St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-31
wmD's WILD WORK.
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ls-z E1-o- e Oaio Yesterday
DE.
@ To Villages We're Wiped Out
q E-1s z1d Many Persons
Killed.
~ Lezumhus = score Were injured
zzd 11uch Damage Was
Done
EGs lElnd Blew N the Rate OF Nearly
EislF Miles an
Hour.
a Deadly Storm.

=-eezz3 20 ire Globe
IEuA- a.. July S0.-Shortly after 10
celosE ms morning terrible wind storm
Ea--sd over this section of country. AL
l-l-DEVu and NauEhnsville, near here, were
literally wiued ont Of existence. The rain
poured down in torrents and the shrieEs of
the wounded were heartrending. There
vas absolutely no help TO be given, people
fearing almost 10 move. But few houses
remain standing in either of the towns and
lie loss viii roach up in the thousands.
IL i absolutely impossible to name the
number killed and wounded. The storm
has passed and wrecking party with sew
aral physicians has LETT here for Allentown
and AauEhnSville with medicine and sur
goal Instruments 10 relieve the unfortun-
ates buried in the debris. On account
Of the wires being blown down.
the intelligence was not received
until late this afternoon when it was
brought by one of the survivors on horse
back The messenger reports both towns
completely wrecked, and family named
Bowler. consisting of husband, wife and
two daughters was killed outright by be-
ing crushed by the falling of their home.
Three members Of the family of Jesse Lag
RruS are known til be killed. They were
struck by heavy piece of timber, dashing
put their brains. \ livery stable in which
was confined some fifteen head of horses,
was blown TO tine ground and all the ami
mails have persisted. At this hour it is i'm
possible to obtain any authentic or definite
information, owing to the fact that all COM
munication is cut off save by special mes
senger. Intense excitement prevails and a
meeting has been called at the mayors
Office to adopt some means of relief for the
fated towns.
DEVASTATION AT COLUMBUS.
Special to the GLOBE.
COLUMBUS. o., July 30.-A heavy wind
and rain storm struck this city this after
noon, lasting for het an hour. The streets
We're all flooded and many houses unroofed
and more or less damaged. The building
OF the Columbus rolling mill, on the West
side, was entirely demolished and several
men injured. There were twenty-five or
thirty men at work in the mill at the time
and all were more or less hurt. John
Evans was caught under some heavy timbers
and had his back broken and was injured
Internally and cannot recover. Henry
James was seriously, but not fatally, in
lurad. Patrick McAndreWs was badly cut
about the head and right shoulder crushed
James Dunn was severely hurt in the side
Robert Ingram had his scalp torn from the
top of his head. Edward Blackly had a
miraculous escape. He was almost in the
center of the building. and, after the build
ing fell, found himself under
A HEAVY PIECE OF TIMBER,
which had saved his life by keeping the
roof timbers from falling on him. The
roof of the union depot was blown off,
which caused considerable excitement
among the passengers and persons who had
taken shelter there. John Lee, an enl-
ploye i'll the Panhandle shops. became
frightened and went out of the depot just
in time to be caught by the falling roof and
carried some distance with it. 1t was some
time before he could be got from under the
debris His leg and arm were broken and
ne was otherwise badly injured. P. & J.
BergerS' grocery store was unroofed and
they suffer considerable loss by water The
reports from the country are that crops are
Ill blown down, barns carried away and
fences down, The signal service report
shows the highest velocity of wind dur
ing the storm reached at the signal office to
have been fOrty-eight miles. The amount
of rain fall was 2. so inches.
FOUR LIVES LOST.
Special to the Globe.
DELAWARE. O., July 3O.-The most
terrific storm ever known in this city struck
the town this afternoon. coming from the
northwest. A perfect blanket of water fell,
and the streets were like rivers. The wind
blew with terrific violence and houses We're
unrOofed. chimneyS torn down and out
houses demolished. A Lewis Centre, a
small village eight miles south. house was
blown down and two people killed. The
loss of life in this county, SO far reported,
is four. The damage to property will
reach many thousands Of dollars.