Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

| lhe scene OF the disaster is fragmen,
tary. 1t is only obtainable by messen-
gers sent to adjoining towns, but an
Associated Press correspondent is ex-
pected to reach New Richmond soon
and will endeavor to effect direct wire
communication at once.
A reporter just returned from New
Richmond, Wis, places the number of
dead at 200 and the injured at about
| 1000. He says of the $500 inhabitants
only few can be found unhurt. The
town was almost totally destroyed. J
Minneapolis, Mimi, June 13.-While
it is regarded as probable that the loss
OF life at New Richmond will not come
up to the original estimate, it is be-
licved the property loss will be great
err Fire broke out in the wreckagc,
which is little more than kindling
wood, and burns easily. At o'clock
relief train left Minneapolis for New
Richmond. bearing telegraph operat-
ors, linemen, physicians, nurses and
correspondents.
| Dispatchcrs' bulletins are eagerly
watched and extras snapped up within
Il block of the newspaper offices. Some
action by the mayor, extending such
municipal aid as Minneapolis can af-
ford, is expected to he taken at an
early hour.
300 Collins Ordered.
Minneapolis, June 1.-THE through
Wisconsin Central train succeeded in
reaching here this morning, having
come through New Richmond at an
early hour. The tracks were all clear,
save where the contents of a lumber
yard were scattered over them.
Conductor Gavin says he took
twelve refugees to st. Paul
with him. When the train
came through the fires We're burning
heavily, the air was so full of smoke
it was difficult to tell the extent of the
disaster. The central part of the town,
however, was wrecked. A fire engine
had arrived from neighboring town
and was doing its best to check the
| flames. There was no medical assist
ance at that time, one of the local
doctors having been killed and the 9th
er having had both legs broken. The
Wisconsin Central and the Omaha
roads had brought in large numbers OF
country visitors for the circus, and Mr..
Gavin says there must have been from
$500 to 5000 people in town. lie
brought an order for 300 collins, but
| this, of course, was simply an estl-
mate of the possible dead by the local
relief committee.
Earlier Reports.
| Minneapolis, Mimi, June ia spe-
cial to the Tribune from Saltwater,
Mimi, says:
Last night was terrible night for
New Richland, Wis, the village being
almost wiped out of existence by one
of the most severe cyclones that ever
visited that locality. 1t carried ruin
and death in its path, and at this hour
it is impossible to give even partial
list of those seriously injured. 1t is
thought many are dead.
The news of the disaster was
brought here by j. a. Carroll, travel
ing man from Portage, Wis, who was
stopping at the Nicollet house in New
Richmond when the cyclone struck.
lie saw the funnelshaped cloud as it
came up the principal street and took
refuge in the basement of the hotel,
which was completely wrecked, to-
gether with every other business
house in the city.
In terrible sheets of rain following
l
rades succeeded in recovering the pro-
prietor, Charles McKennon, wife and
child from the debris. and they also re-
moved the laundry girl, who was SO
seriously injured that she will prob
ably die. They also removed two men
named Barrett ard Newall. who were
very severely injured. Mr. Carroll
drove to Saltwater by team for relief
and the train with doctors left here at
10: 15a. m. Mr.. Carroll further says that
| fire followedthe cyclone and that what
WAS left was consumed by fire. Many
people are doubtless killed, and the
damage will run into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
A special to he Tribune from Burl-
hardt, Wis, says:
a messenger has reached here from
New Richmond, and has telegraphed
i here for doctors and help, saying Tat
the storm struck that town and u
large number we're killed and wounds
ed. The railroad officials have endeav-
ored to get out a special train, but on
account of the several washouts are
unable to do so, and the doctors and
many others are now driving across
the country as fast as horses can
safely carry them.
a special to the Tribune from North
Wisconsin Junction says:
a cyclone and cloudburst struck
just east of Hudson last evening. The
cyclone passed up Lake ST. Croix, east
of Hudson, and moved northeasterly,
crossing the track on the Omaha road
Il mile east of North Wisconsin juno
ton, destroying wires, barns, houses,
outbuldings, hay stacks, etc, all along
its path Fifteen feet of track OH the
| Omaha road one mile west of this place
here is reported to be buried in sand
and mud at several points. 1t it ru-
mored that Mrs. Dave IIefferon, living
north of Burllhart's, was killed.
The east-bound Omaha train is tied
up. and will probably not be able to
proceed before morning. The rain and
wind was severe.
The places known to be damaged
are house on one farm and all build
ings. except house on another farm
of Henry Madison. the farm belong
\ ing to Ed DAILY, Julius Beers barn and
Dave Hefferon's barn. all the buildings
belonging to Lacy, north of lourllharts,
a small; flour mill Mt Burllharts, barn
and mouse of Mr.. Beebc, near the same
place, corncribs and windmill of Frank
Wade, and the roof of the Graves barn
was blown off.
DEVASTATION ELSEWHERE.
Loss Of Life and Destruction of Props
| nrtv Outcidc of New ,,ichnOnd