The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-17

out.--FortunatcIy no Large Towns
Were in tho Path of tho Storm
Which was Ono Of the Worst Eve,
Visited tho Northwest.
81. PAUL, Sltxx., June 1a.-A storm
OF wind and rain, which in some sec
tons developed into a yeritable cyclone,
laid waste the southern central portion
of this state late yesterday afternoon,
and it will be some days before the full
extent of the disaster is known
That there has been loss Of life
is beyond question, but time alone
can tell Just how many lives went out
in theunnatural darkness OF that terri
bic dav. Jackson, Martin, FairbauIt,
Freeburn and Bloc Earth counties seem
Z tc have been the scene OF the storm, al
though 1t was storming at the time
pretty much all over ;he state, but these
counties suffered SO much more that
the other sections have seen given lit
tie thought to-day.
The cyclone began TO form near Jack
son, in jackson county, and alter
sweeping across Martin and Fairibault
counties, was scattered near Wells,
close to the boundary OF Freeborn
county. Its course was TO the north
east at first, but it later took q sudden
swoop to the southeast, disappearing be-
low Wells, which is almostdirectly east
Of Jackson. Fortunately the storms
worst fury was displayed In the more
sparsely settled farming regions and
the loss OF life was consequently not so
great as it would have Otherwise been.
MANY LIVES LOST.
AS It's, the loss OF life will be very
large, and estimates run as high as 100
though that is the extreme figure. II
seems more probable that forty OF fifty
lives have been destroyed by the Jury
OF this storm, but the exact figure can
not be given tonight
Everything in the path Of the storm
was swept from the face OF the earth,
houses and barns being 'spllntered and
trees and telegraph poles snapped OIL
like pipe stems. a heavy rain storm
broke at halt past four o'clock and be-
foro that had passed away the clouds
began to gather in ell their
terrifying blackness, the terrible
locking conc put in its appearance, and
as it whirled across the country 1t
hooked UP houses, barns, trees, crops
and people-evcrything that comes in
its path. Many houses that were but
partially destroyed covered the man
gled remains Of the occupants and own
ers of the farm.
Along the Milwaukee road from
Jackson to Minnesota Lake, the scene
Is one Of devastation. Not every house
was wrecked but 80 many are destroyed
that the scene is pttifui.
SCHOOL CHILDREN KILLED.
Near sherburne a teacher and eigh.
teen scholars we're kept in by the after
noon rains, and when the cyclone struck
the school house the building was
wrecked and sixteen killed, including
the teacher. John Brown and three
others were killed south Of Minnesota
lake. A man, with his wife and child,
we're killed at Linden, and others in
jured.
Tho first reports from Wells were to
the effect that from forty 10 fifty had
been killed near there, the worst Of the
storm having been to the west and
south Of that village. AsSyet no reports
have been received in confirmation OF
this loss. Ton are reported killed in
the neithborhood OF Mapleton and
twenty injured.
A LATER REPORT.
The first serious damage Of the cy-
clone was at the schoolhouse near
sherbourne, where three were killed
and thirteen badly injured.
At Harland five people were killed
and many others injured, One mil 9
east OF Wells three people were killed.
Not building was loft standing at
Minnesota lake. A number Of persons
were killed and injured. Many people
suffered from injuries and their suffer
ings were made more intense through
exposure to the cold wind and rain.
Probably the worst damage in the
state by the storm, outside otthe actual
cyclone district, was at Spring Valley,
where the heavy rain caused q bad
flood. The damage is sostimated ct from
s25, 900 to $4,000.
The northwest corner Of Freeborn
county was in the pathof the storm and
considerable damage to property and
crops was done there, while several ia
talities are reported also.
There were two storms, the first at
1880 andI the second an hour later,
Both came from the west and the sec
ond was q veritable cyclone, 1t de-
stroying everything in its course, ac-
cording TO received.
Tho damage was chiefly in the farm.
ing districts and the reports therefore
are coming in slowly. Andrew Hanson,
aged %, took shelter in u barn near
Hartland, but the barn was blown down
and he was killed.
In FreGborn township Mrs. Mike 1yer-
son and three children and a child Of ].
Steen are also reported killed, while
manypmere are more or less seriously
injured.
Great Storm at scranton.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 16.-A terrific
thunder storm visited this city tonight,
causing much damage. Several fatali-
ties have been reported, but no particu.
lars can be gained owning to the fact
that communication throughout the
city is almost entirely cut of.
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