Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-05-28
TORNADOEs KILL q.
IOWA, NEBRASKA, MISSOURI AND
KANSAS SWEPT BY STORMS.
Three Tomatoes Snuff Six Lives in
lowa-EImo, Mo-. Also Records Nine
siain-Cyclones in Nebraska Kill
Dozen Persons

siain-Cyclones in Nebraska Kill a
Dozen Persons.
Des Moines, May 27.-Three tor
nadoes in Iowa caused the loss of six
lives, the fatal injury of three per
sons and the serious injury of score
more, besides great property loss.
The dead at Glenwood: Maggie
B1ettner Of Adaza, Ia; Hazel Wright
of Adaza, la.
The dead near Buxton: Georgia
Blakeley, Herbert Rhodes.
The dead at South Des Moines: Rus
sell A. knautf, aged thirty; Lloyd
Knauff, his eight-months-old son.
Injured at Glenwood: Mary Eckert,
Annie Delaney, Myrtle Dickinson,
Eta Newton, Harrison Johnson, Rolla
Rathbone.
The injured near Buxton: Molietas
Rhodes, fatally; Mollie Rhodes, fatal
ly; Eliza Blakeley. fatally; Amply
and Minnie B!akeley, Seward, Lucy,
George and Addison Rhodes, Buddis
Reasby, Mary Walker
The injured at South Des Moines:
Mrs. knautf bruised and cut; Mrs.
Margaret Barston. skull injured by
falling brick; Charles McNutt, hurt
by falling tree; Mrs. John Mccoy,
breast and head cut by flying glass.
Hospital for Feeble Minded Wrecked.
The victims at Glenwood were all
inmates OF the school for the feeble
minded. The tornado struck the girls
dormitory first. The roof was torn of
and with a terrible crash fell back
again upon the wrecked building. All
the buildings OF the group, including
the hospital. boys building, custo-
dian's building, farm colleges and the
boiler room We're more or less dam
aged by the storm. The superintend-
ent estimates that the loss will be at
least $4,000. The buildings OF the
institution are situated on Slight
rise and We're mark for the heavy
wind which swept down on them with
terrible fury. The eleven girls who
were injured are being cared for in
the hospital. which is practically in
tact.
The tornado near Buxton struck at
about 80 p. N. near what Is known
as No. ~ Junction, mining settle
ment. All the victims were colored.
The storm came from the southwest
and the destructive wind seemed to de-
scend suddenly from a great bank of
clouds which was sweeping toward
the northwest. The houses occupied
by the Rhodes and Blakeleys were
smashed to iindling wood
Tornado at South Des Moines.
The tornado struck South Des
Moines at 6 p. nj. The property dam
age will reach $4,000. The knauff
home and the Christian church were
wrecked and about forty other build
!ngs We're badly injured. About the
same time what was apparently an
other storm struck the packing house
section OF the town, mile to the
northeast OF the scene OF the South
Des Moines disaster In this locality
the Agar Packing company, the Des
Moines elevator and the Des Moines
malt house plants suffered the great
est damage. The loss in that section
can not be estimated.
A tornado passed through Butler
county, doing considerable damage at
Shellrock and Allison. At the former
place an elevator was blown down and
tour railroad workers, who had
sought refuge therein, were badly in
1ured. one OF them fatally The bridge
spanning Shalrock river was wrecked
and several dwellings and barns were
blown down. Meager reports indicate
that still greater damage was done
In other parts OF the county.
During the past twenty-fou hours
heavy rains have been general in
Iowa. A cloudburst at Abel caused
precipitation OF more than five inches
In few hours. Heavy rains are re-
ported from Webster City and other
points. The upper Des Moines river
Is rising rapidly and repetition of
the food conditions of last June are
feared
Iowa railroads suffered greatly from
the excessive rainfall and trains into
Des Moines are from three to five
hours late on all lines. Superintend-
ent Horton OF the Des Moines and
Sioux City branch of the Chicago MIL
waukee and st. Paul suspended all
traffic until the roadbed can be exam
ined. A landslide occurred north of
Howell station, on the Wabash, and
the engine of passenger train rolled
down twenty-five foot embankment.
The airbyakes stopped the train before
the passenger coaches reached the
sunken section OF the track and both
the engineer and fireman escaped by
jumping. The Rock Island tracks are
washed out near Menlo.
TORNADO HITS MISSOURI TOWN.