Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-10
Fahso IN RUISs.

Ehs, Metropolis OF North Dakota Rte-
ported swept away by a Cyclone
.fSupposed Heavy Loss OF Life
IA Communication Out or.
F ST. PAUL, MIMI, July IA report
tnrrent here that the town OF Fargo, N.
81, Yves completely swept away by cy-
clone this morning and that Morehead,
which lies in Minnesota east of Fargo,
was also damaged.
Of course il the report is true there
n,vEt have been great loss Of life al
Fargo and all indications tend to confirm
tne reports.
A railroad man who arrived from that
|v,oinity this morning ssys terrific wind
norm prevailed this morning and several
mains we're blown from the track.
lM All the wireB to Fargo are blown down
md the Western Union officials report
thst about two miles of telegraph wires
Near Fargo and between there and here
have been blown down. Weat Of Fargo
They say worss condition exists and
that miles aud miles Vt wires and poles
Are down.
The last reports served BY the signal
esTvico from Fargo were at p. M, yes
\ terday and they showed low barometer
! TEN perature Of 8uo wind velocity Of six
lnilsp al hour Of the conditions good fos
HBtorm.
TIE REPORTED DISASTER CONFIRMED.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jaly 7.-Advios.
Received at the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
bt. Paul railroad Offices from their agent
nt Fargo is to the etfsot that the town
Is pretty we'll wiped out, several people
Killed and o number injured. A North
en- Pacific train was flown from the
track.
NO DEFIsITE INFORMATION.
The Western Union in this city has
been unable to get Fargo or Morehead,
Minn., which is located across the Red
River from there. Their wires are down
for some distance in all directions from
Fargo and nothing definite can be learned
\ from them at the present time. 1t l.
\ possible that special train will stars
\ soon for the soene OF the disaster but IL
could not reach there before midnight at
ths earlleet. The condition of the wires
would also greatly delay the speedy re-
esipts OF definite news.
SINE DETAILS OF THE STORM
IA General Passenger Agent Fee of the
FKorthorn Pacific Railway has the follow
Z Ara telegram from Jamestown, N. D.:
About q. III. severe storm struck
Dakota division. Train No. l was blown
from tho track at the Fargo shops. The
ypof wRs blown off the depot OF Mapleton
Que of the elevators OF Dalrymple moved
on its foundation. The elevator at Ed
bunds, en- j. II NJ, was struck by light
ning and burned. Cars were blown out
On the main trsok at Builsville, on +. d
VS. branch.
'No. has besn abandoned west oil
fFarso. No. and No. 4 are being held
bs No. l. Have sent working outfit to
Fargo. Will take six hours to mako
track paBsable there. Main line is clear
aside from this. viii give you particu-
lars later as wires are all down"
I Mr.. Fee says that II any one on tn,
Train had bepn killed or injured it would
have certainly bsen mentioned.
' THRIVING CRY OF 5000 People.
MIsNEAroLIs, MIMI, July 7.-FarRo
has population of some 5000 and
o Substantially built, Furnishing city
ths metropolis of fine farming country.
n Ia one OF the principal stations on thu
Northern Poe fic west OF Minneapolis.
Fargo, the county seat OF Oass county
NHOrth Dakota, is situated on the mair
line of the Northern Pacific railroad, 26r
miles west OF st. Paul, and containeo
2 693 Inhabitants in 1880. II has beer
ngrowing rapidly and in 1887 was esti-
mated at 5000 population. 1t Is aimos'
on the attn parallel north latitude, OF
the He'd River of the North, opposite
EiorI 1ead, Mimi