New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-15
THE NORTHWESTERN STORM.
WIND ACCOMPANIED BY AFALL OF HAIL.
LARGE TRACTS OF FARMING LANDS DEVASTATED
APPEARANCE OF THE CLOUD.
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ST.. PAUL, Mimi, June 14.-Returns from
Friday nights storm show that portion Of Minnesota
suffered severely. tract four miles wide and 10 miles
long In Lyon County In the southwestern corner OF tho
State was devastated by wind and hail. Mrs. O. W. 6li-
berts house demolished The family werc ut supper
when the wind carried the house away leaving them to
the mercy Of the elements When found about O'Clock
In the morning neighbor who heard their cries. the
holding the dead body Of her eldest son. age
ten on her lap. The other three children were cnging
TO her. They all more or less bruised ana cut w
the haistones and flying tmbcrs. The youngest chd'
ake two is not expected to live Two entire townships
desoated the crops destroyed and many buildings
leveled to the ground Large numbers OF stock were
killed and farming implements strew the prairie TOT
miles. In Yellow Medicine County, adjoining Lyon Oh
tho NORTH tho storm four miles wide and SIX long
II broke windows and stripped everything In It's course
Trees shorn OF their leaves Is leveed 10 inc
ground. This vas the best farming district III the
county
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Juno II (SpecaD.-Pulaski Is
small town OF 800 souls In Davis County seventy'six
miles southwest OF Burlington 1t s the eontro OF hno
agricultural region and thriving village. To-day ~
presents desolate appearance. scarcey ehhhcy 10
left standing Fences reduced to kndlng wood ana
the streets impossible because OF piles Oh aoprs
that block every foot OF the Great trees twsteo
and torn lie every possible position one being forced
part OF barn lodged on the roof OF the Methodis Church.
About o'clock Friday night tho centre OF inc s'or
which swept Iowa reached the town, coming
from the northwest 1t oppressiyely hot ana not
n breath OF air was stirring. MI
Allen. II wclknown resident, says that no sa"
tho storm when II distant about ten miles IL II"
scmbled a great black with yeiowish tinge and
moved with terrific force. A few minutes before IL
reached Pulaski the seemed to rush to meet the co
ing cloud and there was swapping In the at
osphere like the meeting OF two currents OF electricity
The first house struck that OF Owen Foster In an
instant Il WAS hurled its side and broken to frag
rnents Mr. Foster, his wife and child, were terribly
bruised and cut but their injuries are not fatal The
storm swept dlagonally tho place taking IN its
course the elegant house OF DR. W. ii. Shelton The
Methodist Church, the two-story franc schooi-
house. the store Of ]. W. Mligan. the old
Iowa House and the Tutewiler property. The
tower OF church torn of and the building ABOUT
ruiped A large tree dashed against Dr. sheltohs
house damaging the north wall that 1t will have To 10
rebuilt The roof was lifted from Milligans store and
the saction drew tho goods scattering them every
where The scbOo-house is a bal wreck anu VIII nave
70 be rebuilt fully More houses were badly damaged
The most terrible accident OF the storm occurred AT
the house Of Solomon Myers. Mrs Myers and her chill
ren we're in the house alone. Before they could get into
the cellar the housca low frame structure collapsed ana
Mrs. Myers and two OF the children wer" Killed. Iho
third child escaped with slight injuries flying billet
OF wood struck Henry Miller In the back hurting MN
seyerriy dozen small accidents are reported.