Daily Republican., 1881-07-18
FIFTH edition
rERRlBLE WESTERN Cvc,-
Upward OF Thirty Per,.,,.
and Wounded at New CIm ',ea Me-
ne"ot~-One Hundred Bu,,.,a m'a-
DeBiUlish ed-L>Ss .r

CHICAGO, July l7.-Tb. cav
account OF the disaster at New eavws'o,w,1ing
Minnesota, has been re,eiyeJ r" q, va IIm,
apolis, Mimi. "' Mime.
Shortly before 8 O'Clock Friday a..
noon a cyclone of most rerrifn y; ate.
struck the town of New ~ l,I"Iela
molishing over one hupdr.d I'M, de-
and killing or Woundtnp prw.n uy,,uihs'
thirty persons. Though Other f"ard ,' Of
the neiShb-rhood were visited lT~ns NV IN
storm, the full force of tho Wy o the
vented itself here. ACCORDING 'sS'one
testimony CT eye witnesses two " the
does ,. met right over this place and 'n%, ID.
work OF destruction was . accon tue
plshed in less than fifteen minu,u i'
me course of the cyclone could ha h AZ;
unctiy dlscerned, and it seemed toI
moving in seperate volumes trn,n -, W
north and south. At4.3O d. m h,aI ls
clouds gathered with crea, rar;j;,IA SiG.A
The thunder and lighthninu vera H 1T!
rltir, the wlud blew hurricane twtA'
the rain descended in binding sha,."
There was moments lull and then u,
cyclone struck the town, almost Ir,r,1s s
ing II. II disappeared as Sui,lenIv ~.
had come. lis effect is almost indpg,
tabI.. Some houses were ,.rurl, t'
lightning, Others were lifted M hv 4,
violence ofthe wind, and the o,r.r
were demolished by hyiny dpns.
Scores of dwellings and stores w,.,
entirely destroy ed, Very few e,rano
nninjured, Many had tie roofs hNw"
OF or were SO badly damaged thar ,bsv
vii! have to Ne pulled down and ~
bWH. The storm was most dp,trnr,vs
in the north end Of the city, and wbn.
blocks ot frame buildings were SVEN
away. Hardly a barn or a stable ' eI
capped, and it is estimated that oy4rm.
hundred horses and cattle have hsr
killed.
The root OF the Merchants Hotrl w,s
carried "a block through The air and bur.
Ell against Jacob Miller's house which
it completely demolished. The Nlijlrr
family escaped. j. G. Randolph, Nav.
or OF the city, estimates the total loss a,
100000 and the lowest estimate i,
$3.50, ,0oO.
None or The property destroyed /. in.
surtd against accidents OF this kind.
Many have !o>t their all. The peope
have, however, without exception. met
the disaster bravely and even cleerIul,y
and are taking prompt ani decisive
steps to repair the damage, though all
agree that next 10 the Indians massacre
it was the most serious blow New i'm
has ever received The streets are filled
with the debris Of the shattered build.
.ngs.
4 snebial 70 the Pioneer Press from
Hector says; "rhe cyclone which
struck New L IN devastated stretch OF
country mile wide and forty miles
long. L. travelled in a southeIS;ery
direction, passing through the town.
ships ot Palmyra, Wellington and Cl,
70. The extent of the damage cannot
yer be definitely ascertaineG, hut
gentleman from Cairo says the Storm
was oLc Of the must disastrous ever
H"uwn in Rcuville county. and that a
arge number of people have been xii.
ed and many injured. The large I've
story house of Matthew Finllcr wN
,arried from it's foundation and d.,AN
to pieces. The family were all iNaol
and the Oldest son was killed, Together /
with twenty-five head Of cattle whla l
ne was heraing, al being found lead
On the prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hcloye,& &
heir four children were all kli.rd-ilt
entire !amiIy-with the exception otA
two months old child, which was car
ried "a distance OF several rods from 'ls
house, where i. was found win
IN arm and leg broken, Ia the
town of Wellington, u few nile
further west, the storm did not doS
much damage. In Cairo the farm.h,i"S
pt Michae. Murphy, james Starkr
Martin We!Gh, John and W.an
FAhey and number OF other, wcreci'
ricd away, but as yet only one person
IS known to have been killed, the EoNN!'
PSI child OF John Fahey-though mal!
more were seriously injured. "