The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27
Masonic Temple at Elmo. NO.. DemoI-
ished, and Nine Persons Killed
and Five Injured.
SOUTH DEs MONIES VISITED
SWEPT BY STORM AT NIGHT AND
SEVERAL PEOPLE MANGLED.
Thirteen Persons Injured at Davey,
Neb.-CIoudbursts I'm Kansas-Sa-
lima Partly Inundated.

DES MONIES. Ia. 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 OF
six lives. the fatal injury of three and the
serious injury of score of people beside
great property loss.
The Dead
At Glenwood-Mageie Biettner, of Adaza.
Ia; Hazel Wright. of AdaZa.
Near Buxton-Georgia Buckley, Herbert
At South Des Moines-Russen A Knauf,
aged thirty years; Floyd Knauf. his eight
THE Injured
At Glenwood-Mary Eckert. Anna De-
laney, Myrtle Dickinson, Eta Newton.
Harrison Johnson, Rola Rathbun.
Near Buxton-Molietius Rhodes. fatally:
fatally; Amply and Minnie Blakey
Seward Lucy, George and Addison Rhodes,
Buddie Reasby, Mary Walker.
At South Des Moines-Mrs. Knauf,
bruised and cut; Mrs. Margaret Boston.
skull injured by falling brick; Charles Nc
Mutt, hurt by flying limbs OF trees; Mrs.
John Mccoy breast and head cut by flying
glass.
The victims at Glenwood were all inmates
of the School for the Predetermined. where
the storm struck at $3.50 p m. The tornado
struck the girls dormintory. commonly
known as the ''old building" first. The
roof was torn off and fell back upon the
wrecked building All OF the buildings OF
the group. including the hospital. 6ormi-
| tory, boys building, custodian's building.
farm college and the boiler room were
more or less damaged by the storm. The
superintendent estimates that the loss will
be at least $4,000 There is no insurance.
The buildings of the institution are situated
on a slight rise and were a mark for the
heavy wind. which swept down on the
structures with terrible fury. The boiler
room. including fine machinery lately in
stalled, is mass of wreckage. The loss
upon the boiler building is total The loss
on the girls building will be $4,000 The
eleven girls who were injured are being
cared for in the hospital, which is prac-
tically intact.
The tornado near Buxton struck at about
$50 d. m, near what is known as No. 10
Junction, a mining settlement All the
victims were colored. The storm came
from the southwest and the destructive
wind seemed TO descend suddenly from a
great bank OF clouds, which was sweeping
toward the northwest. The houses occu-
pied by the Rhodes and Blakey families
were smashed to kindling wood. string
of half a dozen box cars were smashed into
unacceptable debris and scattered over
the surrounding country.
The tornado struck South Des Moines at
6 o'clock tonight. II came from the south,
but, after the greater part of the destruc-
ton was wrought, veered TO the northwest
as IL approached the junction of the Des
Moines and Raccoon rivers. The property
damage in South Des Moines and vicinity
will reach $4,000. The Knauf home and
the Christian Church were wrecked and
about forty other buildings were badly in
parently another storm struck the packing
house section OF town a mile TO the north
east Of the scene of the South Des Notnes
disaster. In this locality the Agar Packing
Company. Des Moinc~ elevator and Des
Moines malt house plants were the greatest
sufferers, although a large number OF other
buildings were damaged The loss in this
section cannot be estimated. High winds
prevailed all over the city and minor losses
were general. Telephone communication
was cut off throughout the greater part OF
the city and the electric street-railway sys-
tenn had 10 be abandoned IN East and South
Des Moines for the night.
During the past twenty-four hours heavy
rains have been general over Iowa. In Des
Moines 20s inches Of water fell. A cloud
| burst at Adel this afternoon caused q pre-
cipitation of more than FIVE inches In a
Webster City and other points. The upper
| Des Mones river rs rising rapidly, and a
repetition Of the food conditions OF last
| June are feared The river here stands at
| eleven feet above low water mark, having
| risen a few inches to-day. The local
weather bureau predicts that the floods
| from the upper river will reach here to-
| morrow Iowa railroads suffered severely
tonight from excessive rainfall and trains
| into Des Moines are from three 20 five
hours late on all lines. Superintendent
| Horton. of the Des Moines * Sioux City
| branch of the Chicago Milwaukee & 81.
| Paul tonight suspended all traffic until
| the roadbed can be examined.
A landslide occurred north OF Howell
| Station, on the Wabash. this morning. and
the engine on passenger train No. ! rolled
| down a twenty-five foot embankment- The
/ air brake stopped the train before the pas
| senger coaches reached the sunken section
OF the track. and both the engineer and
| fremen escaped by jumping
NINE PERSONS KILLED,