Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

st. Paul, Mimi, June 13.-The ter
rife storms along the Upper Mississippi
River and its tributaries In Wisconsin
and Minnesota have done enormous
damage. The worst destruction ap
pears to have been at New Richmond,
Wis, where a frightful twIster struck
Just before 6 o'clock last night How
great has been the loss of life 1T is i'm
possible as yet to tell. the storm having
effectually destroyed wire communica-
tion in the stricken region. Rumors
say that the total number of killed and
injured will range between 250 and 300.
The town at the time Of the storm was
crowded with people. who had come
from the surrounding country to attend
circus performance.
A dispatch from Saltwater, Mimi,
says that j. A. Carroll, travelling
man from Portage, Wis, who was at
New Richmond at the time the storm
struck that place, has reached Still
water. Mr.. Carroll saw the funnel
shaped cloud as it came up the princi-
pal street, and took refuge in the
basement of the Hotel Nicholas, which
was completely wrecked. together with
every business house in the town. In
the terrible sheets of rain following,
Mr.. Carroll, with few others, sue
ceeded in recovering the proprietor OF
the hotel, Charles McKinnon, and his
wife and one child from the debris,
and they also removed the laundry girl.
who was fatally injured. They also
removed two men, named Barrett and
Newhall, who we're severely injured.
Mr.. Carroll drove to Saltwater for
relief, and train with doctors left
| there at II. 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Carol
further says that fire followed the
storm, and that what is left of the
| town is being consumed by fire.
New Richmond is on the Wisconsin
| Central line, and on the Duluth
| Superior branch of the Omaha road
| 1t is 36 miles east of st. Paul, and IL
| the heart of the rich farming section o.
st. Croix county. 1t is near Willow
River, on which are several large. saw
and grist mills, and is q business
centre, and is one of the Oldest town
in Western Wisconsin, and has man,
handsome residences. There are tw'
principal streets, crossing each othe
at right angles, the more importan
one running east and west. 1T wa
through this street the storm passed
The thoroughfare is three miles long
lined with trees, and makes fin
driveway.
Damage to railroads, telegraph an.
telephone lines and crops is widespread
Next to New Richmond, the mos
severe damage done by the storm wa
at Hudson, Wis, and also at Lacrosse
Wis. In the vicinity Of the first-namet
town, tornado and cloudburst de
stroyed wires and haystacks, and un
rooted residences, barns and outouild
ings along its path. GaHt.
At Lacrosse, it was the worst .storr
known in II years. Nearly five inche
of rain fell. The river rose SO rapid
that 400 people, living in the lowe
portions of the city, were driven froi
their homes. Over 100 head OF liv
stock were drowned. Nearly ever
bridge in the Lacrosse Valley is gone
At Mankato, Mimi, six inches
rain fell.
Winona, Mimi, Sparta, Wis, an
other towns in the adjoining. terri
tory are partly under water, and muc
damaged.
Faribault, MINI. Ell Roy, Viola, Rocl
: ton andI'omah also suffered severely, an
have the same story to tell of fioode
cellars and streets, heavy damage
crops, cattle drowned, numerous wasl
, outs on the railroads, bridges washe
away and wire communication par'
| lived,