The weekly standard., 1870-08-10
Fearful Tempest-HOuses Moved and
Torn DOwn-Large Loss of Property.

We mentioned last woek some dolngs of
Il destructive tornado at Owatoma on the
Goth inst. Later advices show that the gale
extended nearly across Southern Minnesota.
covering belt from ten to fifteen miles
wide. The editnr OF TIE Wells Atlas was
ut Falrmont at the time A. Ibis place,
twenty miles west of the Blre Earth River,
S,,ank's new building Was moved from its
foundation, and nearly all i!:' ,chimncys in
town we've blown off,
The next we hear ot Its ravagcs was AT
Winnehaso City and vicinity. There the
| the lightning was incessant and,th thunder
terrific. Only one building VAS blown
| down in that town. One horse was killed
| by lightning, and Nv" in the adjoining
| town of Verona The general direction nf
| the tornado MAS IL iittlt. north OF east. Ii Is
| reported that II man and boy were killed
| between Winnebaco and Wells. DIR. Farley
writes To the ST. Paul Press. that Mr.. A. A.
| Huntington, who was at the time in Ddn-
bar, taking the census. reports that in that
town several houses wert blown down. One
man hurried his family into the cellar, and
that instant the house fell. A man lay the
I ;.amc of Taylor lost property to the amount
taining machinery, were swept away, be-
sides fifty tons of hay, which was scattered
| for three miles. One farmer lost nine head
of cattle. killed By falling trees. Trees
eight inches thick were twisted off.
The storm Tapped over into the southern
part :,t this county. Esquire L"ckcrby,
who resides IN the southern part of Maplcton,
informs lis that the gale at his place was fear
full. Il caush. his hay rick, containing 40
tons OF hay, which lie had just finished
stacking, turned it bottom upward, and scat
tered il for half mile Mr. J.. says his
house, which is firmly built and granted,
swayeti To and fro, as il built OF paper. He
went to Wells next day, and passed eight
houses on the route which were blown down
or badly smashed He was informed that q
Mrs. Shabnlit was struck by the falling
tmbcrs of her house and, it was supposed
fatally injured The AtldS gives vivid pic.
ture Of the STERN IS it swept over Wells
Twenty miles east of Winnebago City, Col
Lounsbury's house was blown eight feet
from It's moorings and ut the north end was
split from top to hottnm. Mrs. L Was alone
with h,r three children but did not leave
the house. Captain Days house was blown
from its foundation and rackca some ha!
dnzcn othe: dwe!ling-horses were served II
like manner Young Gicson's Shanty WA
blown all 10 pieces. and the inmates badl,
: injured. The AtLas says nothing nf the in
jury dune 10 the Wells House. from which
| VIC infer that the thousand dollars damage
reported done to that fine hotel is mistake
r No lives lost and 10 serious damage done Il
, grain III that region. but the fences are no
: where The Atlas says the ditch on th
; north OF the town was filed with ptopl
, who had abandoned their houses and fec
t. it for protection, most Of them in thei
night clothes.
| Twenty miles still further east, at Alber
: Lea, Frccbarn county, buildings trees, ant
: fences suffered severely Corn was greatl
t damaged. The lightning was sharp, ant
the thunder startling. but no rain fell Tn
r STANDARD says the beautiful gothic residenc
OLA. G. Wedge, mainly completed, was sadl
rackcd and damaged. Mr.. Gorton's house
south Of the town, was thrown entirely iron
its undrrpinning. The house of Martil
, johnson, three miles north, occupied b,
Hans Gilbertsnn, was blown down uDd near
" destroyed No lives lost,
) Ii was the nrrthern wing Of The storm
which did such heavy damage at Owatoma
still further cast and more than thirty mile
nOrthward The hour at which it occurret
/ was between and o'clock ON the Goth c
July.
This is the first hurricane of so great a
extent which has visited Southern Mime
= sofa siGCc is settlement. May the time L
, | lunm before sit cnlning of another.