Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-02
CYCLONE NEAR DIES
More Than a Score Dead or Dying ana
Many Injured.

Dies MONIES, May ga terrible cy-
clone passed through the northern
part of Polk and Jasper counties Sun
day evening and left scores upon
scores of homes in desolation. The
dead and dying number over twenty,
score or more are badly injured and
at least fifty more received injuries of
more or less severity. The storm was
heard whiriing through the air near
Boonesboro about 10 o'clock p. M, by
the farmers, few minutes later it
dropped into Granger, playing havoc
with the trees and damaging several
hundred acres of crops, passed south
of Polk City and then swept through
the country mile south OF Ankeny,
on straight to Bondurant, where q
slight change in direction saved that
town from total destruction, then
northeast to Santiago, Valera and
Mingo, finally disseminating near that
city. The path of the storm was some
twenty-five miles long and irregular
in width, in some places being a mile
two telegraph poles on the railroad
and was scarcely fifty yards wide.
South of Polk City the homes of
William Campbell, George Marts and
James Lane We're devastated, and
James Lane and William Campbell
were badly injured and Mrs. Campbell
and eight children badly bruised. The
Free Methodist church was torn to
atoms. Near Ankeny John Woods
and Allen Edwards homes were
destroyed and the Edwards family of
three were badly injured Between
there and Bondurant the home of G.
Greeley was destroyed, as We're those
of William Young, Dan Cochran, w. L.
Scott, james Stouton, Albert Pitman
and Dick Tollenaar Scott was badly
injured In Bondurant several barns
and eight large corn cribs were
wrecked After leaving Bondurant
the property of Thos. Corrough was
damaged about 81, 800, j. L. Stall sus-
tanned loss of 81 500, several horses
being killed, school house was de-
molished and then at the home of
Robert Bailey the first fatalities
occurred. Mr.. Bailey's house was
completely demolished and Mrs.
Bailey, two children and cousin
were instantly killed, while Mr.. Bailey
and cnother child will die, and another
is badly injured. Seven cattle and
eleven horses were killed. Between
the Bailey house and Santiago the
house of Peter Boilenbaugh was
wrecked and Mr.. Bollenbaugh, his
wife and nephew were killed, while
several properties were badly damaged.
The wind lifted near Santiago and did
not drop again until near Valera.
Here the house of Charles Phelan was
wrecked and Mr.. Phelan,s his sons
Michael and Dan and his two daugh-
tiers were killed, while Mrs. Phelan
and another son w ere fatally hurt an
another daughter escaped injuryo .fter
being carried 200 yards. There-Mas
great damage to property in& Valera,
where the storm seemed to gather it's
strength. East of Valeria the house
of William Osborn was wrecked and
another house where the three sisters
of Solomon Diclly resided was demol-
ished and the three ladies were killed.
At the home of Dug. Atkins, near
Mingo, baby was killed and Mr..
Atkins and his wife were badly hurt.
Harvey Pitts house was wrecked and
Mr.. Pitt and his wife were MANNED.
Near Elkhart James Maxwell was
killed.
to thirty persons We're drowned at
North McGregor as the result of a
storm which was almost cloudburst.
Eighteen people are known to have
been drowned in three families alone.
A number of tramps are known to have
been lost. Two small streams unite
at Bula and flow from that point to
Mississippi. The flood of the two
united and swept everything, iuclud-
ing lumber yards. houses and ca RS be
tween Bula and North McGregor, into
the Mississippi. 1t is estimated that
fully q dozen cars were swept into the
river, some loaded with horses, grain
and furniture. The loss cannot be
estimated but it will reach far into the
| thousands.
The entire northeastern portion OF
the state suffered from the effects Of
the deluge, and many fatalities are re-
ported.
DUBUQUE, May 27.-A conservative
estimate of the number of lives lost at
North McGregor places it at twenty
seven. Six canvasmen with Kirkhart's
circus are dead. At Durango Mrs.
Clark, the station agent of the Great
Western road, lost five children in the
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