Onawa, Iowa Tornado
April 27, 1899
A terrific wind storm, followed by rain and
hail, struck Onawa and vicinity Thursday
 of
last week. Leslie
Furne, 18 years, was killed and a
dozen persons injured, three fatally.
Everything in the path of the storm was wiped
off the face of the earth, trees being town up
by the roots and buildings scattered to the four
winds of the heaven.
The Chief Reporter, Perry, IA 4 May
1899
Torn to Pieces.
Onawa, Ia, April 28.--A tornado struck
this section of the country, sweeping everything
before it. One and a half inch of rainfall
and a heavy rainstorm lasting 12 minutes
accompanied the tornado.
Leslie Furne,
10, was killed, and a dozen seriously injured.
The storm was the worst at the home of
George Furne.
The family had gone to bed when they were
awakened by a terrific noise. The house
had lifted bodily from its foundation and torn
to pieces. The boy Leslie was found dead
60 feet away.
The Sandusky Star, Sandusky, OH 28 Apr
1889
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