Rockwell City Advocate

Forty Eight Dead

Official List of the Persons Killed in the Pomeroy Tornado.

From a circular sent out by the Pomeroy relief committee we take the following official list of the deaths caused by the great disaster of July 6 (1893). Thirty-two persons were dead when found in the ruins and sixteen others died within ten days after. The figures indicate ages.

Found Dead

• W. Arnold 64
• Sarah Arnold 66
• Mrs. J. F. Anderson 65
• Ray Banks 8
• Bessie Banks 14
• Grover Black 8
• George Black 7 mo.
• Two Children of John Beckley
• Ellen Dahlgren 28
• B. L. Davy 2
• Henry Dilemuth 63
• Olive Frost 17
• Mrs. C.R. George 32
• Mrs. J. B. Harlow 68
• N.S. Hulett 72
• Mrs. N.S. Hulett 72
• Mrs. F. Johnson 25
• Lena Keifer 11
• J.P. Lundgren 58
• Ollie Lundgren 12
• Alex Maxwell 14
• Henry Neating 74
• Mrs. Henry Neating 64
• Infant daughter of D. L. O'Brien
• Silas Rushton 34
• Chas. Rushton 3
• Betsey Talbot 67
• Nina Thomas 4
• Mrs. Agnes Quinlan 21
• M.P. Quinlan 4 mo.

Died from Injuries

• Katie Davy 18
• E.O. Davy 32
• Joe Demar 25
• Edward Doyle 27
• Mrs N. Fecht 38
• August Forche 38
• Henry Geikie 63
• Mrs Henry Geikie 36
• Roy Keifer 18
• S.N. Maxwell 38
• August Meyers 17
• Herman Mellor 15 mo.
• J.M. O'Brien 60
• Mrs. D.L. O'Brien 24
• Mrs. S. Rushton 28
• A. J. Wilkinson 65