The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-05-08
A TERRIFIC S'.ORN.
Rain and Wind Did Great Damage nj
Various Points

buildings and the storm swept west
slowly. It demolished the homes Of
Frank Malloy, Peter TlanncrN and
Michael Nanion. who reside four miles
ont Namon'S family We're all injured
except ore. not seriously. The house
was taken from about the family, The
wind carried members Of the family
several rods. tore up trees, fences, etc.
The cyclone divided before reaching
Montrose. One twiSter went east and
one west. hut they ,lid not touch Mont
rose at all The storm injured Chris
tian Johnson. six miles north. FLEW
down several barns and houses. The
town Of Epiphany. twelve miles west
Of SIGuvtr. this county. is reported
wrecked Rev l'r, krca@cr, a Catno-
lie priest. was injured seriously, also
several others.
spencer $. u. April % Monday st
csc r. IN. this section ot country WAS
visited with one Of the worst storms
ever known. which terminated N a
cyclone that tore Down houses and
barns, iuiuring many people. killing
and destroying a lare" amount Of
stock Tie cyclone proper started
about two and a half miles northwest
Of spencer 1t assumed the usual fun
mel shape and from the point Of lis
formation il started in northeast di-
rcctiou. Coming within about half
mile of town. il changed lis course 10
due west Unit! il reached the farm Of
fatsey Curry. who lives one and
half miles west Of Spencer. There is
where Il commenced its work OF de
struCtion hy dcmoli>hing houses and
barns and ali outhuildingS. Hat>cy lot
into q grove and got his arms around a
tree, Inn the tree was torn up, and be
got en- the plowpd ground somehow
and lay fiat down until it passed from
his place, The storm took a northern
course. striking George Schroeder's
outbuildingS and destroying them.
Next il demolished the barn. -ranary
and machine shed OF i. Nissou's farm.
two miles northwest of spencer
From this place il seemed 10 rise
and the LeXt time il reached the ground
was at Henry latgenderfcr's five
miles northwest from this point Mr..
lat@endcrfer lost barn granary and
0uthuiidng>. NJ. Fishers house and
barn We're torn 70 pieces John Ruff.
half a nile north. lost his house and
barn. Nick Miller half a mile north
Of RIFFS. had his tine new house. barn
and 2ranary utterly demolished l..
oZan lost lis barn and unthuiidings
hut saved himself hy getting Under Il
thrc>hing machine .ngiue. Peter kra-
mel suffered q total loss of house and
barn. Nick GraSser barn md ouftulla-
mas. Mrs. Frank frch BAN aud out
buildings
Nick t,etzncr loses lis house ana
barn, cattle, hogs and horses II VIE
i probably fatally injured The cath
Ole church At Epiphany was term to
IleSes. Rev kroe.er was Il the black
smith shop 81 Tie time The sAop Was
wrecked ana kroc-tr hadlv Injured.
hut uii!Ieeoyer Tie creamery = tad
y torn III. John kcrston lost every
thing except hls house II RasEardy
lost lis barn and outhuIldinss. Tie
catholic church was insured for S. .ooO.
BTjdsewater, $. /. Arril ga cv-
clohe Yesterday afternoon about i
CLOCK struck near Spencer. fifteen
mites north Of here. DESTROYING three
iafnl houses the barns and stock. Full
particulars are not asecltainahle. but
IL ls reported that 10 lives were LOST.
II las teen raining hard here for sey-
efal hours ana the ground il thorough
y soaked II. Seeding is about com
plefea. and we never lad a finer pros
reet for bIs crop
Mitchell, 5 -. Arri! % Further de
talis ot Mondays cyclone indicate il
70 nave been the most severe storm
~ lyat41l 4,a
I"r eighteen miles the storm la,d
waste everything ID ITS path The
country heng level a. a floor the
monster could be seen coming for
miles, which accounts for the few ia
'aiiies. IN lis tram, which was in
places mile wide. destruction was
eoHple'e. Ilfteen miles northeast OF
TINS city the little town of lOo peonle
LpiFislhy. was located. but nothing re-
mains to indicate that the village ever
existed
Here fifteen people were seriously in.
Jured. several fatally. Thhe latest VIC
tlms who cannot recover are Rev. vii.
liam kroeger, priest. and Mrs. Gibson
and Mrs. Gilzer. The amount Of dam.
age to crops. live stock and propertv is
very large The number of injured viii
probably reach thirty.
folloWlng is partial list OF proper
~ totally destroyed: John Kcrston
barn and outbulldin1s. live stock. II
barnard, barn. outbuildings. Il. Gilzer
mouse, outbuildIngs, live stock: J. II
Nilsson fnc house and barn. Mr. Ian.
eehderfer, barn. ontbuildings and live
STOCK; NJ. Fisher, house. barn and
STOCK, John Ruff, house and barn. Nick
Miller fine new house, barn and gran
ary' - ozan, house and barn: Peter
hraner, house and barn. Mrs Frank
Elch, barn and live stock.
I'h"'it! OF Tayt0r's Bandsmcn
Attorney General Crawford has re-