The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-07-27
TERRIBLE CYCLONES.
Great Devastation in Dakota, Minnesota
and Canada


MISSEAroLIs, July 23.-A terrific cyclone
struck Southern Minnesota yesterday, main
/ ly along tue line Of the Chicago s. North.
western. The town of Elgin. Olmstead
! county, Is totally destroyed, every building
being blown down or unroofed within one
| minute after the storm struck the town.
Mrs. Thayer was killed and several wound
ed.
At Owatonna great damage was done es.
pecially at the fair grounds, where all the
buildings were wrecked, and several persons
injured. One mile west Of that place pas
senger train was lifted from vi. track turn
cd clear over, and twent, five or thirty per-
sons I'M ured.
A. ii. Williams, ut Rochester, Mimi, was
injured in the back and chest W. Rogers,
internally; ID. Dodlenlan, skull crushed.
These are the only ones feared to b. fatally
injured.
At Kasson the cyclone struck one mile
west of town, blowing down a school house
and several buildings in irs track.
At Mientsville three were killed, eight
wounded, OF these three fatally
At WaSrea there was great ,ln~tructi on:
one person killed.
ST. PAUL, July 2G.-Later advices of Sat-
urday'S storm indicate that its track was one
TO two miles wide, AMI crossed blue Earth,
Waseka, Steele, Dodge, Olmstead and Wa
basha counties. The most serious damage
occurred in the villages KaSata, Owatonna
and Elgin. At Elgin three persons were
seriously injured. Near wantonville there
were nine serious casualties by the over
turning Of the passenger train. Near Owa-
tonna thirty-four persons sustained injuries
of a more or less serious nature. Near Hust
Creek, Mr.. Geisieger and mother were killed
and Mrs. Bowles was killed near Redfeld .
Near Harondak it Is reported, nine persons
were killed and fifty wounded.
ST.. PAUL, July c3.-Dispatches received
from Dakota say the cyclone first made its
appearance at Hitchcock, between Redfield
and Huron. The house of j. Geisser was
demolished, and his wife aud mother killed,
and Geisser and five children more or less
injured. The house Of Mr.. johnson, one
mile south, was blown to fragments and Mr.,
johnson dangerously hurt. Mrs. Bowles
mother of Mr.. johnson, will not live. The
house of J. G. Peacock was torn to pieces
He and his wife are unconscious. Twenty
other houses were blown down, but no acci-
dent to persons In reported. Thousands of
acres of crops are ruined. About Il edfield,
Dakota, all tho crops are fiat, and the storm
did much damage. At Columbia it was Sc
we're All the houses are reported blown
down at Lake Benton.
\ WatertowntDak.J special says it, is re-
ported that between Clark and Frankfort
the hail and wind wer" very severe. blowing
down houses aud destFoying most all The
crops.
MILLBANK, OAK, July 23-During heavy
thunder storm Saturday morning. two men.
VIM. Duel and o. l.. Larsen, were instantly
killed by lightning, and John Everson badly
stunned and cut or the nose. The three
men were building a house in Madison town
ship, twelve miles west of this place, when
struck.
EXETER, Ont, July ga terrible wind
and rain storm passed over this place last
evening, which created intense excitement.
Hotels, churches and houses were damaged.
No loss of life is known. To-day the
town presents n most deplorahle appear
ance
CHICAGO, July pa severe thunder
storm has prevailed over a large sweep of
country in every direction from Chicago
early this evening. Telegraph communi-
cation is greatly impeded.
AsBuRY PARK, n. j., July % The sever
est storm ever experienced here ragged this
afternoon. The Madison, Gilsey and How.
ard houses were unroofed, and six carriages
loaded with people upset and wrecked. A
number of tents were blown down ut Ocean
Grove. An unknown negro was blown out
TO sea in n boat.