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

st. Paul-Exciting Incidents and Ligh
Property Losses. but Fortunately M
Loss of Life or Serious Injury.
About S 80 yesterday afternoon. young tornado
passed over st. Paul from west to east. The storm
came up very suddenly, the FIRST intimation tn,
people within DOORS in the heart of the city, had Of
its approach being the shrek of the wind
as it whirled past. snd the crash Of doors the,
blew to or open, breaking Of window lights, etc
The scene TO those out Of doors was one well calcu
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 as quickly as 1t appeared, and almost before
one had time to concentrate his thoughts the violent
wind had gone and q drenchins rain was substitu
ted.
In passing over the center of the city the storm
seems to have divided, being much more sew ere
souh Of Fifth street and north of Eighth street,
than 1t was in the intermediate space. Many famt
lies on the high lands surrounding the city, saw fhs
storm in the distance, and noticing Its black import
took refuge in their cellars. While there were 9
number OF narrow escapes, as yet we have heard Of
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 thai
threatened fatal results, but which through the
GOODNESS of few persons, and enc or two fortunate
circumstances, resulted in nothing serious. Al
the time named q one 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 tthe
stores IN front Of the horse and frightened him 90
that he started to run down Third street. At the
time the street was flied with teams of various
kinds, and every one was hurrying to get to some
place of safety to avoid the terrific blow and storm
that was coming up. By this time the wind was
bowling through the stIee the signs were swinging
and creaking, the dust flying, aud it seemed as
though Bedlam was let 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
away was in the midst of the crowd and first strnek
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 was broken fiat down to
the ground. One of Burke's drivers was ahead of
the runaway trying to get out Of the way and
would have succeeded but for the
fact that q woman was driving up Third street IN
front Of him and seeing the runaway coming sought
thi blocked up everything and the driver Of Burkes
team, as he could not get by, sough;
20 do the next best thing and
attempted to haul his te m up on to the sidewalk,
and had partly succeeded when the runaway caught
his carriage behind and showed it with the horses
right no into q store window upsetting the carriage
and mixing two three other teams up in the gen.
eral smash, and 80 eAtanging everything that the
runaway team could not go any further. This was
far very fortunate, for il gave about dozen men
just time enough to catch and hold the horses till
they could be quieted down Thus ended one of
the most frghtful rupaways that ever oc-
CURED In the city. 1t took some time
to pull the dray aud the carriage
and right things up, when it was discovered the
0r thraaferad wa
small None of the whisky WAS lost. That was the
prime consideration. The injury to the Ryan dray
was tring, and to the carriage still less Several
other teams received slight injuries and need not
be counted as amounting to anything, ana no one
was hurt 1t was very fortunate escape, and close
as it was fortunate
OTHER INCIDENTS.
sc all section Of the storm passed 10 at the front
door of the saloon OF Fritz Henning, II Wabsshaw
street, and there being no outlet, it made way by
fourteen. panes Of glass in his rear
windows.
The northeast turre of the four at the base Of the
steeple of the French Catholic church, corner of
Wabash land Exchange streets, was blown off up
on the roof In which it broke several holes.
The brick layers on the new capitol building were
aroused from their usual sense Of security by seeing
loose brick on the topmost walls picked and hurried
through the air, and made haste to reach terra rms
and shelter feat that fortunately accomplished
without any one being injured.
While the above was transporting the furious
winds lifted large skylight off one of the buildings
below the First National bank building, and cast 1t
down to the pavement, on Third street
in front of MuDgefs music store where 1t fell wi b
loud crash, which helped to increase the general
tumult.
The trap door. or coveriag to tn entrance to the
roof Of store near McLean's dry goods store, was
ripped off and thrown into the street
The little fruit stand at the postofce 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 was only by their utmost e1-
eftion that the rig was kept upright. As
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
tho building on upper Third street-No. Is west
Third-next to the McOarger block. These were
large panes, 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 1t out and this pane went to
pieces it fell against the other and smashed that.
The loss here was about $3.50. The same was in
sured in companies represented by Messrs. Hugh
son Hemenwsy.
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
traed small out-houses wrecked etc., but the above
are believed to titue all the most exciting and
serious incidents OF the storm.