The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-05-28
SWEPT BY STORMS
ok PERSONS KILLED AND SCORE
INJURED BY TORNADOES
IN IOWA.
THE VICTIMS AT GLENWOOD
ALL we're 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 a score of people besides
great property loss.
The dead are: At Glenwood-Mag-
gle Biettner and Hazel Wright, of
~Adaza, la. Near Buxton-Georgia
Blakley and Herbert Rhodes At
South Des Moines-Russell A. Knauf
and his eight-months' son, FLOYD.
The injured are: At Glenwood-
Mary Eckert, Anna Delaney, Myrtle
Dickinson, Eta Newton, Harrison
Johnson, and Rolla Rathbun. Near
BuXton-Molietius Rhodes, Mollie
Rhodes, Eliza Blakley, all fatal; Am,
phy and Minnie Blakley. At Seward
Lucy, George and Addison Rhodes,
Budd1e 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
Oft and with terrible crash fell back
again upon the wrecked building. All
OF the buildings Of the group, includ-
Ing the hospital, dormitory, boys
building, custodians building, farm
colleges, and the boiler room, were
more or less damaged by the storm.
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
mark for the heavy wind which swept
down on the structure with terrible
fury
The girls who were injured are be-
ing cared for in the hospital, which
is practically intact.
AT Buxton all the victims were COL
ored. The destructive wind seemed
TO descend suddenly from great bank
or clouds which was sweeping toward
the Northwest. The houses occupied
bv the Rhodes and Blakley families
were smashed to kindling wood
Damage at South Des Moines.
He vi uduO struck South DeS
Mones at 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 an.
preached 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 completely wrecked and about
forty other buildings were badly
injured. About the same time what
was apparently 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 De,
MOlnes Malt house plants were the
greatest sufferers, although a 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
Heavy Rains General.
During the past twenty-four hours
heaVy rains have been general over
Iowa. In Des Moines 2OS inches of
"oeNi ACil. y ClOuuUuISL dC AQCl IN
the afternoon caused a precipitation
OF more than five inches in a 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 railroads suffered severely from
the excessive rainfall. A landslide
occurred north of Howell Station on
the Wabash, and the engine on pass
enger train No. J. rolled down a TWEEN
ty-hve-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.
A tornado passed through Butler
county, doing considerable damage at
Sherlock and Allison At the former
place an elevator was blown down and
four railroad workers were injured.
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