New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-08
FIERCE WESTERN STORMS.
MANY LIVES LOST IN MINNESOTA.
A FAMILY DESTROYED WHILE SEEKING REFUGE
IN THEIR CELIAR-RlvERs RISING AND


IN THEIR CELI.AR-RIvERs RISING AND
CROPS SUBMERGED.
St. Paul. MIMI. July IA 0lenwood. MIMI spe-
cial to '"The Pioneer Press" says: "A destructive
tornado passed through the town OF Reno yesterday
afternoon about o'clock. 1t started about mile
southeast Of the village Of Lowry. destroying the
barn and part OF the homo Of liver Legen. Every
building In the village of Lowry was injured. seven
dwelling houses, station church. elevator and
butcher shop being totally destroyed while the rail-
road tracks were twisted and telegraph wires torn
down ard part OF mill was carried away. FROM
Lowry the storm continued In a northessterly direc-
ton to the farm OF Robert Peacock. where 1t made
a clean sweep Of all the buildings. Mrs. Peacock
her daughter Nettie and boy named Robert Mac
Gowan were in the house. which was carried ABOUT
twenty rods All were injured. but will probably
recover
THE next point of injury In the path Of the storm
was Thomas Andrews where the family took refuge
in the cellar and escaped with bruises All 'he
farm buildings. including new brick house are
wrecked.
From here the tornado moved about due cast to
Sam Morrow's, where II left death In US pain. Inc
family were preparing to enter the cellar when .he
storm struck sweeping every vestge Of the building
from the foundation. carrying the inmates seVcrai
rods back in the direction from which the STORM
came All the other buildings were likewise so"'-
tered TO the four winds OF the family OF seven
bruised and manged and an eight-year-old daugh-
ter Annie was found dead by the rescuing party
Mrs Morrow received fatal injuries Alfred MORROW
fourteen years old, was bruised; recovery doubtful
Oswald Morrow eleven years DID, mad MS ies
broken and Minnie Morrow an arm broken "A
baby was severely bruised large spi,fh. ~ bired
taken from the back of Taller Laa N inc "''e'
man who has a broken ankle; ne Inai , u,e, = .bor
''At Lowry the station was sphntered lIito ~
sand pieces which were stuck mo ihe ma 81 ~
p6t less than ten lives have been lost in Pope
County" . -
St. Paul, Mimi, July 7-Eastern Minnesota re-
ceved another drenching last night. increasing the
has fallen since July that thousands OF acfeS H ~
small grain along the rivers are c9HnpiieHrI ~ tbe
merged Rising rivers are reported all over 'io
State.
6, Cloud Mimi. July Last nights storm has
paralyzed railroad traffic. 1t came so suddenly ana
seed 50 fercely that many trains ran into wash
outs without having any intimation of danger
There was a bad wreck on the Great Northern
eight miles west Of here where an extra freight,
engine and twenty cars, was dltcheu iaa tv
Washburn Of this city. was killed ana me eIs IT,
PETER was injured. Washburn was riding IN q DoN-
car with eleven other men returning from FERGUS
Falls So far only eight have been accounted LOT LOT:
1t is feared the other three have been Killed: Inc
Great Northern flyer was held all night between
two washouts, and work train brought the pas
sengers back TO st. Cloud
Faribaut Mimi. July THE Straight River rose
twenty feet In consequence OF last nights GOWN
pour and is now near the danger line Numerous
railroad and wagon bridges went out Many c s
have been drowned and the crops are Dadiy dam-
aged. Bad hailstorms are reported
Saltwater Mimi. July st Croix Lake mas risen
fourteen feet. Forty thousand feet OF logs nave
broken away.
Hector. Mimi. July AFTER the storm there were
three inches of water in the streets Great damage
was done.