The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-07-24
CYCLONE CASUALTIES.
Minnesota Towns Wrecked by the
Wind.
People Crushed to Death by Falling
Buildings.
Trains Blown from the Track and
Several Lives Lost.

St. PAUL, July 23.-Owing to the Interrupt
ton of telegraph service the full details OF Sat-
urday's terrible storm which wrought so much
damage In southern Minnesota, are unobtaina-
BILE. A despatch from Mantorvile Dodge
county, Minnesota, says that county was struck
by tornado at about noon. Mr.. Dantley's
house and barn, three miles north Of Mantor-
Vile, were demolished; and Mr.. Dantley in
stantly killed, while his wife was fatally in
jured. The residence Of e. Little, occupied bv
E. Hardings family, was blown down, kill
ing Miss Fay South and severely iDjuring two
OF Mr.. Harding's children. The residence OF
Mr.. Middleton, north of Byron, was blown to
pieces and Mrs. Middleton sinstantly killed.
Three horses and one mule were also killed.
The residence of Mr.. VIM. Crosby was
blown to pieces, and his four children severely
injured. The residence OF Mr.. Bait was blown
over and several inmates severely hurt. Eu-
gene Irsh's barn, @. III. Thompson's barn and
granary and an addition to his house were de-
molished. s. ID. Ingersoll's house was blown
to pieces, as was j. B. Copper's barn. II. Nc
Farland's house, fgranary and barn were de-
stroyed. Charles narling's barn and granary
were blown to pieces. L. q. Daviss barn was
also blown down. Peter Fredericks' house and
III. tDodd's house and barn were blown TO
atoms, Mr.. Dodd was carried several rods in
the air. A school house was carried to parts
unknown. Mr.. Brookss gransry was blown
down. Il. Glassby's barn was blown down.
The Congregational church on Claremount
street, cheese factory and j. Crouch's barn
were also blown down. M. FL Hubbard's
house and barn were blown down, and a man
badly hurt. A drug store, hotel, barn and
a store building, and also the post Office build
ing in Wasioga we're blown down. The total
damage in Dodge county is estimated at $780,
GOO.
New York, July PA St. Paul despatch
says the cyclone at Owatona did thousands
of dollars worth of damage. The passenger
train on the Winona and North Peter railroad
was blown completely off the track and about
% persons injured, some fatally. All the
buildings of the fair ground, which were be-
ing refitted for the approaching State fan, were
blown down and completely destroyed. A
number OF persons we're in the main building,
and some were very seriously injured. w. III.
Crandall, postmaster, was hurt across the chest
and lungs very badly, by falling timbers, which
he could not escape, and fears of bic death are
entertained. number OF other buildings
We're blown down or injured. fine following
is list of the injured on the train: A. Ii. Will
liams, of Rochester injured through back and
chest; Frederick Morgan, conductor, broken
arm and other injuries; w. H. Morgan, brake
man, scalp wound and conclusion Of brain;
w. Il. Rogers, circus man, badly bruised all
over; Q. I'll. Cumming of Winona, wounded
in the leg; ID. b. Bro9kelman, fractured skull,
very bad; Frederick Brookelman. injured
about the face. Twenty others were more or
less bruised.
At Meriden, the -four mill was unroofed and
the barns of Messrs. Sillerby and Schuldt aud
Mr.Engle's blacksmith shop were blown down.
Mr.. Evans house was blown down swith three
children in it, but none injured. One was
found in a wheat field some rods distant. FL
gin, Wabashaw county, suffered worse than
any other place. A special says: every
business building in town is down Or unroofed.
Mrs. Thayer is killed and two or three other
persons badly injured. The church and school
house are fiat on the ground. A good many
private dwellings are also in ruins. The ele-
vators are partly damaged, and the station
building Is almoss wreck. We have brought
all the aid and physicians possible to assist
from Plainview. The width Of the cyclone
belt was about two miles. The injured are:
Mrs. Edith Bolton, fractured skull, serious;
Mrs. Frank Kessler, fractured skull; John
Townsend, spine injured. Nearly every tree
carried off. All the stores are wreck. The
Office of Sufferers Hotel was carried away
some distance. The crops on farms lying with
in the storm limits are destroyed or greatly
damaged"
EXETER, Ont. July 23.-A terrible wind and
rain storm passed over this place last night
which created intense excitement. Hotels,
churches and houses were damaged. No loss
OF life occurred. THIS town to-day presents
most deplorable appearance.
New YORK, July % The thunder storm
last night WAS very severe, causing consdera-
BILE damage TO corn, cabbage and ali growing
crops. The lightning struck in several places
in Queens and Suffolk counties damaging
dwelling houses and number of building.
The sloop Jane CLARK, at anchor at South
Town bay was struck and burned to the waters
edge. a number of telegraph poles between
Oyster bay and Cold Springs were destroyed
and three persons injured.
Severe Gale at Asbury Park N. j.
AsBURY PARK, July 23-The severest storm
ever experienced here ragged this after
noon. The wind blew with great violence for
over an hour. The Madison, Gilsey and How
ard houses were unroofed by the gale and six
carriages loaded with people were upset and
wrecked. A number of tents were blown
down. At Ocean Grove an unknown colored
man was blown out TO sea in boat and was
drowned.