Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
Caught in School House-All
Said to Have Been
Injured.
EXTENT IS NOT KNOWN
Building is Demolished at Fairfield
Other Damage Done.
RAILROAD TRAIN BLOWN FROM TRACK
Rumor That the Town Of Laurel In
Marshall County Was Blown Away
Proves Untrue-Wind Hits the
State Last Night.

Oskaloosa, June 11.-(SpeciaD-
Seven boys and girls were hurt last
night in a school houes between Cop
peck and Washington, where they had
taken refuge from the storm. All
were injured, just how seriously is not
known.
Last evening party of seven high
school pupils chartered hack and
went over to Coppock, small town
a few miles from Washington. On
their return the wind rose and they
took refuge in a country school house.
They had gotten safely inside when
the wind turned into a gale and blew
the school house down, injuring all
seven of the occupants. The nature of
their injuries or the names of the per-
sons hurt cannot be obtained.
These facts are learned from train
men on the narrow gauge railroad. The
wires are all down between here and
Washington and further details cannot
be obtained
1.-THE wires are also all down be-
tween Ottumwa and Washington hence
the full extent of the injuries and the
names of the persons hurt cannot be
obtained-Ed.l
Building Demolished at Fairfield.
|. Fairfield, June 11.-(SpeciaD-A
lhricl huildinp two ctoriec in baioht
occupied by Mr.. Taylor as a carriage
/ factory. was demolished by the wind
here last night. A house near the fair
grounds was wrecked and plate
glass front in restaurant near the
Rock Island depot was blown in. The
wind was straight. heavy breeze and
had but little of the appearance of a
lcyclone Trees were blown down 1nd
much other damage comparatively
slight was done in numerous places
No one was hurt.
Train Blown from Track.
Corwith, June l1.-(SpeciaD-A tor
nado struck an empty excursion trair
on the Iowa Central railroad five miles
east of here last night and blew three
cars from the track while the trair
was running thirty miles an hour. NJ
one was hurt.
Rumor That Town Is Gone.
Des Moines, June 11-(Special.)-
Grinnell reports that the town of Lau
rel, Marshall county, was wiped out
last night by tornado. Owing to tn,
wires being down it is impossible t.
secure definite news.
Rumor Is Canard.
Des Moines, June 11.-(SpeciaD-
The rumor that the town of Laurel in
Marshall county, was blown away by
the storm last night, is without foun
dation. There was heavy wind but
no damage was done other than that
which was to have been expected from
a blow like that of last night.
Unroofed Buildings at Grinnell.
! Grinnell, June IA miniature rep
etition OF the cyclone of 1882 strucl
| Grinnell at o'clock last night ant
blew the roof off the new opera hous,
ana a livery barn, snapped on larg
number of fine trees and created 9th
er havoc and damage. No one wa
injured. The storm came from tn
northwest.
Steamer Destroyed.
Burlington, June IA fierce win,
storm swept over this city last night
breaking the steamer Comet in two
She sank beneath the waves. TIL
boat was owned by Kelley Bros, O
this city. A number Of cribs of lun
Der, the property of the Gilbert-Hedg
Lumber company, brooke loose fror
their mornings aud floated away dow
the river. Several Thousand feet Q
lumber were In the cribs.
Comparatively little damage is note
in the city. A plate glass In the DE-