The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-08

there were no large individual losses,
the amount in the aggregate will run
we'll into large figures. Reports from
the outside say that crops are badly
damaged by hail especially in the
eastern part of the county.
Special to the Globe.
LlTCHFIELD, Mimi, July This
section is completely flooded with
water, the result of daily down powers
OF rain for the last four days. The
wind last night was almost cyclonic in
nature, with electrical shocks equal to
the cannonading of a mighty battle,
while the rain was the most fearful
ever witnessed in this section. Some
hail fell, causing, no doubt, great dam
age, especially to the northwest, where
the clouds looked the worst
Special to the Globe
REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, July T.
AS result of the rain storms Mon
day and Tuesday nights, accompanied
by hail, crops all over Redwood county
are badly lodged West of this city
the hail totally destroyed several large
fields Of wheat. The rain was practical
ly cloud burst, nothing like it having
ever been witnessed here before.
Special to the Globe.
still raising. the water from the Sandy Lake
reservoir having reached us today, the high
water mark of May, 1896, being nearly
reached.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, July 7.-Reports of
damage by storm coming in from the
country, and all indicate serious loss to
bridges, roads and mildams. Water in all
rivers and creeks is overfowing the banks.
and is the highest known in thirty years
Henry Beumer's milldam at st. Augusta, on
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water Is standing nearly three feet in his
flour mill. Much wheat in his elevator is
also damaged by high water. He also loses
300 cords of wood his total loss being fully
s.. 900. iNii'
Two big bridges on the Clearwater road be-
low yns st. august augustine, are also out:
Fred Washburn; of St: Cloud, was killed
near St Joseph last night He was riding
from Melrose to st. Cloud on the bumpers
and the freight train ran into a washout
wrecking 1t and crushing the unfortunate
Charles Washburn, who was found dead in
the wreckage at o'clock, was the son of the
yardmaster H,l sy Of the Great Northern.
The Northern Pacific and Great Northern
night trains west were held here until morn
ing, owing to washouts west of here. The
garden at the state reformatory is badly
damaged. Crops in this immediate vicinity
are not injured to any great extent, though
some grain is lodged.
An extra Great Northern freight east at 2
last evening was wrecked near st. Joseph.
caused by washout Engineer Piper of St
Paul, was slightly injured. Twelve cars of
merchandise went into the ditch The To-
comotive went over the embankment
A short section of the roadbed on the viii
mar branch of the Great Northern was
washed out at Cold Spring, and bridge at
the same place is in dangerous condition
Their are several washouts between St. Cloud
and Clearwater. The Mississippi has risen
one foot during the past twenty-four hours.
Much stock is reported drowned, including
two teams of horse belonging to James Horn
and John Ulm. of Luxembourg.
HECTOR, Mimi. July Tt commenced to
rain here last night about $3.50 and kept it
. . up for hour. About three inches of water
was on the level after the storm was over.
There was a regular cloud burst.