Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-15
IT WAS COSTLY.
Property Valued at 100000 De-
stroyed by Cyclone at Lyle.
DETAILS OF WORK OF THE STORM.
Only One Life Was Lost-Fi1teen Per.
sons BADLY Injured, and Some of
Them May Die-Many build.
ings Demolished.

Lyle, Mimi, June 12.-So far as known
Henry Hanson was the only man killed
by Thursday nights tornado. There
are Is injured, some of them 80 badly
that further deaths are possible. A
careful estimate puts the total property
damage at $4,000. The cyclone laid
waste a tract about 200 yards wide and
ten miles long. The funnel-shaped
cloud made it's first appearance IL miles
west of here, where 1t swept to the
ground and Immediately arose, and
again struck six miles further east
and began it's work of devastation.
j. c. Owens fine residence, barn and
granaries are destroyed. He and fam
lily all went to the cellar and none were
injured. At Towards all outbuildings
were wiped away. Charles Howard, a
son, was going from the barn to the
house when the wind struck him and
he grabbed hold of large rock and
escaped being carried away. The
Woodbury. schoolhouse was demolished.
Charles Seversin's fine farm property
was all destroyed. His skull was bad
ly fractured and 1t is feared that he
cannot live. William Stipe's farm build
ings were picked up and smashed into
kindling wood. The entire family got
into the cellar before the storm struck.
Mrs. Stipe, however, was badly injured.
One Dead, Many Injured.
Henry Hanson's buildings are all de-
stroyed and Hanson is corpse, and P.
K. johnson and Hanson's wife and two
children are in critical condition.
johnson was found hanging to wire
fence very badly cut and unconscious.
The Minnereka schoolhouse is totally
destroyed. Aug Webber's barn and
windmill are gone and John Webber's
barn and residence are wrecked. At
Willis Bryan's is scene of total de-
struction. He gathered his family, con-
sistiug Of wife and three children, into
corner of the cellar and stood over
them. AS the house was lifted from
above them stone weighing over 200
pounds rolled down over his back, in
flicting ugly wounds and pinning his
leg to the cellar floor. Christian Peter
sons property is all destroyed and he
cannot live. His son was also in crit
ical condition. Peter, another son, is
badly hurt.
Cyclone Strikes the Town.
The cyclone struck this town about 20
rods north of the business portion.
Both the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and the Illinois Central roads had a
number Of freight cars wrecked.
Wrecking crews from both roads are
now here clearing up the wreckage.
The city water tower is stopped. Peter
Hanson and family were temporarily
living In new barn. This structure
was totally crushed. Hanson had leg
broken and is injured internally. Mrs.
Hanson is badly hurt, as is also the
son, Robert. Mrs. M. L. Hughson and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brooks, of Clarion,
Ia, were visiting there and all are in
jured. Charles Larson's cottage was de-
| stroyed and he and his wife were badly
hurt. For several hours their little 12-
months'-old baby was lost, but it was
finally found penned in between some
timbers. Chris Christensen's new
house was wrecked and DR.. Frazer's
barn destroyed. East of here Mrs.
Olenson's barn was blown down and
some stock killed. Chris Meyers big
barn Is no more. Rev. Eggins suffers
some property damage. There were
| 10 persons injured, one killed and three
fatally injured, two are doubtful. A
careful estimate puts the total property
damage at $4,000.