St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-22
WRECKED 4 CIRCUS.
One Man KilIed-Ruin Wrought
by the Storm Elsewhere.

One Man KilIed-Ruin Wrought
by the Storm Elsewhere.
Specials to the Globe.
FARIBAULT, June 21.-Large damage
resulted from a small cyclone that
passed over this city last night, blow
Ing Reynolds circus tents down and
injuring a number of people. among
who was Nels Nelson. painter, who
sustained fracture Of the skull and
died this afternoon. He was aged
thirty-fye and single man. The
manager Of the circus gives his loss at
many thousands of dollars.
CARTHAGE, s. D., June 2l.-All day
yesterday heavy wind storm pre-
vailed. In the evening about half past
the wind Suddenly died out. and for
fully two minutes the atmosphere was
absolutely still. Then. as suddenly as
it had ceased, the. wind commenced
to blow again. 1t was as hot as the
draft from a furnace, and was accom-
panied by the fall OF few drops of
rain nearly hot enough to be scalding.
The air seemed to be filed with steam
and flying mud. During this phenoLi-
enon many barns. outhouses and wind
mills were blown down. No great
damage was done in town.
EAU CLAIRE. Wis, June 2l.-At an
early hour this morning terrific elec-
tric storm swept this community. AT
farm house at Sugartown, some twenty
miles from the city. lightning struck
farm house. killing two farmers named
Brummund and Hagedorn, who were
asleep in one bed.
FARMINGToN, Mina., June 21.-This
locality was visited by very severe
wind and RAIN storm, with considerable
hail, about half-past last eve ing.
doing considerable damage to shade
trees, bill boards and fronts of stores
facing the west. 1t wrecked the photo
graph gallery of +. H. Whitstruck. of
st. Paul. temporarily located here. The
crops ON the farm of G.. 1. Haynes we're
destroyed by hail.
ST. PAUL PARK, MIMI, June 2l.-
During the storm last night the roof was
torn off the brick block, which is the
finest building in the town; a good
many rods Of sidewalk were torn up,
trees broken down, and the depot plat
form at Pullman avenue station blown
over on to the Burlington tracks. A
large barn belonging to Frank Beldon,
who lives mile from here, was COM
pietely demolished. The telegraph poles
along the line Of the Milwaukee track
were blown down for long distarce.
At Newport great many fine trees
were bleWn down, and the large liberty
pole standing in the center of the village
toppled over.
Thief RIVER FALLS. June 21.-Thun-
der. lightning, wind, rain and hail visit
ed this section last night. No damage
was done, and crops are in fine dondi-
ton.
SRING VALLEY. Mimi, June 21.-A
very severe wind and electric storm
passed over this section last night, doing
much damage. Meager reports from the
country north say that hailstoneS fell
the size Of eggs. cutting grain badly.
Gilbert'S large barn. four miles west,s
was leveled to the ground. Many other
barns. sheds and trees were destroyed.
is hard to get reports.
BANGOR. S. d., June 21.-A cyclone
passed northeast of here. totally de-
child OF John Samfelt. The rest of the
family were dangerously hurt. A man
named John Long was also killed. A
very heavy rain fell through the eoun-
try.
WINDOW. Minn.. June 2l.-A small
sized cyclone swept through this coun-
try for distance OF about twenty-five
miles, running northeast. but of not
very wide width. Farm buildings and
everything in its way were demoralized.