The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-13
CYCLONES TERRIBLE WORK
Many Killed and Wounded in
Minnesota and Wisconsin.

ed rumors that the tornado at New Rich
m0nd Wis. has killed $50 people The |
news has not been confirmed. The wires !
seem down badly, but Il may be the
country offices are closed for the night |
The storm split beyond the twin cities
The dangerous part going mort. and east
over Hudspn and New oichmond. The
other division Of the storm did ittle dam
age near Glencoe and points southeast Of
there.
HARD RAINS AT ELROY.
Elroy, Wis, June l2.--Heavy rain has
caused the Baraboo river 10 overflow and
the fats for miles are flooded The Mil
waukee road north Of here Is washed out
and trains are delayed. The northwestern
tracks are washed out. Nearly a mile
of track is washed out at Kendall. The
iron bridge at Wilton was carried away
and the abutments destroyed. The Spar
ia yards are under water and both tunnels
between thai city and Elroy are complete
~ filled The lower portion OF the city
is flooded Cellars are fuii OF water and
In places families were compeed to move
into second stories. Farmers will sustain
great loss in stock
REPORTED 200 DEAD
St Paul, June 12-It is reported that
the storm swept over Hastings, Hudson
and New Richmond. wis. and one report
places the number OF dead at the last
named place at two hundred. Wires are
down from here and It is difficult to veri-
fy any OF the reports.
MANY DEAD AT NEW RICHMOND.
st. Paul, June 12.-The operator et Bur
hardt station near New Richmond, Wis,
reports:
MANY people killed and in ured at New
Richmond"
CYCLONE AT HUDSON.
Minneapolis, Mimi, June, ia special
to the Times from Hudson, wis, says:
A cyclone passed two and a half miles
southeast Of Hudson at 4:3O p m. Harry
Mattisons house barn and all his farm
buildings were blown fiat The family
were in the cellar and no one was hurt
The cyclone crossed the Omaha railroad
east Of North Wisconsin Junction and
destroyed a new barn OF Ed Days. No
one was hurt The cyclone continued In q
northerly direction.
HAVOC AT FAIRBAULT.
Minneapolis, MINI, June ia specia
to the Times from Fairbaut, MINI. says
The severe storm here the past day and
last night will result in great damage t
| crops Straight and Connan rivers are
| full and still rising. Tightening strucl
tho feeble minded school this morning
ne occupants were unEarmed butth'
building was badly damaged.
LA CROSSE INUNDATED
Milwaukee, Wis, June IA Journa
special from Lacrosse says:
The worst storm in II years swept owe
1 Il. y Naa 81, ,
FIVE inches of rain fell. II came dowl
In sheets, doing great damage 20 raj
road property. All railway communica
ton except on the c. B. N from soutl
Dubuque and southern Minnesota dlvls'oi
OF the Milwaukee line is cut off. Flftl
| families in North la Crosse were com
PEELED to desert their homes in boats anC
the water is still rising. over 100 head o
livestock were drowned Nearly every
bridge in the La Crosse river valley II
gone.
S4.OUT AT ST. PAUL.
ST. Paul MINI June l2-Owing TO tn,
washouts along their lines, the various
Chicago trains were held here tonight
being impossible to get through. Tn,
Omaha Is washed out near Hudson; tn,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul has lost severa
| bridges and considerable track near Wa
asha, MINI, and in Wisconsin the Burl
! ington fs blocked by a washout near
! Trempleau. Wis. The Wisconsin Centra
line extends only beyond saltwater MINI
There are also a number OF blocked places
on the various branch lines. The mail
trains from the east were unable to get
through today, owing TO Sunday nights
storm and tonights heavy rains and wind
Increased the difficulties
Locally. the storm did much minor dam
age. over two inches Of rain fell in an
hours time and the wind during that
time blew a gale.
HOLOCAUST AT NEW RI HMoND
Minneapolis MINI, June IA special
20 the Tribune from saltwater MINI,
says:
This was a terrible night for New Rich
mond, the village being almost wiped out
OF existence by one of the most severe
cyclones that ever visited that locality.
II carried ruin in it's path and at this
hour It is impossible to gve even a par
iial HIST Of those seriously injured.
It Is thought many are dead
The news of the disaster was brought
here by j. A. Carroll. a travelling man
from Portage Wis. who was stopping at
the Nieoliet house In New Richmond
when the cyclone struck. He saw the
funnel shaped cloud as II came up the
principal street and took refuge In the
basement OF the hotel which was COM
pletely wrecked. together with every 9TH
er business house in the city
In the terrble sheets OF rain following
the cyclone Mr. Carroll and his comrades
succeeded in recovering the proprietor,
Charles McKennon, wife and one child
from debris and they also removed the
laundry girl, who was probably fatally
injured They also removed two men
named Barrett and Newall, who were Sc
verely injured. Mr.. Carroll drove TO
Saltwater by team for relief and the train
with doctors will leave here at 1925 a.
m, Mr Carroll further says that FIVE
followed the cyclone and what is left IS
peing consumed Dy are many pe0p
are doubtless. and the damage will mn
into hundreds OF thousands OF dollars.
PHYSICIANS SENT FOR.
Minneapolis. June ia special 10 the
Tribune from Burkhardt, MINI. says.
A messenger has reached here from New
Rieshmsnd and has telegraphed here for
doctors and help saying that the storm
struck that town and that large number
were killed al wounded. The railroad
officials have endeavored to get out
special train. but owing 10 the several
washouts. are unable TO go so and the
doctors and many others are now driving
across the country as fast as norses can
safely carry them Three travelling men
who drove from River Falls 70 Hudson
We're struck By the storm and the rig was