The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-22
A GREAT.SToRM
Sweeps Over Portions Of Minnesota and
Iowa Destruction Of Life and Prop
erty-Of Local Interest.

The wires this morning brought news
of q devastating cyclone which struck
Spring Valley, and other points in Min
nesota with great violence. A residence
street in the northwest portion OF Spring
Valley was swept and the houses utterly
destroyed. Three or four persons were
killed and forty or fifty more injured
many Of them 90 seriously that t.ey are
not expected to live. Among the latter
was Mrs. Strong, mother OF Mrs. @. FL.
Smith of this city. It also struck Le-
roy southwest OF Spring Valley where
Miss Jessie McGlllivray and the little
daughter OF Nj. l.. CLARK are visiting
friends.
Later reports say that the cyclone
struck Emmettsburg and Usage, killing
80 at the former place and 10 at the
latter. The storm passed from the
southwest to the northeast.
G. III. smith and Geo. r. Farmer teIe-
graphed to Spring Valley this morning
but could get no reply owing to the
crowded condition of the wires,
and took the noon train for that point.
NJ. L. Clark received a telegram at 4 p.
IN from Miss Jessie McGillivray an.
nouncing that they were oil right.
A st. Paul dispatch OF the 2lst, in the
Sioux Falls Press, says: A cyclone
struch Dodge Center, Mimi, at $50
this evening, blowing Warren Fairbanks
warehouse down and scattering it across
the railroad track. Several barns and
smaller buildings were blown down and
shade trees were badly damaged. The
Windsor house barn was blown down
and contents destroyed. -ta9iz9s
Officials OF the Chicago. Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad report that d se-
we're wind storm struck the village OF
Homer, four miles south OF Wlnoaa, de-
m~oralizing five or six dwellings and do
ing considerable damage TO railroad
property. A wrecking train left this
city for Homer ABOUT 2 a. m. Tele-
graph wires throughout the storm dis
trict are In bad condition and details
are slow in coming in.
From a Chicago and Great Western
railway official il was learned the storm
struck New Haven, Mimi, doing great
damage to property, and as doctors
we're called there from Riceville it is
though many people have been injured.
The little village OF Lowther, Mimi,
is reported wiped out, Lot. o building
being left standing.
Emmetsburg dispatch, 81: A terrific
Cyclone passed over this section at 6
O'Clock this evening, and many ruined
houses and several deaths tell the sad
results. The Foley residence, half q mile
south OF this city, was demolished. The
daughter il dead and the father, mother
and son are frigh.fully wounded. Mrs.
Foley's. arms are both broken and she
can hardly recoyer.
Mrs. Alex Golden, living q few miles
east OF here, 10 dead and Dir. Golden ia
not expected to live.
Six miles east, there were two OF three
houses blown down and seyersl persons
injured seriously. Several others, whose
names are unknown, are missing and
many are supposed to be killed or
wounded.
George Morse and Oliver Cole we're 10
the slaughter house when the cyclone
struck il and narrowly escaped with
their lives. The buildings On the fair
grounds, but q few rods away we're der
mollshed.
In Great Oak township, dive miles
southwest, the storm was very severe.
Many buildings are reported 20 have
been blown down. Owing to the local
confusion that prevails II Is impossible
20 obtain accurate and reliable reports.
In several parts OF this city the storm
was severe, but no serious damage was
done.