Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28

the cellars in town were filled or near
ly filled with water.
Water in His Bed.
Elmer Wheeler, a man who lives
with his family in cottage in the low
district near the Iowa Central tracks
awakened late last night during the
storm to lind that the water had enter.
ed MS house and was creeping
up to level with his bed. He awaken.
ed his wife and children and carried
them all to safety.
Penn College Damaged
lightning struck Penn college, tray
ellng down the flag staff into the labo
ratory, where considerable damage was
aone,tnen putting all the electric wir.
ing out of commission, playing havoc
with the plumbing and doing damage
which in all will amount to several
hundreds.
Two Killed at Genwood.
Glenwood, May 2e.-Two killed and
eleven injured make up the casualty
llst as the result of the work of the
tornado, which struck the state hospi-
tai for the feeble minded here last
night.
The dead are
MAGGIE BETNES, aged IL years.
HAZEL WRIGHT, aged 10 years.
VI the eleven persons injured in the
dlsas.er II is reported that all will re.
cover. The old dormitory and power
mouse belonging to the institute were
completely wrecked.
All the buildings were damaged
more or less Wires are down and
communication is practically cut off.
Child Drowned.
The 4-year-old son of j. R. Leach
one of the contractors on the new
works on the G. B. G Q. railroad was
leaning on the railing of the bridge
watching the flood He lost his hal
ance. fell into the stream and was
drowned.
River Rising at EddyviIIe
Eddyville, May 26.- (Spccial.) -Peo
pie OF this city and vicinity are watch
ing with considerable anxiety tho wa.
tiers of the Des Moines river. 1t is re
ported that the water is rising at the
rate of about one inch per hour. II
has already overfowed some of the
lower bottom land; near here. Little
damage is reported as yet though the
continued heavy rainfalls are expected
to raise the water considerably. 1t is
stated that the water in the Des Moincs
here lacks between six and seven feet
OF being as high as it was during the
flood Of last summer
High Wind at Lovilia.
Abba, May 26.-(SpeciaD- Reports
received here this morning indicate
that fierce wind and rain storm Wis
tied Lovila last night doing considera.
Bile damage. Communication with that
town is interrupted today and details
OF the storm received here are meager.
Storm is Fatal in Chicago.
Chicago, May 26-Death and injury
to human beings and barns, residences
and factories struck by lightning is
the record of a thunderstorm that
struck Chicago yesterday afternoon
and for few minutes held the people
in terror
1t was shortly after 9 O'Clock when
the storm struck with all of its fury.
At that time the wind was travelling at
rate of seventy-two miles an hour
and carrying mass Of debris before
it. The Sky was dark, the clouds
threatening and the shafts of lightning
which occasionally lighted the gloom
sent pedestrians on the run for shelter.
The storm lasted only few minutes.
but three-tenths of an inch of water
fell and some of the downtown streets
We're transformed into rivers.
The dead
TRuTA 1GNATZ, As years old, brick
layer, 455 Noble street; killed by col
lapse of Pettibone & Mullillen building
in West Division street.
SHAW, GEORGE, killed by bolt of
lightning while standing in front of a
barn near Lemont
SHAW. HOWARD, his brother, kill
ed by same bolt.
The injured:
Richter, Otto, laborer, "A years old
l1S2 North Forty-fifth avenue; struck
by iron in collapse Of same building;
taken to st. Elizabeth's hospital.
Twister Strikes Hastings
Hastings, Neb., May ga tornado
struck this city early today wrecking
many residences and several business
blocks. No deaths are reported.
Nine persons were killed at Davey
and heavy damage was done at Val
paraiso and Raymond. No one was
killed at the latter towns. The wires
are down and details are lacking.
Heavy Rain at Omaha
Omaha, May 26.-Heavy rains and
wind storm early today caused some
damage in Omaha. In the southwest.
ern portion of the city several houses
We're unroofed.