Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-13


ported to have swept over Hastings,
Mimi, and Hudson and New Richmond,
Wis, being probably the center of the
hard storm that gave st. Paul and
Minneapolis such ii hard rain and blow.
One report places the number of dead
at the last named place at 200. Wires
were down from here and it was diff
cult to verify any of the reports.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 13.-There are re-
ported rumors that the tornado at New
Richmond, Wis, killed $50 people. The
news has not been confirmed.
MILWAUKEE, June 13.-A message
was received at the Wisconsin Central
office here from Stevens Point from A.
R. Horn, division superintendent of the
Wisconsin Central at that place, in
which he said in part: We got mes
sage from Robertson of the Omaha, via
Marshall, that a cyclone struck New
Richmond, killing and wounding from
250 TO 800 people. We have started a
special out from Irvine with surgeons
and TO pick up what other surgeons
they can between there and New Rich
mond. Also sent section men from Jew
ett Mills with what help they can carry
ON their cars. / will leave here ON a
special as soon as can get crew out and
will take all assistance can get in way
of surgeons. Am trying to get St. Paul
to start special from there.
A second message from Mr.. Horn
read in part as follows:
farty just came to Jewett Mills and
reports that DIR. Wade was killed and
DIR. Eply has both legs broken and that
they are much in need of doctors.
Don't you think we should start ~
special from Milwaukee with nurses
and surgeons.
SALTWATER, Mimi, June 13.-New
Richmond was almost entirely wiped
out of existence by one of the most Sc
we're cyclones that ever visited that To-
cality. 1t carried ruin and death in its
path and it was impossible to give an
even partial list of those who are seri-
ously injured. 1t was 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 Nicollet House, in New Rich
mond, when the cyclone struck. He
saw the funnel-shaped cloud as it came
up the principal street and took refuge
in the basement of the hotel, which
was completely wrecked, together with
every other business house in the city.
In terrible sheets of rain following the
cyclone Mr.. Carroll and his comrades
succeed in recovering the proprietor,
Charles McKennOn, wife and one child
from debris, and they also removed the
laundry girl, who was so seriously in
jured that she will probably die. They
also removed two men named Barrett
and Newall, who were very severely in
jured. MIR. Carroll drove to Saltwater
by team for relief and the tram with
doctors left here. Mr.. Carroll further
says that fire followed the storm and
that what was left is being consumed by
fire. Many people were doubtless killed
and the damage likely will run into hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
IoChhfaNDt, w io., u uhO ia LlCo-
sage reached here from New Richmond
asking for doctors and help, saying that
the storm struck that town and large
number were killed and wounded. The
railroad officials endeavored to get out
special train, but on account of the sew
eral washouts were unable to do SO. and
the doctors and many others were driv-
ing across the country as fast as horses
could safely carry them. Three travel
ing men who drove from River Falls to
Hudson were struck by the storm and
the rig was torn TO pieces, the one
named Vollman having one of his legs
broken.
HUDSON, Wis, June 13.-A terrible
tornado formed in a waterspout about
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 making directly for the
city, but about two miles south it
veered to the east and left the lake
Rnd crossed the country. 1t was about
20 rods wide and destroyed almost
everything i'll its track. Several fami-
lies escaped by getting into a quarry
and cellars:
NORTH WISCONSIN JUNCTION, Wis.
June 13.--A courier from Boardman
reported 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, it is presumed
that MANY were injured and possibly
some killed.
1t is known that Dave Hoferon is Sc
YerelY injured and his wife killed.