The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-13

cars I will leave here on special and will
take all assistance I can get. Am trying
to get St Paul to start a special from
there
A second message from Mr.. Horne reads
Party just came to Jewell Mills and
reports that DR.. Ware was killed and DR..
Epley has both legs broken and that they
are much in need Of doctors. This rtcelv-
ed at 10 o'clock. Don't you thing we should
start special from Milwaukee with
nurses and surgeonsY'
THREE HUNDRED KILLED
Minneapons, June lZ.-AA speeiai TO
the Times from North Wisconsin juno
lion. Wis. says.
A courier from Boardman just received
reports that the whole town has been
wiped off the face of the earth and while
no definite news can be obtained at this
! time. OF casualties. II is presumed that
many were injured and possibly some
killed.
Courier Just in says New Richmond has
been also wiped on the map and that two
or three hundred people are injured.
DEVASTATION AT HUDSON.
Minneapolis, June IA special 20 the
Tribune from Hudson says:
one OF the most terrific cyclones ever
witnessed by the citizens OF Hudson pass
ed through the country about $3.50 p. m.
II formed in a waterspout four miles
south of Hudson on Lake st. Croix. 1t
was witnessed by hundreds OF people and
seemed to follow the lake and TO be max
ing directly for the city, but about two
miles south It veered to the east and left
the lake and crossed the country. It was
about twenty rods wide and destroyed
everything In it's track. The first build
ing struck was over on the farm OF +. c.
Mattison. One edge OF the storm struck
his buildings. twisting hts barn out OF
shape and throwing his windmill some
rods II then struck the Gridley farm.
The family seen It coming, fed for large
stone quarry about twenty rods from the
house. where they remained safely The
house Is a small brick and held to the
foundation but the ang.es were torn from
the roff The cyclone veered 10 the north
leaving the buildings unharmed but tear
ing large oak trees out by the roots.
About one half mile northeast from
there its struck the buildings OF II. 5.
Mattison. Just before the storm reached
the place the family and farm help fed
for the cellar. The cellar door had just
closed when the crash came. This place
was directly in the line OF the storm. and
not a building. tree wagon or piece OF
machinery is left whole. The house was
completely swept from its foundation and
nothing remained but the floor which
covered the people In the cellar. Not one
OF them was harmed. Every piece of fur
niture was carried for rods and literally
torn into shreds. Besides the house there
were two luarge barns. machine sheds, !
and outside buildings and all were destroy
ed. Forty cattle and 100 sheep cannot be /
found at this hour. w. ]. Glpln. who /
was passing al the tine. drove in there for |
shelter, but was unable 10 reach the cell
lar. lie says It was not over two sec
onds afterthe cyclone struck him before /
IL was an over and he found himself un-
der a part OF a lumber wagon. with tim
bers. horses and machinery every where
about him. lie was badly shaken up. The
storm passed on TO the northeast destroy
Ing In It's wake and was followed by rain
In torrents and terrible Tightening. Tele-
graph and telephone wires are all blown
down and adjoining towns cannot beheard
from.
RELIEF SENT.
81. Paul. June IA relief train with
physicians and nurses for New Richmond
Wis, tornado victims left here over the
omaha road AT II o'clock tonight. A. Hud
son lt was planned to ferry the party past
he washOut places in the track and they
viii be taken the balance Of the way by
all NeWspaper reporters accompanied