The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
KILLED
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reporteu ls Just iaS fhS OuSc y e
city. "a ycl Ysfs
While no residence property was
completely demolished. many fine
homes in the path of the twister were
more or less damaged. Outbuildings
were overturned and unroofed. chin
tneys were blown off and dwellings
fattened out and twisted.
The duration of the storm was not
great. the fury of the wind spending
itself in few minutes.
First damage was from the tornado
but this was followed Immediately by
heavy downpour of rain that flooded
all places wrecked by the wind, and
this added much to the harm caused
by the wind.
| Estimate Of Damages.
! Damage at Newton is estimated at
from 100000 to s25O,OOO. The city
electric light plant was put out Of
commission with property loss of
about $4,000.
| The storm at Newton was both
/ preceded and followed by a violent
hail storm which did much damage
to crops.
One man is reported probably fatal
lly injured north of Churdan.
Wires We're completely put out of
commission for some time following
the storm and accurate reports were
not available at an early hour.
Storm Area Wide.
The storm area extended from
Denison, in Crawford county, to
Newton, in Jasper county. There
seem to have been at least four dis.
tinct storms, one originating near
Dennison and extending northeast
with damages reported from Maple
River, Arcadia, Churdan, Adaza
and Lena. Another storm struck
east Of Story City. several farms be.
/ ing devastated. The Boone storm and
the one which hit Newton We're APP
parently distinct storms from these
Advices from Boone are that several
of the injured are not expected to
recover. Mrs. Charles Kilbourn has a
fractured skull and may die. She and
her husband, who was suffering from
an attack of pneumonia, were living
in tent which was in the direct path
of the storm Both were blown for
more than 300 feet. but Mr.. Kilbourn
escaped serious injury.
Hits Eastern Edge.
The tornado struck the city at the
southeast corner and swept north and
east, wrecking block after block, in
GLIDING the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad shops.
| Houses were carried for long dis,
tances, and people were picked up
hundreds of feet away from their
homes.
Many railroad men were injured.
After sweeping everything clean in
the east half of the city, the storm
struck the Chicago & Northwestern
$1,0OO,000 shops in full force.
! The 125-foot smOkestack was razed
the roofs of the shops being damaged.
5unkhouses Destroyed.
The east end of the round house
was demolished. Freight cars, sec.
ton hands bunkcars and tracks were
twisted into shapeless masses.
Every available truck and automo-
bile was pressed into service to bring
the injuged to homes and the hospitals.
About forty people required hospital
attention.
Damage to the shops is estimated
by the foreman at S250000. -
The storm is also reported to have
done considerable damage in Boone
sweeping wide area. No deaths are
Ireporte J, However.
One Dead at Denison.
Denison, Ia. May 22.-One man kill
ed. several people injured and extens-
i've damage to town and farm build
Iings resulted from a group of lorna
does which passed over Crawford and
Monona counties late yesterday aft
ernoon.
Emmett Ehling, farm hand was
killed in the collapse of the barn on
his employers farm, Bryan Houlihan,
between Denison and Arion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Houlihan and
three children were dangerously in
jured. These people were injured
when their home was destroyed
On the farms Of John Aggers and
George Arginsinger near Dow City
several buildings were destroyed.
Near West Side several people were
injured and many buildings damaged
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Dozad were
dangerously hurt and their home de-
striyed. and at the adjoining farm of
IF. J. Mitchell several buildings were
destroyed.
Mr.. Mitchell was driving home in
his car and seeing the storm, jumped
from the car and ran back. escaping
injuries while his car was destroyed.
At Arcadia the storm blew down the
Catholic church and the grain elevator
and killed eight teams of horses.
Near Ida Grove several buildings
were damaged and it is reported that
farm buildings over very wide area
had been destroyed or damaged.
II is feared that when better wire
communication is established the ex-I
tent Of this storm damage will prove