Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-08

about two miles of poles near Fargo, be-
tween there and here, have been blown
down. West of Fargo, they say, worse
conditions prevail, and that miles and
miles of wires and poles are down.
The last reports received by the signal
service from Fargo were at p. m. Sun
day, and they show a low barometer and
temperature of 80 degrees, with wind
velocity of six miles an hour, with con-
ditions good for storm.
One report received says seven chill
dren were killed by being caught under
falling roof. Nearly all the rumors OF
heavy loss of life are based on facts.
Nothing has been heard from Fargo and
Moorhead since 8 O'Clock this morning.
A storm has undoubtedly blown down
the wires in every direction.
More definite reports place the num-
ber of deaths at nine. About a dozen
were injured, at least one of whom will
die. No estimates as to the loss fprop-
erty or extent of the storm have yet
been received.
Railroad officials Reports.
General Passenger Agent Fee, of the
Northern Pacific railway, received the
following telegram from jamestown
About 2 O'Clock a. m. a severe storm
struck the Dakota division. Train No.
| was blown from the track at the Fargo
shops. The roof was blown off the depot
at Mapleton. One of the elevators at
Dalrymple was struck by lightning and
burned. Cars were blown out on the
main track at Buttzville. 1t will take
six hours to make the track passable
there. The main line is clear aside from
this.
The Northern Pacific officials furnish
this information: Several people were
injured on train No. 1, none fatally,
most of them only slightly. Colonel
Thompson and Warren G. Purdy
and party, were severely shaken
up. The porter of their car
was seriously injured. Purdy is Sec
retary and treasurer of the Rock Island
road. His special car was attached to
the train which was blown from the
track.
MILWAUKEE, July 7.-Advices received
at the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
offices are to the effect that the town of
Fargo has been pretty we'll wiped out.
Several people were killed and number
injured, A Northern Pacific train was
blown from the track.
From Other Sources.
DETROIT, Mimi, July IA special
correspondent has just arrived from
Fargo. A terrible tornado struck the
town early this morning. Seven persons
were killed and nineteen wounded. A
Northern Pacific train was blown from
the track west of the city. There was
great destruction of buildings. Wheat
was untouched.
MINNEAPoLIs, July 7, 2:15 p. m.-The
Western Union just got wire into
Moorhead, across the river from Fargo.
The signal observer there telegrapheJ1at(
Washington that seven lives werG4l8st in
the cyclone and thirteen injured.
Damage at Other Points.
ST. PAUL, July THE Pioneer Press
has dispatches from many points in the
vicinity of Fargo, telling Of farm houses,
barns and outbuildings in all directions
being destroyed. The trees along the
river banks for miles from Fargo
arc broken off or shorn of
their foliage. Wheat, as a
rule, escaped. Casselton reports
bridges in all directions washed out or
blown away. At Mapleton nearly every
building in town sustained some dam
oge, and number of people were
slightly hurt. Dispatches from Wheat
land and Durbin say the same things
No additional facilities are reported, but
many points are to be heard from, the
wires being sadly demoralized.