The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-18
CAUGHT BY THE WIND.
Funnel-Shaped Clouds Cut q
Swath Covering Miles Of
Territory Near st. Paul.
Two Villages Nearly Ruined anc
Scores Of Farms Laid
Masto.

The towns Of CLAYTON and Clear Lake: Wis,
and White Bear Lake, Mimi, were recently
aysI,. sy ae-,rne tornado tss paTiula
given below: Great devastation was wrought
at Clear Lake. The greater portion of the 'owr
IL III ruins and three lives were sost. The seen,
atttr tn storm passed over was terrible in thu
extreme. Men. women, and children were run.
ming about in n - riect frenzy OF excitement
and fear Here AM there people could be seei
coming ont of their cellars almost para
lived with fear. The strongest man was
as a little child. for no hum power oonld
have resisted the cyclones terrible force
foundation and turned completely round, Will,
the bricks We're teied from the wool n II sliced
Off. A large barn WAS blown away. leaving the
fiopf and managers, with the horses peacefully
eating their napl cr little child was tax II n
the arms uf the tempest and landed In The
branches of 4 tree hut slightly injured. One
large frame house was blown completely ont Of
sight Not one particle Ut the hoaas or furni.
tuic could he found. though search for mile
VAS maae in tho track OF the storm. he family
hal. fortunately, taken refuge IN the cellar
oi their worldly Iessessi ans remaining.
Til .Se killed at Clear Lake were Mrs. Fclea
Hurdick wife uf the Postmaster and two youni
men, William tasanangh and A. u. handcfson
Walter Briggs was also badly injured AMI w,
Scandinavian children seriously that they
cannot survive. Bill Nyc, the humorist, hal his
left leg broken below the knee. lie WAS nj clear
Lake visiting his brother District Attorney Nye
They were ont IN the country for n drive in the
midst of dense forest. anti seeing the storm
coming ON, were driving as rapidly as possible
to escape its fury, when both gentlemen weu
thrown o.. The road was thickly strcwi
with fallen trees that IL was inn ossibe To reacf
him with a team, ami he Was Obliged to lie Oh
the wet ground III the drenching rain Tor two
hours, until men could hc summoned from { leai
Lake To carry him IN. He was taken to Hudson
A tract of country twenty miles in width
from southwest to northeast. passing JUS north
Of saltwater, was swept hy the cyclone. Nv sry.
thing was swept away, The clouds We're OF tht
indescribablc gree II color known to all wic"
Witnessed a cvelonc. Almost every nous
Marine Mills, twelve miles north Of Stiliwa,'
was more or less injured. Several persons wri,
injured. and there were many HAIR breadth -.
caIcs. Wherever tho storm swept through tht
country. houses. barns, AMI fences disappeared
like chatl. Almost every building In Marine
was blown down or more 0r less damaged
At White Bear Lake scores VI huge trees were
blown down and many houses suffered serious
damage. Most Of the windows wire b'own in
Boat houses wcr. wrecked and the boats blown
in all directions.
Near Hudson. Wis. half dozen houses wer,
lcyclei. Horses and cattle were bluwn agains
barb wire fences and badly lacsrated. At Gran
Twenty-Five houses We're demolished. and IN TIL
Hudson Prairie district six dwellings were torn
to pieces, and one p.rson killed. The loss II
crops, barns. and ouihonses Is very heavy.