The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-14
THE WINDS RUSHED FORTH.

4 Time, but two persons are known to have
been killed, many painfully injured and
much damage done 10 property. The wig.
wan on Lake front, in which the national
democratic convention 10 to be held II
badly cracked. About three O'Clock thil
afternoon heavy clouds began to gathe,
and few minutes later a tornado swept
across the city from the northwest, accom-.
panied BY terrific thunder and lightning
and torrents of rain and hail. On the west
side trees were broken down, awnings torn
OF, and windows shattered. A brick cot
tsRe at 1885 Whipple street was demol-
ished, two-year-sld Emma Klima instantly '
killed and her mother and another child
badly injured. Between Twenty-second
and Iwenty-third streets. east of the river.
considerable minor damage was done.
Telegraph, telephone and electric systems
were completely demoralized. Large
chimneys Of manufacturing sstablishm ents
were wrecked and some houses struck by
lightning and badly damaged. Portions Of
the roofs of several buildings on State
street were blown of. small circus was
showing ~ Twenty eighth street and Went
worth avenue. "a an yssnlal ss,iiinren being
present. When the gale ettuck the tent
the children were panic stricken, and great
confusion snSued. They were gotten ont
safely, however. and shortly after the tent
was RACED to the ground. A number of
performers made their escape in undress
uniform. A Catholic church at TWENTY
fifth and Wallan streets was badly dam
aged and passerby seriously injured. An
elevator near Butler street was struck bv
lightning and the grain badly damaged by
rain.
The storm was most severe in the
vicinity OF the board of trade. The Home
n Jnr Gall - rL.~
struck. and three plate glass windows Of
the Union National bank blown in. j..
Z. O'Dell, president of the bank, was struck
on the thigh BY large piece of glass. The
occupants OF the bank escaped with slight
bruises; A driving rain deluQed the bank
large windows in the Armour cempanv's
office was blown in. but no one was injured.
On the upper floors of the building a num-
Der OF windows we're broken. A number of
young women tainted and there was q pre-
cip:tate rush for the exits. To make mat
tsrs worse, 81 electric lights went out at
the height OF the confusion.
seventy-hve men were at work in the big |
democratic wigwam. The post holding |
corner or the canvas roof gave way and |
tore through the canvas. The wind cot
under it. the guy wires snapped like twine |
and an instant later the great ninety foot
center mast fell with a crash, smashing |
through the floor and running hundreds Of |
chairs.
Several large stores in the business dis
triot had plate glass windows blown in, and
suffered some damage from rain. During
The progress of the storm Rripmen ON the
liable line experienced considerable diff
,ulty in handling trains because of the
electrical current on the cables Three
,mployes in one yard were badly injured.
The force of the wind may be cleaned from
he fact that a aix-inch timber was driven
'ntirelv through box car.
Armour's elevator at Morgan street and
he river was struck by lightning and COM
,letely wrecked, Charles Roberts. who
vas at work in the boiler room, was buried
bricks and timber and his BODY
vas not recovered till late this evening.
dany additional casualties are being re-
'orted to the police. Several men working
n new building were badly hurt by be-
ng blown from a scnffoldinq or struck bv
wing debris. The life-saving station re-
orts that three men seen in a row boat
ONE distance from shore before the storm
urst must have been lost, az after IL
assed no sign of them could be seen in any
irection.
About $3.50 this evening another severe
torn swept over the city, lasting about
hree- quarters of an hour. Two buildings
'ers set on fire by lightning and other
Amor damage done, but no serious casual
les are reported. The storm had the effect :
owever. of completing the decentralization {
the telegraph service, and for q long =
me Chicago was cut off from commupica-
ON with the east