Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-24
A Destructive Tornado Passes over
Hitchcock, Dakota, Yesterday.
TWO PERSONS INSTANTLY KILLED
And Three Others Cannot Survive Their
Injuries Over Night.
GREAT HAVOC TO PROPERTY
A Brief List Of Other Casualties Of
Recent Occurrences.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

Special Telegram to the Globe.
HITCHCOCK, D. 7. July pa cyclone
struck eight miles, north of this village
accompanied by hail that has destroyed
thousands of acres of grain. It's track
was one half mile wide and fourteen miles
long, spreading destruction in its course,
it being in the rich James river valley,
where thirty bushels of wheat was assured.
In one hours time a loss of several thous-
and dollars was thus caused by the winds
and hail.
Among the houses totally destroyed are
those of NJ. G. Gressenger, F. Peacock,
Frank johnson and s. B. Lingerfelt. The
barns demolished are A. SCOTS, S. A.
Armstrong; and Thos. Kinds. The cy-
clone struck the farm house of Mr.. J. Ores
senger at little before o'clock this
morning, and lifted it from its foundation,
carried it whole for three rods and then
demolished it. The mangled body of
Mrs. J. Gressenger, aged thirty two, was
picked up some five rods away, her leg
broken and her head bruised in terrible
manner. At a distance of seven rods
further on the body of old Mr..
Gressinger had to be gathered upon
sheet, and could hardly be recognized as
that of a human being.
These are all that are reported killed,
but several are so badly wounded that
they cannot live. Among these are: J.
Gressinger, badly wounded in the head,
back and chest.
F. johnson, head and hips, is now
vomiting blood and lies in a dangerous
condition.
Mrs. Johnson, scalp wound. Not serious.
Mrs. Bowles, mother of Mrs. johnson,
collar bone broken and arm bruised.
Mrs. Peacock was struck in the, head By
falling timbers.
Miss Gressinger, aged fifteen years, leg
broken.
Chas. Gressinger, eight years old, arm
broken.
The three other children we're more or
less injured.
A young lady by the name of Randolph,
who was holding down a claim, was dan
gerously hurt.
Mrs. S. B. Longfelter and five children
were hurt, one seriously.
A flying ttmber struck the
wife of A. B. Mcclure in
the side, and it is thought three ribs are
broken. All the physicians are at the
scene, and are doing all that is possible to
relieve the suffering, assisted by citizens
from this village. The undertaken is busy
with several assistants as the physicians
say three others cannot live until night.
STORM AND FREsHETs IN WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, JEly 23.-Washouts have
occurred along the Chicago & Northwestern
com pany's northern line, in this state, on
the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
tracks, ct Ledyard, near Appleton, and
also on the Wisconsin Central road
at Theresa, fifty miles north of Milwaukee,
and the telegraph lines are in bad condi-
| ton. The Milwaukee river has risen over
| four feet above the datum line, and the
wholesale stores are flooded in many places
and lumber is floating from the yards near
the mouth. The storm at Grand Rapids
| Wis, caused the destruction of several
buildings. At Madison ball of fire danced
about over the housetops for some time
and finally struck the high school building
DONG considerable damage.
POISONED BY MISTAKE.
| NASHVILLE, July 23.-Mr5. Warford, OF
Gay street West Nashville, died this morn
ing from large dose of Rough on rats
taken by mistake for camphor about &
week ago.
RAILWAY BRIDGE BURNED.
Providence, July pa wooden bridge
on the New York and New England rail
way, over the south branch of the Paw.
tucket river, near Coventry, is burned
! Passengers are transferred.
| THREE MEN DROWNED.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 23.-George
Kane, Harry Suffice, Washington MeCul
lock, young unmarried men from Frost
burg. Nd, while rowing on the Potomac
had their boat capsize and all were
drowned.