Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-29
THE CYCLONE AT NIINOT
A List Of Injured, and Property
DESTROYED,

powerful opposing armies as it were and
met in mortal combat. The wind
whistled round the street corners.
ehrieking the trumpets of the coming OF
the most powerful Of all destroyers,
against which the artful head or hand
humankind has never vet been able to
eevise worthy foe. Hail stones large
as eggs CAME down in torrents, men and
cattle we're lifted high in the air, houses
and barnes were moved from their
foundations and turned into klndllng
wood, windows were smashed IN all
directions, heavy timbers flew through
the air like 70 many shingles, horses
and cattle went wild with terror. That
there were not many killed and more
wounded is truly owing to Almighty
goodness. Had the monster struck the
northern portion of the town the loss OF
life must lave been beyond comprehen-
sion. and Minot's future would be IN the
whinvard dew. Measured by what it
might have been much to be thankful
for. Following are
The injured.
MRS. r. WEAGANT, mother Of Mrs.
J. Mcdaniel, scalp wound.
MRS, D. e. ROBBINS, cut in head
and arm.
LETHA ROBBINS, severe cut on face
and eye.
A.. CORYELL, scalp wound; gener-
ally bruised.
MRS. A. I. CoRYELL, injured in the
chest.
MRS. ALEX. PRINGLE, several flesh
wounds
MISS PEARL PRINGLE, injured in
GEO. W. WILSON, cut in the fore
head.
MRS. VIM. YOUNGKIN, scalp wound
and hand bruised.
MISS YOUNGKIN, arm broken.
JOE GILMORE Gin hospitaD slight flesh
wounds.
A ineman on the 500 while clearing
the track of debris, was severely hurt
wire which sprung up. His face was
gashed about four inches long. He was
convened to the court house, which has
been turned into a temporary hospital,
aud where all patients have been re-
moved.
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
VIM. J. Carol, whole south side Of
brick house cut clean away. Contents of
house all upturned.
Fred Amy, residence almost a total
wreck; barn wholly removed, horse
badly injured.
W. R. Jones, house moved into the
street, roof and front side blown away,
leaving onlv three walls standing; two
COWS injured; barn nowhere to be seen.
Geo. w. Wilson, roof of house lifted
and house somewhat shattered; barn
somewhere up on the hill; COW at large.
is. Murphy, house and kitchen shat
tered; barn gone. An infant lying in
carriage had narrow escape from fall
i ing timber, piece going through win
dow, and stopped within six inches of
the child.
G. Aurland, house complete wreck;
building twisted and roof carried away;
barn gone. The house was Oh a stone
foundation.
John E.. O'Hara, vacant house, just
four walls standing.
Alex. Pringle, brick house, a total
wreck; barn somewhere.
A. l. CoryelI house almost demol-
ished; barn and large henhouse swept
out of sight.
S. D. Danford, roof blown off, and
house badly shaken.
J.C. Corbett, house slightly damaged;
porch missing.
Frank Youngkin, house and surround
ings a total wreck.
&c. Johnson, chimney taken off the
house and barn gone.
Mrs. Lindburg, house, furniture,
sewing machine, clothing and every
thing gone. Nothing whatever saved.
NJ. Coburn, small house, no traces of
it anywhere.
Rev. w. G. Hunter, barn upset.
j. P. Vardell, hole pierced through
the house by large joist.
Geo. w. Smith, .house slightly dam
aged, barn carried away.
Neil Robbins, house badly wrecked
inside, barn demolished.
Dougal McDougall, house bodily dam
aged.
NJ. J. Barrett, joist driven through the
house, narrow escape of life, chimney
was lifted up and set back in place.
Six loaded cars on the G. n. transfer
track received much damage. A steam
thresher on one of them was rolled over
into the ditch, box car of lumber was
nicely unloaded, two box cars of shingles
were carried two hundred yards away
from the track, and another loaded with
heavy material was rolled over like a
log. A heavy side door was carried
oyer the hill about four hundred yards.
Beatty's Organs and Pianos.
Hon. Daniel F. Beatty of Washington,
New Jersey, the great Organ and Piano
Manufacturer, is building and shipping
more Organs and Pianos than ever. In
1870 Mr.. Beatty left home a penniless
plow-boy, and by his indomitable will
he has worked his way up so as to sell so
far, over 10000 of Beatty's Organs and
Pianos since 1870. Nothing seems to
dishearten him; obstacles laid in his
way, that would have wrecked an ordi-
nary man forever, he turns to an adver-