Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-09-18
A WINDY TERROR.


A Cyclone shakos W Wisconsin, and Other
Places Doing Much Damage -Compen-
rating reaturr, IIumorlst Injured.
ST. PAUL September il.-Specals from
Clear Lake, Wis, sayl Late yesterday
afternoon cyclone struck this place ADd
devastation was the result The greater
portion Of the town Is In ruins and three
lives lost The scene after the storm passed
over was horrible In tbe extreme. Men,
/ women and children were running about
in a perfect frenzy OF excitement and
fear Here and there people
could be seen coming out Of their cellars
almost
PARALYzED WITH FEAR
The strongest man was as little child, foi
no human power could have resisted tho
storms terrible force One house OF brick
veneer was taken from Us foundations and
turned completely around, while the bricks
were fellel from the wood as II sliced of.
A large barn was blown away, leaving the
floor aud mangefs, with the horses peace.
fully eating their supper A little child was
taken In tae arms OF the tempest and
landed In the branches Of tree but slightly
injured. One large frame house was blown
completely out Of sight not one particle Of
the house or furniture could be found,
though search for miles was made in tho
tTck Of the storm. The family had for.
iunately taken refuge in the cellar Many
families arc
LEFT DESTITUTE,
not a yestlge OF their worldly possessions
remaining. A report received from Marine
says fifteen Or twenty houses were wrecked
by the cyclone, Rld tlat number Of peor'o |
were Injured, Nearly all tho doctors Of |
Saltwater are out there The house Of |
David Lyman, -four miles above saltwater,
on the read 10 Marine, was blown down and
some Of the inmates injured. Only por-
ton OF the storm struck Saltwater,
STRIKING SOME TENTS
at the fair grounds, tearing them In
ribbons At Clayton, Wis, half Of
the lighter structures IN the village
were blown down by the storm. The
cyclone stlnck about six o'clock, doing
nearly all the damage In fifteen minutes
AZ Chippewa Falls the storm was the worst
Of the season. The river Is now between
sixteen and seventeen feet above low wa
ter mark and still rising rapidly Compe.
tent judges look for much higher water
and IN this aso the upper bridge over the
dam viii probably 60 ont as II is badly
strained now At Rock Rapids the
heaviest storm Of the season com
at six o'clock last night and
continued until lO:SO p m. Some lal ac-
it. No special damage has been
reported in that vicinity. At White Bear
Lake the cyclone struck about five O'Clock
IN the afternoon. 1t swept a track less
than a mile and half wide. There was
the usual
FUNNFLrsHApED CONFORMATION
Of clouds, slightly green In color. Mrs.
brakes fine large house to the west of Tom
Brlan's place suffered seriously, most Of
tho windows being blown In. The
sheds OF the Duluth Railway were de
nolislled and hundreds OF trees blown
across the track between White Rear Sta
lion and Dellwood There were people
who asserted that there had been two
terms is,, enc sae fssAs. ss. he he southwest and one
from the northwest. They met at White
Bear and clashod, after which came the
trouble A party engaged in threshlng for
Charles Thelsnder, In the town OF Grant
retreated to the barn for protection The
ssirncture toppled over pnd George Ruther-
Iord was
CAUGHT IN THE FALLING TIMBER,
InN Ia. fs.s,s T.. 1. |
gineer, also received severe injuries
Where wire fences inclosed pasture lands
lorses and cattle were blown against them
md badly hurt Bill Nyc, of the Laramie
Boomerang, was driving with his brother
bout three miles east Of Cedar lake when
he tornado struck them. Bill was lifted
lear out Of the wagon by the force Of the
Wind, and dashed 10 the side OF the road.
lis right leg was broken in two places be-
ow the knee. His brother was only
lightly injured and walked back to
lear Lake and secured help. II
vas six hours before the injured
nan could be brought to town owing 10 the
DAD being blockaded with fallen trees.
about forty
BUILDINGS WERE WRECKED
n Clear Lake, including the Methodist I
and Lutheran Churches.
HUMBOLDT & Co.'S mill, three miles east, {
vas destroyed; loss, $4,000. AT Eau Claire
he Chippewa River Is nineteen feet and
tx inches high and still rising six inches
n hour. The Eau Claire River is about
ixteen feet above low water mark and
til rising Heavy rains are reported '
N upper tributaries Of both streams last
light, and three feet more will bring the I
lhippewa TO !
THE HIGHEST POINT ,
I 1880 and it will be reached 10 night All /,
be bridges on Duncan Creek at Chippewa :
'alls were carried away and scores Of fami ,
les are moving out Of their houses with !
cams in four feet OF water The Phoenix !
Company are under wafer 1
he Grocers Company, seyser & Co.. q
& Co, the FTcc Press Company h
nd many other firms have vacated then {
asements, The country road bridges ar, S
early all gone out Q