The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-12
Fargo. North Dakota, and Vicin.
ity Visited by Heavy
Wind.
Roofs Torn From Numerou
Buildings Creating Great
Destruction.
A Train of Cars Heavily Loaded
Swept From the Railroad
Track.
Several Lives Are Sacrificed in q
Twinkling-The Storm
Widespread.


inst. brings the intelligence that q
straight wind visited Fargo, North
Dakota, about 2:30 q. m. that morn.
ing.
Great damage was done in the city.
Electric light towers were blown down,
whole blocks were unrooied, Yerxa's
wigwam, McGill g. Co.'s warehouse,
the opera house. Republican Office.
Keeney block, battlement on the Bank
OF North Dakota, Chaplin block, Ex.
change hotel, Continental block ana
the Manitoba freight houses were un.
roofed and the Milwaukee depot was
blown down, dozens OF small houses
razed and almost every plate glass
window on Front street and Broad.
way was broken. The Jay Cook hotel
aud the Grand Pacific at Moorhead
were unroofed.
The residence of the late Capt. Nc
Carthy, corner OF Fifth and Ninth
streets was struck by the storm and
demolished. seven children were In.
stantiy killed and Mrs. Mccarthy is
not expected to live Two unknown
tramps sleeping in q box car were
killed.
No. / passenger on the Northern
Pacific going west had just pulled out
OF the yards and had stopped at the
Milwaukee crossing. The train was
made up OF three baggage, nine coach
es ard sleepers. A party OF Chicago
& Northwestern officials in q private
car and Supt. McCabe's car, all OF
the coaches and the tender were blown
from the track but no lives were lost.
The lights had been put out so that
there wGs no fire, nor steam. Supt.
McCabe and the conductor, brakemen
and porters acted very coolly and
calmed the frightened passengers who
were sent back to the city in special
coaches.
Injured passengers and trainmen SO
far as learned are:
Geo. A. Manning. Post Falls, Idaho,
knee hurt and shaken up; j. +. Round.
tree, of Pingree, N. d., badly bruised
and leg hurt; Miss McCabe, sister OF
Supt. McCabe, ankle bruised; @. X.
Helm, OF Eilensburg. Washington,
knee hurt and bruised; "::3tor Mont
gomery, of Chicago, scalp wounG, TAX
en- to hospital; Mrs. Nordstrum, en-
route from Finland to Seattle, to join
her husband, badly cut in several
places. tendon severed and wrist cut;
John Richie, baggage master, cut on
the head; Albert Lee, express messen-
ger, bruised; Mrs. X. c. Mann, OF Mil
waukee, arm bruised and shoulder
sprained; Addison Amgur, Palouse
City, Washington, iace cut; G. A.
Marr, st. Louis, temple bruised; Ben
porter OF Vice President
Purdy's car, spine injured and head
seriously hurt, Warren G. Purdy, vice
president Of the Rock Island road,
and family, accompanied by Col. X. s.
Thompson and wife. were in Purdy's
private car, bat none were seriously
Injured; Col. Thompson and wife, we're
slightly injured. Fred Purdy was
slightly cut but the Others were un-
hurt.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another dispatch from Fargo also
dated the 7th inst, says the city was
visited by the severest wind storm
that morning it has ever known. 1t
began about $50 o'clock and con-
tinued about half an hour. Earlier
in the night there were some indica-
tions OF rain and about IL O'Clock it
began to thunder and lightning, but
few anticipated so serious a storm.
Wind first began to blow from the
south but suddenly shifted to the
northwest and in very short time
was blowing hurricane. The electric
light towers were soon blown down
leaving the city In inky darkness that
was relieved only by vivid flashes
of lightning. frightened inhabi-
tants were aroused from their
sleep and lights were shining
from windows all over the city but
outside there was nothing but dark.
ness and tempest and nothing could
be heard but the angry roar OF the
wind and crashing OF flying debris.
BY A O'Clock people were hurrying in
every direction to ascertain the
amount OF damage done.
Some appalling discoveries were soon
made, the saddest being the death OF
seven children OF the late Capt. Jas.
Mccarthy, who died only lew weeks
ago. The children who were at home
with their mother sought safety in a
coal bin where they were crushed to
death. The mother was also serious.
ly injured but it Is thought she will re-
cover.
The Northern Pacific through west
bound passenger train after being
stopped by the force OF the wind in
the western suburbs OF the city was
blown from the track and every one
OF twelve cars turned oyer. Many
passengers were severely but not dan
eerously hurt. Their injuries consist
merely OF cuts and bruises. The N
p. repair and machine shops were
damaged $4,000 worth. The freight
depote OF the Great Northern and Mil
waukee roads were demolished.
Several churches were badly wreck
ed and numerous other buildIngt
more or less damaged. The tota
damage wrought in the city is esti
mated at about $4,000.
The storm extended in every direc
tion for q distance OF thirty miles. do
ing more damage at other places thar
Fargo. Wheat was blown down ir
some sections but not materially in
iured in the whole storm district.
ADDITIONAL FACTS.
The storm has undoubtedly been .
most disastrous one, and there i
reason to fear that the worst rumorl
may be all too near the truth.
The roof was blown of the depot a'
Mapleton, and one OF the elevator
at Dalrymple was moved from it
foundations.