Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-06-25
TORNAD0STR|KES
WATERFOWL, N,S.D.;;
Is PERSONS HURT
Twister Plows Its Way Through
Fine Residence District,
Causing Property Loss
of 100000.
RELIEF MEASURES TAKEN
Area Covered About Two Blocks
Wide and 20 Blocks Long,
New Homes - Storm
Hits Wisconsin.
RELIEF MEASURES TAKEN


Hits Wisconsin.
.Watertown. S. D.. June 24.-Three
persons so badly hurt that they are ex-
pected to die, $50 buildings wrecked or
badly damaged and score Of persons
quite seriously injured are among the
tolls taken by tornado which struck
this city about 40 o'clock last night.
1t is supposed that further damage
from the storm occurred in the coun-
try districts around Watertown, but the
telephone lines are down i'll all dlrec-
tions and very little information has
come in here from the outside.
The three injuries which are expect
ed to prove fatal are:
NORMAN ROSE. fractured skull,
broken arm and internal injuries.
JAMES AGEN. fractured skull, oro-
ken shoulder internal injuries
INFANT BACHI.UND. child OF Mr..
and Mrs Carl Bachlund, fractured
skull.
Other injuries were:
Mrs. Carl Bachlund. cut about head
and sprajned wrist.
Miss Mary z. Glove. of Stockholm,
fractured nose. cut across face
Mrs. Alice Sauter. bruised.
Miss Elizabeth Forest foot injured.
F. NJ Gatchall, badly bruised.
Mrs r. NJ. Gatchall. minor injuries.
Joe Anderson and son Norman cut
ebout head
Mrs. NJ lSu&en. body bruised
Mrs. Rersemaster. bruised about
body
f. S. Thompson, arm broken.
Mrs f.. S. Thompson. leg broken.
Through Residence District.
The twister did not strike the bust
ness section of the city. but plowed a
trail through thickly settled resi-
dence district. A number OF houses
We're totally demolished, some We're un-
roffed, some moved from their founda-
tions, and others damaged by being
CaIer buIiti.nss.
While the clouds had assumed an om-
inoHs appearance. and many people had
been frightened into safety retreats
the trrific onslaught from the tornado
came as a surprise to a majority OF
citizens and the ensuing confusion was
something terrible. The screams oil
frightened and injured men and women
mingled with the roar of the storm
the clattering of debris and the rendinR
of substantial homes into kindling
wood
1t seemed only few seconds that the
zeal work of destruction was in pro
gress hut in that brief period a proper
ty damage was wrought of at least
100000.
An inbound Rock Island passenge,
train, close to town. was caught by
given :. bad fright One passenger
Jack Ryan. who left the train anG
sought safety in a nearby ditch was
slightly hurt by flying board, bu
none OF the other passengers were in
tured. Many of the car windows were
broken
These Homes Hard Hit.
The homes totally wrecked include
Walter Mclaughlin j. tc. Bauer. j, G;
Bauer Carl Bachlund. Joe Anderson
Henry Wirsbeck
Hones partially wrecked include: r
NJ. Barker. roof blown off: Mrs. Cath
crime Shields. moved from foundations
r. e. Simpson. porch blown on top o.
roof: Robert Evans. badly damaged, T.
NJ. Fuisen. wall blown out: +. g. Thorn
pan. partially wrecked; r. M Gatchall
partially wrecked
Barns and outbuildings in great mum
bnr were totally or partially wrecked
The large two-story barn on ]. p
Iianton's place, adjoining town, wa.
lifted bodily and turned upside down OF
the top of a neighbOr's barn. practical
Iy demolishing both buildings +. 2
Gould's barn was totally wrecked an.
one horse killed
Starting Relief Measures.
Hundreds of Watcrtown citizens wer
out at daylight this morning as voun
teers in the work Of getting semblanc
of order out OF the chaos of destruc
tion. y special meeting of the cit,
commission has been called to conside
relief for those residents who toda,
are W:thou: either homes or Household
effects.
Tho tornado formed to the southwes
OF Watertown and took Il northeastern,
course along the southern edge O
the city The trail of devastation is ap
proximstely two blocks wide and 9
blocks long. The section of the cit,
hit was occupied largely by moderl
cottages, none of which were over fou
Years OLD and many new last year
Only few homes We're entirel
Wrecked buy se es were llnroofeG
moved from .eir foundations O
twisted and damaged in hundre
freai;ish ways
MANY HOUSES WRECKED
IN WISCONSIN TOWN.
Milwaukee. Wis. June 24.-In the vi
clnlly of Appleton Wis in Outagau,i