New-York tribune., 1896-05-26

tHe EOllle, anu nHdlly the uepOt' Nh4~" ""S 1900
down stream mile and half. The four children
were drowned. but Mrs Clark clung to the rool
and was saved by the trainmen.
1t when the storm began that Mrs CLARK
went to the depot with he. children-two girls.
eight and four years old. and twin girls three and
one-half years old The station men also re-
paired with their families 20 the depot About
midnight the water surrounded the depot, and
the streams which forked at the bridge poured
their floods into the valley until 1t was filled from
bluff to bluff. distance OF $50 yards. The depot
went out abou; o'clock. and after going fifty
yards struck tree and careened. tom" Grit
fifth. brakeman. seized the Oldest Clark child
and jumped. Both are missing Two section
men. James Dillon and Peter Moss caught the
limbs Of an overhangng tree and will be rescued
when the flood subsidies The depot lodged
against tree, and this morning the body OF one
OF the Clark twins was found some yards below
the lodging place. Those who remained In the
depot were rescued soon after 1t lodged. The loss
OF her children drove Mrs. Clark crazy.
Twelve persons were killed by Hood on the
Bloody Run, a stream along the Chicago Mil
waukee and st. Paul. emptying into the Missis,
sippi at North McGregor. One man was drowned
at Dyersve. Dubuque County and two were
killed at Manchester. in Delaware County.
All railroads leading into Dubuque were washed
out and telegraphic communication completely
destroyed Bridges on all the roads were washed
out. the Illinois Central losing thirty between
Dubuque and Lemar3
McGregor, Iowa, May % A fatal cloudburst
devastated this city and county last night. For
ten miles everything Is in ruins. All the after
noon threatening clouds were gathering, and
about / o'clock the storm burst In its fury. soon
deuging the valley. 1t swept everything before
It, Fourteen people are missing whose names ire
follows: Mr.. and Mrs John Maloney. Michael
Maloney, Mrs. Patrick Burke and son. Mrs. Law
renee Meyer ard five children. Mike" Havick,
John Lavac and John Katleo.
Some Of the unfortunate victims are supposed
to have been carried out into the Mississippi
River into which the Bloody Run empties at
North McGregor.
waukee and st. Paul Railroad were washed
away. large numbe: OF freight cars were
standing on the tracks in the west yards. They
piled in shapeless masses along the valley,
some OF them being carried down into the river
The loss to the railroad company will reach
100000 The sight most appalling as the
wall Of water rushed down the creek. The sta
tion at Beuah, about nine miles west, was
washed away, and the agent and family oareIy
escaped with their lives Wingen & Sons lum-
Der mill badly damaged and over lOooVO
feet OF lumber swept away.
The valley for twelve miles is one vast wreck
ard the damage to mills. houses and farms cam
not be estimated.
Oelwein Iowa May 25-A tornado. half mile
in width. passed through Mingo Iowa, about
12:30 o'clock this morning. killing Mrs. Martina
Dickey, Mrs. L. Whitney, Mrs. Schell and
young child of d. Aiken. S. Dickey. and one
child ID. Aiken and wife and one child were
badly injured Aikers and Dickey's houses and
outbuldings were destroyed. ]. NJ. Osborne.
wife and child badly Injured and their
house. outbuildings ard stock all blown away
f. Leaveler's house blown down and him.
self injured Alexander Trammells house and
outbuidlngs were entirely destroyed and several
Others injured. The storm tore up trees and de-
stroyed everything in its path Considerable
damage was don, to tho Great Western Railway
which lost several bridges and miles of telegraph
wires and poles
Marshatown. Iowa. May 25.-Lnn Creek.
which flows through this city, rose in an hour
yesterday morning from rivulet to raging
torrert half mile wide result OF a cloud
burst between La Moille and state Centre. One
mile of the Northwestern'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. Dwell.
ings on the lowlands We're flooded. and some or
the residents In this city were rescued In boats
after narrow escapes froi; death Railroad traf-
nc will not he resumed for "A day or two. The
Iowa River Is on the biggest rampage In fifteen