New Ulm review., 1901-07-03
Havoc by Rain, Wind and Light
ming in the Northwest.
SEVERAL LIVES REPORTED LOST.
Damage to Property I'm Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michixan Ii
Very Heavy-Crops saRer
Severely

cloud, q heavy electrical and rain-
storm swept over this city at four
o'clock Friday afternoon. Tho streets
were filed with anxious crowds
watching the clouds, and when the
storm finally broke the only wonder
is more were notslnjured. Holly BEN
nett was killed by q live wire. Dell
Eek was shocked by a live wire; Mrs.
Morey, leg broken, shoulder dislo-
Gated.
The Home laundry, where Mrs.
Morey was injured, was totally
wrecked The storm leyeIed part of
the canvas ineIosure Of the Pawnee
Bill wild west show and several peo-
pie were injured. none seriously.
Scores Of window lights were broken
throughout the business district, in
some cases the force being from
within, as In a tornado. One of the
grain tanks being built by the Pio-
neer Steel Elevator company in south
east Minneapolis was tilted from it's
foundation and collapsed like an
empty glove. The workmen barely
escaped. A special to the Times from
West Superior, Wis, says there was
almost a cfoudburst there and great
damage was done.
A gentleman from st. Paul says
the storm was more severe there than
here, and that there was considerable
loss of property, but none of life.
I'm st. Paul.
st. Paul, Mimi, June 29.-F ridaY
afternoon at four o'clock heavy
wind and rainstorm struck this city
and neighborhood, drenching every
thing thoroughly and doing consider
able damage of a. minor sort, all
though amounting to 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 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 tornado, the city being in
semidarkness during it's 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
storm.
In Michigan.
Ann Arbor, Mich, June ga furf-
Gus electrical storm with wind, rain
and hail accomplishments 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 coveredwi brok-
by lightning. The courthouse tower
was struck, and the clock therein put
out of business. The roof was blown
from the gas company's building.
In wisconsin.
West Superior, Wis, June ga se-
we're storm. struck this place a about. five
p. m. The heavy rain was preceded by
an electrical display that burned out
many motors and raised general havoc.
The steeple Of theSacred Heart church
was struck and demolished and the
house where the Honeycombe murder
took place two weeks ago was struck
by lightning, although not badly dam
aged. The rain was the heaviest in the
history of Superior. It fell almost in
sheets and, being accompanied by a
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 outby the. flood.
Mud storm.
st. Paul, Mimi, June 29.-A New
Richmond, Wis, special to the Pioneer
Press says: A veritable mud storm
passed over this section late Friday
afternoon. The storm came up from
the west in the most thre atening fash
ion, but went to the north and south of
the city, doing great damage to grow
ing crops, to trees and outbuildin.gs.
There was tremendous downpour of
rain and hail. The wind seemed to pick
and carry mud. which was plastered
over everything. Numerous reports
have been received Of the killing of live.
stock.
Damage by a Tornado
La Crosse, Wis, June PA 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, four--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.
/ Minneapolis, Mimi, June 29.A spe-
cia1 to the Times from Chippewa Falls,
Wis, says: Bernice Violette, aged IS,
was killed by lightning at her home
Friday night.
Factories to Close.
| Pittsburgh, Pa, June 29.AH the
flint glass factories Of the country
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