The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-13
RUIN AND DEATH
We're Left In the Track Of the
Tornado.
VILLAGE ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Great Number Injured and Many Be.
lieyed to Be Dead.
CLOUDBURSTS AND wATERSPOUTS
Also Aided in the Work Of Destruction at
Many Places.
,lOUDBuRSTS AND wATERSpOUTS
The LOSS TO FARMERS IS VERY HEAVY
Crops We're swept Away AMI Much
stock DroNnei-rhc Railroads
Are Heavy losers.

saltwater Minn., J,ae i2.-The village
Of New Richmond, WIS., was almost wiped
out OF existence this evening BY one OF one
NOSE severe tornalocs thpt ever visited
that locality II carried ruin and death in
It's path and at this hour It IS impossible
TO give even a partial list Of those who are
seriously injured, 1t Is thought many are
dead The news OF the disaster was brought
here by } A. Carroll, traye.;.-s man from
Portage. Wis, who was stopping at the
Ncolet house, in New Richmond when
the tornado struck. He saw the funnel
shaped cloud as it came up the principal
street and took refuge IN the basement OF
the hotel, which was completely wrecked
moment later with every other business
house in the city Terrible sheets Of rain
followed the tornado.
Mr., Carroll and his comrades succeeded
in removing tho proprietor, Mr.. Mcken-
non, wife and one child from the debris
They also removed the lauadry sirl who
was more seriously injured and VIII prob
ably die.
Burkhardt. MINI June l2-A messenger
has reached here from New Richmond
and has telegraphcd ncighboring towns for
doctors and help, saying that the storm
struck that town and large numhar we're
killed and wounded. The railroad has en-
I deavored to get out a SPECIAL train TO take
relief to the sufferers, but owing TO tho
washouts are unable to do SO aud doctors
are now driving across the country Three
travelling men VINO drove from River Falls
10 Hudson were struck by the storm and
the rig was torn to pieces one of them
named yollman, had leg broken.
Milwaukee WIS, June IA message
was received at the Wisconsin Central Of
fee here late tonight from stevens Point
from A. II. Horn division superintendent
Of the Wisconsin Central at that place as
follows;
stevens Point, WIS June 1s'--cona-
monced to rain about 7 o'clock this evening
and lie wires went down west OF Jewett
Mills about 1880 p. m About si5 we got
. message from Marshall that tornado
, struck New Richmond about 1870 k'llius
and woundlng from $50 to 800 people we
have started special from Irgins leaving
AZ 10 o'clock, with surgeons aad TO pick
I IN what other surgeons they can hetwesp
there and New Richmond Also sent Sec
Q ton men from Jewett Mills with what
, help they can carry on their cars viii
s leave hero on special as 5000 as can
get crew out and Will take all assist
4 anee can get in way OF surgeons, Am
trying to get St, Paul to start sp9'Ial
from there"
I second message from Mr.. Horn reads
stevens Point Wis., June l2.--FoFty
G lust came to Jewett bills and reports that
Dr. Wade was killed and Dr. Epley has
: both legs broken and that they are m'sh
, IN need of doctors. This received at 10
: o'clock. Think we should start speS'ai
from Milwaukee with nurses and sur
seons"
{ Milwaukee. Wis. June ia dispatch
9 was received here at 2 a. M from Jewe''
Minis announcing the arrival there oil Inc
. wisconsin Central train. An employe OF
the Central sent dispatch to the local ON
E GERS OF the road saying that the town OF
: ! New Richmond was gone south OF Hlsn-
: way bridge and that the estimated num-
. her Of killed will reach $50. Many OF the