The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-12
A.HORRIBLE STORM,
Terrible Wind Storm Drives Down
Into the Streets Of Fargo
Tuesday Night.
Many Store Fronts Are. Blown in
and the Goods Badly
Damaged.
Damage to Buildings Will Run
up Into the Thousands
of Dollars.

FARGO, N. ID. Special Telegram. -
At IL o'clock last evening the worst
storm that has ever been known in this
section set in. The wind. which had
been blowing from the southeast, sud-
denly whipped around to the northwest,
and within five minutes . terrible biz
zard was raging. The wind increased
in violence until, by midnight, it was
impossible for q person to face it on the
streets. Along Front street the win
dows in a number of stores were blown
in and the stores filed with snow. Eide
walks all over the city were torn up and
dashed into the street or against the
buildings. Many houses were unroofed.
Reports of the damage could not
be obtained, but it is probable
that this morning the streets of
the city will present a d%eplorable
sight. On Front street the doors to
half q dozen stores were blown open
and the rooms filed with snow. In
Hance Bros. hardware store the entire
front was carried in. Wilson'S restau-
rant was badly damaged on the interior,
even the paper being torn from the walls.
Along the railroad tracks cars have
been overturned and the tracks are
covered with debris. All engines ran
into the yards as o As the storm
first started. The heavy guards at
the Broadway crossing of the Northern
Pacific are broken. In Simon
sons store On Broadway the whole front
was carried in, and the driving snow
has packed in between the clothing
goods, which will be badly damaged.
The streets are strewn with signs,
boxes and movable articles of every
description. The row of sidewalk
north of The Argus Office was torn up
and carrie. half way across the street.
The front in Simonson's clothing
store, Hance Brothers hardware store,
Hart & Eggert's meat market. and the
st. Paul house were blown in.
The door t. 81. Hector's grocery
store was blown in. Il. Sunde's store
on front street suffered the loss of the
front windows. In all of these build
ings the stock inside was scattered in
every direction and the driving snow
filled every corner.
The Argus building. which is q four
story solid brick structure, swayed and
rocked ~fearfully throughout the storm.
The front of Goodman new store on
Front street was demolished.
At 1 80 O'Clock this morning the tele-
phone lines were cut off from the GEN.
trail Office on account of the risk attend
ing the crossing of the wires with the
electric light lines. Shortly after II
O'Clock the wires crossed. Superintendent
Ingham located the place where the
tangle was, and climbed the pole and
fixed the wires. The feat was an ex.
tremely perilous one. and the superin.
tendent says he would not perform it
again for q fortune. After this the
lights burned steadily all night.
At 9 O'Clock the Associated Press re.
ports were stopped owing to the wires
teing down in every direction. The
damage is heavy along the various lines,
and it will probably be several days be.
fore they can be repaired sufficiently to
be used.
At $50 q. M. the storm had not
abated in it's fury, and the wind was
blowing q hurricane. It had turned ex-
tremely cold and it wasimpossible to face
the biting blast The wind drove the
snow like kneedles and no living being
could Withstand it.
From the outlook at this hour it is APP.
parent that the damagedone around the
city will run up into thousands of dol :
lars In some stores the stock was
partly ruined by the snow. Many build.
ings are unroofed and sheds blown
down. Lumber is scattered all over the
streets. Along the railroads especially
the damage is great.