Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15

N'fntitiaLSjiis, JaIe AL h@,. Icth
une's saltwater (Minn) special says:
s,rbis was a terrible night for New
Richmond, the village being almost
U,iped out of existence by one of the
worst tornadoes the ever visited this
locality. 1t carried ruin and death in
IFS nath and at this hour it is impos
sible to give even a partial list of those
seriously injured. 1t is thought many
are dead. The news was brought here
bv ]. A. Carroll, a travelling man from
Portage, Wis, who stopped at the
Nlcollet house in New Richmond when
fine tornado struck He saw the fun
nel-shaped cloud as it came up the
principal street and took refuge in the
basement of the hotel, which was COM
nlerely wrecked, together with every
other business house in the city. In
the terrible sheets of rain that fol-
lowed. Carroll and his comrades sue
ceeded in recovering the proprietor,
Charles McKennon, wife and one child
from the debris and they also removed
a laundry girl who was fatally injured.
They also removed two men named
Barrett and Newall, who were severely
injured. Carroll drove to saltwater
by team for relief and train with
doctors left here at 1915 a. N. Car
roll further says that fire followed the
storm and that what is left is being
destroyed by fire. Many people are
doubtless killed and the damage
amounts to hundreds of thousands OF
dollars.
Succor for New Richmond.
Milwaukee, June ia message was
received at the Wisconsin Central Of
fees late last night from Stevens Point
from A. r. Horn, division superintend-
eut of the Wisconsin Central at that
place. as follows: at commenced to
rain on the st. Paul division at Z this
evening and the wires went down west
Of Jewett Mills at 1880 p. m. At S:45
we got a message from Robertson on
the Omaha via Marshall, that a cy-
clone had struck New Richmond at
7:30, killing and wounding from $50 to
500 people. We started a special train
out from Irvine, with surgeons ana
nurses" A second message from Horn
reads: Party just came into JeWett
Mills and reports that DR.. Wade was
killed. and DR.. Eply had both legs
broken and they are much in need OF
doctors.
Boardman Wiped Out.
North Wisconsin Junction, Wis,
June IA tornado and cyclone struck
just east OF here last evening, destroy
ing wires, unroofing barns, houses,
outbuildings, hay stacks, etc. all
along its path. 1t is reported that
Mrs. Dave Hefferon, living north was
Killed The extent of the storms dam
age will not be known before daylight
A courier from Boardman has just
come in and reports the whole town
wiped of tue face OF the earth, many
qeople injured and possibly some
killed
There are repeated rumors in Mime
apolis that the tornado at New Rich
mond, Wis, killed $50 people. me
news cannot be confirmed at this time.
The storm split beyond the twin cities,
line dangerous part going north and
cas-. over Hudson and New Richmond.
The other division OF the storm did
.l,-,e damage near Glencoe and points
southeast Of there.
Hudson Has Narrow Escape
Minneapolis, June l3.-The Tribune
Hudson wis special says: One OF
the most terrible tornadoes ever vii
messed by the citizens OF Hudson
passed through the country here last
evening II formed In water spout
four miles south Of Hudson on Lake
s. Croix. 1t was Witnessed by hum
areds Of people, and seemed TO follow
The lake and TO be making directly for
Tie city, but two miles south Il veered
east and left the lake and crossed the
country. It was 20 rods wide and des-
'royed everything in its wake. The
FIRST building struck was one on the
farm o. z. c. Mattison. II then struck
The G-adley farm. The family, seeing
coming. fed 10 stone quarry near
me house and escaped Half mile
northeast the tornado struck the build