Malcom, Iowa Tornado
June
17, 1882
Malcom, June 17.- A terrible
cyclone panned over here at 9:30 o'clock
tonight. We have found seven dead and the
wounded are numerous. Five of the best business
houses, including the Gazette office, are
demolished, and both churches and one-third of
the dwellinghouses in town are flat or badly
damaged,
The following are among the dead:
C.H. WHEELER.
OLD MRS. MYERS
MRS. O. MYERS.
MRS. HALL.
A man and his young son were blown into a
well. The father climbed up the pump-stock,
pushing his child before him.
The New York Times, New York, NY 19 Jun
1882
At Malcolm and vicinity 10 were killed and
from 60 to 70 wounded.
W. P. MIDDLEMAS, near Brooklyn,
killed; MRS. ISAAC
WILSON, killed; husband badly
injured, one son killed and one injured; house
of George Rice,
near Malcolm, blown down river, and his son
being thrown into a 22 foot well but uninjured,
and his wife and five children taken from the
debris of house uninjured;
CHARLES WHEELER and
MRS. AKERS,
of Malcolm, killed, three children seriously
injured; Mrs. Thomas
Barr and daughter, terribly injured,
MRS. THOMAS ORR, MRS.
W. SYTHE, MR. and MRS. LEANDER HALL,
and PETER CRAFT,
all living in the vicinity of Malcolm, were
killed, and three of injured are expected to
die.
Malcolm has the following wounded;
Mr. Honk, Mrs. Akers
and three children, Mr.
Snecklock and wife,
Mr. Rogers, Mrs.
Weatherbee, Mr. O. Myers, Mr. Andas
and wife. Mr. Blood
and wife and three children, three of
Mr. Cloud's
family, three of Mr.
Stonebacker's family. There are
probably many more that have not been reported.
In the immediate vicinity of the town there were
four persons killed -
MR. CHARLES WHEELER, MRS. W.R. AKERS, MRS. O.
MYERS, and old
MRS. MYERS,
mother of O. Myers.
In the country south-east of Malcolm several
deaths occurred. I have not received authentic
reports, but the following are reported
VAN MIDDLEMAS, MRS.
ISAAC WILSON and child.
ORLANDO HALL and wife,
WILLIAM LYTTLE.
Twelve altogether are reported killed.
The losses in Malcolm are as follows:
J. H. Dufus,
Gazette building, with its contents, except
printing material, farm machinery, one
residence, loss from $5,000 to $10,000;
L. G. Bodum, building and hardware,
$5,000; G. W. Shigley,
$500; Hubert & Vernon,
$2,000; Presbyterian Church, $6,000; Methodist
Episcopal Church, $4,000;
G. A. Rice, $2,000;
W. Benson,
$1,500; Mrs. Judd,
$1,000; B. P. Meigs,
$500; Osborn,
$500; George
McKee, $600;
Akers $500;
T. S. Courtwright,
$800; Mrs. Willett,
$500; H. Sabneckloth,
$500; C. Wheeler,
$1500;
Rodgers, $500;
Barnhouse, $400,
O. Myers,
$1,000; V. Winemar & Son, $300;
B. Martin,
$200; C.
F. Quigg,
$300; W. Champion,
$300; E. P.
Judd, $500; Powesheik Count
Agricultural Socisty [sic], $ 1,000;
school-house, $500;
Wighton, $300;
Miller, $100;
Hilliker,
$$400; C. Legg,
$100; A. Shine,
$400.
There are thousands of dollars lost in
outbuildings, fences, sidewalks, stock,
machinery, and crops, and many individual losses
which I have no means of arriving at, but which
will foot up at least $150,000.
The New York Times, New York, NY 20 Jun
1882
Des Moines, June 28. - Another
terrible rain and wind storm passed over Iowa
yesterday afternoon. The recently desolated town
of Malcolm, Poweshiek County, which is still
exposed to the elements through the damaged and
roofless buildings, was visited for three hours
by the pitiless storm. The damage to the goods
rescued from Saturday's storm is enormous, and
will probably prove total.
The New York Times, New York, NY 24 Jun
1882
Articles transcribed by Sherry
McClellan. Thank you, Sherry!
MALCOLM [sic] WRECKED.
The following is the latest account of the
disaster at Malcolm:
MALCOLM, June 18. --- A terrible cyclone
passed over her at 9:30 tonight. We have found
five dead, and the wounded are numerous. Some of
the best business houses are demolished,
including the Gazette office; both churches and
one-third of the dwelling houses in town are
flat or badly damaged. The cyclone extended as
far as we can hear, destroying and killing
everything in its path. All is excitement here.
A man and his son were blown into a well. The
father climbed up the pump stock, pushing his
child before him. South of Brooklyn a barn was
destroyed and three people killed. Seven dead
bodies have been found at Malcolm.
Liberty Weekly Tribune Missouri 1882-06-23
Submitted & transcribed by Stu
Beitler Thank you,
Stu!
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