Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
WORK OF a CYCLl[ ONE {. \ !!
rrpp,m1,p sT0RM SWEPT OVER
SOUTHERN MINNEsoTA.

.urpR1m1D STORM SWEPT OVER
SOUTHERN MINNEsoTA.
nov. About Twenty Miles south
=, Austin, IL Partially DESTROYED
I'D Three Persons Are Reported
vu,ed-Loyvther 10 Said to Have
p..n wiped out OF Existence ~
p.op,ee From Near Mcintyre, lows,
Come Into Town After Physicians
"A warehouse ana q Number Of
p.rns at Dodge Center Are Lev-
.lled to the Ground.
st. Paul, Sept. 22.-The town Of Lie
Row. Mimi, is reported to have been
partially ruined Dy cyclone late last
evening. The telegraph operator at
Mclntire, Iowa, on the Great Western
road. reports that three people were
killed at lie Roy and the whole east
orn mart of the town badly damaged.
A fire about the same time destroyed
. hotel and three stores. This inf0r-
nation was brought to Mcintyre by
the agent Of the w. & s. w. railway
at lie Roy.
waukee & st. Paul railway received
reports in st. Paul Of the storm be-
tween 1 and o'clock this morning.
These reports say that storm of in-
tensity almost approaching to cy-
clone struck the village Of LIE Roy,
which is about twenty miles southeast
Of Austin, where it did damage to
several buildings and carried away the
| telegraph wires. 1t must also have
damaged the wires of the Great West
crn near the same point. The storm
then appears to have passed in an
east-uortheasterly direction, crossing
( thu Root river and striking north Of
/ Preston through the county of Fill
more north of Rushford, and into
Winona county,, where it struck the
little village of Homer, four miles
south of the city Of Winonar on the
Milwaukee River division, destroying
five or six houses.
At 1 o'clock this morning the Mil
waukee sent special wrecking train
to Homer.
Spring Valley, a village of 1900 pop
ulation on the Winona & Southwest
ern, in Fillmore county, according to
the reports from the Milwaukee rail-
way, and twenty miles northeast of
Austin, suffered severely from the
storm, a large number of houses being
totally wrecked and several persons
being badly injured. One death is re-
ported to have occurred.
The Chicago & Great Western Of
ficials in st. Paul received word of
the cyclone from their agent at Nc
intre, Iowa, who telegraphed that the
storm passed over Riceville, some four
or five miles distant, doing some dam
age, and then struck the small village
Of Lowther, destroying every dwell
Ing il the place. The Mcintyre agent
also telegraphs that messengers came
into Ricevills for physicians, who are
needed at the villageof New Haven,
some ten miles distant from Riceville.
These Messengers said New Haven
was badly damaged by the storm,
many houses being wrecked and sever
al persons injured. The Mcintyre
agent also heard that three persons
We're killed at LIE Roy.
Damage at Dodge Center.
Dodge Center, Mimi, Sept. GA
cyclone struck this place last evening,
blowing Warren Fairbanks ware
house down and scattering 1t across
the railroad tracks. Several barns
and smaller buildings were blown
down and shade trees were badly
damaged. The Windsor house barn
was also blown down and the hotel
hack smashed to pieces.
Several Killed.
Emmetsburg, Iowa, Sept. pa ter
rifle cyclone passed over this section
at 8 o'clock last evening. Many ru-
1ned houses and several deaths tell it's
sad results. The Foley house, one
half mile south Of this city, is demol-
lshed, daughter is dead, and father,
r!other and son are frightfully wound
ed Mrs. Foley's arms are both brok-
en-. and she can hardly recover. Mrs.
Alex Golden. living few miles east
OF here, is dead and Mr.. Golden is not
expected to live. The dead are Miss
Foley, Mrs. Golden and Mrs. Alexan-
der.
The injured are Mr.. Foley, seriously
wounded; Mrs. Foley, both arms brok-
en-; will die. Mr.. Foley (son) seriously
Injured. Mr.. Golden, fatally hurt.
lie little town Of Cylinder, six miles
east Of here, there were two or three
houses blown down and several per-
sons seriously injured. Several 9th
ers. whose names it has been impossi-
Die to learn, are missing, and many
arc supposed to be killed and wound
ed
George Morse and Oliver Cole were
IN Slaughter house when it struck
ana al narrowly escaped with their lives.
Ihe buildings on the fair grounds,
only few rods away, are demolished.
IN Great Oak township, five miles
southwest of here, the storm was very
severe. Many buildings are reported
10 have been blown down. Owing to
the LEGAL confusion that prevails it
Is impossible to obtain accurate re-
ports ports In several parts of this town.
Fowler M. e. Church.
Minneapolis, Sept. pa permit was
issued by Building Inspector Gilman