St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-17
SWEPT BY THE STORM.
Rain, Lightning and Wind Play Have
in Portions of Minnesota
and Dakota
Four Persons Killed Near Aberdeen and
Many Others More or Less
Injured.
General Exodus of Churches, Houses
and Barns from Their Foun-
dations.
The Storm Spreads Eastward and De-
lays Te1egraph1c Commune
cation.
Destructive Storms.

ABERDEEN, lax. aug. 1o.-lIdSG Hlgut
between and 10 o'clock the vicinity fifty
miles around was visited by very heavy
:ain and wind storm, Newark, fifteen miles
north, and the country over new extern
sion of the Milwaukee railway suffering
most. four persons being killed and fifth
fatally wounded The wife and child of
John Cakes were two of the victims. At
Redfeld and vicinity few small buildings
were blown down. North OF Webster the
damage was heavy. AT Mansfield, a few
miles south of here. three horses were
killed and the postmaster was injured by
lightning.
DEVASTATION NEAR FERGUS FALLS.
Special to the ',be.
FERGUS FALLS, Aug. 16.-A destructive
wind and rain storm occurred last night.
Lightning struck A. StainarS' house at
Compton, burning it to the ground. At
Mansion Wilson's elevator was carried
several feet from its foundation. At
Ashby and GAINESVILLE some damage is re-
ported. The heaviest wind seemed to be at
Dalton. and considerable damage was done.
The barns of Jacob Olson Farral Olson,
Gunder Rierson, II. r. Berg and E. M.
Head were blown down. Mrs. Brains
drug store and also the section house were
moved from their foundation four feet.
The wind mill and tower were demolished.
The roofs Oh ali Erick Baakke's buildings
were blown off and his crops scattered.
Both elevators and the depot had the roofs
partly torn off, and the new church near
Ten-Mile lake was moved sixteen feet. At
Tummuli and st. Olaf many tops from
wheat stacks were blown off, and some
stacks entirely blown over.
DAMAGE ABOUT FARGO.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, Oak, Aug. 16.-Damage is re-
ported from several points by the storm
last night. At Abercrombie, on the Fargo
Southern, the new Congregational church,
the depot and the residence of Julius Hal
lum were completely destroyed, the family
in the latter being fortunately absent at
the time Several other buildings were I'M
rooted. and some miscellaneous damage
done. the whole estimated at IS, 600. There
were several narrow escapes from injury,
but no one was seriously hurt. In the
same storm the Presbyterian church at La
Moure was destroyed, valued at 50, 900. A
number of farm buildings were also de-
molished, dwelling houses moved from
their foundations and chimneys generally
blown over. The flour mill, the Progress
building, Lloyd's block and several other
ern Pacific cars, standing Oh side-track,
were driven into the James river and lum-
Der yards were badly demoralZed. No
person was injured. Several parties in the
vicinity of Fargo were struck by lightning.
Mrs. S. S. Wilson, south of town. had all
the clothing torn from her side, and was
unconscious several hours. Others in the
house were knocked down. Several miles
north Frenchman named La Lier was
struck down, and it is learned made per-
manently blind. In the country good
deal of grain was threshed by the storm or
scattered.
ALONG THE FARGO SOUTHERN.
Special to the Globe
FARGO, OAK, Aug. 16.-Supt. Ardly of
the Milwaukee railroad returned tonight
from trip over the Fargo Southern, and
states that he found some damage by Sun
day nights storm at Wild Rice and Hick-
son, and thence south to Abercrombie. The
track was strewn with lumber and debris.
The depot at the latter place was smashed
into kndling wood. Two-inch plank were
carried into the air and forced through the
roof. a freight car was driven over the
ties and lumber for fifty feet beyond the
sidetrack and wrecked on the main line.
Crossing signs were destroyed, and the iron
switch targets twisted off like shingles.
Heavy timberS were streWn over the track,
the wind carrying pieces ten inches square
and twenty feet long for 100 feet. He says
the entire prairie about Abercrombie is
covered with timber, and many buildings
are damaged.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
HASTINGS, Aug. 16. The depot at
Langdon was struck by lightning during
~ chr To- iubt 4ba
ior Oh fire, but was soon eXtinguished. The
OPERATOR George German, was knocked
senseless for few minutes
WINDOW, Ang. 16.-The barn of Halver-
son was struck by lightning Sunday night.
-Four horses, six calves and a lot of hay
was burned with the barn. Loss, 50, 900.
PIPEsToNE, Aug. 16.-One of the heav-
lest storms of the season prevailed through
out this section last night. The storm
came from the northwest, accompanied by
almost continuous crashes of thunder and
lightning A COW belonging to George
Gurey and mule belonging to T. Gundi-
son were killed. At the residence of Harvey
Hitchcock. west of town, the lightning
struck his little girl on the foot and traversed
diagonally up the body. passing off the
head, but did not kill her. Mrs. Howard
Bruin, sitting near, had her shoe torn off
and foot burned badly. Reports also come
from different sections to the effect that
several barns and houses were blown down
by the wind.
A FRACTURED LEG.
MORRIS. Aug. ga heavy wind and
rain storm occurred early last evening
Chimneys and barns were blown down and
much damage done. Numerous chicken
hunters were caught out in the storm. The
house of Peter Strand, ten miles northeast
here, was blown down while full of people
All escaped serious injury except Mrs. Ole
Martinson, who had her thigh fractured.
TOO HIGH FOR ALBERT LEA.
ALBERT LEA, Aug. ga small-sized
cvclone passed all around this city last
night. but it was too high from the ground
to do damage. 1t struck in one place on
the farm of o. 0. Hyne, and demoralized
one setting of grain. but no other damage
is yet reported.
ELKTON SHAKEN UP.
ELKToN, OAK, Aug. ga severe wind
and rain storm occurred last night The
Burlington depot was unrOOfed and the
Catholic church blown off its foundation.
Many barns and shocks were blown away,
and chimneyS, OuthOuSes. stacks and machin-
cry demolished. There is great general
damage.
AROUND oRToNvILLE.
ORToNVILLE, Aug. 16.-Last night the
elements presented very turbulent APP
pearance here, the sky during heavy fall
of rain, with tremendous wind being of
almost blood-red color. In the town of
Malta nearly every wheat stack suffered
more or less. some being completely demol-
ished. In Toqua several barns were blown
down and wheat stacks overturned. John
Robinson of that township is said to have
had his barn and granary blown down and
considerable stock killed or seriously in
iured. The storm, did no damage at this