Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
A STORMS HAVOC.
Death and Ruin Wrought Near st.
Paul.
MANY Persons Killed at Lakes Cole
man and Yadpais.

swept over pOItlpA 81 4tilit+N9Vt" a.
Wisconsin at o o'clock this afternoon. II
first touched the earth on the farm OF Jas.
u. Hill president Of the Great Northern
railway. wrecking several buildings and
killing three lab0rers and many head OF
blooded stock. Loss of life and great
damage are reported at many otner places
but the wires are down and 1t IS very DIM
cult to get PARTICULAR.
The clouds which had been threatening
a storm began 10 collect over the region OF
Lake McCarrOn, two or three miles north
of this city. few minutes after o clock,
soon taking on the rotary motion and the
terrible appearance of the cyclone. Hun
dreds Of citizens watched the clouds as
they swept together and followed their
course 10 the northwest. in which direc-
ton many friends had gone TO spend the
dav at some Of the many little lakes that
are scattered over tins county. Anxiety tor
the absent drew many down town during
the evening to learn the first possible par
ticulars Of what was thought 70 he I'M
doubtedlv disastrous storm. And so the
reports indicated A young man drove IN
from Lake Coleman. soon afterwards, with
the information that at leasr two persons
had been killed and over 100 injured at
that point He had been on, there with a
young lady friend and having gone after
his buggy to drive home, on his return to
where She had been standing be found his
companion seriously injured by the storm
which had SO suddenly come upon them.
KILLED AT LAKE COLEMAN,
Other reports followed thick and fast.
eacll being little worse than what had
proceeded it, To the north and east sof
the city there are a great number OF little
lakes which are sought by the multitude
every Sunday. and on the shores Of these
lakes many campers pass the hot months
of the summer Lake Coleman Is one
Of these, and the damage there was very
heavy. j. H. Schumacher, a prominent
business man of st. Paul and wife were
killed and their little child seriously in
iured George Miller, teller in the First
National Bank, was also killed there.
When the storm struck the little lake the
boat-house was lifted up bodily and over
turned in the water, and boat lad OF
persons was given similar treatment.
Other buildings we're demolished or badly
wrecked.
SAVED A CROWDED TRAIN.
Passing from the starting point the
cyclone struck Lake Joanna, Lake Ger
yais. Lake Nadnals. Little Canada, and
passed on about four miles 10 the east of
White Bear Lake. The passengers on the
st Paul a. Duluth train which left White
Bear at 4 :55 were approaching Gladstone
when they observed the cyclone forming,
and watched Its whirlIng motion with IN
terest rather than fear or excitement Not
so with the engineer. however. He saw
tne threatening aspect Of the sky, and with
a tartled look ahead to see if all was
clear. he took finer grip on the throttle
and the engine leaped forward under has
touch. His judgment and quick action UNI
doubleday saved the lives Of the whole
crowded train full, for lhe twisting ter
rifying deyast0r Gro, sed the track scarcely
more than a minute after the train had
passed.
The race ofthe train with the storm
king was one of the most thrilling Incl
dents of the great storm As the train
drew into Nandnais station a great storm
was seen raging about two miles north
west A tremendous cone-shaped cloud
wa, twirling alorg at a terrific pace and
looked like a water spout. The engineer
threw open the throttle and the cars sped
away. The passengers ran to the windows
and some of them to the platforms But
the men showed them back into the ears,
ordered them 10 shut down the windows
and keep their seats The tram soon at
tairrd an awful speed, at least mile and
aIalf a minute, and the cars seemed to
IA 20 GREAT leans tb,ouuh the mir and