Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
ANOTHER TORNADO
STRIKES COUNTY
STORM WHICH HITS NEWTON
LATE Tuesday DIPS DOWN
WEST OF GILMAN.
HOUSES AND OUTBUlLDlNGS
ARE lEVElEp BY THE WIND
Path Of Storm From Ten to Forty Rods,
and Travels from Southwest to
Northeast-Woman Buried by Fall
ing Tree. Escapes Serious Injury.
Slight Lightning Damage in City.


Heavy property damage, but FORUM
ately unaccompaniedby loss of life, re-
suited from the tornado OF late Tues
day afternoon, which did heavy
damage at Newton, in Jasper county.
and passed on from the southwest
toward the northeast, dipping down
into the southeastern edge of this
county and playing havoc with farm
houses and outbui.dings. Another
similar storm. altho not so severe. did
slight damage in the southern part of
the county Sunday afternoon.
Severe damage was done on the
Wiseman. McIlrath. Mcdaniel and
Bender farms, west of Gilman in this
county, and TO the Clark farm near
Pickering Before the storm struck
this county it had swept path thru
the northeastern part Of Jasper county
and after leaving the confines OF Mar
shall county passed into southwestern
Tama county, extending as far cast as
Chelsea.
Strikes Four Miles West Of Newburs.
The first damage done in the Gill
man ncichborhood. altho not within
the county. was when. at about o. 80,
the tornado struck four miles west OF
Newburr at the William Paul farm.
Here the house. barn, and other out
buildings were totally destroyed. Al
the homo OF Joseph Paul, across the
road a large barn was wrecked and
the house moved off its foun dalton.
Following on northeast the next
damage done was on the Edward Par
mcnter farm where the house was
unroofed and outbuildinss damaged.
Enters County at Wiseman Farm.
Continuing in its northeastorly pain
the farm of John Wiseman, tenanted
by George Foreman, was the first
place IN Marshall county TO feel the
effect of the tornado The members of
the family heard the roar of the storm
before it reached them and took refuge
in the cellar 1t was well they did, for
the two-story house was totally
demolished and pieces Of it were carried
great distance. The barns were
wrecked. there being but one piece of
one of the barns left standing. The
garage also was destroyed, and the
automobile. carried forty rods, was
found "a total wreck, tangled among
some broken trees.
Mrs. Jacks Close Call.
The next farm in the path of the
storm was the John McIlrath place,
two and one-half miles west of Gill
man, occupied by Alex Jack. Mrs. Jack
becoming frightened at the noise OF
the storm, went up stairs TO get her
child. She brought the little one down
stairs and started to leave the house
lust as the storm broke. Mrs. Jack,
cIinSing to the child, was blown some
distance against and into a post, and
then a tree came crashing over upon
her. Fortunately the woman and her
child were struck by the smaller
branches. which covered them com
pletey. and they remained there untl
the storm had passed. Mrs. Jack was
cut and bruised slightly, but not ser
ously hurt. The child was not N
iured. The house, barn, and all of the
outou;ldngs were total wreck.
Mcdaniel House Escapes
From the McIlrath farm the path
led 10 the Bart Mcdaniel farm, where
all the outbuildings were destroyed.
The house. however, was just out OF
the path of the storm. Included among
| the wrecked buildings was new
| barn, built last year Of building tile.
Continuing northeastward the Joseph
! Bender farm was next in line. TINS
farm was occupied by Mr.. Kneed. All
| Of the buildings here also were utterly
| molished.
Storm Turns More Toward East.
| From the Bender place the storm
veered a little more toward the east
and struck the Clark farm, one-half
mile southwest Of Pickering. Here inc
! house was damaged, and the outbuild-
ings were wrecked.
Here also the cloud lifted, and next
| descended at point six miles east o.
| Gilman. on the farm of j. c. LacJna
| in Tama county. All Of the outbulld-
| incs on the place, including large
| barn. were destroyed. A fine new house
was damaged but escaped demolition.
Harry Carlstron, who was four miles
| west of the Lacina place when the
| storm struck, saw plainly the funnel
| sha ped cloud and particles OF buildings
high in the air, he thinks as high az
| 100 feet. From the Lacina place there
| is no trace of damage until a point
some distance east, near Chelsea re-
cords the storm again in violent form
Lightning Damage in City.
In this city slight damage by light
| ming was done at about $50. The
homes of Miss Blanche Donaldson, 5Os
North Fifth street, and John W. Long
Ill North Third street, were damaged
but only slightly.
| Chimneys were struck in both in
| stanc At the Donaldson home the
lightning split the chimney and tore g
hole thru the roof. The chimney or
the Long house was wrecked.
Barn Destroyed at Bangor.
At Bangor lightning struck the barr
on the NJ. A. Ward estate farm, ant
the fire that followed consumed tht
building and it's contents. The loss il
estimated at 81 500 on the building ant
s4O0 on contents. Insurance of s1,0O
| wax carried z r Ratliff is the tenan