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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
15
Reports describe a deadly cyclone sweeping through Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin. Stillman Valley and Delinger Junction suffered multiple deaths and widespread devastation while Savanna Amboy and Antigo experienced heavy property loss and ruined utilities. Telegraph lines failed as the storm moved eastward with destructive winds and tornado formations.
A tornado struck eastern Iowa and western Illinois yesterday afternoon, killing over a score and destroying thousands of dollars in property. The storm swept from Stanwood through Clinton and Jackson counties toward Savanna, damaging farms, barns, and school buildings while paralyzing telegraph and telephone lines. Local fatalities include Charles Flora and family in Preston and several others across Quigley Diggs Station Stanwood Delmar Junction and Savanna with hundreds of cattle killed.
A cyclone near Walworth Nebraska injured several and destroyed the Oxford schoolhouse. Seventeen pupils were present. Anna Fowler aged 13 was killed instantly. The teacher and five others were injured. George Ash and John Alson are believed fatally hurt.
A cyclone moved through Pere and Idaho counties in northern Wisconsin about 5 pm. Two men Charles Fosburg a section foreman and E C Beekman a car repairer were killed. Eight injured. Five killed at Harshaw a lumber town 70 miles west of Rhinelander.
Hawarden May 19 Mr Gladstone died at 5 o clock this morning after a long vigil. The funeral will be held at Hawarden church where he was married more than fifty years ago. His wife remained at his side until the end and the family expects a national funeral but will lay him to rest at Hawarden.
Official Havana dispatches report calm across Spanish provinces despite famine and ruined trade. American warships appeared off Havana Bay but stayed at distance. Two U S ships shelled Guantanamo with no damage. The Montserrat arrived at Caruana from Cienfuegos after escaping blockaders. crowds greeted the crew ashore.
Reports reach Key West on May 24 of the Mangrove being captured by Spaniards. Sailors allegedly butchered or taken to Santiago de Cuba, while officials withhold confirmation. Telegrams to Washington yield unsatisfactory replies amid growing city fear.
Confirmation from Port de Paix reports furious cannonading in the Windward passage off Cuba. Fire began last Thursday with follow up reports Friday and Saturday. Fishermen from the western coast of Hayti sighted three vessels southward Sunday. names or nationalities unclear.
Washington May 4 good authority says the American army of 60 000 has begun moving on Cuba. The first detachment is believed landed with transports to sail today. The force aims to reach Havana within a week and seize Blanco by surprise as insurgents push toward the coast enabling a landing.
The British steamer Ardandhor with Captain Dana docked at Key West under a prize crew from the Osceola. Seized off Cary's Fort light for suspicious behavior believed to aim for Havana harbor. After a prior Havana cargo delivery being turned back by the blockade fleet, she was released this afternoon by order of Commodore Remey.
Lyman E. Cooley, after two months on the canal route, says the Nicaragua canal would be worth 100000000 as a bluff to the government. Completed, it would let the United States project naval power by controlling Atlantic and Pacific ocean access.
The Valencia under Captain Voss reaches Porto Plata from San Juan on May 16. Officers report little damage from the bombardment, batteries intact, Morro walls damaged at a corner by 830 feet, shells hit the city, and residents fled to the hills.
Reports from St Pierre Martinique state no change in the situation. The hospital ship Alicante sits at a new mooring while the torpedo boat destroyer Terror remains departed. Rumors say Admiral Cervera's squadron may return to coal, but nothing is confirmed.
Naval experts say Admiral Cervera's squadron is running low on coal as ports close. They warn the Spanish fleet may not outrun pursing ships long and will need coal at sea from colliers to continue.
News from Santiago de Cuba May 19 reports Admiral Cervera with the Cape Verde squadron entering the port without incident. The fleet’s arrival caused great enthusiasm among crowds. Spanish sailors praised for the maneuver while reports note American ships withdrew to avoid engagement. Manila dispatches mention improved provisions prices and German sympathy with Spain.
A Chattanooga Rome and Southern wreck near Chickamauga killed a private and another soldier fatally injured after a passenger train struck a military horse car. The First Missouri Infantry losses included George Walker Alfred Lane Harvard Baraski and Lt B R Richards with multiple injuries. Engineer Wheeler and his fireman were arrested.
A large force begins laying the Chickamauga creek pipeline to supply Camp Chickamauga with water. Brigadier General Breckinridge and staff inspect the project and will travel to Tampa. The infantry regiment moves to a camp near the National Cemetery for provost guard duty as work proceeds.
A World dispatch from Gibraltar reports afanish towns near the British possession are being reinforced. One thousand troops arrived at San Roque, a 9 000 population town, seven miles northwest on the neutral edge. More troops moved to Algeciras and Tarifa across the bay.
The new company recruited by William J. Bryan held its officer election last night in Lincoln. Bryan, after a canvass by friends, was nominated but withdrew as others sought the post. H. Gilmore was elected. Members say Bryan could have won, but he preferred not to. The vote was not secret and drew interest.
Early today a Florida Central and Peninsula railway special carrying North Carolina troops collided with a northbound vegetable train near Savannah. Private William Barbie of Durham was killed and Private J M Colclough was fatally injured.
Spanish Bark Captured near San Juan by an American cruiser. Aldeborough reports the prize was towed north after the capture observed from San Juan de Porto Rico. May 24. Aldeborough, Captain Farrant, arrived at Porto Rico from Methil, Scotland.
Atlanta reports Colonel Cortijo and Julian with two Spanish privates were moved from Fort McPherson to Key West and then Havana for exchange with American correspondents Thrall and Jones.
On a rush Telegram from Washington the Carpenter Steel Works at Reading Pennsylvania sent 15 13 inch projectiles weighing 1200 pounds each for Sampson s fleet. Over 800 smaller projectiles are on hand and they go today for San Francisco for Dewey.
Major General Merritt governor general of the Philippines landed in Chicago last night from Washington. He will stay two or three days and is expected to sail from San Francisco for Manila in about ten days.
A Washington dispatch says Spain’s cruiser Isabel fired on the English ship Roth. Spain calls it a mistake, but Britain and the United States view it as serious, promising complications.
The battleship Oregon is now safe at Key West after a grueling 14 thousand mile race. This arrival strengthens Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet and ends days of unease about the ship's fate.
The Navy Department believes Rear Admiral Sampson and Cervera met today near Santiago but no official word has arrived. A victory is expected amid ongoing Cuba operations. No more permits will be issued to foreign ships to enter Havana except to remove their nationals. Representatives Robbins of Pennsylvania and Broussard of Louisiana were authorized to join the Cuba invasion front.
London dispatch reports the Madrid correspondent says the government waits for results from Admiral Cervera before deciding on orders to the second squadron.
Des Moines reports Colonel Humphrey and M O Olmstead plan to move the Fifty second Iowa volunteers to Chickamauga on Saturday after delays from late company elections and homesick decisions. Muster date set for Wednesday as 125,000 volunteers are mustered and oath sworn for Spain war.
A fire at Stillman Valley in Curtron Iowa region destroyed the Nelson home killing Michael Nelson his wife and two children. Two others died at Adeline Illinois. Richard Reeve of Byron Illinois and Mrs Frak Chichester of Paw Paw Illinois also perished.
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