Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-21
WRECKS FIFTY HOUSES
The Storm at sheboygan Demolishes
Fifty Buildings and Damages
Many More.
So Far as Known No Lives We're
Lost-Laborers Suffer
Most
Residence District of Working Men
Hardest Hit-Storm Came up
Suddenly.

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wrecked in the cyclone here. reported in
these dispatches yesterday. The property
loss is from $500. 600 to 100000. Singular.
~, not life was lost, and no person
was seriously injured.
The storm came almost without warn
ing, accompanied by a cloudburst. IT
cut swath thru the south side of the
city from the northeast to southwest
about two blocks wide and two miles
long. In its wake there scarcely Was a
structure that was not damaged. and
there is hardly a pane of glass left in
that portion of the city.
The steeple of the South Side Luther
an church was blown off and demolished
TWO neighboring houses. The roof and
Fourth floor of the warehouse of the
Crocker Chair Companys plant WAS
torn away, and the bricks thrown With
such great force against the neighbour
ing buildings OF the plant that they
Went thru the side of the structure of
The roof of a large malt house at the X.
sallleier Brewing CompanNfs plant,
aich was torn off and carried over the
~ ~ Of the neighboring buildings of the.
brewery plant and landed in the street,
more than 100 yards away.
The building of the Openberg & Som.
ne,nann Boiler Manufacturing Company
Was completely demolished, causing a
loss Of $1,000. The street car barns We're
blown down and the cars and debris
piled in a big heap. The elegant $4,000
school house in the Fourth ward Mas
about ruined, With the roof and the
front Of the building cavsd ii, in big sec
tiona. the debris failing thru the floors
OF the building.
The tent Of the Gentry dog show Was
torn To shreds at a losasof Sl.ouQ. Many
Other buildings We're completely denlol-
sished. among them being the homes of
Henry Schlemer Henry Tillmann. Her-s
man DEFINE, Charles ISptz, OTTO Joerna
sack of American Manufacturing Com
l9any, brick kilna5anG barns of Seinal ~
sons hrickmakeis: homes OF Baeiten
Reehborn, Mrs. William Miley Mfs T..
l-eattle, Thomas Atkins. barn Of Fred
Millsr homes OF e. j. Stout, William
46iroll and L. Glarsback.
Many OF thr houses We're tern 10
sl1isds ard the remnants scattered III
5hs path II the storm Tbs 5-yes.r-qld
child Of Taotnas Atkins had a narrow
.esSene. The house vas torn TO spin
lers ard the debris carried away. The
enid was buried under 4 Pile OF wreck
Eage. Rescue work for the little fellow
l.began al once, and he MAS gotten out
with ATM bruises. h having be~a
by I. number pf tinlbers whi'Il
fell ia front q him. The hasise vas
stl4wn all about the sighhorhood.
Fa9r@cars - ~ Ctiease 4 North
j#aastei.n line We're plaMn off the track
#ana stood up md m enc: F'enees, sie,e=
walks. trees. Mere torn NJ aud carried
iWay Tx Feathers Il many Instances
wide swaths We're torn IN the ground BY
Itiie ioloSvirs away j t the sitiasya2ks
a i .ils building Of liis Mattppn Man
iafaetutins Company q large traniWas,
MAS tari:ied away, ard AZ HI Cracker
EpIant etileit buildings were 5isdly piltwn
tapai't liz SINE instances houses @ers
I5rNkeG off me foundations and blown
lsiestinst ii ghboring buildings.
Tire rats 6f tbs yci0ne is easily
lstparsd. and the na,ilael in which every
thing WITHIN the path lies st,ewn i:di-
cate. wFat direction the terrific; Wind
ita9k II sti:iifls the cItN on the Nest u
\ WILDWOOD cen1ete,S and passed IN a
Isautaeasterls direction 70 Lake Miehi-
L.
san.
a sultrv atmosphere prevailed tht
hight ioefaia and In the morning. ana
pefsplfatiei STRAINED from people as
i5theN Went aflotlt heir work. AT moor
La black cloud arose. III the northwest
/ but not heiig d a threa tening nature
laet much attention Mas paid u IL. Sud
Idenls day was changed into night, ans
tout of the cloud there rushed a, a Ter
rife pace q sreenish- black twisting ans
Icurlirg object that swept thru ths
4sGuth side Of the city, twisting of ane
sIcarrsing AWAY everything in the WAKE
land bringing terror TO the inhabitants
5lIt was all av@ri ID about five minutes
i The rain came down in torrents.
4 Muil's Lightning Pain Killer kill
them instantly: cholera, Group, rheu
mates diphthera, toothache OF an.
pain. Internal 81 external; % cents
a ASK Mcbride & Will Drug Company.