Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30
:. Inc and Other Towns-Tail-End Of
Storm Strikes Missouri Towns-
Floods In Olk1ahoma and 1f1nne-
sofa Resulting from Cloudbursts.

0emOt1sh1ng Is buildings, killing three
persons and injuring g. dozen others.
The dead: I.-.';-.3 :, =
: Mrs. Edrl Bacon. -;
Mrs. Welliver.
John. McCurdy.,
Seriously injured: Mr.. Welliver, hip
broken.
From Norman, which is town Of
about 100 Inhabitants, situated on
what Is called the High Line" of the
Burlington railway, the path of the
storm lay east to Pauline, little sta
ton, on the Prosser branch of the
Missouri Pacific railway.
From Pauline it proceeded in q
southeasterly direction, finally losing
it's force southwest of Fairfield.
Town Of Fairfield Ra.ed.
The entire town of Fairfield, which
had about IS houses, is reported
sons were killed and other injured.
The Missouri Pacific has sent relief
train to the scene.
Fairfield reports many farmhouses
wrecked in Clay, Adams and Kearney
counties, and eight persons are re-
ported killed in the district near
Fairfield.
Wires are down in many directions
and details are meager.
A partial list of the dead at Pauline
follows:
James C. Mumaw, wife and daugh-
ter.
Frank Quigg.
Lizzie Palmer.
jeanette Palmer.
Eleven Are Missing.
Lincoln, Neb., May 26.-Nine Of the
victims were found dead and IL peo-
pie are still missing.
The injured, as far as reported,
will number -.
known dead: James C. Mumaw,
Pauline; Mrs. James C. Mumaw,
Pauline; Edith Mumaw, Pauline;
Frank Quigg, Pauline; Lizzie Palmer,
Pauline; Jeanette Palmer, Pauline;
Mrs. Earl Bacon, Norman; Mrs. John
Welliver, Norman; John McCurdy,
Norman.
The missing: Neil McSwain, Fair
field; Peter Johns, living near Brock
ton; Peter dickinson and eight
members of his family, living near
Fairfield.
Among the 70 injured, ali are from
Fairfield. The following persons
among the injured are said to be
dangerously hurt: John McReynolds,
Charles Taylor, Mrs. Nobe Lindsey.
Two Separate Tornadoes.
There were two separate tornadoes,
both Originating within a mile of
Fairfield. The first one moved to the
northwest and the second off to the
southwest. The one to the northwest
did the greater damage and all the
fatalities seem to have been in its
path. 1t passed close to the town of
Pauline in the southern part of
Adams county, killing six persons. 1t
lost it's force IS miles southeast of
Norman, Neb., where three persons
living in the same house were killed.
Many members of farmers families
in the track of the storm fed from
their homes while others sought shell
ter in cellars. Farmers driving to
town report that they were una BILE to
find members of their families from
whom they were separated during
the storm. A complete list of the
dead cannot be secured as the storm
,, covered great stretch of country.
The nine members of the family of
Peter Hockinson were scattered in
the storm and if not dead are be-
lieved to be still wandering about
homeless. The Hoclnson home was
carried away and completely demol-
ished.
The greatest loss of property was
sustained by farmers. The heaviest
individual loss reported is that suf-
fered by Charles Taylor, who places
the damage to his stock farm, includ-
ing cattle and horses killed, at $751;
600. Two: schoolhouses were de.
stroyed.. + f., ...ee....
Deadly Tornado I'm Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia, May ga tornado
struck the town of ,Rolfe, 70 miles
west of here, late Sunday, killing
Fong, Foo, a laundryman, fatally in:
juring a child and wrecking the state
bank building, Crayon's general
store, the Hotel de Main, and zone
other building. Several residences
were damaged. -" ~.,fr -. ~ =. 3,
/ !. :, Storm Reaches :Into Missouri
Maryville, Mo-, May ga tornado
struck the town of Elmo, near, here
early Monday, unroofing stores and
,littering the. town with the debris 81
outhouses, barns and trees. No lives
were lost Elmo is situated IN thu
northwestern corner Of Missouri, nea,
the Nebrasks line. and tho storm prob