Preston, Iowa Tornado
May
18, 1898
Near Preston. A telegram to the Herald states that
Chas. Flory, wife and two children, living
south of Preston, were killed and one child could not be found. ...
From Preston. A cyclone, terrible in its work of destruction and death, passed one and one
half miles south of own, about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. The extent of the
damage cannot be fully estimated at the present. The entire family
Chas. Flora,
consisting of himself. wife and three small children are killed. The farm
buildings along the track of the storm are totally destroyed, A few are as
follows: The building of Ed Cain, Wm. Brown. T. A. Hunter, Carl Yaduff, H. L.
Bascomb, Thos. Elliott, the buildings on these and many other farms, are either
totally or partially destroyed. The scene beggers description, buildings, farm
implements, stock and every imaginable debris are scattered in all directions.
....A correct list of the dead as far as
reported:
-Near Preston
Charles Flora, wife and three children
Clinton Daily Herald ,
Clinton, IA 19
May 1898
Near Preston, Ia, more buildings were
destroyed than in any other locality.
Wind swirled trough the little village with
frightful velocity, leaving scarcely a house
standing. Five persons lost their lives
here. Charles Flora, with his wife and
three children, had their home torn to pieces
and were crushed to death under the falling
walls.
Lima Daily Times, Lima, OH, 19 May 1898
Dubuque., Ia., May 18.--A cyclone struck
Preston, Iowa this afternoon destroying most of
the buildings in the town.
Charles F. Floy, his
wife and children were killed.
William
O'Meara is said to been killed at Quigley and
Mike Hanes at Charlotte.
The Arizona Republican, Phoenix, AZ, 19
May 1898
Charles Breen and wife and three children were
killed at Preston, Iowa.
Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN 19 May
1898
....list of the dead: Preston, Iowa --
Bush, Charles and family;
Rugg, entire family.
Decatur Weekly Republican, Decatur, IL,
26 May 1898
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