The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-25
EIGHT killed IN STORM
Funnel Shaped Cloud Hits Nor
ristown, MINI.
THREE FATALLY INJURED.

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Saloon In Which Sixteen Persons Had
Taken Refuge is Completely Wrecked
and Its Occupants Buried In the Debris.
But Three Escaped Unhurt.
Faribualt. Mimi, Sept pa terrible
catastrophe visited the village of Nor
ristown, ten miles west of Faribualt.
shortly before 6 o'clock last evening
The village was struck by tornado
and barn was raised in the air and
dropped directly on top of Paul Cat
seka's saloon. where 16 people took
refuge from the storm. The saloon
buried in the debris. Eight dead bod
les and five injured persons were
taken from the ruins.
The dead. Harry S. Waite, Otto
Gatseka, Frank Pittman, John Rohrer,
Elmer Brooks. Jacob Miller, Jacob
Weber, - Peterson.
The injured: Paul Gatseka, proprie-
tor of the saloon, injured internally,
may die; Frank e. Wilder, injured in
ternally, may die: son of Frank Pitt
man, may die; Porter A. White, head
bruised, condition serious.
The storm came without warning
upon the citizens of Morristown from
southwesterly direction, passing over
to the northeast The length of its
path in the village was less than half
mile, but owing to it's peculiar ac-
ton the distress and damage result
ing We're not as great as they might
have been. The storm made jumps of
one block, but whenever it came down
everything was crumbled by the power
of the wind.
The barn belonging to B. Dargabel,
which is on the outskirts of the vii
lage, was the first structure destroyed
and this was one of the freak features
of the storm. The barn was picked up
and carried a block, leaving the floor
uninjured, with two horses standing
on it. The building was crushed.
From here the storm jumped a block
ito the saloon of Paul Gatseka. Before
reaching the Gatseka saloon there is a
two story building which was left un-
touched.
All the people killed and injured in
MorristOwn We're in the saloon, having
hurriedly taken refuge there when
the storm was seen on the outskirts
of the village. There We're Is people
in the structure at the time the storm
struck. The building was raised
from it's foundations and crushed like
an eggshell. Before the building fell
tt rec persons managed to escape, but
the other 13 are found in the lists of
dead and injured
= After leaving the saloon the storm
crossed the street and destroyed the
barn of j. P. Temple and took the
roof from the barn of Adam Snyder,
killing several hogs.
The storm then passed off to the
northwest and did no further damage.
The first fatality occurred, however,
before the village was reached The
storm was first seen by farmer who
lives four miles from Morristown. He
saw the funnel-shaped cloud and says
that it was bobbing up and down on
Its way to the village and made four
descents in the four miles.
The farm of John Olson, a farmer
y'ho resides two miles from Morris
town, is, as far as can be learned, the
first place where any damage was
done. Olson's hired man, Peterson,
was killed.
The citizens of NIorristown were
prompt in caring for the dead and in
.jured. Immediately after the storm
had passed willing hands were en-
gagged in removing the ruins of the
saloon and from beneath this the 13
persons were taken.
Harry S. Waite was farmer resid-
ing three miles east of Morristown
and was Republican candidate for
representative.
This is the third disaster that has
visited Morristown this year. In Feb.
..auary the entire business district was
destroyed by fire and among the
structures rebuilt was the saloon of
Gatseka. The village was visited by
another fire in May, which did damage
amounting to $4,000.