St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
Tales of Death and Ruin From Many
Points That Suffered by the Late
Storm.
Several Miraculous Escapes Reported and
General News of Waste and
Loss.
Foot-pads and Thugs Attack Persons
and Commit ROBBERY at st.
Peter.
sensational Scene in Court in Fargo
Shooting at Chippewa
Falls.
Terrible storm Experience.

special to the Globe.
MINNEoTA, Mimi, June ia severe
storm>of wind and hail, about four miles
wide and fifteen in length, struck a section
of country about seven miles north of this
place at $50 p. III. yesterday. Mrs. c. w.
Gilbert's home was blown down and
entirely demolished. The family
were at supper when the wind
carried the house away, leaving
them at the mercy of the
elements When found about o'clock in
the morning by neighbor, who heard
their cries, the woman was holding the
dead body Of her eldest boy, aged 10, on
her lap. the other three children clinging to
her They were all more or less bruised
and cut up with the hail stones and flying
timberS. The youngest child, aged ., is
not expected to live. Two entire town
ships We're swept over, the crops being en-
tirely destroyed and many buildings leveled
to the ground. Large numbers of stock
were killed and farming implements strew
the prairie for miles.
THREE LIVES LOST.
KEoKUK, Ia, June 13.-ReportS from
Pulaski, Ia. say number Of buildings
were destroyed by the storm last night and
three lives We're lost. Bridges on the Rock
Island road were washed OUT and there will
probably be no trains TO or from DeS MoineS
until tomorrow night. The Egyptian
levee broke three miles above Des MOines,
the river overfowing the land and causing
great damage to crops.
PROPERTY DAMAGED.
FARNIIN Ia, June 13. - The
heaviest rain known for years fell last night.
Railway bridges were washed ont in many
places and all trains delayed. The sheds
and houses were flooded and several houses
and barns were struck by lightning.
HEAVY WIND.
MARsHALLTowN, Ia. June 13.-Reports
of last nights storm indicate that much
damage was done. There was considerable
hail. The Christian institute at Legrande
was unroofed. A bridge across the Iowa
river at Legrande was blown into the river.
-Four cars were blown off the track out OF a
freight train five miles west of here.
GENERALLY DISASTROUS.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, June 13.-The
storm struck the deaf and dumb institute,
tearing the roof from its 'moorings and car
rying it 900 feet. The corridor between the
new chapel and the main building was
smashed, also the roof to the laundry was
badly crushed. The new building was not
injured. The cupola of the main building
was lifted bodily and hurled through the
air several hundred feet. No one was hurt,
although there were thirty in the building
at the time. Loss 5000 on the building
and So. 900 on the furniture. The storm
struck the town of Whiting and blew down
many houses and barns and severely in
iured Mrs. John Grossly. One house was
torn to pieces, and broke Mrs. Packard S
arm. carried her baby, 4 week DID, 200
yards stripped all its clothing off and left
it unhurt. Four miles north John Daven-
ports house was blown down and his wife
seriously injured. James Smith, while
driving near the lake, was blown into
the water with his team of horses and
drowned. Other damage is reported. In
Guthrie county the house of G. D. Jackson
was destroyed, and Mrs. Jackson and
daughter were both badly hurt. The barns
and other buildings of John Heffner. six
miles farther east, were wrecked; Christian
institute was unroofed and the new bridge
blown down. No reports of serious damage
In crODS are VET received