The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
TOWN ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Many Persons KILLED aud Property
DeNroyed-OtherT Towns Visited.

of the most severe cyclones that ever
visited that locality. 1t carried ruin
and death in its path, aud at this hour
ii is impossible TO give even a partial
list of those who are seriously injured.
II is thought many are dead.
The news of the disaster was brought
here by J. A. Carroll, travelling man
from Portage, Wis, who was stopping
at the Nicollet house in New Rich
mond when the cyclone struck. lie
saw the funnel-shaped cloud as IL 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 FOL owing
the cyclone. Mr. Carroll and his com.
rades succeeded in recovering the pro.
prietor, Charles Mckinney wife and
one child from the debris, and they
also removed the laundry girl who was
SO seriously injured that she will prob.
ably die. They also removed two
men named Barrett and Newall,
who were very severely injured. MIR.
Caro- drove TO Saltwater by team
for relief and the train with doctors
left here at 1918 a. IN. Mr.. Car
roll further says that fire followed the
cyclone and that what was left is be-
ing consumed by fire. Many people are
doubtless killed and the damage win
l. II th..u.-...Na - .Nf.f-
lars.
MINNEAroLIs, Mimi, June - -- a
special from Burl<hardi, VS.. says:
4 messenger has reached here from
New Richmond. Wis, and has telc.
graphed here for doctors and
help, saying that he storm struck
that town aud large number were
killed and wounded The railro ID
officials have endeavored to get out
special train. but on account
OF the several washouts, are unable TO
do so and the doctors aud many others |
are now driving acr- - the country NJ
fast as the horses can safely carry |
them.
st. PAU, Mimi, June ia Man
kato MINI special says:
Six inches OF rain is the record foi
the ~ hours up to Monday morning.
IL was the worst storm ever known in
this section and washed out stone cul. |
verts, newly graded streets and retain
ing walls Ia this city. Warren creek
rose six feet sunday night and carried
away a part OF Peter Sanders livery
barn. with horses and vehicles
Lightning damaged the gas plant &C
the extent Of SO, 900. covered by insur~
ancc. Country roads almost impossible
owing TO culvcrts having gone out
The Minnesota river is rising rapidly
and Is nearly up TO the highest poin,
Of the spring, while the country
is ahoai. A washout few
miles north OF this city ha,
interrupted traffic ON the Omaha road.
The Omaha will probably be open
Tuesday. A washout in the Great
Western. near Madison lake, has tied
up the Cannon Valley division Heavy
rain fell again Monday night setting
everything atoat.
A Rochester Mimi. special says
The most copious rainfall for several
years came sunday. three inches fall.
ing in few hours Hail accom-.
panied the downpour but there
was no wind. Near ~. Charles
COO feet OF the Northwestern track
was washed out while both the Chat.
field and Zumbrota branches were
damaged by the food. Trains have
been entirely suspended. The light.
ming struck various points in the city
but no serious damage was done. The
town ofHammond is reported to have
suffered severely from the flood, sew.
eral buildings and bridges being
washed away.
MISNEAPoLIs, MINI, June IA
winona, Mimi, special says Monday
nights storm was the most severe ever
known there. Dams and bridges were
swept away on all the water courses
including n dyke stone arch bridge
| quiz 10 DIOltcb SohNh w lhbhd' H'
entire south side is under water and
many families have been carried out
on RATS. A large steel bridge over
Gilmore creek was carried away.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. June IA dis.
patch was received here at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning from Jewett Mills
announcing the arrival there OF the
Wisconsin Central train. A Mr. Cut.
ter, in the employ of the Central, sent
a dispatch to the local officers of the
road saying that the town OF New
Richmond was gone south of Highway
bridge, and that the estimated number
of killed will reach 800 Many Of the
houses, Mr.. Cutter states, were con.
sumed by fire after the cyclone. Many
people were killed, he says viii c at
tending the circus which was showing
there.
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