Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-09-25
WORK OF A CYCLONE
A TRRRIBLE STORM SWEPT OVER
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

lie Roy, About Twenty Miles South
of Austin, IL Partially Destroyed
and Three Persons Are Reported
killed-LOwther IL Said to Huve
Been Wiped Out Of Existence -
Peoplee From Near Mcintyre, Iowa,
Come Into Town After Physicians
"A Warehouse and q Number of
Barns at Dodge Center Are Lew
elled to the Ground.
st. Paul, Sept. 23.-The town of lie
Roy, Minn., is reported to have been
partially ruined by a cyclone late last
evening. The telegraph operator at
Mc1ntlre, Iowa, on the Great Western
road, reports that three people were
killed at lie Roy and the whole east
ern part Of the town badly damaged.
A fire about the same time destroyed
hotel and three stores. This infor-
nation was brought to Mcintyre by
the agent of the W.. & S. w. railway
at lie Roy.
The officials Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee 4 st. Paul railway received
reports In st. Paul of the storm be-
tween and 2 o'clock this morning.
These reports say that storm of in
tensity almost approaching to q 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
oN 1S,,k
then appears to have passed in an
east-northeasterly direction, crossing
the 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 Winona> 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, 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, 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
1ntire, Iowa, who telegraphed that the
storm passed over Riceville, some four
or I'VE 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
were killed at LIE Roy.
Damage at Dodge Center.
Dodge Center, Mimi, Sept. pa
cyclone struck this place last evening.
blowing Warren Fairbanks ware
house down and scattering it 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. 23.-A ter
rific cyclone passed over this section
at 8 o'clock last evening. Many ru-
1ned houses and several deaths tell its
sad results. The Foley house, one
half mile south of this city, is demol-
1shed, a 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 a 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.
The little town of Cylinder, six miles
east Of here, there We're 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 a Slaughter house when it struck
and narrowly escaped with their lives.
The 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
to have been blown down. Owing to
the LEGAL confusion that prevails it
is impossible to obtain accurate re-
ports in several parts of this town
ship.
Fowler NJ. e. Church,
Minneapolis, Sept. 23.-A permit was
issued by Building Inspector Gilman
to-day for the erection of the new
Fowler Methodist church at the cor
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