The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-08
WIND UNROOFS FARGO.
Terrible Storm at Night Roars
Through the City.
SPREADING RUIN AND DEATH.
Sven Children Huddltd in q Coal
Bin are Instantly Killed.
SPREADING RUIN AND DEATH
Northern Pacific Train Blown on the
Track, InJuring Passengers for This
Ssate-Eiectric Towers Blown Down,
to Make Lightning More Vivid.

FARGO, ". Dak., July This city was
visited this morniHg by the seyeress wind
storm ever knewn here. 1t began at 2:30
and continued half an hour. Earlier in
the night there were some indications of
rain. and about midnight it began to
thunder and tighten. The wind first
began to blow from the south, but sudden
ly shifted to the northwest and in very
short time was blowing hurricane. The
three electric towers were soon blown
down, leaving the city in darkness
that was relieved only by vivid flashes of
lightning The frightened people were
aroused from their sleep and lights wer
shining from windows all over the city,
but outside there was nothing but dark
ress and the tempest, and nothing cLuld
be heard but the angry roar OF the wind
and the era hing of flying debris.
By o'clock people were hurrying in
every direction to ascertain the amount of
damage done.
The appalling discovery was soon made
OF the death of seven children of the late
Captain James McCirshy, VITO died only
few weeks ago. The children, who were
at home with their mother, sought safety
in coal bin. where they were all crushed
to death. The mother was also badly in
jured. but it is thought she will recover. A
few other persons were hurt slightly.
The Northern Pacific through north
bound passenger train was blown from the
track and many of the passengers severely
but not dangerously injured. The North
ern Pacific repair and machine shops, and
the freight depot OF the Great Northern
and Milwaukee roads were demolished.
Several churches and other buildings we're
more or less damaged. The total damage
in the city is $751; COO.
ST. PAUL, July THE Wahpeton. N. D.,
correspondent of the Pioneer Press tele-
graphs as follows: A straight wind from
the northwest struck Fargo at 2:30 a. m.
Great damage v as done in the city. Elec-
tric light towers were blown down and
whole blocks unroofed. The Yerxas Wig
wan, McGill & Co. warehouse. the opera
house, the Republican, Office. the Kieney
block, the Battlement block, the Bank
OF North Dakota, the Chaplin block, the
Exchange hotel, the Continental block and
the 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 is broken.
The Jay Cooke hotel and the Grand Pa
cific. at Moorhead. Mimi, we're unroofed.
The residence of the late Captain Nc
Carthy, corner OF Fifth and Ninth streets,
was struck by the storm and demolished.
Seven children were instantly killed and
Mrs. Mccarthy is not expected to live.
Two unknown tramps in q box-car were
killed.
No. passenger train on the Northern
Pacific, going west, had just pulled out of
the yards and stopped at the Milwaukee
crossing. The train was made up OF three
baggage cars. nine coaches and sieepers,
party of Chicago & Northwestern officials
in private car, and Superintendent Nc
Cabe's car. All OF the coaches and the ten
der were blown from the track, but no olives
were lost and no one was fatally hurt The
lights had been put out, and there was no
fire or steam. Superintendent McCabe and
the conductor, brakemen and porters acted
very coolly and calmed the frightened pas
sengers, who were sent back to the city in
special coaches. The injured passengers
and trainmen so far as learned are:
George A. Manning. Post Falls, Idaho, knee
hurt, and shaken mp.
J. F. Roundtree, Pingre Ford. badly bruised
and leg hurt.
Miss McCabe, sister of Superintendent Nc
Cabe, ankle bruised.
C. r. Helm, Elensburg, Wash. knee hurt and
bruised.
Mrs. Nordstreem. en- route from Finland TO
Seattle to Join her husband badly cut in several
places and tendons severed and wrist cut
John Richie, bageage-m aster, cut in the head
Albert Lee, express messenger. bruised.
Addison Angur, Palouse City Wash, face
cut.
Mrs. C. &. Griffith, Miles City. Mont, badly
bruised.
Warner g. Purdy. vIce-presideut Rock Island
railroad. and family accom- panied by Colonel
r. s Thompson AID wife, were In Purdy's pri-
vate car, but none were seriously injured
Colonel Thompson and wife were slightly hurt.
Fred Purdy was slightly cut, but the others were
uuhurt.