Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-08
WRECKED BY WIND.
a Crritic Storm in North
Dakota.
The Busy Town of Fargo Nearly
Wiped Out.
Nine People Killed at MOOrhead,
Minnesota.
A Train Thrown Off the Track and Many
Passengers Injured-Railway OFF,
cials in the Wreck.
Associated Press Dispatches.

FARGO, N. d., July This city was
visited this morning by the severest
windstorm ever known here. 1t began
at 2:30, and continued half an hour.
Earlier in the night there were some in
dications of rain, and about midnight ii
began to thunder and lightning. The
wind first began to blow from the south,
but suddenly shifted to northwest, and
in very short time was blowing a hur-
ricane. Three electric-light towers were
soon blown down, leaving the city in
inky darkness, that was relieved only by
vivid flashes of lightning. The frightened
inhabitants were aroused from their
sleep, and lights were shining from win
.dows all over the city, but outside there
was nothing but darkness and the temp
est, and nothing could be heard but the
angry roar Of the wind and the crashing
of flying debris. At O'Clock people
were hurrying in every direction to as
certain the amount of damage done.
The appalling discovery was soon made
of the death of the seven children of the
late Captain James Mccarthy, 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.
The mother was seriously injured,
but it is thought she will recover. A
few other persons sustained slight in
juries. The Northern Pacific through
north-bound passenger train was blown
from the track, and many of the passen-
gers were severely but not dangerously
injured. The Northern Pacific repair
and machine shops and the freight
depots of the Great Northern and Mil
waukee roads were demolished. Sew
eral churches were badly wrecked, and
numerous other buildings more or less
damaged. The total damage in the city
is about $4,000.
Earlier Accounts.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, July 1.-THE Wahpe
ton, N. d., correspondent of the Pioneer
Press telegraphs as follows: A straight
wind from the northwest struck Fargo
at 2 80 a. m. Great damage was done to
the city. The electric light towers were
blown down and whole blocks unroofed.
Yerxa's wigwam, McGill & Co.'s ware
house, the opera house, the Republican
office, Keeney block, the battlement on
the Bank of North Dakota, Chapin
block, Exchange hotel; Continental
block and Manitoba freight house were
unroofed, and the Milwaukee depot
blown down. Dozens OF small houses
were razed, and almost every plate
glass window on Front street and Broad
way broken.
The Jay Cook hotel and Grand Pacific
at Moorhead were unroofed. The resi-
dence of the late Captain Mccarthy
corner Fifth and Ninth, was struck by a
storm and demolished. Seven children
were instantly killed, and Mrs. Nc
Carthy is not expected to live. Two I'M
known tramps in box car were killed.
A Train Blown Off the Track.
No. passenger train on the Northern
Pacific, going west, had just pulled out
of the yards and stopped at the Milwau-
kee crossing. The train was made up
of three baggage cars, nine coaches and
sleepers, party of Chicago and North.
western officials in a private car, and
Superintendent McCabe's car. All o1
the coaches and tender were blown from
the track, but no lives were lost, and nc
one was fatally hurt. The lights had
been put out, so there was no fire MOI
steam. Superintendent McCabe and the
conductor, brakemen and porters acted
very coolly, and calmed the frightened
passengers, who were sent back to the
city in special coaches.
List of the Injured.
The injured passengers and trainmen,
80 far as known, are:
George A. Manning, of Post Falls,
Idaho, knee hurt and shaken up.
j. F. Roundtree, Pingree, badly
bruised and leg hurt.
Miss McCabe, sister of superintendent
McCabe, ankle bruised.
G. r. Helm, Ellensburg, Washington
knee hurt and bruised.
Mrs. Nordstorm, en- route from Fin
land to Seattle to join her husband
badly cut in several places and tendons
severed and wrist cut.
John Richie, baggage-master, cut in
the head.
Albert Lee, express messenger
bruised.
Addison Augur, Palouse City, Wash.
ington, face cut: a.,
Mrs. G. r. Griffiths, Miles City, Mon
tana, badly bruised.
Warren e. Purdy. vice-president of the
Rock Island railroad, and family, accom-
panied by Col. R. S. Thompson anc
wife. were in Purdy's private car, bu,
none we're seriously injured. Col
Thompson and wife were slightly hurt
Fred Purdy was slightly cut, but the
others were unhurt.
Other Reports.
ST.. PAUL, July IA report was re
ceived here this morning that the towr
of Fargo, North Dakota, was completely
swept away by cyclone. A railroad
man who arrived from that vicinity thi'
morning, says terrific wind storm pre-
vailed this morning. Several traln'
were blown from the tracks.
All the wires to Fargo are down, ant
the Western Union officials report tha