Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-12
CYCLONE CAPERS.
A Stray Section of an Iowa Tornado Visits
st. Paul-Exciting Incidents and Light
Property Losses. but Fortunately No
Loss of Life or Serious Injury.

Property Losses. but Fortunately No
Loss of Life or Serious Injury.
About 80 yesterday afternoon. young tornado
passed over st. Paul from west to east. The storm
came up very suddenly, the first intimaton the
people within DOORS in the heart of the city, had of
its approach being the shrek of the wind
as it whrled past end the crash Of doors they
blew to or open, breaking of window lights, etc.
The to those out of doors was one well cacu-
lated to send chill of terror to the heart, the
streets being filled with clouds OF dust and light de-
bris, while the crash of breaking glass. slamming
doors etc., could be heard on all sides. The storm
passed quickly as it appeared, and almost before
one had time to concentrate his thoughts the violent
wind had gone and q drenching rain was substitu-
ted.
In passing over the center of the city the storm
seems to have divided, being much more sew ere
sou b of Fifth street and north of Eighth street,
than it was in the intermediate space. Many fami-
lies the high lands surrounding the city, the
storm in the distance, and noticing it's black import,
number Of narrow escapes, as yet we have heard Of
no one being seriously injured In this vicinity. Be-
low are some of the incidents of the storm:
THREATENING RUNAWAY.
While the young cyclone was bustling through
town, runaway occurred on lower Third street that
threatened fatal results, but which through the
coolness of a few persons and enc or two fortunate
the time named q ons horse dray, belonging to
Mayo Clarke, stood In front OF Biggs drug store,
box of glass having just been loaded upon the
dray. The boy who was driving the horse attached
to the dray went into the store to about the bill
when the wind which by that time had greatly in
creased blew something down from the roof of sthe
that he started to run down Third street. At the
time the street was filed with teams of various
kinds, and every one was hurrying TO get to some
place OF safety to avoid the terrific blow and storm
hat npafnu n tfrlQ fhp md
bowling through the street. the signs were swinging
and creaking, the dust was flying and il seemed as
though Bedlam was lot loose. This was about the
situation when the runaway horse came tearing
down the street. Everybody was terrified aud ex-
pected fatal results Gurely to follow.
shout went up to clear the street
but it was too late. 1t could not be done The run
away was in the midst of the crowd and first srnek
a dray belonging to John Ryan, which was loaded
with five barr-ls of whisky The dray was crowded
over and the Off hind wheel broken fiat down to
the runaway trying to get out OF the Way and
would have succeeded but for the
fact that woman was driving up Third street ia
front Of him snd seeing the runaway coming sought
to turn around in the crowded street. OF course
thi blocked up everything and the driver of Burke's
team as he ,bo could not get t BY, sOush;
attempted to haul his tie IN I'D on to the sidewalk,
and had partly succeeded when the runaway caught
his carriage behind and showed 1t with the horses
right into q store window upsetting the carriage
and mixing two or three other teams up in the gen.
eral smash, and 80 eatanging everything that the
runaway team could not go any further. This Yves
so far very fortunate, for il gave about dozen men
just time enough to catch and hold the horses till
they could be 4uieted down Thus ended one Of
the most frightful ruuaways that ever &C.
Cured in the city. 1t took A. some time
aud right things up, when it was discovered the
damages Tor all the threatened disaster very
small None of the whisky was lost. That was the
prime consideration. The Injury to the Ryan dray
was trifing, and to the carrisge still less Several
other teams received slight injuries and need not
be counted as amounting to anything, and no one
hurt. 1t very forum ate escape, and close
as it was fortunate.
OTHER INCIDENTS.
al section CT the storm passed In at the front
door of The saloon OF Fritz Henning, IL Wabashaw
street, ard there being no outlet, ii made way by
denlolishing fourteen panes of glass in his rear
windows.
The northeast turs of the four at the base Of the
steeple of the French Catholic church, corner of
Wabash wand Exchange streets, was blown off up
on the roof in which it broke several holes.
The brick layers on the new capitol building were
aroueed from their usual sense of security by seeing
loose brick the topmost walls picked and hurled
through the air. and made haste to reach terra ruR
and shelter, feat that fortunately accomplished
without any one being injured
While the above was Transporting the furious
winds lifted large skylght off one of the buildings
below the First National bark building and cast 1t
down to the pavement, on THIRD street
in front of MuDgefs music store, where 1t fell wi
loud crash, which helped to increase the general
tumult.
The trap door, or coveriag to tn entrance to the
roof Of a store near McLeans dry goods store, was
ripped off and thrown into the street.
The little fruit stand at the postoffice corner was
picked up bodily and hurled into the middle of the
street, scattering its contents in all directions
Mr. Horace Dunno, the Jackson street dealer in
gents furnishing goods was driving in from White
bear with @ gentleman friend from Moorhead, and
were about five miles out from the lake when the
storm struck them. As quick as possible both men
ahghted, one Selling hold of the horse and the
other the buggy and it only by their utmost ex-
eition tina. the rig kept upright. AS
it WAS MIR. Dunno had his hat carried away,
and had to ride into town with q red bandanna for
head covering. Two panes of glass were torn out
of the windows of the Northwestern News depot in
the building upper Third street-No. Is west
Third-ne1t to the McOarger block. These were
large paDes, and one of them had been cracked
nesr the middle aud was really in two pieces The
wind seemed to suck through the opening in
the glass and pressed it out and this pane went to
pieces it fel against the other and smashed that
The loss here was about $50. The same was in-
sured in companies represented by Messrs. Hugh
son Hemenway.
Numerous shade trees In different parts of the
city were blown down or badly disngured by the loss
Of branches, many pieces of garden fence pros
trated small out-h houses wrecked etc., but the above
are believed to titue all the most exciting and
serious incidents OF the storm.