The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-18
A WnIRLINe DESTROYER.
Towns in Minnesota and Wis
consin Laid Waste by a
Furious Cyclone.
Several Persons Injured, Few Killed
Outright, and Valuable Prop
erty Ruined.

The towns of Clayton and Clear Lake. Wis.
and White Bear Lake, Mimi, were recently
swept by destructive tornado, the particulars
OF which, as teleeraphed from st Paul, are
given below: Great devastation was wrought
at Clear Lake. The greater portion or the town
il in ruins, and three lives were lost. The scene
after tn storm passed over was terrible III the
extreme. Men, women, and children were run
ming about in a perfect frenzy or excltement
and fear. Here AMI there people could be seen
coming out OF their cellars almost para
lyZed with fear. The strongest man was
a little child, for no human power could
have resisted the cyclones terrible force.
One house, a brick veneer, was taken from It's
foundation and turned completely round, while
the bricks were feIed from the wood as II sliced
oil. A large barn was blown away, leaving the
moor and managers, with the horses peacefully
eating their supper. little child was taken in
the arms OF the tempest and landed In the
branches OF a tree but slightly injured One
large frame house was blown completely out OF
sight Not one particle OF the house or iurni-
ture could be found, though search for mile
was made in the track or the storm. The family
had, fortunately, taken refuge in the cellar.
Many families are lett destitute-not vestige
OF their worldly possessions remaining.
Those killed at Clear Lake were Mrs. Peleg
Burdick, wife OF the Postmaster, and two young
men, William Cavanaugh and A. III. Sanderson-
Walter Briggs was also badly injured and two
Scandinavian children seriously that they
cannot survive. Bill Nye, the humorist, had his
left leg broken below the knee He was at Clear
Lake visiting his brother, District Attorney Nye.
They were out in the country for drive in the
midst or dense forest, ana seeing the storm
coming on, were driving rapidly as possible
to escape its fury, when both gentlemen were
thrown out The road was so thickly strewn
with fallen trees that II was impossible TO reach
him with a team, and he was obliged TO lie on
the wet ground in the drenohing rain for two
hours until men could be summoned from Clear
Lake 10 carry him in. He was taken TO Hudson.
A tract of country twenty miles in width,
from southwest TO northeast passing just north
of Saltwater, was swept by the cyclone. Every
thing was swept away. The clouds were OF the
indescribable green color known to all who ever
witnessed cyclone. Almost every house in
Marine Mills, twelve miles north of Saltwater,
was more or less injured. Several persons were
injured, and there were many hair breadth es-
capes. Wherever the storm swept through the
country, houses, barns and fences disappeared
like chat. Almost every building in Marine
was blown down or more or less damaged.
At White Bear Lake scores of huge trees were
blown down and many houses suffered serious
damage. Most of the windows were blown in.
Boat houses were wrecked and the boats blown
in all directions.
Near Hudson. Wis, half dozen houses were
leveled Horses and cattle were blown against
barb wire fences and badly lacerated. AT Grant
twenty-five houses were demolished. and in the
Hudson Prairie district six dwellings were torn
to pieces, and one person killed. The loss in
crops. barns. and OutlOuseS is heavy.