Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
A FATAL. TORNADO
IN NORTHERN IOWA
Two Persons Killed and Several
Badly Hurt Near the
Town of Salix.
NUMBER OF HOUSES DESTROYED
Almost Every Member OF the Fam
lily of John Mallory Killed
or njurcd--rroperty
Damage.

10y and his Wife. Kate, were instantly
killed by a tornado near SaliN, small
town abolt fourtee miles from here,
at $50 Sunday afternoon. Their To-
year old son, Harry, was so badly in
cured that he died within half an hour.
Bessie, their daughter, aged 80, sus-
tanned a fractured skull and cannot
live. Thomas Malloy, an lS-ycar-olCl
son, had leg crushed and received in
ternal injuries which may prove fatal.
Fred Malloy, aged %, was seriously
hurt in the back and ley Jack NAL
10y, aged 24. sustained cut on the
arm and severe bruises all over the
body. but is in no danger His brother
Patrick, IA years old is suffering from
Il broken collar bone and Il badly
strained back. but viii also recover.
Dick, another son, was the only mem
Der of the family who escaped injury.
The home of Albert DeNin was par
TALLY demolished, as were his barn
and all outbuil,lings on the place. The
houses OF The Malloy family, Mrs. NJ.
c. llasscll. Philip Herger, Joseph Bcr-
Aard, formerly of Mornin@side, and a
farmer named Doherty were COM
rletely demolished. Pat O'Neill and
l.ucien Pillottc lost their barns and
outbuildings and O'Ncill's house is
minus Il chimney and two windows.
j. {. Curriers' barn was badly twisted
and his sheds and Windmill blown
down. Several head of horses were
also killed and DeVin lost the greater
part OF n herd of scventy-tive hogs.
Other live stock WAS probably killed,
crops were more or less damaged and
many small buildings were torn to
pieces or badly rackc.l
The storm continued for some dis
lance beyond Salix, but does not seem
to have caused serious loss either of
life or properly except in that vicinity.
1t narrowly missed sweeping through
the town itself Had it struck there
it would have Killed many people. The
llassell. Bernard. Malloy and Berger
residences are not more than a half
mile from the village
COURSE OF THE STORM.
Residents of SaliN think he storm
must have originated in Nebraska.
They saw it northwest of town, NOV
ing toward the southeast 1t was
about forty rods wide and travelled
about as fast as a man could run. Da-
vld Mcdowell was the first loser. His
house was out of the path of the
twister, but number of sheds on his
premises were demolished. The DeNin
residence is almost directly west of
town. At that point, after tearing
down half of DcNins house and all the
out buildings about it. it veercd to the
cast and moved almost directly toward
SaliN. Everyone who saw it made a
rush for the cellar. Juse before the
settlement was reached. however. III
swung again to the southeast. passed
along the edge of he Cnrrier place and
struck The liassell, Malloy. Bernard
and Berger homes. The four stood in
n group close together and were RACED
Mt almost the same moment a short
distance farther on the Dohertv place
was blown 10 pieces. Then the storm
seemed to divide. Onc-haf branchcd
oil toward the northeast. thc other to-
ward the southeast. 1t probably lost
its force about this time and no fur
ther damage is reported.
JUST MISSED 1T.
a south-bound freight ON the Sioux
City and Pacific road was just pulling.
INTO SallX as the storm crossed the
track south of town. The train was
moving directly toward the cloud and
would undoubtedly have passed under
1T had not Conductor Pollock stopped
1T. When the storm had passed he ran
on as far as the Malloy place. John
Malioy and his wife were already dead
and Harry had evidently but a few
minutes TO live. Bessie seemed to he
badly injured, but Pat and Tom were
lifted into the caboose aud a start
made for Sioux City. Their brother
Dick and George Saucr and George
story. of SaliN, accompanied them At
the station here the ambulance and
police patrol wagon were both waiting
for them ana both sufferers were re-
moved to St Joscph's hospital.
Later i'm the evening it WAS deemed
best to remove Bessie also to the city.
The $3.50 train in this direction was
accordingly tagged, the girl was lifted
on board and brought here i'm charge
of DIR. James f. Taylor, of snlix. She
was unconscious from he time she re-
celved her injuries, and no hope is en-
tertained of her recovery. 1t was even
feared she would die i'm the ambulance
on the way from The railroad station
TO he hospital.
THE MALLOY HOME.
The Malloys had just finished supper
when the storm struck their house.
and most of the family were sitting on
the porch when he tornado cloud APP
pcared. The cellar was obviously The
safest place, and 10 that refuge they
all repaired with the exception OF Dick,
who hurried over to the liasseIl place
to warn the family. 1t was this move
which probably saved his life, as he
and the Ilasscl!s were all safely in the
cellar when the house was demolished.
The elder Malloy, it appearS
changed his mind after reaching a
place of refuge. declared that he didn't
think the storm was likely to prove Il
serious one and laughed the family
into returning with him to the upper
floor They had been there but an in
slant before their house was literally
tom TO pieces.
Jack Malloy says he was trying to
close the front door at the last mo-
mcnt. The force of the wind had
dashed it in and he was struggling
with it when, as he describes it. eyery-
thing vanished. The house was gone