Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08
YOUNG CYCLONE GOT LOOSE,
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Tuesday night, of last week, very
severe storm swept over portions of
Lincoln township, doing an inn
mense amount of damage to build
ings, farm machinery, stock and
growing crops. The elements got
tangled up in the vicinity of Jared
Blattners, south of Anita, where the
barn was moved from it's founda-
ton, the windmill demolished, the
sheds blown down, granaries were
unroofed, and boards driven end
wise through the barn and other
buildings. From here it took
north-easternly course and struck
the farm of J. b. and B. F. McCosh,
now occupied by S. B. Doughen-
| baugh. The barn is a total wreck,
sheds and outbuildings also being
swept away in flash and:the dwell
ing house twisted from it's founda-
ton. A portion of the dwelling.
house OF A. b. Stone was unroofed
while his wagon, buggy and farm
implements were broken into kind
llngwood and scattered pro1niscu-
ously over the surrounding coun-
! try. We have not the full details of
the damage done but it is enough
to satisfy the people of that town
ship for all time to come.
The farm owned by c. NJ. Myers,
and occupied by o. j. Wise, was in
the track of the storm the barn was
completely destroyed and great
damage done to other buildings on
the premises. A lumber wagon,
nearly new, and corn cultivator
We're brought to town and they bear
positive evidence as to what a fat
cyclone can do when it once gets
down to business. A man with a
broad-axe and a sledge hammer
could not have done better lob of
making kindling wood and SCRAP
lron.-Sherm Myers Anita Tribune
At last reports received bv The
News the storm had: been traced a
distance of fourteen miles. Com
mencing in Cass county, close to
the Adair line, it demolished big
barn. From there it swept through
Eureka township, going north east
into Prussia, leaving track of des-
olution from hundred yards to
half mile in width. Our Berea
correspondent gives the following
account of the storm:
A destructive wind storm swept
through the central portion of
Eureka township, Tuesday night.
1t entered the township in the north
west and followed north easterly
course, sweeping everything from
its path. 1t was about eleven O'Clock
at night and most people we're
asleep. At Mr.. Buchan's several
men were watching the sick and
saw and heard the storm approach
ing. They describe the cloud as
funnel-shaped and of very light
appearance. 1t travelled very rapid
ly and was accompanied by a loud
roaring noise. A Irvine binder was
blown from the farm of 7. D. Harris
across the road and into field on
the Myers place. Acres of small
grain were beaten into the earth
and covered with mud and falling
debris. At A. Creveling's a HOG
pasture fence, built of lath pickets
and surrounding ten.acre lot was
torn from the posts, carried across
the road and piled in tangled
mass in an adjoining field. Barb
wire fences were leveled to the
ground and covered with debris.
At some places the wires were car
rled long distances and buried in
adjoining fields. Along the path
of the storm may be seen broken
timber, fencing and numerous
small articles. Large trees were
twisted in two or torn from their
roots.
The house on the Laudermilk
farm. where the O'Hara brothers
lived was completely wrecked.
When the cyclone struck it the two
brothers were in bed. Shortly after
this they were found in an uncon-
scious condition. Physicians were
Immediately called. They say John
the younger boy, cannot recover.
His scull is crushed.
AT Aaron Decker's, his house was
shattered to pieces. Mr.. Decker was
at Mr. Buchanan's sitting up with
the sick, and saw the storm coming.
He ran to his home, only to find his
house wrecked and his wife and
two little girls seriously injured"
The News learns that Mrs. Decker
was quite badly injured internally,
while one of the little girls had her
collar bone broken and shoulder
dislocated. The other little girl
was also badly hurt, while the little
boy received only slight injuries.
1t seems miracle they were not all
killed outright, as the house was
blown all to pieces and every piece
VI iltIHltuIe III II broken, the moth
er and three children being in bed
when the storm struck the place.
They all managed to crawl back to
the storm cave where they were
found by Mr. Decker who reached
home shortly after the storm. AT
this place all the buildings were
completely wrecked and scattered
on the ground.
The house in which the OHara
boys were sleeping was picked up
and torn to pieces, most of it being
carried about half a mile into an
adjoining field. A late report SAYS
both the boys had their skulls frac-
tured and 1T is doubtful if either
will pull through.
The old Sargent creamery was
wrecked as were barns and sheds at
the Pat Foley and Moore farms in
the path of the storm. Adair people
who visited the scene of the storm,
say it demolished about everything
along it's route.-Adair News.
Remarkable Rescue.
Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, Ills. makes
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