Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1898 — DEATH IN A STORM. [ARTICLE]

DEATH IN A STORM.

Wild Wind Works Havoc in Man; Northwestern States, The tornado which swept across southeastern Dakota and northwestern lowa Saturday night killed a number of people and wrecked a great amount of property. The death loss, so far as known, is eight and the property loss exceeds $100,600. But meager reports "have been received. The towns touched were Valparaiso, Neb.; Elk Point and Richland, S. D., and Sheldon, Alta, Akron, Maurice, Westfield, Hartley, Archer, Mallard, Whiting, Oto and Smithland, lowa. All along the path of the stomi the buildings, for the most part small ones, were razed and considerable damage was done to crops. The greatest property loss seems to have been at Maurice, where the Sioux City and Northern Railway depot, the St. Paul and Kansas City and Thompson Brothers’ elevators, the local slaughter house and many residences were destroyed. '