The evening times., 1899-06-13
FLAMES FOLLOW IN
THE CYCLONES TRACK
Appalling Results Of the Tor
nadOes in Wisconsin.
Bodies Burned in the Ruins of
New Richmond.
Fun Extent of the Losses Not Yet As-
.certained-Fury of Hurricanes
~ at Other Places.

cIOne Wnlcn devastated new h1cnmOnu,
| Wis, last evening many were killed and
wounded and a large number OF bodies
have already been taken from the wrecked
buildings. It is estimated that 100 or more
| were killed. The entire business part Of
the town was destroyed. Both banks, the
postofiice. Nicolett Hotel, Omaha depot,
both printing Offices, water works, and
electric light plants were demolished. Fire
| is raging in the debris. Every building
| on both sides of Main Street from River
| south for four blocks was leveled. The
fire started at Williams store burning
| north. Mauy bodies in the cellars were
burned beyond Identification. Scores of
| residences were swept out OF existence.
Guaimer Brothers Circus exhibited there
yesterday and many country people in town
took refuge in the stores and are thought
to have been killed. Telegraph and tele-
phone poles were twisted of like straws
and the fire system is demoralized.
funnel-shaped cloud passed over the
village from southwest to northeast at
tended by inky darkness and torrents of
rain.
A relief train with physicians and nurses
for the victims left here at IL o'clock last
night. AT Hudson ii was planned to ferry
the party past the washed-out places in the
track, and they will be taken the remain
der of the way by rail. There is no way of
determining the number of deaths and in
1ured at this hour, as telegraphic commu-
nication is cut off.
AT Hudson, Wis, the cyclone was ter
rife, but no loss of life is reported. Much
damage was done also at Viola North
Wisconsin Junction. Elroy. and Sparta,
Wis, and Saltwater and Hastings. MINI.
st. Paul, June 13.-New Richmond is on
the Wisconsin Central line. and on the Du-
luth Superior branch OF the Omaha road.
1t is thirty-six miles east of here, in the
heart Of the rich farming section of ST.
Croix county. near Willow River on which
are several large saw and grist mills. Ii is
quite business centre, and Is one OF the
Oldest towns in western Wisconsin. II con-
tained many handsome residences. There
were two principal streets, crossing each
other at right angles, the more important
one running east and west. II was through
that street that the tornado swept. The
thoroughfare was three miles long, lined
with trees, and made a fine driveway.
Damages to railroads telegraph and tele-
phone lines and crops is widespread.
Next TO New Richmond the most severe
damage done by the storm was at Hudson,
Wis, and also at La Crosse, Wis. in the
vicinity of the first-named town a tornado
and cloud burst destroyed wires and hay
stacks, residences. barns, and outbuild-
ings all along its path.
AT La Crosse it was the worst storm
known in seventeen years. Almost Ave
inches of rain fell. The river rose so
rapidly that four hundred persons living
in the lower portion Of the city were driven
from their homes. More than one hundred
head OF live stock we're drowned and al
most every bridge in the La Crosse VAL |
ley was swept away. |
At Mankato, MINI, six inches Of rain |
fell. Wincna, MINI, Sparta, Wis, and |
other towns in the adjoining territory. are |
partly under water. and much damage has |
been done.
Faribault, Mimi, El Roy, Viola, Rock |
ton and Tomah also suffered severely |
and have the same story 10 tell of flooded /
cellars and streets; heavy damage to crops. |
hundreds of head of cattle drowned, num- |
erous washout on the railroads, bridges |
swept away, and wire communication cut |
of. The list of killed and injured SO far |
as known, is as follows:
Near Stockton, Mimi, two men killed by |
lightning.
Near Burkhardt, wis.-Mrs. Dave Hef-
ferron killed and her husband seriously |
injured
At New Richmond-Dead, DR.. Wade. two
children OF Charles Mchinnon, proprietor |
Of the Nicollet Hotel buried under wreck.
Injured-Barrett, severely. DR.. Epley, |
both legs broken. Charles McKinnon and
wife. - Newell, rescued from wreck of
hotel severely injured.
At Hudson. Wis.-Vollman, leg broken.
General Manager Scott, of the Omaha
road. has sent a message here that his es-
innate of the casualties in the New Rich
mond district are lis killed and 400
many fatally. Many were buried
alive and their bodies burned to a crisp.