Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-02
DAKOTA vlsiIATI0Ns.

Further Concerning the Cyclone of Last
Week-A Northern Hail Storm.
Mitchell, Dak., Aug. 29-The cyclone
which is reported as doing damage to
life and property north and east of this
point was plainly visible at Mitchell
yesterday at $50 p. m. No less than
three of the accompanying cloud tunnels
were plainly visible here, and the dust
and dirt raised by the air monsters were
clearly seen even at this distance of
twelve or fifteen miles. There was con.
siderable wind here, but no damage.
Reports have come in to-day OF destruc-
ton of life and property oil along the
course of the cyclone from Huron to
Brldgewater. Near Huron several
houses were destroyed and Amos Cook
fatally injured. In Sanborn county.
northwest of Forestburg, herd of
thirty. i've cattle and three horses be.
longing to farmer named Briggs, were
all destroyed, together with the build
lngs. Another farmer, named McKillip,
near the same place, was taken up in his
wagon while returning from town and
himself and team were killed. The next
place the cyclone is heard from is seven
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father and son were all killed, together
with fifteen head of cattle and four
horses. The track of the storm is re-.
ported to have been about four rods
wide at the places where the greatest
damage was done.
Grand Forks, Dakota, Aug. ga
hailstorm occurred last night two miles
below Grand Forks on the Mime
sofa side. The fall was one mile
vide across. to Marais. One thou.
sand acres of fine wheat we're totally
destroyed, some farmers losing
as high as three hundred acres. Violent
wind blew over the whole of north Da.
kota, but no hail is reported else where,
according to local kilograms from al
points north and west.
Howard, Dak., Aug. 29-The cyclone
which passed through eastern Sanborr
county yesterday afternoon, between
three and four O'Clock, was plainly visi
BILE from this city. A black cloud hung
along the western heavens, under which
appeared to be clear sky, and the twistel
extended to the ground. at one time
four separate ones were visible, but al
soon vanished except the main one
which started near Aberdeen, and fol
lowed down the Jim river. Passing hal
mile east of Huron, where house ani
barn were wrecked and woman anC
child were seriously injured, it crossed
the Southern Minnesota division of th,
} Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
twenty-four miles west OF Howard
where telegraph pole was picked NJ
!, and carried away. Near the railroad, th
house of Wilson West was taken up an,
: scattered, and one.fourth of an acre o
a potatoes uncovered. Tho family tool
refuge in the cellar and escaped. A deaf
domestic fowl was brought here to.da,
from the track of the storm, q few mile
3 from Diana, that was picked up bare Q
{ feathers, its head and one leg twisted of
and nearly every bone broken. The fol
lowing is list of damage done in San
Z born county, as far as learned:
A William Briggs lost his house an,
? thirty head of cattle.
William T. Briggs, J. F. Briggs, job
, Kennedy and james Gibson lost thei
: houses.
John Scott's house was damaged.
Angus McKillop and brother, VIII
. were at work threshing op T. O'Conne
lys place, three miles west OF Dian,
mounted their span OF mules and trie
8 to reach their house, but were caught b
q the twister, and Angus McKillop an
both mules were killed. His clothin
was all torn of and every bone broker
9 The storm was from twenty to fort
J. rods wide. and water fell in great quar-
a titles. The cyclone. viewed from hel
with field glass, looked like blac
pigs tail hanging down from the storl
4 cloud. the heaviest end up. Beavt
q postoffice, in the southwest part
d Miner county, was wrecked but no on
! injured. At Carthage, sixteen mil,
northwest of Howard, after the storl
had gone down the Jim river valley [
tho west, pieces Of boards, weeds, ha
. and door pannel four feet long and 81;
n teen inches wide dropped from IL