The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-29

Dead Bodies so Far Taken Out.
Dies Moines, Iowa, May 26.-Iowa has
been storm swept for the past twenty
four hours. Three ~tornadoes, two last
night and one tonight, resulted in the
loss oE SIX lives, the fatal injury Of
three persons and the serious injury of
d score Of people, besides a great prop
erty loss Two were killed at Glen
wood, two near Buxton, and Two 1T
South Dies Moines,.
The victims at Glenwood We're all in
mates Of the school for the feeble
minded. The tornado struck h : girls
dormit0ry. The roof was torn off and
with a terrible crash fell upon the
wrecked building. All the buildings of
the group. including the hospital, dor
mItory. boys building, c~ustodians'
building. farm cottages and the boiler
room. We're more or less damaged by
The storm. The superintendent esti-
mates that the loss Will be at least
$3.50. There is no insurance.
The buildings of the institution are
situated on u slight rise and were d
mark for the heavy wind which swept
Alown on the structure with terrific
fury. The boiler room, including some
fine machinery lately Installed. is
wrecked. The eleven girls who were
injured are being cared fer in the hos
pitaI. which is intact.
The tornado neal Buxton struck be-
fare moo ear what il known as No.
10 junction, q mining settlement. All
the victims are COLI ed. The storm
came from the South vest and the de-
structive wind seem / to descend sud
denly from a gr"t bank of clouds
which was sweepi-s toward the north
west. The houses occupied by the
Rhodes and b kelly families We're
smashed to kinding wood
The tornado s,~uck South De Moines
At dark toniglc 1t came from the
south but after the greater part OF the
destruction " wrought, TeeTed 10 me
northwest as it approached the june
ton at the Des MONIES and RaccoOn
rivers. The property damage in South
Des MONIES and vicinity will reach
$4,000.
HOTEL DEMOLISHED.
Blanchard, Iowa, May ga tornado
struck the town of Elmo. eight miles
west OF Blanchard and just across the
Missouri line this evening, destroying
the town. Six persons are known to
have been killed and several others n
jured. The storm destroyed a Ihree
zt,~-- h~iol- In+a1 Civ hnIlnS have
Han removed from the ruins Of the
building and others are believed 20 be
buried in the debris.
DESTRJ, TIVE FLOODS.
Chtckasha. I. 7, May 26.-The storm
situation at CE.ckasha tonight is con-
s.deTably changed for the worst since
last night. The people awoke this
morning to see the Lin creek. a small
stream running through the town and
emptying into Washita river. "a over
flowed its banks, and twenty on more
residences were under water. TIL
families living in the houses vyera all
rescued without loss Of life. Railroad
tracks are washed away in every di-
TeCtiOu.
NEBRASKA SUFFERS.
Omaha. May 26.-Eastern Nebraska
was visited by another series Of storms
last night and today. several of which
developed into tornadoes. One visited
Hastings. near the scene of Sundays
heavy storms and blew several build
7ug~ To SpIinters.
Another struck Herman, - miles
north of Omaha. and the scene of u
tornado five weeks ago which Filled d
dozen people. The home OF D. +.
Parish was demolished and Mr.. Parish.
MS wife and a child were seriously
hurt
Omaha also experienced a storm which
blew several houses from their found1-
lions and %uurOOfed others in the south
west part Of the city.
Accompanying the severe VINO in
every instance was a rain storm Of IN
usual severely. and as 4 result several
towns in eastern Nebraska are Hooded.
The financial loss a been heavy
and estimates place il al several nun
d~ed thousand dollars
one of the most seyere storms was at
pavey. a small town northwest Of In
coin. which resulted in the injury II
thirteen persons. none fatally Several
persons. however. sustained broken
limbs. The report received from there
States that every dwelling and out
building in the town was wrecked.
The storm in Lincoln did great dam
age in that city. the loss on buildings
being estimated at $10G.G01.
To the local weather bureau during
The past t~weuty-four hours seven dis
Lincr tOruadoes have been reported. va
r5ous in severity. Rain continued the
greater part OF the day and tonight.
The country IS soaked and railroad
traffic is badly hampered by soft tracks
n many localities
4 Fish's Virtue.