The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-07-05

Minneapolis, MIMI, June 29.-Wlth
all the accompanying phenomena OF
a cyclone except the funnel-shaped
cloud, heavy electrical and rain
storm swept over this city at four
o'clock Friday afternoon. The streets
were filed with anxious crowds
watching the clouds, and when the
storm finally broke the only wonder
is more were not injured. Holly Ben
nett was killed by live wire. Dell
Eek was shocked by live wire; Mrs.
Morey, leg broken, shoulder dislo-
Gated.
In st. Paul.
st. Paul, Mimi, June 2s.--Friday
afternoon at four o'clock a heavy
wind and rainstorm struck this city
and neighborhood, drenching every
thing thoroughly and doing consider
able damage of q minor sort, al
though amounting TO a heavy loss in
the aggregate. Shade trees suffered
greatly, many chimneys were blown
down, a number of small buildings
were partially wrecked and the tele-
phone and electric light wires were
badly demoralized. Half a dozen peo>
pie We're reported injured, but none
yet heard from are in serious con-
dition. The storm lasted about half
an hour and had many of the appear
ances of a tornado, the city being in
semidarkness during its prevalence,
but within Is minutes after the rain
ceased the sun was shining brightly
and the scattered wreckage was all
that Indicated the recent presence of
a storm.
In Michigan.
Ann XTbor, Mich, June ga furi-
GUS electrical storm with wind, rain
and hail accompaniment, passed over
this city late Friday, doing much dam
age to property. Many fine shade
trees were blown down, and the uni
versity campus was covered with brok-
EN- limbs. Several houses were struck
by lightning. The courthouse tower
was struck, and the clock therein put
out of business. The roof was blown
from the gas company7s building.
In Wisconsin.
West Superior, Wis, June GA Sc
we're storm struck this place about five
p. IN. The heavy rain was preceded by
AN electrical display that burned out
many mot ors and raised general havoc
The staeple of the Sacred Heart church
was struck and demolished and Abe
house where the Honeycombe mDyder
took place two weeks ago was struck
by lightning, although not badly dam
aged. -The rain was the heavieat in the
history of Superior. It fell almost In
sheets and, being accompanied by q
strong wind from the west, impeded
traffic. Almost every basement in the
city is flooded and elevator travel in
large blocks was stopped owing TO the
furnace fires being put out by the food. |
DA~sags by q Tornado.
La Crosse, Wis, June ga tor |
nado doing thousands of dollars |
worth of damage passed over this |
city at seven o'clock Friday- evening.
The storm came from the west, ac-
companied by fierce wind, heavy rain
and lightning. The roof of the Hotel
Boycott, fonr-story structure, was
blown half a block away, landing on
another large building and wrecking
the roof. The new Norwegian Luther
an hospital was wrecked. Trees were
uprooted and plate glass destroyed.
Killed by Lightning.
Indianapolis, Ind, June ga spe-
cial to the Sentinel from Brazil, Ind,
says: During a storm about six
o'clock Friday evening lightning
killed four men who were at work
in wheat field on the
J. c. Halbert farm near Lodi. The
killed are: Frank Bridgewaters, An
lerson Webster, John Wiggle and
Stewart. Anderson Webster
vas n prominent farmer of that Sec
ion, owning the farm adjoining the
ialbert place. He was a man of fam
ly. The other victims also leave large
amilies