and
from quarter to half mile in width. A
great amount Of live stock WAS also
Ailled and the crops In the path of the
storm utterly destroyed.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 25.-A cloud
burst at North McGregor, Is. resulted
in great destruction of property and the
probable loss of several lives. One
body has been recovered from the de-
bris. a mile of track on the st. Paul
road ia under water.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May asa terrific
electric storm, accompanied by q deluge
OF rain swept over this section ut mid
night, doing immense damage 10 rail-
road property. The rainfall wac 3. 8
inches and 1t came as suddenly and In
such volume as IL 8 waterspout had
burHt upon the place. The Mississippi
| river rose one and three.tenths feet in
eight hours and is still rising rapidly.
The greatest damage was to railroad
property. Not train has come into
Dubuque from any direction since Sun
day afternoon.
ELMA, Ia, May 25.-A terrific storm
passed here last night. Buildings were
unroofed, trees uprooted and outhouses
smashed. Telegraph and telephone
poles and wires were demolished and
numerous business fronts we're smashed
in. The town is almost q lake. Hun
dreds OF dollars worth Of damage was
done but no one hurt. At Alta Vista
man was killed and two children
badly hurt.
MANCHESTER, Ia, May 25.-A cyclone
struck Manchester at about 10 o'clock
last night, leaving track OF ak or
eight miles in length in ruins. Mrs.
Ira Howl and William Murray were
seriously injured.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May 25.-Indiana-
polls suffered from 8 severe wind and
rain storm during the early hours of this
morning. Two inches of rain fell and
the streets were flooded.
CHICAGO. May 25.-A storm Of unusual
severity struck Chicago at 2:15 o'clock
this morning. Easements In the down
town districts were flooded and consid-
cradle damage was done. During the
short space Of ten minutes from 2:90 to
$50 O'Clock nearly an inch OF water fell.