The Dickinson press., 1890-07-12
DEATH DEALING TORNADO
Fargo, n. D., Visited by IL Wind
Storm of Gigantic PRO-
portions.
Seven Children of One Family
Killed-Their Mother Fa-
tally Injured.
The West-Bound Passenger Train
Blown from the Track and Sew
eral Injured.
Scarcely a Business House in the City Escapes
Without u jury-The Damage
in Detail.

struck by a most terrific wind storm
which left behind it a scene of wreckag'
never before witnessed in this section
Sunday had been unusually fine and no
until late in the evening did the cloud!
put in an appearance. About II o'clocl
it began to sprinkle, which lasted TO,
only u few minutes, when the rail-
seemed to settle in heavy clouds i'll thu
southwest, and lay there until abou
1870. when Il light breeze sprang up iron
that direction, which gradually increased
in force until about 2:l5. when the storm
seemed to be at its best.
More Tornado Than Cyclone.
1t seemed more of Il tornado natur,
tban cyclonic. and the i'll which
the buildings are wrecked and the debri
distributed be ars this out. Accompany
ing the wind, however. was a territi,
electrical storm. which undoubtedl,
played an important part in wreckin:
the electric light towers.
Though the west-bound Northern PA
cifc passenger train pulled out from til,
depot fifteen OF twenty minutes after
o'clock a high wind was blowing ant
rain was coming down in torrents. Til,
train consisted of eight passcngel
coaches and sleepers, Superintendent
McCabe's private car and the baggage
express and mail cars. The force of tn,
wind rapidly increased until the trai1
reached the roundhouse. wllenit becam,
necessary to
Put OH Every Pound of Steam
in order to keep it moving. by tht
time the last a had passed over The
bridge across the slough the train wa:
brought to IL standstill by the sheer
force of the wind and the air brake.
We're put on. 1t had been standing bu
a short time when the cars began to til
over to one side, and a few minuteslate
the
Entire Train Was Blown Over,
the rear cars going over first and thu
Others in succession. until nothing WA.
left standing except the engine, even til,
tender being on its side. A number o:
passengers were injured, but none O
them fatally.
A Whole Family Killed.
One of the most fearful results of The
occurred at the residence of Tho
late Capt, Mccarthy. The family sought
shelter in a narrow hole beneath Tho
kitchen, when the building was moved
from its foundation, crushing dow
upon them, resulting in the death O.
seven children and the probably fatal in
jury of Mrs. Mccarthy. The names o
the dead L given by Mrs. Mccarthy al
follows: Rose Isabella. 10 years: Mar,
Alice, 1G years: Frances Anna. IA years
James Francis. IL years: Justin, 6 yeats
Josephine, 5 years: Lucia, 3years.
Other Damage Done.
Tin roofs on nearly every business
block in the city are completely torn off
or so badly wrecked as to be worthless
All the electric light towers were levele6
to the ground. Nearly every street il
the city is filled with debris of all DIES
criptions, interviewer and bound together
by a perfect network of telegraph, tele
phone and electric light wires, which i
Will Take Days 10 Strengthen Out.
Buildings We're moved from thei
foundations, blown to pieces, roofs ant
portions of walls gone, windows blow
i'll and such other disasters as only I;
heavy wind can perpetrate. Scarcel,
a block fronting west or north escaped
without a total OF partial humiliation O
its face. Among the more notabl,
places destroyed were the Great North
ern, the Northern Pacific and Milwau
kee freight depots. The damage to til,
Northern Pacific machine shops is est
mated at $s0,O 0O. The Plymouth Con
gregational church is
Scattered to the Four Winds
of Heaven. The First Congregations
church is wrecked and twisted out o
shape. The Episcopal church is dam
aged SO, 1000.
From the surrounding country within
within a radius of thirty miles report
of great damage come in. Farm houses
barns and outbuildings in all direction
are reported leveled to the ground. an,
trees along the river banks in both di
rcctions from this city are broken Of
entire or shorn Of verbage.
From Other Points.
Casselton reports bridges in all diree
tons washed out OF blown away.
At Mapleton nearly every buildin;
bears marks Of the storm. No one sc
riously but a number badly injured.
AT Ayr nine mules and two horse
were killed by one fash of lightning