Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-05-02
A CYCLONE
BLEW OVER IOWA
II Loft Death and Ruin in Its Path Through
the County Of Decatur Last
Night
MANY FARM HOUSES RUINED
The Storm Started Six Miles South Of Van Vert and
Moved In q Hurthwsstsry Direction Passing a
Mile East Of Van Wert-Its Path a
Hundred Yards Wide.


ed Decatur county last night state that
it started six miles south of Van Vert,
and moved in a northwesterly direc-
ton, passing a mile east Of the .awn.
A dozen farm houses in it's path, a
hundred yards wide, were wrecked. and
three members of one family residing
east of Van Vert sustained broken
limbs. Three sons Of J. H. Williams, a
farmer, residing northwest of Weldon,
were reported missing this morning.
The storm blew with terrific force. Da-
vid Harden of Bayard, was whirled
around tree until made unconscious,
and is still in precarious condition.
Five people were hurt in houses
wrecked between Van Vert and We'll
don. Louise and Hazel Williams will
probably die. Two women and child
by the name of O'Hara, We're seriously
hurt. .fAt Woodburn, five houses were
blown down, but no one was hurt
A DEPOT DESTROYED.
Des Moines, Ia, May "A tornado
struck Bayard, so miles northwest of
here, at 7:45 last night and demolished
property to the value of $4,000. The
storms path was a hundred yards in
width and a dozen houses were badly
damaged, the smaller ones being badly
broken up and the larger ones wreck
ed and twisted. The Chicago. st. Paul
and Milwaukee depot was almost to-
tally destroyed, and two large eleva-
tors standing alongside the Milwaukee
tracks were unroofed. witnesses
say the tornado did not occupy more
than a minute in passing through the
town. Wires of all kinds are down in
the neighborhood of Bayard. Another
severe wind storm was reported at
Rippey, near Bayard. The school house
was completely destroyed, and the
barns of c. T. Fleetwood, John Mont
gomery and J. N. Morse carried a mile,
and then ground to kindling wood.
Four persons were seriously hurt, and
several houses demolished at Van
Vert. The telegraph wires in the
stricken section are prostrated
A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE.
Coon Rapids, Ia, May "A tornado,
which struck Bayard last night, swept
across the country and did great deal
of damage to crops, farm buildings and
other agricultural interests. Following
the windstorm, there was deluge of
rain, which. in some places, reached
nearly the proportions Of a water spout.
The wind at this place reached veloc-
ity of 70 miles an hour, blew down signs
and number of small buildings were
slightly damaged. All wires along the
St. Paul road are down, and a number
of poles were broken off. No person
was seriously injured SO far as learned
SIX INJURED NEAR LOHRvILLE
Des Moines, Ia, May 2.-There were
six injured, one fatally, by a cyclone
which struck near Lohrville, 100 miles
northwest of here last evening, the
third cyclone thus far known to have
taken place within an hour In many
different sections of the states. I
struck the residence or a farmer, j. w
Munirni, in the path of the storm a
Lohrville, and father, mother and foul
children sustained serious injuries. Thu
mothers skull was fractured and sh'
will die. The house and outbuilding'
were completely demolished. Th'
school house was torn to pieces, ant
other buildings in the neighborhoot
wrecked. The cyclone was followed b.
a terrific hailstorm that broke tn
windows in many houses.
A FOURTH CYCLONE.
Des Moines, Ia, May 2-The fourtl
cyclone reported In Iowa last night oc
Cured near Hiteman, wrecking severa
farm houses, and killing 20 cattle.