The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-02
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BY TORNADO {, R ! ]
Three Will Die From Injuries
Received in Wrecked
!. ..t.'. Homes.
Van Vert, Bayard, Lohrville
and Other Sections Wis
tied by TWisters.>

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Des Moines. Iowa, May 2.-Six persons
injured and $4,000 in damage to property
was the result of the work Of the torna-s
does that struck the state of Iowa last
night. The storms weree150 miles apart..t
one striking at Bayard, a town Of 5OO.t In,
Guthrie county; and others striking tho
towns of Weldon, Lohrville and Van Vert.
wealthy farming communities. The in-E
jured are: i
. David Harden of Bayard. about the face
and hands. serious. X
Hazel Williams of Weldon, internal in
juries, will die e
Louise Williams of Weldon, internally, will:
die -" q
Mrs. OHara of Weldon, not serious.
Two O'Hara children, will recover.
The Bayard storm seems to have left
the ground after passing through the.
town and travelled fifteen miles without,
doing further damage, when it struck a,
farm neighborhood north Of Ripley and
there demolished schoolhouse and many:
barns. IS
One More VIII Die.
The residence of a farmer, J. W. Munir-,
nj was in the path ofEthe storm at Lohr.
vile and the father, mother and four
children sustained serious injuries. The
mothers skull was fractured and she will
die. =. - -. II -, "a, -:Gf.i. ?
The house, and outbuildings were COM
pletely demolished. A schoolhouse was
torn to pieces and other buildings in the
neighborhood were wrecked. The tor,
nado was followed by a, terrific hail storm
that broke windows in many houses. :
X Houses Blown to Pieces. =
The injured persons near weldon were;
| members of farmers. families Two
houses are reported blown, TO pieces. In
| one of these Louise and Hazel Williams
were pinned in the wrecked building and.
were hurt by flying timbers.*> They will
die. Two women and child by the name
| of OiHara were hurt in a similar manner
| in another house short distance from
! the Williams home. but the destruction
| OF the buildiNg was not so complete and
the occupants escaoed with less serious
| injuries =
| From Weldon the storm continued in
a <northeaste~ly direction and struck
| WOODBURY., small town on the G. B. 81
| Q.*railroad where five houses were blown
down or off their foundations. - No lives
were lost at this place and no ?one was
| injured. 5t{
'. Blown Into n Tree. IS
/ :. A tornado struck .Bayard, fifty miles
northwest of here, at "7:45 last night and
demolished property to. the; value Of $685.
900. The storm path was a3hundred yards
in width and a dozen houses were badly
damaged the smaller ones being badly
broken up and the larger ones wrecked
| and twisted. -. 49,, ,5,y44EFst 81
The Chicago, ,Milwau keps& ST. Paul sta
.tion was almost totally destroyed and two
| oil ,fo ro1o i1o.. no
I Milwaukee tracks were 5uuroofed: &
] David Hardin was caught in the path of
| the storm and fifteen minutes after it
had passed was hanging to tree. He
twas unconscious all night and this morn
| ing cannot recall what happened to him.
1t is thought he was struck with flying
debris. Co. - ~. s. >s@ .-*s-
Eye witnesses say that the tornado did
not occupy more than one minute in pass
ing through the town.. The direction was
| from west to east. Wires Of all kinds are
down in the neighborhood of Bayard and
communication with: the town is almost
impossible. S
| Schoolhouse and Barns Wrecked.
Another severe wind storm is reported
to have taken place five miles north OF
i Rippey Green county, and fifteen miles
1 from Bayard. At this point the school
! house and three barns were completely
destroyed. .
Wind and DeIuge: Of Rain.
Coon apids, Iowa, May 2.-The tornado
which struck Bayard last night swept
across the country and did a great amount
Of damage to crops, farm buildings ane
agricultural interests. :. Following the
wind storm there.@was deluge Of rair
which in some places reached almost the
proportions of a waterspout. The wine
at this place reached velocity of seventy
miles an hour and blew down signs anc
several small buildings were, seriously
damaged. s
All the wires along the St. Paul road