Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-14
Destructive Storms

LAKE BENTON. MINI Aug. IA "A terrif-
ic storms struck here yesterday afternoon
and for few minutes the air was thick with
large hall stones. Nearly every pane Of
glass on the north and west aides Of build
ings was broken. In the country every
thing In the shapa of uncut grain was de.
stroyed. 1t IL not thought that the storm
covered very Wide area.
ST. CLOUD. MIMI, Aug. IA "A destructive
hail and rain storm swept over this section
yesterday afternoon doing considerable
damage. Immediately east OF 81. Cloud the
ta!n fell In torrents and the wind, which
blew perfect hurricane, beat the grain to
the earth and scattered wheat stacks In hope
less tan9le.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. IA special from
Ellsworth, MINI says that the most terri
bio wind storm that ever passed over that
section of Minnesota struck Ellsworth at B
pm. yesterday ard left the town pretty
! complete wreck. A dark cloud with q
greeulsh tint along it's edges came twislipg
Ia from the northwest and crushed pretty
much everything in Its path. The Iowa,
Minnesota and Dakota Elevator was com.
pletely blown to pieces The Congrega-
] tlonsl church was partially blown dowp, tine
dwelling of D. F. Oramer was thrown from
f.; it's foundation and the Burlington depot
! suffered great damage. Several box cars
wsse hurled from the track like 30 much
kidding wood, but no lives were lost. There
Ia not building 10 the village that was not
] bit By the storm and blown away. The
! loss will reach s25. 600
A dispatch from Lake Benton, Mimi,
says that place was visited by the most de-
ssrucsivs hallstoim yesterday that was ever
(. known In the vicinity. At 4:3O he storm
gu idsniy struck, add for the next ten min
utes tho air was thick With hailstones. many
OF which weighed four ounces. Nearly
svery pens of glass on the porLh and west
sides OF buildings was broken. The proba-
biiity Is that 81 coo Will not more than pay
for the broken g'sls. Ia tho county every
thing In tho shape of uncut grain i, the
path of the storm vas ennlhllsted.
A tertifo rain aud hail storm passed over
Fulda, MINI. Hail larger than goose eggs
poured down for half hour breaking hcn.
dreds OF windows and stripping leaves and
small branches from the trees. Farmers re.
port corn and fax badly damaged.
About six o'clock last evsning hail storm &C
compsnied by wiad passed just north Of Worth
ington, MINI. Hill larger than eggs fell and par
ties coming 10 report considerable damsge to fax
and corn. The full extent of the storm Ia I'M.
known.
HALIFAX N.s., Aug. 14-The electric atorm
which passed over parts OF Nova Scotia, was one o
tho ,ss furious ever OK aerenc,d In this country
From all the parts visited come reports of great
damage and thrilling stories OF the freaks Of the
lightning. Houses aud birns were struck, snd'
with their contents consumed. In some CAGES az
ter tho Ares broke ont, the buildings were saved
by tho torrents of wster which fell. At Truro an
1S.year-ol youth who had his head out OF win
dow, was struck By lightning simultaneously with
the SCATTERING OF great tree nearby and killed.
Passengers from Boston report that while Cross |
ing the Cobequi Mountains the rails for a mile |
ahead and to tho rear of the train became eectr |
fed and shone wildly with the lightning. The |
car whosls and iron about the coaches seemed to |
be encircled with hrs aud the whole train appear
cd blaze of light.
Chicago Msrket