St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-25

That Flowed Into Them-The
Loss in Some Sections of the
City Will Be Heavy-Yester-
days Doings by Grave Men
General Minneapolis News.
Yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock the
storm of Wednesday night was re-
newed with increased vigOr. The rain
fell in torrents, the velocity of the wind
reached fifty miles an hour, and the
usual damage to roofs and signs oe-
CURED. A section of the heavy galvall-
lied iron cornice over Altman's was
blown onto the sidewalk, but luckily no
one was passing at the time. The tele-
phone and telegraph companies report
no serious damage.
The Twin City Rapid Transit conf
panv experienced considerable trouble
on their grades, the heavy ram having
washed the sand and gravel over the
track and temporarily suspended travel.
At Lowry hill the water and sand was
over foot deep, and three Harriet.
three Lyndale and one Kenwood car
were stopped, and had to be backed
down to Thirty-first street AMI run i'll
over the First avenue line. On the
Fourth avenue and First avenue lines
trouble was also experienced on the
grades, and at Sixth avenue north car
got off the track.
j. Il. Robinson. mounted police
officer, received severe electric shock
during the Storm. He was about to re-
port to headquarters from Box 90 on
Hennepin avenue and Lake street, hay
ing taken hold of the telephone, when
there was a flash from the instrument
and he was knocked out of the box. lie
soon recovered, however, and is now all
right.
Lightning struck dwelling house at
1868 Seventh street northeast during
the height of the electric Storm. The
house was slightly damaged, but the in
mates escaped unhurt.
Among grain and elevator men the
general opinion was that the rain had
done the crops little or no damage so
far, and that danger to the grain would
only lie In continued wet weather, es-
specially if accompanied by intervals of
warm temperature.
At the relief barracks all of the fire
sufferers had been removed but SIX
families, and these were literally atloat.
There was not an inch of floor in the
whole building which was not water
soaked. Little ones, taken from the
soaked beds, sat around on the wet
floors, and larger children were wading
about between the building and The
cook house in water up to their thighs.
Mr.. Hove was discouraged because he
was not likely to get them out before
another dav.
At relief headquarters Mr.. Schroeder
said that they would complete the loca-
ton and relief of twenty families dur
ing the day, including the barracks
people.
The next meeting OF the relief COM
| mittee will be held Saturday morning at
| 9 o'clock.
The storm of "Wednesday evening
amounted to almost hurricane at Lake
Minnetonka, though fortunately serious
results were averted by the slowness of
the storm in coming. The rain was pre-
coded by the most brilliant electrical
display that has ever been seen at the
| lake.
AT the Hotel st. Louis four simultane-
Gus bolts burned out the outside electric
circuit, and a number Of large trees
were torn down by the wind. Cottage
wood also had trees blown down, and
some of the houses lost cbimneYs by the
wind. A number OF SailboatS were in
| jured by being driven on shore. The
| cottagerS along the shore from the st.
Louis to Excelsior seem to have gotten
| the worst OF the storm.
The yacht club house escaped with
+ some broken windows on the west side
The only loss was row boat, which
was carried across the lake and then
picked up by the wind and dashed OH
| the Milwaukee tracks fifty foet from
the waters edge.
The heavy rain storm of yesterday
| morning developed condition of
affairs in connection with the city
sewers which may prove an expensive
matter. 1t Is claimed that the sewers
are not large enough to carry off the
water as it fell. and that the water
backed up in many places, iniuriDg
property stored in cellars and base
ments. The loss for yesterdays storm
will be considerable, and several
| damage suits are threatened against
the city. On both Nicollet
| and Hennepin avenue. from the union
, depot to Washington. cellars were filled,
| and some OF those which were injured
| belong to the following: Saterlee Print
ing company, Minneapolis Paper COM
pany. Southern restaurant. under Pence
| opera house; Joshua Williams hard
ware store; w. K. Morrison, G. ID. Whit
all, L. K. Gray, Earle Fruit company
and several wholesale firms.
Lightning struck the barn of w. l..
Sands at Lake Minnetonka, and it was
burned down, entailing considerable
loss to the owner.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.