River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-31

The cyclone which swept over a portion of
Montana Dakota, and Minnesota on Monday
appears to have had its origin near Fort As
sinaboine, Montana Gathering strength as it
progressed in southeasterly direction, it
passed over several hundred miles of territory
and finally split upon reaching Sioux Falls, and
did not pass far south of that point The cy-
clone was about fifteen miles III width, and did
considerable damage, few lives being lost and
6 considerable area division of the Northern
Pacific the wind, rain and hail was very heavy
and delayed the trains. No damage or casualty
has, however, been reported from that section.
On the line of the Omaha the storm
was severest At Sibley, the wind mill wheel
attached to -four mill was blown away and
the damage will amount to $1,000 The crops
in the vicinity were not much damaged.
At Bigelow q small building was blown
from It's foundation At Ashton several
houses were blown down, a girl thir-
teen years of age was killed, and old man
fatally injured The crops were slightly dam
aged. At Luverne the damage will reach $lO,
coo Several unfinished houses were complete
ly destroyed One grain warehouse, contain
ing 4, 600 bushels of wheat, was demolished.
The roofs of two brick blocks were blown off
and the Baptist church steeple destroyed.
Barns sheds and outhouses were blown over.
Grainwas fattened ont and considerable blown
out by the roots The storm lasted about
thirty minutes and came west by northwest.
At Dora small grain was blown down In
places. Small grain at Rock Rapids was also
blown down The new Norwegian church at
Beaver Creek, just being completed was total
ly destroyed. One man killed and two seri-
ousy injured The crops were hattened but
the majority will straighten. At numerous
other points there was more or less damage
done
In Dell Rapids There was great loss The
school house was totally destroyed; loss, 3D.
600 The congregational church is a total
wreck; loss, 5000. The Methodist church
was SO badly wrecked that it must be taken
down; loss, 81, 900. The Presbyterian church
roof and tower were blown off. The wind was
strong enough to partly tip it over; then it
fell back to its place Damage, $500. The
old Baptist church was moved from its foun-
dalton and little injured. The now Baptist
church was right III the range with the first
three churches, but suffered least. CHM
ney blown down and the whole glass broken
was the only damage. 1t was dedicated in
June Episcopal hall and church were
damaged 500 The Milwaukee depot
branched off and Says in the center The
Exponent newspaper Office was damaged $25,
and the skating rink flat, 81 GOO; two large
warehouses, 81, 600; Crossman Bros. general
merchandise store was blown flat and large
stock of goods damaged badly. Total loss, So
COO
In the country fifteen houses were blown
down in the Fulmer neighborhood, in Moody
county, west of Dell Rapids A house four and
half miles northeast was caught by WIND,
and slid fully mile into slough. Three and
a half miles north Harvey Moore's barn was
fiattened Ten horses in it were unhurt Three
of them were tied to manger, which was
blown several rods, aud led the horses that
distance. Milo Johnson's barn, three and a
half miles northwest, 4ox50, was blown off its
foundation George Woods house and barn
were destroyed seven miles northeast Five
miles southeast, James Carrother's large barn
was destroyed, stock in it not hurt; loss, $500
G. Reeds barn. one mile north of town was
leveIed e. +. Pierce's barn one mile north,
was ruined. VIM Morgan's barn was de-
stroyed and Alexander's granary overturned
Alden FATHERS barn, ten miles north, was
ruined; loss s400 Ten miles north Alden
Burdells large new barn was ruined; loss, So,
COO In the same vicinity Peter Bowmans
house, barn and granary are all gone. The
family remained in the cellar unhurt; loss,
$500 Dexter Browns new house was ruined;
loss 5000. Joseph Browns 16x22 house wholly
disappeared; loss $500. The house of Arthur
Brown. in that vicinity was ruined Mr.. Dill
ley's house was blown down. w. G. Blows
buildings were all rocked and injured John
Hailes' house was destroyed; loss $500 Will
liam A. Woods house was wrenched so as to
require rebuilding. All the farmers say the
crops are wholly ruined in the belt specified
The foundry building located near the round
house, in the southern limits of saltwater
burned 10 llib SIOuhu IAAtdJ "pCNp
O'clock George Swain had leased it from the
owner Isaac Staples, and was working in it.
The loss is distributed as follows: On build
ing. s2,0oU: patterns, $1,000; TASKS, $500
There was 81, eco insurance on the building
David A. Davis, OF Butternut Valley,
descended into his well, an eighteen inch
bore. on Thursday to clean it He was over
come by foul air but managed to call his wife
who obtained a rope and succeeded in raising
him to within few feet of the surface when he
fell back again, and before assistance could
reach him he died