Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-12

Beloit is city of about 10000 inhabit-
ants, on the Rock river, exactly a hundred
miles from Chicago. It stands on the
boundary line between Wisconsin and Ill
inois and at the Junction of the North
western division of the Chicago & North
western and the Racine division of the Mil
waukee 81 st. Paul roads. It is one of the
Oldest towns in the Rock river valley and
inhabited mainly by a thrifty population
of New England descent. The city enjoys
a large water power, which Esakes it quite
a manufacturing point. The famous
Eclip windmills are manufactured there,
and it is also the home Of The Rock River
Paper company, with its four or five mills
and number Of iron works which make
specially Of paper mill
machinery. There are also a
dozen or more smaller manufactures.
The most famous institution of the city
is Beloit college, the Oldest establishment
of the kind in the west. 1t Is the alma
mater OF number of the citizens of this
section, including President Strong, of
Carleton college. The kilograms up to
this writing do not indicate that this insti-
tuition was touched, which would indicate
that it has escaped the calamities which
befeI Grinnell college last year.
The dispatches state that the Chicago &
Northwestern bridge is demolished. This
is the structure on which the trains on this
road between st. Paul and Chicago cross
Rock river. The accident to it, however,
will occasion but little detention to them,
g. hrid
the river at this point, and
still another few miles above, taking
which the trains can go around by way of
GAINESVILLE, which is but little out of the
regular route. East Bridge street which
prominent thoroughfares of the city, con-
tanning the postoftice, two banks, and a
large number of retail houses. The Rock
River paper mill which
also felt the violence of the storm has al
ready been mentioned. The company is
able, however, to stand without material
injury to it, any damage which may have
befallen its Beloit mill. The shops in the
northeastern part of the city are new ones,
being the establishments of the Beloit
Malleable Iron works owned by Peet q
Keller, old Beloit citizens, and the Beloit
Wagon works.
HARVARD, ILLINOIS.
HARVARD, H., ia very peculiar cy-
clone passed short distance southeast of
this place tonight with heavy hail and
rain, and met another cyclone north of
lIere, reversed its course, jumped over this
place and struck the earth mile south of
here, sweeping away dwellings, barns and
fences turning to direct eastward curse,
leveled number of dwellings and barns.
A few persons were wounded but no lives
lost
AT GALENA.
GALENA, ILL.,, June ia whirlwind
passed over Elmo in the southern
part of Wisconsin about 4 p. N. doing
much damage. Owing to interrupted tele
graphic communication, it is impossible
to learn the particulars. A freight
train of the Northwestern railway was
picked up bodily, except the engine and
carried from the track and completely
wrecked. The conductor VIM. Gleason
was seriously and W. E. Comstock travel
ing man of Chicago slightly hurt.
A TORNADO.
Sr. LOUIS, June 1o.-A tornado passed
over part of Galloway county, this state,
onFriday evening" and did much damage to
farm houses out buildings and other prop
erty, but nobody is reported killed or
wounded.
AN OHIO HURRICANE.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 11.-North Vernon
was visited by a cyclone last night about
1880 O'Clock. 1t passed through the south
ern part of the town and destroyed five or
six houses and one brick church; no one