Pleasant Valley, Iowa Tornado
June
9, 1907
TORNADO IN PLEASANT VALLEY.
Several Buildings in Path of Storm Demolished
and Four Injured.
Damage of $25,000 was caused, a dozen families
were rendered homeless, and several persons were
injured in a tornado which passed through
Pleasant Valley late Sunday afternoon. Those
injured in a tornado are:
Mr. and Mrs. William
Harvey and two children. No loss of
life is reported. The storm took its way toward
the east, wiping out all in its path. The house
of Elmer Baker
was completely demolished and the place of
William Harvey
destroyed. Harvey's barn also was wrecked. The
family went into the storm cellar and escaped
with only minor injuries. The new home of
Marion Howsar
and that of his brother Ira were torn and
twisted from their foundations and blown on
their sides.
The Nashua Reporter, Nashua, IA 10 Jun
1907
Tornado in Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia., June 10. - A dozen families
are homeless, several persons are injured and
property is damaged to the extent of $25,000 as
a result of a tornado through Pleasant Valley
late Sunday afternoon. Those injured are:
Mr. and Mrs. William
Harvey and their two children. No
loss of life is reported.
Iowa City Daily Press, Iowa City, IA 10
Jun 1907
Articles transcribed by Sherry
McClellan. Thank you, Sherry!
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