Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-04
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STRUCK BY A TORNADO.


4 Exrm Dropped on u saloon In ~ Mich
igam Town.
ineapols. Sept. Pa special to
the Times from Faribaut, Mimi, says:
Nleager details have just reached
here OF catastrophe which visited the
village OF Morristown. 10 miles west
Of Farihault, shortly after o'clock
rms evening. The village was struck
bv !. tornado and barn was raised III
&..e air and dropped directly on top oi
Fnnl (iatseke's saloon. where l6 peo-
pie mad taken refuge from the storm.
The saloon collapsed. and all its occu-
pants were buried in the debris. At
present it is said that eight dead bodies
and three injured persons have been
taken from the ruins.
The storm came without warning,
from u southwcster'y direction. The
length OF its path in the village was
less than hall mile. but, owing to
its peculiar action, the distress and
damage resulting We're not as great AS
they might have been.
The storm made jumps OF ono block,
but whenever it came down every
thing was crulnb|ed by the power OF
the wind. A barn belonging to DR..
Dargabel on the outskirts OF the village
was the first structure destroyed. IL
was picked Nj, aud carried Il block.
!enviny the flour unin jurel. with two
icrses standing on it. before reaching
the Gatseke saloon there is "A twn-Story
building, which was ihit untouched.
II the people killed aud injured in
Morrstown were in the saloon, having
i.urrie,lly taken refuge there when the
storm was seen on the outskirts Ut tine
village. Tlsra wars Ii people in the
structure at tho time the storm struck.
The building was crushed like mn egg
she'll. before the building iell three
people managed tn ESCAPE, hut the
tthers are found in the lists Ut dead
and injured.
After leaving the saloun the storm
crossed the street and destroyed the
barn Of J. g. Temple. and took the roof
from the barn OF W. NJ. Bisoli. 1t
then crossed the Cannon river aud de.
stroyed the barn Of A lam snyder. kill
ing several hogs. The storm then
IN ssed of to the northeast. and did no
further damage. Before reaching the
town the storm, descended on tho farm
%. John Olsen and killed hired IMAM
named Peterson.
For-st and Grss. Fire.
Santa Rosa. Cal. Sept. GA for.
est and grass fire which has been burn.
ing in the, vicinity Of Occidental the
pnst three days today assumed vast
proportions. The lire has covered q
rpacs OF about 100 miles square. and Is
estimated to have done over $25. 900
damage. Only by hard work WAS the
town OF Occidental saved. The tire il
now travelling south, owing to a strong
north wind. The North Pacific rail-
road lost miles OF track, in addition to
Two long trest!es, one 2l9 fest. and
other 800 feet in length.
Three county bridges are IN ruins.
and about Is iarms have been swept
clean OF their buildings and crops.
Tho towns OF Freestone. Rodega and
sebastopcl are in immediate danger.
Nearly 1000 people ara fighting the
FIRE.
Germany believes all tho powers but
America will approve her policy.
sig peraOms PerishWd.
st. Louis. Sept. 96.-Dispatchss
from Neuces river valley, Texas, say
in a little Mexican village. La Aisle.
uu GallArdo creek. u branch Of the
Neuces. not house 10 left stMndin. III
3 result OF the food. A Mexican fash.
lily Of four and two American campaFs.
supposed to have been deer hunters
from Eagle Pass. persisted. All efforts
q get word from Brackettsville. which
Was wrecked by Hood year ago.
Jailed, owing TO the washing away 81
che telegraph wires.