The Forrest City times., 1890-07-12
DEATH IN THE WIND
The Terrific Tornado in the
 Northwest,
NORTH DAKOTA IS VISITED
Fargo. North fakota, fs Nearly i,i6tsr Away, and Nine Lives Lost-A Train Blown from
 the Track.

S+. PAtt; Minn. duly s.--A few initiates liter ? o'clock yesterday morning tornado
 swept over section of North Dakota and
 Western Minnesota 50 miles wide. The tor. rife force of the centre of the storm was drst felt at Dalrymple, Casselton and
 Wheatland, small stations on the Northern Pacific line, 20 to 30 miles west of Fargo
 The wind swept along, doing cen siderable
 damage at Mapleton, Fargo aud Moore head, and spent itself on the prairies of Minnesota near Giyndou and Muskoda
 The track of the storm is marked by the nnroofinH of depots and elevators, the
 destruction of small wooden buildings and the complete parals sis Of tho telegraph scr'
 vice for 90 miles cast and south. Early dis patches from Jamestown and other points Moorehead and several smaller towns had been blown down. It is learned this even, ing that the damage to property was heavy,
 and that several people were injured. l some of them fatally.
 In Fargo the storm leveiled the electri, light towers, demolished the Manitoba freight depot and unroofed number of business houses. Davies block, on Broad way, was damaged by the windows being blown in. The tower Of the Northern Pa. cifie crossing is wrecked The front of the opera house now presents dilapidated ap' pearauee, The roof of the Republican office ies in a vacant lot adjacent to that building. The keency block suffered badly, the rooi | being carried away. as wero also those oi he Continental and Garfelds blocks and Inc Milwaukee freight depot. The Con, sregasional Church is completely destroy. sd Dozens of smaller. buildings were de stroyed
 The tornado struck Fargo five minutes sfter the arrival af train No. 1, the Pacific mail. on the Northern Pacific, and the full force of the blast struck the cars. dcrailing and di,ching several Of them. Three or four people on one of the slecpers were cut and bruised te some exteht and several ou Inc tourist car of Secretary Purdy of the Rock Island road were quite badly hurt. Three of these were injured so seriously that they were removed from the car, taken h the headquarters hotel and placed In tho care of physicians Col Thomrsou received a wrench oi the spine aud internal injuries, which may prove serious. Mrs Alice Morton Of Davenport, lo., was thrown agains, a seat and her head cui ,Ien, and John Vance Of St Paul n porter, was picked up scnscless, having beer ,hrowu headlong against door. Passeil Ter trains Nos. and are also in tht cyclone belt, but 1t has not beeu learned whether or not they were struck Tut report that several children were killed gl Fargo is erroneous.
 The cars of train on the Fargo ane Southwestern were blown from the tracl
 at Buttsvillc. but the passengers suiTcre, snly few scratches The elevator Il E.dmunds was struck by lightning ant turned An elevator at Dalrymple wa demolished and tho roof was blown otT ,h, iepo, at Mapeton. During the storm lhough i, was after o'clock ia tho morn in.. the temperature was as degrees. This dispatch was carried so miles on | hand. lear and reached here via Winnipeg No direct wires have been secured