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

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10y and his wife, Kate, were instantly
killed by n tornado near Salix, n small
town about fourtee miles from here
at $40 Sunday afternoon. Their 16.
year old son, Harry, was so badly in.
jured that he, died within half an hour,
BESSIE, their daughter, aged 10, sus,
tanned a fractured skull and cannot
live. Thomas Malloy, an 1~s-year-old
son, had a leg crushed and received in.
ternal injuries which may prove fatal
Fred Malloy, aged &c, was seriously
hurt in the back and leg. Jack Nal.
10y, aged "a, sustained a cut on the
arm and severe bruises all over the
body, but is in no danger. His brother
Patrick, II years old, is suffering from
q broken collar bone and n badly
strained back, hlt will also recover
Dick, another son, was the only mem.
bel of the family who escaped injury,
The home of Albert DeVin was par.
TALLY demolished, as were his barn
and all ontbuildings on the place. The
houses of the Malloy family, Mrs. NJ,
G. Hassell, Philip Berger, Joseph Der.
nard, formerly of M~orningside, and d
farmer named Doherty were com.
pletely demolished. Pat O'Neill and
Lucien Iillotte lost their barns and
outbuildings and O'Neill's house is
minus II chimney and two windows.
j. G. 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 a herd of sevepty-five hogs.
Other live stock was probably killed
crops were more or less damaged and
many small buildings were orr to
pieces or badly racked.
The storm continued for some dis
lance beyond Salix, but does not seem
to have caused serious loss either OF
life or property except in that vicinity.
1t narrowly missed sweeping through
the town itself. Had it struck there
it would have killed many people. The
Hassell, Bernard, Malloy and Berger
residences are not more than a hall
mile from the village.
COURSE OF THE STORM.
Residents of Salix think the storm
must have originated in Nebraska,
They saw it northwest of town, NOV.
ing toward the southeast. It was
about forty rods wide and travelled
about as fast as a man could run. Da.
vid Mcdowell was the first loser. His
house was out of the path of the
twister, but a number of sheds on his
premises We're demolished. The DeVin
residence is almost directly west OF
town. At that point, after tearing
down half of DeVin's house and all the
out buildings about it. it veered to the
east and moved almost directly toward
Salix. Everyone who saw it made a
rush for the cellar. Juse before the
settlement was reached, however. il
swung again to the southeast, passed
along the edge of the Currier place and
struck the Hassell, Malloy, Bernard
and Berger homes. The four stood in
a group close together and were RACED
at almost the same moment. A short
distance farther on the Doherty place
was blown to pieces. Then the storm
seemed to divide. One-half branched
off toward the northeast, the other to.
ward the southeast. 1t probably lost
it's force about this time and no fur.
Their damage is reported.
JUST MISSED IT.
A south-bound freight on the Siou,
City and Pacific road was just pulling
into Salix as the storm crossed the
track south of town. The train was
moving directly toward the cloud and
would undoubtedly have passed under
it had not Conductor Pollock stopped
it. When the storm had passed he ran
on as far as the Mnlloy place. John
Malloy and his wife were already dead
and Harry had evidently but a few
minutes to live. Bessie seemed to be
badly injured, but Pat and Tom were
lifted into the caboose and a start
made for Sioux City. Their brother
Dick and George Saner and George
Story. of Sali&, accompanied them. Al
the sutton here the ambulance and
police patrol wagon We're both waiting
for them and both sufferers were re.
moved to St. Joseph's hospital.
Later in 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 in charge
of DIR. james L. Taylor, of Salix. She
was unconscious from the time she re.
celved her injuries, and no hope is en-.
tertained OF her recovery. 1t was ever
feared she would die in the ambulance
on the way from the railroad station
to the hospital.
THE MALLOY HOME.
The Malloys had just finished supper
when the storm struck their house,
and most of the family were sitting OH
the porch when the tornado cloud ap.
- non 1-pI Een Tho "f,at1n,. ~. x.,.c n as N,,el,y- %ln
safest place, and to TINT refuge they
all repaired with the exception of Dick,
who hurried over to the Hassell place
to warn the family. 1t was this move
which probably saved his life, as he
and the Hassells were all safely in the
cellar when the house was demolished.
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