The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-05-30
SWEPT BY STORMS
elk PERSONS KILLED AND SCORE
INJURED BY ToRNADoEs
IN IOWA.
THE VICTIMS AT GLENwooD

| hLL WERE INMATES OF THE
/ SCHOOL FOR THE FEEBLE
MINDED.
Des Moines, a., May 27.-Iowa has
been storm-swept for the past twenty
four hours. Three tornadoes, two
! Monday night and one Tuesday, re.
! suited in the loss Of six lives, the
: fatal injury of three, and the serious
injury of score of people besides
great property loss.
The dead are: At Glenwood-Mag-
gle Riettner and Hazel Wright, Of
Adaza, Ia Near Buxton-Georgia
Biakiey and Herbert Rhodes. At
South Des Moines-Russen A. Knauf,
and his eight-months' '-cld son, Floyd.
The injured are: At Glenwood-
Mary Eckert, Anna Delaney, Myrtle
Dickinson, Eta Newton, Harrison
johnson, and Rolla Rathbun. Near
Buxton-M Molietius Rhodes, Mollie
RheSses, Eliza Blakley, all fatal; Am
ply and Minnie Blakley. At Seward
Lucy George and Addison Rhodes,
Buddie Reasby, and Mary Walker. At
South Des Moines-Mrs. Knauf, Mrs.
Margaret Boston, Charles McNutt,
Mrs. John Mccoy.
The victims at Glenwood were all
inmates of the school for the feeble.
minded.
All Buildings Damaged.
| The the tornado first struck the
girls dormitory, commonly known as
the old building. The roof was torn
off. and with terrible crash fell back
again upon the wrecked building. Ali
Of the buildings of the group, includ-
ing the hospital, dormitory, boys
building, custodian's building. farm
colleges, and the boiler room, were
The superintendent estimates the loss.
at $4,000. There is no insurance.
The buildings of the institution are
situated on slight rise and were a
mazksfor the heavy, wind which swept
down on the structure with terrible
fury.
ing cared for in the hospital which
is practically intact.
At Buxton all the victims were co..
ored. The destructive wind seemed
to descend suddenly from great bank
of clouds which was sweeping toward
the Nc. invest. The houses occupied
by the Hhnses and Blak,ey families
were smashed to kindling wood. M
t Damage at South Des Moines.
The tornado struck South Des
Moines at G o'clock at night. 1t came
from the South. but after the greater
part Of the destruction was wrought
! veered to the Northwest as it ap.
preached the .ipnction of the Des
Mci.es and Racccon rivers. The
property damage IN South Dea Moines
tanl vicinity will reach $4,000, The
KHauf home and the Christian church
, wee cor'".etelv wrecked and about
forty othe- buildings were. %ba aly
injured. A'sS.t the same time what
was appa-e'>rly another storm struck
the packing house section Of town a
mile to the northeast of the scene OF
/! the South Des Moines disaster In
this locality the Agar Packing COM
pany. Des Moines Elevator and De3
Moines Malt house plants were the
greatest sufferers, although q large
number of other buildings were dam
aged. The loss in this section cannot
be estimated. High winds prevailed
all over the city and minor losses
| were general. s &
! Heavy Ralns General.
During the past twenty-four hours
heavy rains have been general over
Iowa. In Des Moines 2.08 inches of
water fell. A cloudburst at Adel. in
!, the afternoon caused a precipitation
lof more than five inches in few
|. hours. Heavy rains are reported from
Webster City and other points. The
upper Des Moines river Is rising
rapidly and a repetition of the flood
conditions of last June are feared.
Iowa ra.;roads suffered severely from
the e-s,eeessive rainfall. A landslide
occurred north Of Howell Station on
the sbash. and the engine on pass
enecr train No. rolled down a TWEEN
t,Fe ye-foot embankment. The. air
brakes stopped the train before the
passenger coaches reached the sunken
| section Of the track and both. the en-
gineer and fireman escaped by Jump
Ing :. ,s3 Ssts SstsYs gSs;..ls sssssssss 81,
4 "A tornado passed through Hntler
county, doing consid derable damageSat
| Sherlock and Allison. At the former
place an elevator was blown down and
four railroad workers were injured,
| one of them fatally. !.
TORNADO IN MICHIGAN.
Five Persons Injured and Considerable
Property DESTROYED. ~