Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-08
THE FARGO TORNADO
Several Buildings in the
 Young City Demolished.
AN ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED.
A Passenger Train Caught and TOppled
 Over Into Ditch.

No Lives Were Lost, bus . Large Number
 of Persons Injursd-Ths storm Ex-
 tended Over Northern 1IInmssota-Dur-
 in the Prevalence of the Cyclone the
 ThsrmOmster Was 0H Degrees.
 FARao, N. D.. July S.-Ths tornado which struck the city at 2:s0 e. m., left Q birthmark that will be remembered in years to come.
 The storm demolished tho Manitoba & Milwaukee freight hspses, threw down the electric light towSrs, destroyed the fronts of the Davis block, the Opera House block, the Continental block, the Garfield block and the Webster block; unroofed the Northern Pacific freight depot, also the Republican office and the ChapinShardware store. The court house tower is badly twistsd and de- posited on the sidewalk on Tenth street. The Plymouth Congregational Church Is destroyed, the Luger Furniture Com Pany's warehouse Is damaged, numerous bricks from the Argus brick block lie on the ground. The Desring warehouse is damaged to some extent, as also ia AltStad's hardware stara and Fachens' restaurant, and the rear battlement on the Bank of North Dakota lies on the ground in ruins. The Keeney block and Exchange Hotel suffered badly. Dozens of smaller buildings and rods of sidewalk are demolished.
 The saddest of all Is the death of the entire family consisting of the mother and seven children of the late Captain Mccarthy, which occurred at their resi- denee at the corner of Ninth and Fifth streets. The family had taken refuge in the cellar and in some, manner were caught in the timbers of the falling building and crushed to death.
 Train No. 1, the Northern Pacific pas- senger, was caught just as 1t was de- over into g ditch. No one was Killed, although the following were injured:
 George E. Manning, Post Falls, Idaho, knee hurt and badly shaken up; J. E. Rountree. Pingree, badly bruised and leg hurt; Miss McCabe, Q sister of Supt. McCahe, ankle bruised; O. R. Helm, Ellensburg, Wash, knee hurt and bruiseds Nictor Montgomery, of Chi- oago, scalp wound, taken to hospital; to Seattle to join her husband, badly cut in several places and tendon sev- cred and wrist cut; John Ritchie, bag l gage master, cut in head; Albert Lee, l express messenger, badly bruised; Mrs. 0. R. Mann. Milwaukee, arm bruised and shoulder spratped; Addison Ap9ur, Palouse City, WaSh., face cut; C. A. Mann, St. Louis, temple bruised; Mrs. c. R. Griffith, Miles City, Mont, badly bruised; Ben Sportsman, porter of Vice President Purdy'a car, spiae injured and head hurt seriously; Warren P. PurdY, | vios-president of the Rock Island Rail- road, and family, accompanied by Col. R. S. Thompson and wife, were in MT. Purdy's private car, but none were seriously injured.
 The train consisted of three baggage oars and nine coaches, also Superfnten- dent NeCabe's special car, containing 6 party of Chicago & Northwestern ofl- Cials accompanying MT. McCabe. The passengers in the slespsrs succeeded in dressing and saving their vaIuables, although it was difficult in the dark.
 A wrecking train immediately wont to work, and after several hours traina were able to run.
 During the prevalenoel of the storm the temperature was 92 degrees. -e
 The storm extended over Northern Minnesota, and was slightly felt at Detroit, Minn., where it demolished the plate glass front of the Record office and overturned @ few small buildings and one house was struck by lightning and burned. No one was hurt in Detroit.