The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-06-17

The elder Malloy, Il appears
changed his mind after reaching .
place OF refuge, declared that he didn't
think the storm was likely to prove Q
serious one and laughed the family
into returning with him to the upper
floor. They had beenSthere but an In
slant before their house was literally
torn to pieces.
Jack Mallny says he was trying to
close the front door at the last mo-
ment. The forSs of the wind had
dashed it in and he was struggling
withit when, as he describes It, every
thing vanished. The house was gone
and he was being whirled over and
over in absolute darkness. When he
recovered he was lying on the ground
amidst the ruins of what had been his
fathers house only o few seconds be
fore.
John Malloy was crushed under the
heavy timbers of the structure. His
chest and head were both crushed and
death must have been instantaneous.
His wife was apparently struck on the
head by flying boards. Husband and
wife We're lying close together. The
rest of the family were blown some
distance from the house. They were
covered with blood and mud and their
clothing was torn completely to
shreds.
Harry was conscious when picked
up, but declared that he could not live.
He was bleeding profusely from the.
mouth and no one doubted the truth of
his prediction.
BERNARDS' NARROW ESCAPE.
The fate Of the Bernard family
would doubtless have been the same
as that of the Malloys but for the fact
that all took to the cellar as soon MS
they saw the storm. Mrs. Bernard re-
marked coolly, as they started, that
she feared some of them might be hurt
by falling bricks or timbers and took
an armful of pillows with her to cover
their heads. She says she had no idea
what had happened until she thought
it was time for the cloud to have passed
and, glancing up, saw the open sky
above her. When the crowd reached
the place they found Mr.. Bernard with
his arm about his wife's waist, trying
to comfort her and assuring her that
the loss Of their property made little
difference as long as the family was
uninjured. The house was torn to.
kindling wood.
AT the Hassell place conditions were
the same. Mrs. Hassen Is a widow with
several children, and the timely aid
rendered by Dick Malloy probably
saved their lives. Such was the suction
Of the cloud as it passed over the house
that one Of the children narrowly es-
capped being drawn up into it. Others
who escaped only did SO by taking to
their cellars.
APPROACH OF THE CLOUD.
The storm was preceded by an un-,
usually fine day. 1t was somewhat
warm, but the sky was clear and a re-
freshing breeze was blowing. About
S o'clock the clouds commenced to
gather and people began to look for
another heavy rain. They do not think,
the tornado formed in their immediate
vicinity, but that it came from q con-
siderable distance. Its approach was
heralded by a rumbling like that, as
one of the spectators said, "of about
1000 freight trains" For half an hour
before and during the blow hail fell.
Some of the stones were nine inches in
circumference. AS there was little
wind, however, outside the path of the
tornado the stones fell nearly straight
down and comparatively little damage
was done, though a number of win
dows were broken. The twister was
in sight from Salix about five minutes.
Immediately after it's disappearance
there came a violent dash of rain and
mud which coated everything q quar-
ter of an inch thick.
People who saw the cloud describe
its appearance rs something frightful.
1t was very dark, but the whirling,
seething pillar could be plainly seen
from Salix. It was of the usual green
ish, coppery color, and is said to have
kept continually dropping closer and
closer to the earth and growing wider
and wider as it moved. There were a
few flashes of lightning, but the cleo
trical display does not seem to have
been uneommonly vivid. Many wit
nesses say they saw buildings sucked
up by the funnel. They describe them
us collapsing like card houses, flying
out of sight into the interior of the
cloud and dropping down an instant
later in unacceptable fragments.
FRIGHTFUL DESOLATION.
Wherever the storm touched the
country presents an appearance of aw-
full desolation. The ground is strewn
with pieces of houses and household
furniture, dead animals and a perfect
tangle OF bnrbed wire. Several PEG.
pie were quite badly cut on this wire
while searching for victims in the
darkness. For about a half mile south
OF Salix the telegraph wires are also
down and telegraphie communication
in that direction is impossible. Be-
tween Salix and Sioux City the tele-
graph wires worked satisfactorily last
night. Telephone messages could not
be sent, though there is no evidence
that the telephone wires to the north
We're injured. The hail is said to have
done some damage to crops. The
loss will hardly prove very heavy,
however, as there is little vegetation
far enough above the surface of the
ground to be badly cut or beaten
down.
AT sERGEANT's BLUFF.
At Sergeant's Bluf there were threats
Of a tornado for a time. The wind was
very severe about $3.50 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. several smokestacks at the brick
yard were overturned and a number of
sheds were blown n considerable distance.
The depot himney fell. smashing a hole
through the roof. and B. n. Reeds barn
was capSized.
IN NEBRASKA.
Homer. Neb.. June PA cyclonic storm
struck here last evening. A tent In which
a gospel meeting was in progress was
blown dow and one woman was badly
hurt by q falling pole. Before Homer
was reached the tin roof was blown from
c. O'Connor's residence and leveled sew
erai outbuildtngs. Considerable stock
was also killed.
citic track and scattering them along
the path of the storm. One boulder
the size of a mans head was gathered