St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-20
TOUCHED BY A TORNADO.
HOUSES BLOWN OVER At PIERRE,
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Two STATIONS DESTROYED
On the Rock Island Road Near
~ Fort Dodge, Iowa-Two Men
Killed and Several Injured
Much Property Destroy ed-A
Nebraska Town Suffers Sc
verely.

PIERRE. S. d.. June ia tornado
passed over the outer edge of this city
early this evening. blowing over several
frame houses and doing much other
minor damage. Fortunately no human
beings we're seriously injured. In the
country hereabouts there was much
damage to farm property, stock being
killed and crops ruined in strip sew
eral miles wide and long.
FORT DODGE, To-, June ia cyclone
passed over this city this evening and
partially destroyed the stations of
Mooreland and Calendar, on the Rock
Island road, eight miles west of here.
A farmer named Goddard. living be-
tween these towns. was instantly killed.
Several are reported injured, and physi-
clans from this city have gone to the
scene. Thousands of dollars worth OF
property is reported destroyed.
CHADRoN. Neb. June 19.-This aft.
ernoon a terrific wind storm broke upon
the city resulting in much damage to
property, and at least one fatality.
While it could not properly be called
cyclone or tornado it was the most
severe wind ever heard of i'll this Sec
ton. 1t was impossible to see across
the street on account of flying dirt and
gravel. while signs. boxes, chicken
coops and gates, as we'll as the roofs of
many buildings, were flying around as
if made of paper. John F. TeBscr, a
lumberman, tried to cross the street
while the storm was raging. and was
killed. being struck on the head by a
piece of flying timber. Robert Hoods
lumber yard, Col. Gaylord's dwelling,
w. r. Smiths livery barn, j. P. Cooks
warehouse. j. F. Tenser's lumber yard.
and Tug Wilson's dwelling suffered
the worst damage, although at least
twenty other buildings were partially
unrooted or otherwise damaged. All of
the windows in the west side of the
court house were broken while almost
every house in the city hai its Chin
neys, outbuildings and fences blown
away. Several people were slightly in-
IuACo ny uy uIoSICos liz olOl IA
seems to have been local one, headed
northeast and starting about: five miles
from the city, where several farm
houses were wrecked. No other town
appears to have been in its path. 1t
was followed by a slight shower and
hail, when the sun came out and the
rest of the day was perfectly clear.
HAwARDEN, To-, June 19.-This Sec
ton Of the state was visited early this
morning by heavy rain and thunder
storm, the first for over month. 1t is
a fine thing for the corn crop and pas
lures. but comes too late to benefit small
grain. The lightning did considerable
damage, the Congregational church
being struck, and house east of town
being badly damaged. The side of a
barn was also torn out, and W. w. hall
had seventeen head of fine steers killed.
DEs MONIES. To-, June ia cloud
burst at Walnut this evening swept
away two buildings, and delayed the
Rock Island trains all hour. Roy God
dard, aged twenty-five. living seven
miles west of Calendar, was instantly
killed. The small house where he
lived was blown down. A boy at
Moreland was fatally injured by the
falling of corn CRIB. in which he had
| sought shelter. Heavy rains accom- :
| panied the wind.