The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-14
gI1aHTrUL DESTRUCTION
WROUGHT BY THE STORM
m NEW RICHMOND.


IN RICHMOND, Wis, June A~Fuliy
60 hundred corpses. twice - many man.
ee6peopie. ferty acres OF plies OF bricks,
e1lslfsd pianks. scattered heaps OF house,
~ goods. dead horses through which
~ Wind had driven sharp spiinters Of
belrda, snolderinx hres where houses
steod bat yesterday. and In the midst 81
Oh shivered trees ~ hare OF leaves ~
We they were In The middle OF winter
- Almost stripped Of bark until they
Npmble the ghosts Of what they were
Opaty>fcar hours ago. this b what the
neFn yeaterday wrought In the space Of
nfye minutes upon the town Of New
1tehmonA
Thers may have been cyclones which
ue1tsd greater devastation. some that
Aeve Indicted larger iose Of life. but II
~ only because there Was more material
NJ destruction There never Has . cy-
eiene that made cleaner sweep Of what
" IN its path than the one OF last even
hg
u the business portion Of the town alb
echateiy not ono building was left stand
NC above the cellar windows. everything
eeovr foundation wall Was shaved ~
afan ~ though 1, had been cut with
plane. Enormous safes were blown into
Tue middle 81 the street. and the largest
sase II, the town was carried across one
asess and half way over the square be-
yena.
Danger CI"ud sweeps Down.
The day had been warm and salsry. and
curing the latter part OF the afternoon
nesvy banks az clouds had hung upon
he western and southwestern horizon. but
neshlnx se.scas was anticipated untn a
rev minutes before O'Clock when a dark
eaae cloud. with edges Of pale green
vas seen rapidly approaching from the
eashwess- In = minute long funnel
Vas sesn dropping toward the ground
Insn With savage roar the cloud swept
~ws anon the doomed town. A circus
sad been exhibiting during the afternoon
and che streets were full of strangers.
sha as the swfps cloud bore swiftly down
tnsFs was a mad rush Ter cellars. door
vsys or any nlRrc that promised safety
SINE - Tire crowd reached refuge and
saose Wiz aia not ere among the desa.
Terrible F.ry of the Ntad.
u vii Be several DAYS before the nun
ser 81 dead IN New Rscsmana II accsi-
sssesx knewn, ard u Is dsuhssssa II the
snsire number ef fatalities will ever be
saFene'ied In ,hs path u the storm.
c''s u the northeast ana southwest 81
sse essyr were scattered farm houses, ana
~arFever shey were struck by thar awful
VIA Their was nothing left but rite es
"sarss ana twisted raftsrx How many
wsr~ ksilSa tn tes. houses viii not 10
Ahe~s fer 'fas time
II Is ,mFossihgs te rstinaats tae property
sess est u * tetal IN the best part Of
'ae tNwn. ans. e MAKE the hlsw more
sssTFe. no, ore policy o; tornado insar~
ssss Aaa been written sos the place.
"sss Is gone Is gene eeyeni rcrssr.
fa~n ttt~rss Destroyed.
There - ss present IA a~.si,aSsaa aeaanx
tasse Mo have suffered NV tire stern
-. fAs' ara Minneapolis Chippewa Fails
sSi ether gsAcsS have sest in haaas1us
ssFptixs. and there ~ rse suffering fer
ted or sssNssSstlsss hsst the business ~ sss
'e~n - utterly wtaeA 1ut ef extstsnc~.
saa not ere taan "a tns fstses with BE
ssss - resume business The destruction
80 eors alete that there II absolutely
ao'sssss IA - purchased Ia tie so~n. ses
s~sx 81 ssu'inss. rseant et crackers 81
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