Evening star., 1901-06-29
WEST STORM SWEPT
TERRIFIC ELEMENTAL DISTURB
ANCEs IN VARIOUS LOCALITIES.
Several Lives Lost and Much Property
and Growing Crops De-
StrOyed.

| At Minneapolis yesterday a heavy electrt-
| cal and rain storm swept over the city.
The dead:
Holly Bennett, killed by live wire.
Intured-Dell Eek, shocked by live wire;
Mrs, Morey, leg broken
The Home laundry, where Mrs. Morey
was injured, was totally wrecked. The
storm leveled part of the canvas inclosure
Of the Pawnee Bill Wild West show. and
several people were injured, none seri-
ously.
One of the grain tanks being built by
the Pioneer Steel Elevator Company in
Southeast Minneapolis was tilted from its
| foundation and collapsed. The workmen
barely escaped. A special from West Su-
perior, Wis, says there almost a
cloudburst there and that great damage
was done.
A heavy wind and rain storm struck ST.
Paul. Mimi, and neighborhood and doing
considerable damage Of minor sort, al
! though amounting to heavy loss in the
aggregate. A number of small buildings
were partially wrecked. and telephone and
electric wires were badly demoralized. Half
a dozen people were reported injured.
The worst storm that which passed
through a large district south of New Rich
mond, Wis. 1t was genuine tornado and
did much damage to farm property. but
no lives were lost. On a smaller scale II
resembled the tornado which swept over
and destroyed the greater portion of New
Richmond two years ago. Over a dozen
farmers have already reported the loss of
a part or all their buildings, windmils,
live stock, machinery, &c. and the loss
there will be heavy. In some cases the
buildings were crushed down and in 9TH
ers swept away by the wind. while flood
damage was reported elsewhere. Rainfall
OF nearly four inches was reported there
A tornado is also reported to have caused
much loss about Star Prairie. some dis
tance to the north of New Richmond. Hec-
tor, Mimi, reported all crops destroyed six
miles north Of there by a destructive hail
storm. Bird Island and Montevideo, Mimi,
both suffered considerably. In these two
cities the storm was very threatening, but
only minor damage was done
At Eau Claire, Wis. lightning struck the
animal tent of a circus there, killing the
trick elephant and stunning the entire
menagerte. Many persons were severely
shocked.
Deaths From Lightning.
At Ann Arbor. Mich, June 2s furious
electrical storm. with wind. rain and hail
accompaniments. passed over the CITY,
doing much damage to property. Many
fine shade trees were blown down. and the
university campus was covered with broken
limbs. Several houses were struck by
lightning. The court house tower was
struck and the clock therein put out OF
business. The roof was blown from the
gas company's building.
Lightning also struck a street car crowd
ed with people. The incandescent light
globe burst with loud reports and caused
panic among the passengers. One lady in
the crowd had part Of her garments badly
burned. but there was none seriously in
jured.
During short but vicious storm at
Pittsburg yesterday lightning struck a
large oak tree in River View Park, under
which Mrs. W. H. Young and her four
children were eating picnic luncheon.
George Young aged six years. was in
was rendered unconscious and will prob
ably die. Mrs. Young. her eight-year-old
daughter and an infant were seriously
shocked, but VIII recover.
At 6outhington, Conn. during an electrical
storm, Fred. n. Lee Of Pratt's Corners was
killed and his wife injured by lightning
tree when the storm broke. Mrs. Lee will
recover.