The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
|ll|ND' AWFUL WORK
Part Of New Richmond, Wisconsin
Wiped Out fof Existence.

Part Of New Richmond Wisconsin
Wiped Out Of Existence.
MANY y 8 PERSONS KILLED AND MANNED.
Hundreds Of People IRE Rendered Home
less.--A Travelling Man, Brings the News
to the Outer World.--Relie Trains are
Made up IT Once and Rushed to Scenes
Of Death and bisaster. s.
Saltwater, Mimi, June 1s.-Last
night:wa q terrible one for New Rich
mono Wis, the beautiful little village
being almost wiped out Of existence
ny one OF the most severe cyclones
that ever visited that locality. It car
rled ruin and death in it's path, and at
this hour it is impossible to give even
partial list of those who are seri-
ously injured and it is thought many
are dead. Pr
The news Of J. the disaster was
brought here byJ, "A. Carroll, a travel
ing man from Portage, Wis, who was
stopping at the Nicollet house, when
the cyclone struck. He saw the funne.
shaped cloud as it came up the princi-
pal street, and he took refuge in the
basement OF the hotel, which was COM
Pletely wrecked, together with every
other business house in the city.
IN terrible sheets of rain following
the cyclone, Mr.. Carroll and his com
rades succeeded in recovering the pro-
prletor, Charles McKennon, wife and
one child from the debris, and they
also. removed the laundry girl, who
was SO seriously injured that she will
probably die. They also removed two
men named Barrett and Newell, who
were very seriously injured. Mr.. Car
roll drove to Saltwater by team for
relief. and the train left with doctors
at 1915. Mr.. Carroll further says that
hire followed the cyclone, and that
what is left is rapidly being destroyed
by the fire fiend. = Many people are
doubtless killed, and the damage will
run into hundreds of thousands of
dollars. Other villages in this vicinity
have also suffered severely.
The entire business part of the town
was destroyed. Both banks, the post
Office, Nicollet hotel, Omaha depot,
both printing Offices, water works and
electric light plant were demolished.
Fire is raging in the debris. Every
building on both sides of Main street
from the river south for four blocks
was leveled. The: fire started at Will
Jams store; burning north. Many
bodies buried in the cellars are burned,
unidentified Scores of residences were
swept out of existence.
Gullner Bros. circus exhibited there
yesterday and many country people in
town took refuge in the stores, and are
thought to. have been killed. .Tele-
graph and telephone poles were twist
ed off like straws, and the entire sys-
tenn is demoralized.
A funnel-shaped cloud passed over
the village from southwest to north
east, attended by inky darkness and
torrents OF. rain. :! %:
New. Richmond is in St. Croix county,
Wis, 10 miles northeast of Hudson. It
has population. Of LAOS. 1t is on the
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis &
Omaha, railroad and on the Wisconsin
Contra. It is to "a great extent q ship
ping point Of agricultural products.
& Hudson, Wis, June Bone of the
most terrific cyclones ever witnessed
by the citizens of Hudson passed
through the country, here at about
p. m. yesterday. It formed in water
spout four miles south of Hudson on
Lake St. Croix. i It was witnessed by
hundreds Of people and seemed to fol-
low the lake and to be making directly
for. the city, but about two miles south
of town it veered to, the east and left
the lake and crossed the country. It
was about 20 rods wide and destroyed
everything in its track.
The first farm buildings struck were
on! the farm of F. c. Madison. One
edge of it struck his buildings, twist
ing his barn all out of shape and
throwing his windmill for some rods.
1t then struck the Gridley farm. The
family seeing it coming, fled for a
large stonequarry about 20 rods from
theshouse, where they remained safely
until it passed. 49,
About one-hal fmile northeast from
there it struck the buildings of H. S.
Mattison. Just before reaching the
place the family and farm help fed for
the cellar. The cellar door had just
closed behind them when the crash
came. This place was directly in the
line of the storm and not building,
tree, wagon or piece of machinery is
left whole 49, -.
Three travelling men coming in from
River Falls by team we're struck by the
storm and their rig torn to pieces, but
all escaped but one named Vollman,
who had one of his legs broken.
| {: Milwaukee, June ia dispatch re-
ceived here at o'clock this morning
announces the arrival there of the Wis
consin Central train. A Mr.. Cutter in
the employ of the Central, sent dis
patch to the local officers of the road
saying that the town of New Rich
.mond was gone south of Highway
bridge and the. estimated number of
killed will reach $50. Many houses,
Mr.. Cutter states were consumed by
fire after the cyclone. Many people.
he says, were killed, while attending
the circus which was showing there.
->~4s& Bad 1t Winon.. ..
- Winona, June 13.-Despite the efforts
OF the:various railroads, Winona is still
cut off from the outer world and the
prospects are. that It will practically
remain SO for the next three days.