Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-09-06

and before many minutes was blowing n
fearful gale, which was followed by a tor
nado that struck Salem and laid it in
ruins. Salem is II new town in the geo.
graphical center Of McCook county, and
the proposed terminus for one year, mt
least, Of the Worthington and Sioux
Falls branch of the old Sioux City and
st. Paul road, now the Chicago. st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha road. AS
the cyclone or tornado struck the town
it divided and did not lay in ruins all the
buildings Of our enterprising city, but
those on the edge of town were wrench
ed from their foundations and sent whirl-
ing and tumbling for a few rods. when
they were then crushed and pieces of the
timbers were afterwards blown for over
half Il mile out upon the prairie. The
storm took a northeasterly course, and
pieces Of lumber can be seen scattered
iii its route for nearly a mile. The prin-
cipal losers are Matt White, who owned
a saloon building which was SO spintcrcd
only tit for tirewood. w. A. Gregory's
blacksmith shop was lifted from it's posi-
ton and carried in the air Il few feet,
when it was dashcdto to the ground, almost
a total wreck. Leavitt 4 Hoil'statters
ton and tipped over at an angle of eigh-
| ty degrees, but not blown down, although
it will have to be torn down and rebuilt.
The Pioneer had Just moved into the
building about two hours before from
Cameron, the county seat.
| The proprietors', White IL Rutan, loss
is not much, though their material was
all drenched with rain. They will get
-out their first issue next Friday, notwith-
standing the damage to their presses,
etc, which will be put in running order
in due time. George Schaetzel's new
building, mocc,picd, was slid from its
foundation, and screwed and twisted
three feet out of position, and was so
wrenched that it will have to be rebuilt
before it can be used. Lumber and
building material saved Schaetzels from
being carried off, as it had large guam
tity Of material in it with which to finish
the building. The presses, type, and a
lot of grain stored upstairs in Leavitt e.
Hotl'statter's building saved it. The
building owned by Il. J. Tabor and oc-
cupicd by Pcndar & White as general
store. luckily escaped any damage, with
the exception of about three feet of shin
giles, which were torn from the roof which
adjoined Whites saloon building.
Glazcrs hotel and store, just across the
street one-half block north of Whites ST.
loon building, was not injured any what
ever; but his barn, Just back and east Of
the hotel building, was completely de-
molished. Three teams of horses and
several cattle which were in the barn. es-
capped uninjnred. at the time Gregory's
shop tipped over he was shoeing a horse.
but escaped uminiured. When the tor
nado struck the town people could be
seen crawling along the streets Oh their
knees, looking for q safe shelter.
a flying timber struck Andrew HofI-
statter. inilicting an ugly wound. As
yet full reports are not in from the
surrounding country, though many I'll.
mors are ailoat. a family, including a
very sick lady, who live four miles north
east of town, were left without any shell
ter, their house being carried away i'll the
storm. They sought shelter with a
neighbor. 1t singular no cattle We're in
jured by flying timbers. as there was q
herd in the course of the tornado. 1t is
) difficult to estimate the amount of dam
age done, as there are SO many conflict
ing reports. The persons who lost theil
buildings will rebuild Immediately. AL
) ready teams have have been secured tc
) haul more lumber with