Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-08
Storm Cuts Path Ten Rods Wide
and Ten Miles Long, Leaving
Ruin in Its Path
FAMILIES REPORTED MISSING
Can't Be Found in Wrecked Homes
But May Have Sought Refuge With
Friends Destroyed oeeu-
pied by Laborins People Who Have
Lost Everything - Partial List Of
Injured.
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Charles City, June s-A tornado thas
struck the southeastern portion OF
Charles city at o'clock Sunday even
ing killed one man outright, injured
sffty others, some Of them seriously
ana destroyed fifty residences and hum
dreds of barns and outbuildings. WIRE
service. both l,y telephone and tele-
graph. is crippled and communication
with the outside world is difficult
The man killed is Christ Boeck. He
was caught in the ruins OF MS nome
and his back was broken. Boeck was
80 wears OF age. A list OF the injured
Is being compiled.
Storm Came Suddenly.
while the storm gave warning OF It's
approach by a roar that could De
heard miles away, it's appearance was
sudden. 1t came from the southwest
and trayersed the southeast portion OF
the city. missing the business district.
Thousands of people sought refuge IN
cellars and caves, otherwise the VIC
tins would have been hundreds In
stead Of dozens.
SAnother cause contributing to the
small list of dead and injured was the
fact that many people were on the
streets and in the business district In
stead Of in their homes. These sought
refuge in the stores, which were not IN
the path of the storm.
I3.s In the Storms Path.
Il The tornado swept path OF ten rods
wide and frt eight to ten miles In
length. It had all the peculiarities OF
the tornado, rising and falling. Where
the storm came to the earth, It swept
everything in its path, dealing death
and destruction, demolishing houses
and barns and killing livestock.
= It's full force was felt in the south
east part of town, in which fifty resi-
dences were wholly or partially de-
molished, and barns and other OUT
huiIdings were reduced to ktndling
wood It was here that Boeck was
killed and where majority OF the In
iured live The injured were caught in
the wreckage Of their homes or hurt
by f1ying tinbers or by being picked up
nv the wind and hurled, thru space.
No Deaths in Country.
while the track Of the storm was
eight to ten miles In length, so far as
known there were no fatalities in the
country Some farm homes were dam
aged and many barns and sheds were
demolished and much livestock was
killed. Where the storm did not rise
the ground was swept clean Of build
ings and vegetation, and the loss thru
destruction of buildings and crops in
the country will reach many thousands
Of dollars.
Of Short Duration.
minutes before the storm was heard
approaching that many OF the citizens
were out Of doors and on the streets.
The storm was only few minutes in
passing, but left wreck and ruin in it's
path. Fifteen minutes after it struck, q
dead calm prevailed. the sun shone
brightly, and the citizens turned out to
rescue the injured and give them aid.
Incidents Of tho Storm.
One residence and two barns in the
southeast part of the city were COM
pletely wrecked and scattered, and not
a board or timber belonging to them
could be found or identified.
After the storm COW was found
dead, it's throat having been cut by
some flying missile with az much neat
ness as IL done by an experienced
butcher with a sharp knife.
In the path ctf the storm great trees
were uprooted or twisted off at the