Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
DEATH AND RUIN.
A Tornado Sweeps Over North
Dakota and Minnesota.
City of Fargo, N. D., Suffers Most
Severely From Its Fury-Mother
and Seven Children Killed.

Passenger Train on tho Northern Pacific
Railroad Blown From the Track and n
Number of Its Occupants Wounded.
FARGO, N. D., July S.-A tornado
struck this city at 2:3O o'clock Monday
morning. About midnight strong
wind prevailed, but no attention was
paid to it until half past two o'clock,
when in few minutes the citizens re-
allied that a terrific tornado had veered
down upon the city by the Red river and
left birth mark that will be remem-
bered in years to come. The storm de-
molished the Manitoba and Milwaukee
freight houses, threw down the electric
light towers, destroyed the fronts of the
Davis block, the Webster block, the
Continental block, the Opera House
block, the Garfield block, unroofed the
Northern Pacific freight depot, also the
Republican Office and Capin's hardware
store. The court house tower is badly
twisted and was deposited on the side
walk on Tenth street. The Plymouth
Congregational church is destroyed. The
Luger Furniture Companys warehouse
is damaged, while numerous brickslfrom
the Argus brick block lie on the ground.
The Deering warehouse is damaged to
some extent, as also Alfstad's hardware
store and Vachen's restaurant d the
rear battlement on the Bank of North
Dakota lies on the ground in ruins. The
Keeney block and Exchange Hotel suf-
fered badly. Dozens of smaller build
ings and rods of sidewalk are demol-
ished.
Tie saddest OF all is the death of the
D., - -. A..
and seven children-of the late Captain
Mccarthy, which occurred at their resi-
dence at the corner of Ninth and Fifth
streets. The family had taken refuge
in the cellar and in some manner were
caught in the tinbers of the falling
building and crushed to death.
Train No. l, Northern Pacific passen-
ger, was caught just as it was departing
from Fargo and was toppled over into a
ditch. No one was killed, although six
teen people were more or less injured.
The train consisted of three baggage
cars and nine coaches, also Superintend-
ent McCabes special car con tanning a
party of Chicago & Northwestern off,
cials accompanying Mr.. McCabe. The
passengers in the sleepers succeeded in
dressing and saving their valuables, al
though it was difficult in the dark. 4
wrecking train Immediately went to
work and after several hours Labor
trains were again able to run.
The storm extended over Northern
Minnesota and was slightly felt at De-
troit, Mimi, where it demolished the
plate glass front of the Record office
and overturned q few small buildings
and one house was struck by lightning
and burned up.
MooREHEAD, Mimi, July s. The
storm which broke over this city at 2:I5
Monday morning was never equalled in
this part of Minnesota. Fully S25, 900
damage to property was done in this
city, besides number of people being
injured. So far as reported there is no
loss of life in this city. The most se-
rious damage to property was the blow
ing down of the foundry; also the
round house belonging TO the Great
Northern railroad. A part of the roof
and several chimneys were blown from
the State Normal School, also from the
High School. Considerable damage was
done to the Grand Pacific, Jay Cooke
and Central hotels. A large number of
buildings in the country near town
were blown down and considerable dam
age done to grain. The grain elevator
at Tenny, six miles east of here, is
blown down and lies across the North
ern Pacific railroad track.
ASHLAND, Wis, July s.-A violent
wind storm amounting in places almost
to a cyclone and accompanied by an ex-
traordinary electrical display passed
over the Lake Superior district early
Monday morning. At Houghton out
buildings, trees, fences ETC., were de-
molished. At Lake Linden lightning
struck the residence of Jenny Vignaux,
destroying the house and seriously in
iuring two members of the family.