, 1890-07-10
A TERRIBLE TORNADO.
Devastation Wrought in the
City of Fargo,
NINE PERSONS WERE KILLED
A Northern Pacific Train Wrecked,
and Many People Injured
Great Havoc.

Sr. PAU, Mimi, July THE Wap-
peton, y. d., correspondent OF tho Plo'
noer Press telegraphs as follows a
straight wind from the northwest struck
Fargo at 2:3o A. NJ. to-day. Great
damage was done in the city, Tho olcc.
trio light towers Were blown down, and
whole blocks uurooied. Xorxes wig
wan, McGilland ,S Co. S warehouse, the
opcra-house, tho Republican office, the
Keeney block, the battloment on the
bank of North Dakota tho Chaplin
block, the Exchange hotel the Conti-
mental block and the Manitoba freight
house were all unrooled, and the Mil
waukee derot was blown down. Dozens
OF small houses were raised, and almost
every plate glass window on Front street
and Broadway are broken.
Cooks hotel and the Grand Pacific at
Moorhead were unTooied.
The residence OF late Captain McCar-
thy, at the corner of Filth and Ninth
streets, was struck by the storm and do
molished. Seven children were instant.
ly killed, and Mrs. Mccarthy is not OK
pcctcd to live, Two unknown tramps
in n box car were killed.
Passenger train No. on the Northern
Pacific, going west, had Just pulled out
OF the yards and stopped az tho Mil
waukee crossing. Tie train was made
up of three baggage cars, nine coaches
and slecpers. 4 party OF Chicago q
NorthwestcTn Officials IN a private car,
superintendent MCCabe's car, all OF the
coiches md the tender were blown from
tue truck, but no lives were lost and no
one was fatally hurt. The lights had
been put out and so there was no fire
nor steam. Superintendent McCabe
and the conductor brakeman aud pOr-
ters acted very coolly and calnicd the
frightened passengers, who were sent
back to the city III special coaches.
LIST or THE INJURED.
The injured passengers and trainmen,
SO far as learned, are;
George A. Manning, of Post Falls,
idaho, knee hurt and shaken UP.
j. +, Roundtroe, OF Pingrelord, badly
bruised nnd leg hurt.
Miss McCabc, sister OF Superintendent
McCabe, ankle bruised.
{. Il, Helm, of Ellensburgh, Wash,
knee hurt aud bruised.
Mrs. Nortstrcein, Ell route from Fin
land TO Seattle, to join her husband,
badly cut in several places. and tenuons
severed and wrist cut.
john Richie, baggage master, cut in
the head.
Albert Lee, express messenger bruised.
Addison Agur, Palouse City, Wash,
face cut.
Mrs. c. II. Griffith, Miles city, Mont,
badly bruised.
Warren q. Purity, vice president ofthe
Rock Island railroad, and family, ac-
eompanied by, Colonel X. 5. Thompson
and wife, were In Purdy's private car,
but mono were Seriously in jured. Coli
onel Thompson and wiie were slightly
hurt. Fred Purdy was slightly cut, but
the Others were unhurt
GREAT DESTRUCTION ELSEWHERE.
ST. PAui, Mimi, July 7.-Thc Pioneer
IIess has dispatches from many points
In tho vicinity of Fargo telling how
iarmhOuscs, barns and out buildings in
all directions nbrinE destroyed. rhe
trees along the river banks for miles
from Fargo were broken oil or stripped
OF their foliage.
CasselIton reports bridges in all direc-
tions washed out or blown away.
At Maplcton nearly every building In
town sustained some damage, and Il
number OF people were slightly hurt.
Dispatches from Whcat.anl Durbin,
Ayr and some otncr points tell the same
story. No nidltiongl fatalities are
reported but many points are to be
heart from, the wircJ being badly
demoralized.