Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-08
EhOA ALL 4UAhIEhos
A CYCLONE IN THE W'ESY'
Fargo Visited and Much
Damage Done.
A SHIP GIVEN up AS LOST.
The Strike of the London
Policemen.
A SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
An Agreement by the Con-
ferees on Silver.
Al AWFUL OYOLONE.

Much Damage Bono at Fargo, North
Dakesa-5ad Death OF seven Chill
dren-A Train Blown From the
Track and the Cars Overturned.
Many Passengers Hurt - Several
Churches DEM Tramps
Killed-Houses Unroofed.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July THE Wahpeton,
N. D., correspondent of the Pioneer Press
telegraphs that paper as follows: A straight
wind from the northwest struck Fargo at
2:30 a. m. Great damage was done the city.
Electric light towers were blown down,
whole blocks were unroofed, Yerxes' wig
wan, NcGill & Co.'s warehouse, the opera
house, the Republican newspaper Office,
Keeney block, the batslement of the Bank of
the North Dakota, the Chaplin block, Ex-
change hotel, Continental block and Mani
toba freight house were unroofed, and the
Milwaukee depot blown down.
Dozens of small houses were raxed and al
most every plate glas window on Front street
and Broadway was broken. The Jay Cooke
hotel and the Grand Pacific at Moorehead
were unroofed. The residence of the late
Captain Mccarthy, corner Fifth and Ninth,
was struck by the storm and demolished.
Seven children were instantly killed and Mrs.
Mccarthy is not expected to live. Two un-
known tramps sleeping in a box car were
killed.
No. 1 passenger train on the Northern
Pacific going west had just pulled out of the
yards and had stopped ct the Milwaukee
crossing. The train was made up of three
baggage cars, nine coaches and sleepers, a
party of Chicago and Northwestern officials
in private car and Superintendent Nc.
Csbe's car. All the coaches and the tender
were blown from the track, but no lives were
lost. The lights had been put ont, SO that
there was no fire or steam. Superintendent
McCabe, the brakemen, conductors and
porters acted coolly aud Gained the fright
ened passengers, who were sent back to the
city in special coaches. A number of the
passengers and trainmen were injured.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July u. J. Jordan,
editor Of the Fargo IN. D. } Republican, sends
the following account of the storm to the
Associated Press: The wind first began to
blow from the south, but suddenly shifted to
the northwest, and in very short time was
| blowing a hurricane. The three electric
light towers were soon blown down, leaving
the city in inky darkness relieved only by
vivid flashes Of lighting The frightened in
habitants were aroused from their sleep and
lights were shining f.om windows all over
the city, but outside there was nothing but
darkness and tempest and nothing could be
heard but the angry roar of the wind and
the crashing of flying debris. By 4
O'Clock people were hurrying In every
direction to ascertain the amount Of
damage done. Some appalling discoveries
were soon made, the saddest being
the death of seven children of the late
Captain james MCCARTHY, who died only 9
few weeks ago. The children were at home
with their mother, and sought safety In thu
coal bin where they were all crushed to death
The mother was also seriously injured, bal
it is thought che will recover. The North
ern Pacific through westbound passenger
train, after being stopped by the force of thu
wind in the western euburbs or the city, wa
blown from tho track and every one of tn,
twelve cars turned over. Many of the pas
eengers were severely but not dangerousl!
injured, their injuries consisting mostly Of
cuts and bruises. The Northern Pacific re
pair and machine shops were damaged
$50, 900 worth. The freight depots of thu
Great Northern and the Milwaukee road
were demolished. several churches were bad
ly wrecked and numerous other building
more or less damaged. The total dsmag
wrought In the city is estimated at abou
S75 000