The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-03-27

south Of Anita were blown down, tel
egraph wires We're put out of commits
: sion and many animals were killed
On one farm three barns were demol
: ished. One woman was injured.
Calhoun county
Lake City--Telephone poles, houses
and barns were leveled and cattle
and horses were killed in strip OF
territory about mile wide, encircling
Lake City. The loss will be several
thousand dollars. No one was killed.
Guthrie county
Il Menlo-Many small buildings were
blown down, but no lives were re.
lported lost. r
/ No damage at. Guthrie Center.
johnson County ~ s.Hs..e IN.
Reports to Iowa City show that
many farm buildings were destroyed
by wind storm The loss cannot be
estimated. .-....
Lucas county ..t It,.
Telephone reports from Charlton
indicate that small buildings all over
the county were blown down, but no
loss of life was reported.
Boone county
| BoXholm-Wind caused wreck of in
terurban car. Several were injured,
including the motorman.
Reports to Boone indicate that the
storm struck Boone county about an
u hour after 1t visited Omaha. Several
people were injured and considerable
stock was killed. One man probably
fatally injured. ....
Audubon, county
! Gray-The town practically was
demolished. One side of a large ele-
vator was blown out, houses we're UNI
rooted and small buildings were
blown over. A church near Gray and
IA rural school house were overturned
and small girl was injured.
Greene county
Horses and cattle killed and build
! ings blown down throughout the coun-
| ty. Loss cannot be estimated.
Henry county
New London--Three big barns, out
buildings and corn cribs were leveled
between New London and Danville.
| Telegraph and telephone Communica-
/ ton was demoralized. Loss will be
in thousands. No one injured.
Franklin county
Hampton-Twelve barns were des-
trOyed, wind mills we're blown down
and many cattle were killed in the
country contiguous to Hampton.
Reeves-Parts of large elevator
We're scattered over square mile of
territory. A residence was demolish-
ed and the family was imprisoned in
the basement till released.
Fremont county. ...
Bartlett-Three persons, the entire
family of Edward Dendean, were
found dead in the ruins of their home.
Damage to property throughout
northern Fremont county was great.
Sidney could not be reached.
POweshiek county
Grinnell-No special damage was
done here by the storm except to tear
down wires generally. George Bone
wells son, however, lost valuable
horse as he was driving home to his
fathers big stock farm south of town.
The horse stepped on Il live wire and
was killed. ,"jy
Marshall countyrr- f.ra -.
Marshalltown,;, Mar. 25.-WOrk was
resumed at the M. Il ST. l.. Ry. shops
here today, power being furnished by
locomotive set on a sidetrack and
connected with the main shaft. The
100-foOt smoke stack was completely
wrecked by the storm and it will be
several days before another can be
erected. The storm damage here was
severe. The loss extends into thOus-
ands of dollars and seven people were
injured.
Mills county
Malvern-While no one was killed
here the property loss will be heavy.
William Mayberry received broken
ankle.
Cerro Gordo county
Clear Lake - The Omaha cyclone,
or storm like it passed over here
small Many windows were broken
and signs blown down. Wires were
blown down and q few Outsheds blown
over
Hardin county. ~. 49,
Iowa Falls-The storm blew down
three or four school houses. Scores
of barns, hundreds of trees and tele-
phone poles, but no one was injured
in this vicinity, although Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Leonard, driving home
from church, were blown from the
buggy, but escaped by alightlng in
the mud. Cattle were killed on many
farms. Robert Hamilton reports
loss of $1,000 worth on. his farm alone
and it is thought the, total damage in
this vicinity will reach $4,000. ,-
Marion county rts ..s.. ,....
Albia-The storm in, Abba blew in
plate glass windows of the Arm
strong drug store: also broke several
other windows in the residence dis
,trict. Large trees we're blown down,
The buggy of DR.. Taylor Jackson and
Roy Robinson was demolished, but
the men escaped injury. ,a
In Northeast Iowa.
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