Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-07-02

waters deluged the city Many houses
in the lower portion of the town were
soon swept from their foundations. In
one house, a large two-story frame
building, were two children who, were
drowned. The bridges Of the Illinois
Central and Chicago, &. Northwestern
We're destroyed as well as several hhe
country roads. Many families are quar-
tered in the schoolhouse and in high
brick buildings. Stocks of goods were
badly damaged. The railroads in all
directions from Correctionville are
washed out; but it is impossible to
guess the loss, us the water is still high,
Hundreds Of acres Of corn above and
below the town are submerged and d
great many cattle. horses and hogs are
drowned. Iii Correctionville the water
rose 25 feet above it's normal stage.
From Kingsley it was learned that not
a building in Neville escaped damage
from the flood ii West Fork, a tribu-
tary Of the Little Sioux. All were
moved from their foundation and are
now standing in the streets or carried
far away. Not word can be learned
from Otto, Smithland and points down
the Little Sioux river.
A special from Neville; on West
Fork, which was completely inundated,
says that there are only $50 pounds of
flour in the town. The town is almost
completely cut off from succor. Hum
out in the fields in the valley were
fearfrlly tacerated by the barbed wires
carried down by the swollen torrent id
which the beasts became entangled.
A. w. Thesher, the mail clerk who
went east from this city Thursday
night with the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul passenger, which is now
water-bound at HorniclS, reached here
Friday and thus relates his experiences:
Our train reached Rodney in the Little
Sioux valley along in the morning. There We
We're told that VIC could go no further on &C
count OF ywashouts on Maple river and started
back to Sioux City, When we reached a
point a mile or SO this side OF Horniclx
q flash of lightning revealed a sea Of water
over the tracks and further progress was I'M
possible SO we ran back to Hornick. The train
is still there with the crew and twenty three
passengers and no prospects OF getting out for
couple of days.
How did you get back hereT' -.
We'll got hungry, rs did all the passen-
gers. Our rations were rather slim, and so
made up my mind to come to Sioux City. I
put my letter mail in pouch together with my
clothing and started to wade. / waded through
fully q mile and q half of water between Hor.
nick and Hedges, and in many, places it was
up to my neck. At Heages / caught con-
struction train and rode into Sioux City.
iHFhe lonf orn with 1yotar 90
far as you can see. Field after field is sub
merged, and all over the flats the water is
from to feet deep in the first floors of houses.
The farmers have moved out to the high ground
in nearly all instances.
Il saw farmers wading in the water up to
their waists pushing RATS; on which were load
ed their families and household goods, ahead
nick whose house was flooded pushed a big
hog trough ahead OF him in which his wife
holding her baby was seated. He was making
for the high ground near our train.''
SIX MEN ,KILhEn!
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. June 27.-The
Patterson Coal Company's breaker To-
Gated at Natalie, village miles
north of this city, was destroyed by a
cyclone Friday afternoon and the fol-
lowing persons were killed. J. Il Bios
som, Hawley, Pa; j. Bently Dodson,
Shickshinny, Pa; Richard Roberts,
Luzerne borough, Pa; William Lodge,
Luzerneborough, Pa; two unknown
strangers.
Lodge, Roberts and the two unknown,
men We're skaters and were engaged in
roofing the breaker at the time of the
accident, The other two killed were
carpenters and met their death while
at work on the interior of the
breaker. Shortly after hoon ths
sky il The north became black
and the darkness grew in intensity.
The men perched on their high tower
gazed on the advancing storm, expect
ing to descend in time to avoid this
rain. Suddenly a terrible wind gust
gathered up the mighty structure as
though it were q feather, and, whirling
it around, dashed it to ruin. The men
were mangled almost beyond recogni-
ton.
CLOUDBURsTS IN EUROPE.
BERLIN, June 27.-Great destruction
of life and property by cloud bursts and
thunderstorms is reported from all
quarters. At Coblentz on the Uppef
Rhine whole districts are fearfully de-
vastated. At Ehren the lower parts
of the town and of the fortress
were flooded Thursday night. The
people were driven to the houses
tops for safety and the garrison was
called out and dispatched to, the. assists
ance Of the inhabitants Of Pfaffendorl
and Horchein, who were in great peril
and distress All along the Rhine and
Moselle the vineyards have suffered Sc
verely, and great fears are enter
tanned for the future vintage.
Near Wincheringeli, on the Moselle,
some peasants, going along the road in
a cart, were overwhelmed by cloud
burst and swept down the embankment
into the river. One Of them was
drowned, but the others saved
themselves. Al the railways be-
tween Trevas and Metz are i'm.
passable owing to the floods.
Many local lines are similarly oh.
structed. Early Friday morning q
cloudburst did great damage to the
Soaen medicinal springs, and the vii.
lagos of Holzcndorff, Wernsdorff and
Murk are reported to have been de
stroyed. Houses, roads, bridges, walls
cattle and crops have been swept away
and the inhabitants of those districts
are terror-striclsen and in despair.
LONDON, June 27.Heavy thunder
storms are reported throughout Eng
land and Ireland. Much damage was
caused by foods, and several houses
were burned or shattered by lightning
LUMBER ABLAZE.
Ten Million Feet Destroyed by Fire il
tho Nelson Yards at Cloquet.
DUT.GTH Mimi, June 27. Fire
started about 8 o'clock Friday after