Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-07-14
WIND AND WEATHER.
A Terrific Cyclone Puts in it's Work
in the Vicinity Of Benson,
Minnesota.
Cooler Weather Follows the Tor
rid Period Which has Pre-
vailed East and South.

benson, Mlnn., July l4.-The town.
ship of Wagon, in the immediate vicini-
ty of Fairfield postoflice, was visited by
a terrific wind storm, tornado or cyclone
about 8 o'clock. The storm seemed to
come from the northwest, spreading
around southwark until it assumed an
almost easterly direction and leveled
everything movable in its course. From
DIR. Marshall. who was called to attend
the wounded the following fucts were
learned:
The first house in the track of the
tempest was Wesley Hanover's, who
lives on the west bank of the Pomued-
terre river in Mercer county. 1t tore
down over the hill, leveling the trees
around his house and prostrated it in an
instant, throwing the man and his fami-
ly out of doors and leaving them drench-
ed, houseless and bereft of everything
except the clothing on their bodies.
They had suffered some very severe in
juries but none of them dangerous. Out
of five horses three were killed outright.
Next the storm took the wagon bridge
of q single span of about forty feet. and
lifting it from its foundation, turned it
over and dropped it about four rods
down the river, where it now lies. On
the north and upper side of the bridge
stood small blacksmith shop, which it
utterly demolished. passing on to the
blacksmith's house, which it tore to
pieces in its fury, hurling the mans wife
and two children quite distance from
the building. A boy and girl, five and
seven years old were insensible when the
doctor left, and in dangerous condition
from thier wounds, while the mother was
but little better off owing to her delicate
condition. Next in the course of de-
struction came the stone building OF
Mrs. George Train, in which she lived
and kept store and the post Office. She
and her children and @. T. Boyle, her
clerk, stayed in the house until the win
dows blew in, then they ran out and lay
on the grass. They had scarcely got Out
when the building was blown to piece.
and with all its contents scattered ovel
the prairie. Mrs. Train is widow and
is rendered destitute by this misfortune
The next house visited was that oi
Henry Miller, which was unroofed and
the upper part of it blown away, will
all the clothing, leaving the inmates t,
the mercy of the elements. Mrs. Mile
sustained very severe shock from frigh
and prostration. G. Keoner, the oldes
resident, who lives just south of IT,
bridge, suffered most severely from til
storm. The house in which he was liv
ing and q new one he was erecting wer
blown down and destroyed. The fran
of carpet loom in the old building
which held up the falling walls, was al
that prevented the death of some of til
inmates, as under this rude but substa1
tial shelter they crowded for safety til
, the storm was over. Part of the hoo
0 was blown away and a COW blown int
the cellar. The church of the Unite
: Brethren, standing close by, was an oil
ject to the wrath of the tempest and wa
3 razed to the ground.
| These are all the houses destroyed i
3 the vicinity which the tornado visited
: but one or two houses in north an
e northwest direction were unroofed, an
9 farther west and not far from Carroll
: house had totally disappeared and tw
e lives lost. 1t was reported here in Be-
i son that German named Vraige, wh
n lives northwest of Haveness a mile {
J, SO, was killed.