Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-11
VICTIMS OF The CYCLONE.
Ono Man Killed and Others Probably
Fatally Injured.
z Tract OF Land Extending O-cr
Zen miles De-
vastRsed.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 1l.-A
special to the JOurnal from Lyle,
MIMI, says:
So lar as yet known, Henry Hanson
was the oaly man killed by last nights
tornado. Toere are 10 injured, som e
OF them SO badly that further deaths
are possible.
VICTIMS OF THE FURIOUS STORM.
LYLE, Mum, June 1.-THE cyclone
devasta, oil tract OF land ab1ut 200
yards wide and ten miles long. The
Handicapped cloud made ita frat ap-
paarance twelve miles west. The barn
on the FuudR fam was the first to
suffri; J. q. Owens fine residence,
bal n and graDarios are destroyed. MI.
Owens family escaped Injury.
AT Howarj's all outDulldipgs were
Uemoliehed. Cbaries Howard, son,
was going from the barn to the house
when the wind struck him ami he
grabbed hold OF large rock aud
escaped being carried away.
The Woodbury. school house was
demolished.
Charles Severson's fine farm proper
ty was all destroyed: iHiB skull was
bzuIy fractured and 1t ts feared he
cannot live.
William St.pe's farm buildings were
picked up and smashed Into kindiing
wood. The eutira family got In the
cpljar. but Mrs. Stipe was Dadiy L.
lursu.
Mrs. Bere's new house was next
rSsiroyeu.
"a at JbhDson's all were In the cellar,
when the mouse was blown from over
them, but nobody was hurt.
Joseph Wyberney's barn aud house
are gone. One OF his horses was picked
up and Ianued eighty rods, away with.
out q scratch. Henry Hansen's build.
ings are destroyed AMI Hansen Is n
corpse.
p. J. johnson and Hansen's wife
anu two children are In a critical O n
dili0n. johnson was found hanging
to wire fence very badly cut anu
unco nscious.
The Minnocka school house Ia totally
destroyed.
August Webber's barn md windmill
are gone and John Webber's barn aud
residence are wrecked.
At Willis Brysu's is presented q
tcene OF total destruction, AS
the house was lifted stone weigh
Ing over 200 pounds rolled down over
his back, 4 flicting ugly wounds.
Christian Petersen's property IL all
destroyed and he cannot live. His
sons are In q critical c lndition.
In this town both the Milwaukee
anu the Illinois Central roads has
number Of freight cars wrecked. Crews
from both roads are now here clearing
up the wreokage. The city water tower
10 stopped.
Peter Hansen and family were tenn
porarily living in q new barn. Thie
structure was totally crushed. Ham
sen had leg broken and In Injured
as Is also her son Robert. Mrs. NJ, l.,
Hugheson and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Brooks, OF Ola riop, Iowa, W sre visiting
there and all were injured.
Charles Larsen's cottage was dee.
troyed and he anu his wife were badly
hurt. Chris. Chrlsteneon's new house
was wrecked and DR.. Frazer's barn
destroyed. Fact of here, Mrs. Olsen
sens barn was blown down and some
stock killed.
There were nineteen persons In.
iured, one killed and thres fatally in.
iuted, two whose recovery ia doubt.
full
A careful estimate puts the total
property damage at $4,000.
ooLoRADo's STORM.
DENVER, COL, June ll.--Four rail.
way washouts, $4,000 fire anu a
host OF minor losses, cpitomiZed the
evil results OF the storm which pre-
vailed In Dsnver and tue southeastern
section of me state generally from near
O'Clock last evening until little
after midnight.
A ciOud.burst on the slope of Pike's
Peak shut of trsffic on the Rio
Grand and Midlanu lines between
Manitou and Colorado Spring.. Six.
teen miles out Of Denver tue Jules.
burg tracks were washed cut in spole
for miles In length. A washoul on
the Burlington & Missouri ROAD &C.
CURED near Burr station. Men were
at work sill night repairing the DAM
age done by the storm.
According to the weather bureau
report .S3 OF an incl fell In Denver
between $40 and 1910 O'Clock. From
tho time the storm reached lis height
until travel ceased upon the streets
the car lines were tilner Imperative
altogether or CAV cut poor Service.
Many parts Of the cty were Hooded to
ad.p :, VI several ieet, numbers OF
famhits having 10 abandon their
homts. 1t is feared that rgpchmen
living In the lowlaods to ,he east Of
this point nave Lost heavily In stock
and builuings by the nizht'a q .ods.