The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The destructive work NJ the Cyrhne
Ia the Northwest.
FRUSTRATED Nv THE SUMS RAYS.
The Cyclone sweeps Away ihr iInblia-
ton. ~ ia" West aud the Ia
csssiVr Heat Destroys
Life la tho Hast,
rnr Minnc.ntn CYrInnn.

90 AAfAff FNlNs w " ~ AAff'HAh' ''''
this morning that the cyclone wrecked
thirteen houses between saltwater and
u small place called Marine Mills, a fow
miles north OF that place, William
Iymsn's house was totally wrecked
and tho inmates seriously injured. \
report comes from saltwater Just now
that the physicians Of that place havo
been called away In tho vicinity al
Marineio attend persons injured ,and ~ j.
feared tho Storm lid more damage Ia life
and property than first reported. II IN
ditllGult To get any direct information,
ms the place II not easily reached.
CLEAR LAKE ~ RUISs.
81. PAUL, MINI, SEPT lO.-Nrws IL ro-
coivod, that the town of clear Lake, Wis
c0nsIn, was badly wrecked by the storm
between . aud Il O'Clock yesterday even
ing. Halt tho town is IN ruins, three
persons killed and many injured. ClGdr
Lake il II small town oil the line of tho
railroad aud particulars are slow coming
in. The path ui the storm II half n mile
wide. The first place IL struck was u
mile and n half north Of Minneapolis,
moving oasterly through the tia" town OF
Marine, thence Ia Gear l.HkU, WiScnn-
sin. Nothing is yet heard OF any dam
ugo east of that pO.nt.
\ special To the Dispatch from Clear
Lake, Wisconsin, "a $: Late yesterday
afternoon uCyclouu struck That placc,and
devastation WAS the result. The greater
portion of tho town is IN rains. and three
lives lost. Tho scene after the storm
passed ovcr was horrible in thccNtrcmc.
| Men, women and children were running
about in u perfect frenzy of excitement
! and fear. Here and t,iCrc people could
he seen coming out of their cellars al
most parnly2od with fear; the strongest
men were ns little children, for no hui
man power cuuld have resisted he
terrible force. one house, u brick, was
taken from its foundation and turned
completely sound, while the bricks were
torn from the wood ms il sliced oil. \
large barn was blown away, leaving the
floor and managers, with the horses,
peacefully eating their supper. a little
child was taken In tho arms Of II tenn
pest and landed in the branches of a treo
and was but slightly injured. One large
frame house was blown completely out
of sight. Not INC particle oi the house
or furniture could bo found, though n
search, for a mile, was made In the track
OF the storm. The family had Fortunate
ly taken refuge in the cellar. Many
families are left destitute, not n vestige
Of worldly possessions remaining.
AT CL >YToS.
CLAYTON, WIS.,, Sept. l0.-lIalf of tho
lighter structures In the village we're
| blown down by the storm last night.
The cyclone struck about q o'clock, do
ing nearly all the damage in fifteen
minutes.
AT CHIPPEWA FALLS.
CHIPPEWA ia. :. Sept. l0.-The storm
OF this place last night was the worst OF
the season. The river il now between
sixteen and seventeen feet above low
water mark and still rising rapidly.
Competent judges look for IA much higher
rise. In this case the upper bridge over
the dam will probably go, as 1t is badly
strained now.
AT SALTWATER.
SALTWATER, MINI, Sept. 10. Ike
ports received here from Marine this
morning say that fifteen or twenty
houses were wrecked by tho cyclone
last evening and that IA number of peo-
Pile were injured. Nearly all the doc
tors of this city are out there. The
house of David Lyman, four miles above
here on the road to Marine, WAS blown
down and some Of the inmate injured.
Only a small part of the storm struck
saltwater, striking some of the tents at
the fair grounds and tearing them into
ribbons.
AT WHITE BEAR LAKE.
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Sept. lO.-The
| cyclone struck White Bear Lake Mt
| about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t
swept a track less than a mile and a
| half wide. There wa the usual funnel
shaped conformation of clouds, slightly
| green in color. Mrs. brakes fine house,
to the west of the Tom Bryan place,
suffered severely; most of the windows
were blown out. Two sheds of the Du
luth railroad were demolished and 100
trees were blown across the tack be-
tween White Bear Station and Dellwood.
There were people who asserted that
there had been two stOrms-One from
the southwest and one from the north
west. They met at White Bear and
clashed, after which came trouble.