Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-10
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TssH ztui'dtugs Demolished mad
seven Children OF One Family
ID Killed tn Fargo.
The destruction by the terrible tornado
not 30 great as was feared. A dispatch
sent from Detroit, Mimi, Monday nigh
gives these particularB3;
"A A tornado struck Fargo, N. D., and
fuIrounding towns early this morning,
hsting So minutes and partially wreck
ing and damaging 40 buildings, sweeping
the Northern Pacific fast express of nine
coaches aud three sleepers from the
track, injuring 10 people, and killing
seysn people outright in Fargo. ALI tele
afaphio and telephone communication is
gone, aud one hos TO 60 80 miles east OF
4 Fargo TO send any news. The storm was
about so miles wide, and ended Is miles
east of Fargo. We can get no informa-
ttion from the north or the south as to its
Nextent. The killed in Fargo are the ssven
children, aged from to 90 years, in the
Family of the late Captain j. NJ.
tilNcCarthy, by the house being crusht
IN upon them. Mrs. MCCARTHY bad her
arm aud lower limbs brokon and her
I'M dS crushed, and her recovery is doubt
Iktni.
n hhlohk hhO ANROANoa hANat
seriously damaged in Fargo are: Davis
Block, Ohopin Block, both OongreRa-
ions, churches, Yerxas' Wigwam, Opera
Honse, both newspaper houses, Kenny
Block, Dakota Bank Block, Exchange
Hotel, Grand Pacific and Jay Cooke
Hotels, Continental Block, Manitoba
4 freight house, Northern Pacific machine
4 shops, Milwaukee freight depot, Garfield
\ NauidanAaa "a
\ houses, farms and machinery halls.
Every town In the line of the storm
inferred proportionately to Fargo. The
Messenger train service 10 now in full
peration, but there are no telegraph,
clephone or electric light facilities. The
]octrio light company loses $4,000 by
die complete destruction of its towers.
The great wheat crop of North Dakota,
who'll, from present prospects, 1t is esti-
fnAtsd will require 10000, 900 to move
oamd through che storm uninjured in any
\ way.
Two unknown tramps sleeping In box
\ ear wers killed.
\ No passenger train of the Northern
/, Pacific going w,st hfd just pulled out OF
hthe yards ard had stopped at the Nil
lWarkse orossing. The train WAS mad
fup of three baggage cars, nine coaches
Hand sleepers, party of Chicago and
i, Northwestern officials in private car
kpd Superintendent McOabe's chr. All
lief the coaches and the tender were blown
3tffom the track bat no lives were lost.
|HThe lights had been put out, so that
/ there was no fire or steam. Superinten-
don't McOabe ard the conductor, brake
men and porters acted very cooily and
chlmed the frightened passengers, who
TX re sent baok to the city in special
opsches. In all 10 passengers and train
U men were injured, but none seriously.
VII Warren g. Purdy, vioe-prssident OF
+ The Rock Island railroad, and family, SO.
\ 1ompanied by Colonel II. =. Thompson
VIVA wife were in Mr.. Purdy's car, but
none were seriously injured. Colonel
Thonpson and wife were slightly in
Y jured. Fred. Purdy was slightly cut,
but the others were unhurt.
/ The progress and course Of the tornado
4 was Witnessed by hundreds OF persons.
Y There had been short, sharp showers
during the past "a hours, and warm
4 south wind was blowing at the time. The
h clouds were seen to form Just southwest
b OF the city, dark, overhanging masses.
Then the wind suddenly shifted to the
northwest, sharp tongues OF Lightning
dart. d down, and the terrible whirlwind
began its fatal course, passing along
slowly and msjestically. Whenever any
warning could DO given oil ascaped, but