The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-15
THE WINDS WAY
SrREwN VITA aARKs or Irs POWER
Terrible Gale NsAr TairHsId, Minnssota,
Everything Movable Made the sport
OF Hts PIsFee FrOIIc-HnmAn
Beings and CaIIIe Tossed
About Like stTaWs.

BENSON, MINI, July l+-Iownship
Mayer, in the immediate vicinity of the
Fairfield postotfics, was visited bys ter.
rifle wind storm, tornado or cyclone about
so'clock. The storm seemed to come from
the northwest, veering around southwSrd
until 1t assumed almost an easteTly direc,
tion and leavelsd everything movable in
Its course, From Mr., Marshall, Of Apple.
ton, who was called to attend tho wounded,
the following facts are learned; The frat
house in the track oi the Tempest was that
OF Wesley Hsvsner, who lives on the west
bank Of the Pommelds Terre river at Mer-
cer' II tore down over the hill, levslinR
the trees around hlH house, and prostrated
II In an instant, throwing the man and his
family out Of doors and leaving them
orulaad, drenched, houselesB and bereft OF
everything except the clothing on their
bodies. They have suffered some yery
severe injuries, but none OF them danger.
ous,. Four out Of i've horses were killed
Outright - .
Next, the storm took the bridges, A
WRgon bridge OF single span about forty
tsst, was lifted from its foundation, turned
over aud dropped about four rods down
the river, where 1t now lies.
On the north and upper side OF the
bridge stood small blacksmith shop,
which Ia utterly demolished. Passing on
to the blaCksmith's house, which II tore to
pieces 10 It's fury, 1t hurled the mans wife
snd two children quite distance from tho
building. The boy and girl, about 8 and
years old, were insensibls when the doc.
tor left aud in q dangerous condition from
their wounds, while the mother was
scarcely any better off owing to her dell.
cate condition.
Next lu the coune Of destruction csme
the stone building OF Mrs, Geo. Train, in
which shs lived and kept a store and the
Postotli9e, She and her children and T.
T. Boyle, her clerk, stayed In the house
until The windows blew In, when they ran
out and lay on the grass, They had scarce.
ly got out when the building was blown
to pieces, and with all its contents scat.
tered over the prairie.
Mrs. Train Is q widow and is rendered
destitute by this misfortune. The next
honse visited was that OF Henry Miller,
which was unroofed aud the upper part
Of 1t blowa away with all the clothing,
leaving the iumRteS TO the mercy 81 the
elements. Mrs. Miller Bustained q very
ssveEe shock from fright and prostration.
Gokepner, the oldest resident, who lives
just south OF the bridge, suffered most
severely from the storm. The house In
which he lived and new one be was
erecting were both blown down and de.
sLrOyed. Tue irSme Of the carpet loom In
the old building, which held up the falling
walls, was all that prevented the death oi
come of lie inmates, ss under this rude
but substantial shelter they crouchsd for
sa!ety Until the storm was over. Part OF
tho floor was blown away aud q COW blown
into the cellar. The new church Of the
United Bre'hern, standing closely by, was
no obstacle to the wrath Of the tempest,
and was rszed 10 the ground. These are
all the houses damaged In the vicinity
which the tornado visited, but one or two
hounes In north and northweaterly di.
rection we're unrooied and laid waste,
aud not far lrOm Carroll house has
totally disappeared. Two lives were lost.
II was leportad here In Benson that
German, named VriVs, who lives north.
west OF Heronais mile or 80, and child
we're killed.