Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-09-17
4 Northwestern Cyclone.

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"A cyclone struck this place late yes
terday afternoon and devastation was
the result. Three lives were lost and
the greater portion of the town is in
ruins. The scenes after the storm pass
Ell we're horrible in the extreme. Men.
women and children were running about
in perfect frenzy Of excitement aud
fear. Here and there people could be
seen cOmInG nut of their cellars, almost
paralyzed with fear. The str0nges:
man was as little child, for no bu-
man power could resist the terrible
force of the wind. A house vas taken
from its foundations and turned COM
p!etely around. \ large barn was
blown away. leaving the floor and man
gers with the horses peacefully eating
their supper. \ little child was taken
in the arms of the tempest and landed
in the branches of 4 tree, only slightly
injured. y large farmhouse was blown
completely out of sight and not one
particle Of the house or contents could
be found, although search for mile
was made in the track of the storm.
The family had fortunately taken refuge
iu the cellar. Many families are left
destitute
At Marine, MINI. fifteen or twenty
houses were wrecked by the cycloue
and a number of persons were injured
Nearly all the doctors cf this city are
out there The house OF David Lymaa,
four miles above saltwater, on the road
to Marine, was blown down and some
of the inmates injured. Only small
portion of the storm struck Saltwater
and some of the tents at the fair grounds
we're torn into ribbons.
One half OF the lighter structures in
Clay ton, Wis were blown down By the
storm last night. The cyclone struck
there about 6 p. m, dong all the dam
age IN fifteen minutes.
The storm at Chippewa Falls, Wis,
was the worst of the season. The river
is now sixteen feet above low water
and is still rising rapidly. Competent
Judges look for a much higher rise. lp
this case the upper bridge over the dam
will probably 90. as it is badly strained
Rock RAPIDS, Iowa, September 10.
The heaviest storm of the season
commenced at 6 o'clock last night and
continued until 1870 p. m. Some bail
accompanied it. No specia. damage has
been reported in this vicinity.
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Mimi, Septem-
Der l0.-A cyclone struck this place
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Its
track was less than mile and half
wide. There was the usual funnel-shap-
ed conformation OF clouds, slightly
green in color. Mrs. brakes fine large
house. to the west of the town, suffered
seriously. hIOst of the windows were
blown in and other damage was done.
The sheds OF the Duluth Railroad were
demolished and hundreds of trees were
blown across the track between White
Bear Station and Dellwood. Some per-
sons assert that there were two storms,
one from the southwest aud the other
from the northwest, and that they met
at White Bear.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, September
1.-THE most disastrous food ever
knownin this section is now upon us. The
Chippewa River has risen twenty feet
since Tuesday night at II o'clock, aud
is still growing higher at the rate OF
foot per hour: Three railroad
bridges are in great danger and the
wagon bridge is hourly expected TO go.
All the upper dams on Duncan Greek,
which passes through the town, are out.
| A portion of the flood from the course
reached here at l o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon and swept away every bridge.
FIVE in number. The loss in the city Sc
far is estimated at 100000 The worst
is still TO come, however, as a dam four
teen miles Dorth of here passed out yes
terday afternoon and released 10000
feet OF logs, which, it is feared, will do
great damage iu their course down the
stream.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, September l.
The Chippewa River is rising SIX inch
es an hour The Eau claire River i!
l6 feet above low water mark and i.
rising. Scores of families are moving
out of their houses, In some of which
there is four feet of water.
Both the Chippewa and Eau Claire
Rivers began falling at noon, aftel
reaching the unprecedented height o
twenty six feet, three feet higher thar
the great Aood OF 1880. Every bridge
on the Chippws River has gone down
FIVE railroad bridges and FIVE Wagon
bridges. In this city the loss of prop