Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-05-24
WIND AND RAIN.
Fearful Havoc Wrought in Many
Parts of the Country.
Storms In the Northwest-Terrible Effects
Felt on Lake Michigan-Floods In
Pennsylvania Equal Those
of Five Years Ago.
THE WORST FOR YEARS. ,

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of Five Years Ago.
| IS n SS THE WORST FOR YEARS.
ST. Paul, Mimi, May ls.---The great
storm which swept over Minnesota and
western Wisconsin Tuesday night was
1 the most severe since the cyclone of
April IA, 1886, crushed eighty-six lives
at St Cloud and Sank Rapids. So far
as reported only four people have been
killed, but the loss to buildings, crops,
bridges and railways by wind, hail,
lightning and food will foot up an
enormous sum. The downpour of rain
for a given period was the greatest
ever known
/ $1,000 Young Trout Killed.
HUDSON, Wis, May 1s.-The heavy
rainstorm Of Tuesday night has caused
Willow river and Trout brook TO over
flow their banks, causing damage of
over $4,000. H. 7. Drake of ST. Paul,
owned private trout hatchery and
| has lost 10000 yearlings and $4,000
fry, valued ata$2O, 900. ~ OaCrary and
others of this city owned another like
hatchery and lost 800, 900 fry and 20, 900
Syearlings, valued at about $40. 900.
Chickens Beheaded.
CARTHAGE. Ill, May 1s.-A cyclone
atDenver, IN this county, destroyed a
number of farm buildings, fences and
fields of grain. One hundred chickens
had their heads cut off as smooth as if
by knife No one was injured The
| cyclone cloud resem bled a balloon with
a twisting rope hanging below it.
In Indiana.
LEBANON, Ind, May 1S-A cloud
barst in the vicinity of Dover, 6 miles
west OF this city, about midnight Tues
day night, and the entire country is
flooded to depth of from to 10 feet.
Wolf and Sugar creeks, which
were but small streams, are
now rushing torrents of water
| from I to miles in width. The new
iron bridge which spanned Wolf
creek on the Charlottesville road, 10
miles west of here gave way
about daylight Wednesday morning.
The crash was distinctly heard mile
away. Numerous wooden bridges and
culverts were destroyed and the roads
are impossible. Hundreds of rods of
fences and dozens of small buildings
were washed away. The damage to
growing crops and the loss by drowned
| live stock will be very great, and,
while it is impossible to estimate the
damage until the waters Frecede, it is
| known that it will reach many thou
sands of dollars. ~
|, ak. More Dams Burst.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, May ia Hudson
wis., special to the Dispatch says: The
lsJewett mills dam, besides, the new
Richmond and Burkhardt dams, have
gone out, causing much damage. Sew
eral bridges are out, including the
Tower bridge, which cost originally
S25, 1000, and has now been made use
less Superintendent Scott, Of the
Omaha railroad. is here and estimates
the damage to that road in washouts
and otherwise at upwards of $4,000.
Loss Will Reach S1,O0O.OO0.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 19. Reports
from the districts visited by storm and
| flood indicate that the loss was heavier
than first reported and will reach at
least $1,000, 900. All the railway lines
entering St. Paul except the Chicago
Great Western and Minneapolis & st.
Louis employed all the idle men they
could find in repairing bridges and
tracks washed away by the torrents
which swept down every river and
| brock in this section on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Every Bridge Gone.
MAIDEN Rock, Wis, May 19. Rush
river overlooked it's banks during
Wednesday night and the raging tor
rent carried everything before it.
Every bridge from the headwater of
| Rush river to the outlet in the Missis-
sippi has been swept away. Both flour
ing and sawmills were ruined and the
total loss will reach 500, 900 in this
county. At least dozen farmhouses
along Rush river We're washed away.
I Sas 8 Ki,led by q Cyclone. ~ ~
KUNKLE, o., May 10. "A cyclone
passed one-fourth mile west of here at
$3.50 o'clock Thursday, afternoon, kill
ing five persons, fatally injuring two
Others and slightly wuunding several
more.
The scene Of the cyclone is hard
one to describe. Houses, fences trees
and distractions of all kinds in the
path of the storm have been carried
away and nothing left to mark the spot
where they stood except holes in the
ground.
| Furious Hailstorm at Cleveland.
-. CLEVELAND, O., May. 19.-The worst
hailstorm that has visited this city in
years ragged here for nearly an hour
I Thursday afternoon. The storm was
by heavy rain. thunder
and lightning. Many of the hailstones
were as large as hens eggs and were
driven before a brisk south wind. Thou
sands Of windows all over the city were
broken, greenhouses were wrecked and
several runaways resulted from horses
trying to escape the bombardment Of
ice. The damage will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars
| Grain Beaten Down.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May IA wind
and rain storm with hail passed over
this city ats o'clock Thursday night.
1T blew down a few trees without seri-
Gus damage to- the city. Great dam
age is reported from the section south
west of Indianapolis. At Patriot, in
Switzerland county, Shailstones as big
as snowballs shivered trees and pound
ed the wheat into the. earth Six inch
les of ice fell in places. s.9 &
IL DECATUR H.. May 49, damaging
hai1storm prevailed hero Thursday
afternoon, the hail nsome cases being
! as large AS = mans fist son fln south
sides of buildings al sof Fssthe glass was
shattered. Even heavy plate glass was
not proof against the volley. Stock
suffered badly The court house. city
hall and schoolhouses suffered. Several
chunks IA inches in circumference. were
found. The, damage is extensive.
,s.s Much Damage In Wisconsin,.
ASHLAND, Wis, May 21.-The old
portions OF sAshland's breakwaters are
almost demolished, the sea breaking
entirely through at three different
| places and @swreckinps it the entire