Evening journal., 1890-07-08
NINE KILLED AT FARGO.
Seven Children Dead in a Coal
~. sr,.t .s.lA Bin.
WHOLE BLOCKS WE'RE UNROOFED.

A Passenger Train ON the Northern Pa
cinc Was Blown from the 4. elk but No
One Was Iniured-Further Details OF
the North Dakota Cyclone.
FARGO. n. d., July ga tornado struck
this town and the surrounding country at
2;3O o'clock Mouday morning lasting
thirty-iive minutes party wreclSing and
damaging forty buildings, sweeping a
| Northern Pacific fast express train of nine
coaches and three sleepers from the track
and injuring nineteen people Several
people were killed outright The storm
path was about sixty miles wide, ending
| fifteen miles east Of Fargo The wind first
| began 70 blow from the south, hut sudden
ly shifted to the northwest aud In a very
short time was blowing hurricane The
three electric light towers were soon blown
down, leaving the city IN inky darkness
that was relieved only by vivid flashes Of
|, lightning.
I The frightened inhabitants were aroused
from their sleep and lights were shining
/ from windows all over the c A but out
side there was nothing but dasanes and
tempest, and nothing could be heard but
the angry roar OF the wind aud the crash
ing Of flying debris. BY 4 o'clock people
were hurrying in every direction 10 aseer-
tain the amount Of damage'done
Seven Children Dead.
Some appalling discoveries were soon
made, the saddest being the death Of seven
children Of the late Capt James McCar-
! thy, who died only few weeks ago. The
children, who were at home with their
mother, sought safety IN the coal bin,
where they were all crushed to death.
] Mrs. Mccarthy is not expected 70 live
Two unknown tramps sleeping IN a box
car were killed
Whole Biooits UnrOOfet-
The electric light towers werv blown
down and whole blocks were unroofed.
| Yerxa's Wigwam, McGin q Co.'s ware
house The Republican Office, Koeny block,
the battlement on the Bank OF North Da-
kota, the Chaplin block, Exchange hotel
| Continental block and Manitoba freight
house Were unrpofed, and the Milwaukee
depot blown down. Dozens Of small houses
were raized, and almost every plate glass
window on Front street and Broadway was
broken. The jay Cooke hotel and the
Grand Pacific at Moorhead were unroofed
Train blown nom the Track.
No. / passenger train on the Northern
Pacific going West bad iust pulled out Of
the yard and had stopped at the Milwaukee
crossing The train was made mp of three
baggage cars, nina coaches and sleepers. a
party of Chicago and Northwestern oil.
clals in private car and Supt McCabe's
cor
AL Of the coaches and the tender were
blown from the track, but no lives were
lost The lights had been put ont 50 that
there was no fire or steam. Superintendent
McCabe and the conductor, the brakeman
and porters acted very ooolly and calmeC
the frightened, who were sent back to thi
city in special coaches. The Northern Pa
citic repair and machine shops were dam
aged 10000 worth, the freight depots o
the Great Northern and the Milwaukee,
roads were demolished, several churchel
were badly wrecked and other building
more or less damaged The total damage
wrought in the city is estimated at abou
$4,000
The Killed and Injured.
The killed and injured are:
Seven children Of }. NJ Mccarthy, aged from
: 10 % years; killed.
Two unknown trumps; killed.
Ames, Il T., s. Paul; slightly cut on hand ant
arm.
Angur Addison. Pnnlouse City. Wash; face cut
Griniths Mrs c r. Miles City Mont badll
bruised
Helm, C. R.. Ellensburg, Wash. knee badly cut
Lee Albert express messenger; not seriously
hurt.
Mann, r c, Milwaukee; arm bruised, shoulder
sprained
Manning George A, Post Falls, Idaho; kno,
Mccab@ Miss jamestown, n d; ank,
sprained
Mccarthy, Mrs. }. M arm and legs broken
recovery doubtful
8lenn G. A.. St. Louis: temple bruised
Montgomery, Victor Chicago scalp wound.
3 Nordstrom, Mrs. tendons Of wrist cut.
Purdy, Warren c., vice president OF the Rocl
Island railroad; slight bruises
, Richie, John, baggage masberi cut in head.
Roundtree j. F., Pingree; leg injured
Sportsman, Ben, colored porter badly injure'
in back.
Thompson Bertha, Chicago; bruised about hip
Thompson, r. s., chicagoi collar bone broken
) legs bruised.
) Thompson, Mrs r S. (; scalp wound
] Description of Fargo.
: Fargo Is the county seat Of Cass county
3 n. D., and lies on the Red river Of tn
north directly opposite Moorhead, MINI
r It has population Of some 5000 and is
q substantially built, lourishing city th
metropolis Of a fine farming county. II /
one OF the principal stations on the north
ern pacific west of Minneapolis. The sur
: rounding country Is very fat
5 New Orleans Custom House Wrecked.
+ NEW ORLEANS, July s-rA heavy vim
and rain storm occurred Monday, damagin
a number Of buildings in this city, blowin
down trees and fences and prostrating tel,
: graph wires in all directions. The mos
. serious damage was done to the custor
house. Workmen were building a nel
! observatory on the roof, and had torn up
. portion of the roofing. The sudden an
! remarkable downpour Of rain flooded ia