Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-15
SUN DAY, JUNE II, TH'RTY-FiVE
YEARS AGO, STORM SWEPT
THRU CENTRAL IOWA.
pAMAGE IN STORY, JASPER
AND poWEsHiEk COUNTIES
Gathered Force as II Swept on To-
wards Grinnell, Where Fifty Seven
People Were killed--ineidents OF
Terrific Twister Recalled by Sur
vivors.
oecIal to neutrality-suspicious..

Nevada. June 15-Sunday, June II,
marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of
the terrible tornado which crossed over
Iowa and dipping down at different
parts OF the central portion Of the state
left death and suffering in its wake
! and darkened many homes. Not only
death and physical suffering were left
but homes We're wrecked and wiped
| ciotheslesS were counted by the thous-
anda.
! One person was killed in Story coun-
~, after it had shifted the life out Of
| TWO in Boone county. from which direc-
ton it came. Winding its way eastward
! il killed seven in Jasper county and
was at its worst in Poweshiek, where
It partially wrecked the town of Grin
nell, killing fifty-seven and injuring
hundreds, many Of them being crippled
! for life. The property loss was estimat-
ed at more than a million dollars.
Story of Eye Witnesses.
In its path over Story county the
tornado struck south Of Ames and
worked souJheasterly across Grant
township and into Nevada township,
where it lifted and wendell its way
down across Jasper half dozen
homes were wrecked in Story county
and amon- them that OF George W.
Hemsrock, which was IN the north
west corner OF Grant township
OF those who were in the storm and
suffered al It's hands none did so more
than did Nj and Mrs. Hemstock, she
lying on q bed of suffering for a year
and LETT a cripple for life. while he was
also terribly injured and their home
was laid to the ground, they being lef
without a stitch of clothing other than
the tattered covering left upon their
/ bodies.
June II. 1882. had been the hottest
! day OF the year, the heat being almost
unbearable in its humidity. 1t was
about o'clock in the evening and Mr..
and Mrs. Henstock had Just returned
from Nevada. Mr.. Hemstock's sister
| Martha and little Cory and Eddie Took
| err had come over to spend the night
with them They with Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hemstock and their four children were
lin the house. The first notice was
when il began to get very dark and il
/ became necessary to light a lamp in the
house. The sky was hung with cOnical,
downward pointing clouds. The sky ap-
peared lurid. brilliant and unearrhly.
! While i filled with dread, yet it was
fascinating. Like the rumhling OF a
heavy rain, distant heavy roar was
| heard OF sudden with the dense
! dark clouds came the sweeping of the
LEAVES Of the trees and branches of
| trees loose machinery in the" yard,
stables and smaller outbuildings be-
! gan 10 move and before all Of the fam
lily could get to safety, the dwelling
house in which the family were had
| been swept away.
| Thompson Child Killed.
The only fatality Of the storm IN
Story county was at the Loren Thomp-
son home cas-, Of Hemstock's. Mrs.
| Thompson was al home alone At the
time and grabbing her babe in het
arms she started > go into the cellar
when a flying scantiing struck her over
the wrest which was above the child
| broke her wrist and killed the child.
The blow also nearly scalped and kill
ed Mrs. Thompson.
| Thompson was away from home and
stopped at the Tom Hemstock home
on the way back where he was told
that his place had been blown away
lima CINE his feeling ar reaching tic
home of mis- own little family 10 find
his babe dead and his wife lying BESIDE
the open cellar way. unconscious with
the body Of her dead babe Of two
years in her arms. His farm buildings
and other property were gone and his
all had been given to the toll of the
storm king.
Pond Was a Catch all.
At the Hemstock place there were
some queer freaks discovered in the
wake Of the storm and reminders OF
it were brought TO light for many years
afterwards. a pond which was nearby
proved to be a catch-all. One COW was
blown into this pond and killed and
in the same pond were bridge plank
la wagon with but one whole wheel
fIatirons. dishes and furniture from the
house. a coal scuttlc boots and shoes
machinery, etc.
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