The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-08
FARGOHIT BY A TORNADO
SEVEN CHILDREN AND TWO MEN
REPORTED KILLED.

A Train Blown From tie Track But
All on Board Escape Whole
Blocks Unroofed Two O'clock in
the Morning the Time of the Vista
ton.
ST. PAUL, MINI. July THE Wappe-
ton, n. D., correspondent of the Pioneer
Press telegraphs that paper as follows: "A
wind from the northwest struck Fargo at
$50 O'Clock this morning. Great damage
was done the city. The electric light
towers were blown down, and whole blocks
were unroofed.
THE Yexai Nigwam, McGill & Co.'S
warehouse, the opera house, the Republican
Office, Keen's block, the Chaplin block, the
Exchange hotel, the 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 Broadway was broken.
1.-The Jay Cooke hotel and Grand Pacific at
Ardmore were unroofed
''Seven children of Mr.. Mccarthy, and two
unknown tramps sleeping in a box car
were killed, and nineteen people were injureds
TRAIN BLOWN FROM THE TRACK.
1.-The No. passenger train on the North
ern Pacific road, going west, was just pull
ing out of the yards. The train was made
up of three baggage cars, nine coaches and
sleepers. A party of nine officials were in
a private car. The coaches and tender
were blown from the track, but no lives
ously hurt. The lights had been put
out, so that there was no
damage from fire, as at first was feared
would be the case. Supt. McCabe, the con-
ducJor and brakemen acted very coolly and
claimed the frightened passengers, who
were sent back to the city in special
coaches"
LASTED HALF AN HOUR.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July z, IL P. Nj. ].
Jordan, editor of the Fargo IN. d. Repub-
7icdn, sends the following account of the
storm to the Associated Press: This city
was visited by the most severe wind storm
this morning it has ever known. 1t began
slt 2:30 o'clock and continued half an hour.
EARLIER in the night there were some
indications of rain, and about midnight
st began to thunder and lightning,
but few anticipated serious storm. The
wind began to blow from the south, but
Suddenly shifted to the northwest, and in a
very short time was blowing hurricane.
''rhree electric light towers were soon
blown down, leaving the city In inky dark
mess, that was relieved only by the vivid
1.-THE frightened inhabitants were aroused
from their sleep and lights were shining
from windows all over the city, but outside
There was nothing but dark ness and tempest
and nothing could be heard but the angry
roar of the wind and the crashing of flying
debris.
SEVEN CHILDREN KILLED.
'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 Capt. James
Mccarthy, who died only few weeks ago.
The children, who we're at home with their
mother, sought safety in a coal bin, where
they were all crushed to death. The mother
was seriously injured, but it is thought that
she will recover.
TRAIN BLOWN FROM THE TRACK.
ga Northern Pacific through west bound
passenger train, after being stopped by the
force of the wind in the western suburbs of
the city, was blown from the track and
every one of the five cars turned over.
Many of the passengers were severely, but
not dangerously injured, their injuries con-
sisting merely of cuts and bruises.
"The Northern Pacific repair and machine
shops were damaged $50, 900.
''The freight depots of the Great Northern
and Milwaukee roads were demolished.
Several churches were badly wrecked
and numerous other buildings were more or
less damaged.
1.-THE total damage wrought in the city is
estimated at $4,000"