The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-07-10
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONES.

WIsCONsIN. Iowa AND DA-
KOrA SUFFER-MANY LIVES LOST.
The special and associate dispatches
of the 4th give the following details of
terrible storms:
Sioux City, Iowa, July IA tornado
struck the southeastern part OF Eakh0rn,
d. T., about $50 O'Clock last evening,
blowing down three dwellings that are
q total wreck. Many barns and stables
were overthrown and chimnics torn
down. Sheafe's stOrehOuse, adjoining
his mill, was blown over onto the side
track. There was nothing in it. The
wind mill of the Southern Dakota Rail-
road water tank was blown down and
badly wrecked. The only person injur-
ed 80 far as known was Mrs. Woods,
whose head and limbs were badly bruis-
ed by the turning over Of her house.
Mrs. Norton was sitting in her house.
and when the cyclone struck it the floor
opened and she fell into the cellar, the
house being carried away several rods.
She was not hurt. A great number Of
trees, some two feet in diameter, were
torn down, and number Of buildings
were moved from their foundations.
The cloud came up from the southwest,
and went southeast, but its course was
circular. Reports from the surrounding
country show that great damage has
been done, houses, barns, fences, and
crops having been destroyed. The storm
was seen to gather and approach the
town from the southeast, and it is
thought BY many that it had not reach
ed its maximum strength when it struck
here. In the night there was another
severe storm, but il has done no dam.
age SO far rs heard from.
st. Paul, Minn.-The starm last night
was the heaviest ever known in Minne-
sofa. Five inches Of rain fell in fifteen
hours here, the greatest amount since
the signal service office was established.
The damage in the city is considerable,
but is confined to flooded streets and
cellars, bursted sewers, and one or two
buildings undermined. Trains are de-
lawed on all railroads by wash-outs, and
none arrived or left until tonight. The
most serious damage is on the River
Road, near Red Wing, where the wash
out will stop travel for day or two.
The storm extended all over the state
and northwestern Wisconsin, consisting
of a great fail of rain, hail and light
ming. The damage is great but details
come in slowly. At Vasa, GoOdhue
county, seven persons were killed and
thirty injured by lightning and the fall
ing Of buildings. No particulars. At
Winncbago, the wife of Nathanial Green
was killed by lightning. At Fountain
r orr.lacc r.,oo lsllaA hx-
lightning. Red Wing reports 100000
damage to the property OF the city.
Every town in the south and east of the
state suffered severely, but details are
wanting. Crops suffered from the rain
and hail. At Marshall the hail stones
were as large as hens eggs, and caused
great destruction. At MenOminee, Wis
consin, house was carried away by the
flood, with Two persons, and has not
since been heard from.
A special to the journal from Lcmars,
Plymouth comfy, Iowa, says: A terri
bic storm passed over the northern part
Of this county last evening between six
and seven O'Clock, destroying houses,
barns. etc. Ten miles northeast of here
two Young men named kass were killed.
They saw the storm coming and ran
into a barn for shelter, when the wind
struck the building with terrific force.
completely demolishing it and crushing
them to death in the ruins. Parties who
saw the storm from a distance say ii
wOs terrific to look at. 1t could be dis
tinctlv seen from I4ei,iars, aad at first the
storm-clOud presented the appearance
of an hour-glass, after which il assumed
the shape of astraight column, and then
seemed to break into fragments and
drift away. II seemed to move slowly
and was i'm sight about thirty minutes.
The wind blew strong in Sioux City, but
no damage warth mentioning was done.
ST. Paul. July "a later account OF
the terrible storm in GoOdhue county,
"Wednesday night and Thursday morn
ing, is to the effect that its greatest yio-
lence was at the village Of Nasa. An
orphanage at this point containing:
twenty-four inmates was demolished
and three persons killed. and seven
wounded. three of them fatally. Sever
al buildings were destroyed or badly
damaged. G.. II. Holmes and wife,
Erick Stephenson and another person,
name unknown. and child. making
eight killed outright and four more not
expected to live. Al Warrenton about
thirty, more or less, were injured, and
three houses blown down, and three
persons, names not given. killed. Al
Lake Emily, Niedllette l. Co.'S. barrel
house house and other buildings were
blown down. Alex. Talk, wife and
daughter, were killed and six or eight
persons badly injured. In Pierce coun
~. Wisconsin, across the river from
Red Wing, the residence of W. II. Rusl
was carried away, himself and grown
daughter drowned. The daughter OF
,DnO. Davis was also drowned.