Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-22
Further Details of the Storm
In the Vicinity of Oskaloosa
Show Big Loss
COUNTRY DISTRICTS SUFFERED
Many Barns Were Blown Down and
Other Property Destroyed-GirI Does
Heroic Act and Probably Prevented
Wreck On tho Iowa central-state
News.
Special to Times Republican,

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Oskaloosa, Sept. 22.-As the details
Of the damage done by Monday night
storm are received from the adjoining
townships the storm is shown to nave
been the worst that has ever visited
this section 1t was at first thought
that the estimate of 100000 was
large, but the indications now point TO
even larger figures.
Corn is badly blown down In places
HIT the chief loss in this respect VIII
he in the hard work 1t will entail IN
gathering it. The Spencer wholesale
grocery which suffered the greatest
loss. is still working under difficulties
but is gradually bringing order out OF
chaos.
In the Country.
Richland township. and the village
Of Peoria seem to have suffered hioie
than any other locality OUTSIDE lhe
city. One-half Of the Widow Mortlano
home was crushed by tree, ana most
" blown away. The Milton Lundy
and r. Fish barns were badly wreck
ed. George Apples barn was COM
nletelv demolished. The new school
house at Glenwood, in Madison town
ship being erected by 3. +. Gruop
was toppled over and badly wrecked.
The structure will nave 10 Nc 'aNeA
apart and rebuilt.
Birds Are Killed.
The little English sparrows surfer
ed great slaughter In the storm.
Thousands of them were carried Out
of their nests and dashed to death
against the buildings and street pave
ments. For several blocks on First
avenue west, and in and around the
park. the ground was fairly covered
with the little corpses. A few larger
birds were also caught and killed, and
MANY chickens met the same violent
death.
Carried OFF Freight Car.
One of the queer pranks Of the
storm was the drive of freight car
on the Rock Island from Evans to
Beacon. The car was standing on
siding and the brakes were loosened
The wind drove it across the switch
onto the main line, and away at a
lightning pace toward Beason. Dan
ger signals were given along the line,
and the runaway was captured and re-
stored before any damage resulted.
Struck by Lightning.
It is now generally believed that
the damage to the Frankel building
occupied by the Pfeifer-Belmont Co,
was caused by lightning. There is
evidence that the bolt struck the big
awning, broke the pole and drove the
end thru the big show window.
Girl Proves Heroine.
Three box cars were blown from
the side tracks In the southwest part
Of the Iowa Central yards and out
upon the main line Of the road. The
cars stopped on the overhead bridge
that crosses the Rock Island and the
Burlington tracks The cars were
discovered by little girl, whose
name could not be learned She
braved the wind and the storm and
with but scanty covering about her
little head ran to the home of a rail-
way man near by and told Of the cars
on the main line. The child was al
most drowned by the driving rain, but
her bravery in facing the storm In all
probability prevented serious acct
dent The time was close upon that
Of regular train and the word Of the
runaway string of cars did not reach
the switch crew a moment too soon