Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
FARGO, DAKOTA, IN RUINS.
c~eloue Visits the Town and Almost
Demolishes Ii.
Train Derailed and Several Lives
Are Lost.

r.pco. luly S-rhis city was struck
,.,ruipg by the severest wind storm
il. LroUn here 1t began at 2:30 and
e'e. nd half an hour. Earlier in the
'gL t-+ .Lare were some indications Of ram
me- S,,1gt midnight it began to thunder
any I;,btinp. The wind first began to
e. si-. fT5m the south but suddenly shifted to
NV northwest and in short time was
lin, n hurricane. Three electric light
49,. were soon blown down, leaving the
~ darkness that was relieved only by
~. -: vivid flashes of lightning. The
E.-b+sred inhabitants were aroused from
~. and lights were shinining from the
law. al over the city, but outside
~ was nothing but darkness and
I, -amuest and nothing could be
s.srl b1t the angry roar of the wind
md The crashing of flying debris. BY
or'oek the people were hurrying in
-v direction TO ascertain the
-,.1rrt of damage done Some appall-
.--. discoveries were soon made, the sad
Ia. Gsing the death of seven children Of
Io L,tp Can't. James Mccarthy, who
5.sl only a few weeks ago. The children
,-F1 were at home with their mother,
.,nyht safety in a coal bin, where they
,rar5 crushed to death. The mother was
XII seriously injured but it is thought she
iii recover A few osher persons sus-
,s;ral slight injuries. The Northern
pacific through north bound passenger
rim was blown from the track and many
-4rha passengers we're severely but not
GENEROUSLY injured The Northern
p.a5c ear and machine shops, the freight
5apot,. the great Northern and Milwaukee
-a53. were demoiShed several churches
we're badly wrecked and numerous other
buildings more or less damaged The
fatal damage in the city is about SO, 900.
Tine Whapeton. n. D. correspondent of
The Pioneer Press telegraphs as follows.
straight wind from the northwest struck
Fargo III 2.30 a. IN. Great damage was
5ara the city. The electric light towers
we're blown down. whole blocks were I'M
rooted. YerXes wigwam, Mc(}ill q Cos
warehouse. opera house, Republican office,
E,nuey block. the battlements on the
bank of North DAKOTA Chaplin block, EX
change hotel, Continental block and Mani
tata freight house were unrOoted, and
thu Milwaukee depot was! blown
down. A dozen small houses were razed
and almost all the plate glass windows
IN Front street and Broadway were
broken. The Jay cook hotel and the
Grand Pacific at Moorhead were unroofed.
The residence of the late Capt. Mccarthy,
corner Fituh and Ninth streets, was struck
py the storm and demolished. Seven
children were instantly killed and
Mrs Mccarthy is rot expected to live.
Two unknown tramps IN a box car were
alIed The No. passenger train on the
Northern Pacific going west had just
pulled ont of the yard and stopped at the
Milwaukee crossing. The train was made
up Of tine baggage cars. nine coaches and
,eapers a party of Chicago q North
western officials in a private car and
Supt McCabes car. All of the coaches
and the tender were blown from the track
hut no lives were lost and no one was
fatally hurt. The lights had been put out
So there was no fire nor steam. Superin-
tendeut McCabe and conductor, brakemen
and porters acted very cody and Gained
The frightened passengers who were sent
back TO the city in special coaches.