Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-14
Not Building Left Whole in the Town of Herman Neb
While Ten Are Killed and Many Injured.
LIVES ARE ALSO LOST AT DARE HOLLOW.
Deaths From the Tornado at New Richmond Mis- Now Es
mated at 116 and Injured at 18.

killed. At Boardman Mrs. Hefron was
killed. At Herman. Neb., yesterday
twelve were killed and over eighty
wounded. The damage to property is not
at this time estimated. but the region
in the vicinity OF New Richmond. Wis.
and Herman, Neb.. is devastated.
New Richmond. Wis, June 1.-Fully
one hundred corpses. twice as many
mangled people. forty acres of piles of
bricks. shivered planks. scattered hears
of household goods. dead horses through
which the wind had driven sharp
splinters OF board. smouldering fires
where houses stood but yesterday. and
in the midst of it all shivered trees as
bare Of leaves as ever they were in the
middle of winter. and for the most part
stripped bare of bark until they re-
semble the ghosts Of what they had
been twenty-four hours ago. This is
what the storm Of Monday wrought in
the space OF three minutes upon the
town of New Richmond. There may
have been cyclones which created
greater devastation, some that have
ocCasioned larger loss of life, but il was
only because there was more material
for destruction in their path than this
small village could afford.
No Storm Ever Did More Terrible Work.
There never was a cyclone that made
a cleaner sweep of what lay in its path
than the one OF Monday evening. IN
the business portion of the town aDso-
apa Dufldipp was left stand
ing above the cellar windows; every
thing above a foundation wall was
shaved as clean as though IL had been
cut with a plane. Enormous iron safes
were blown into the middle Of the street.
and the largest safe in the town was
carried across one street and hair way
over the square beyond. The day had
been warm and sultry. and during the
latter part of the afternoon heavy banks
OF clouds had hung upon the western
and southwestern horizon, but nothing
serious was anticipated until, a few
minutes before o'clock, a dark blue
cloud with edges of a pale green was
seen rapidly approaching from the
southwest.
Dread Funnel Drops to the Ground.
In a minute a long funnel was seen
dropping towards the ground, and then
with 81 savage roar the cloud swept
al
had been exhibiting during the after
noon and the streets we're full Of
strangers. and as the awful cloud bore
swiftly down there was mad rush for
cellars. doorways, or any place that
promised safety Some of the crowd
reached refuge. and those who did
not are among the dead. II will he
several days before the number of dead
In New Richmond is accurately known.
and il is doubtful IL the entire number
of fatalities will ever lie chronicled. In
the path OF the storm both to the )rth-
east and southwest Of the city We're
scattered farm houses, and wherever
they were struck by that awful wind
there was nothing left but n pile OF
baords and twisted rafters.
Meant Ruin for the Town.
How many were killed in these houses
Will not be known for a long time. 1t
is impossible to estimate the property
loss but IL is total in the business part
of the town. and to make the blow the
more severe not one policyCf tornado in
suranCe had been written for the place.
What Is gone is gone beyond repair.
There is at present no destitution among
those who have suffered by the storm.
ST. Paul and Minneapolis, Chippewa
Falls and other places. have sent in
bountifuI supplies. and there is no suf-
fering for food or necessities. but the
business OF the town is utterly wiped
out Of existence and not one man in
the place will be able to resume bust
ness The destruction is so complete
that there is absolutely nothing to be
purchased in the town-not a box of
sardines. i pound OF crackers or a pair
Of shoes.