The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-07-06
MORE RUIN BY STORM.
Teur Men Killed By Lightnins In In
diana-Wind and Rain DO
Great Damage.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 2o.--A 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
harvesting in q wheat field on the
J. c. Halbert farm near Lodi. The
killed are: Frank Bridgewaters, An
derson Webster, John Wiggle and
Samuel Stewart. Anderson Webster
was q prominent farmer of that Sec
ton, owning the farm adjoining the
Halbert place. He was a man of fam
lily. The other victims also leave large
families.
Minneapolis, Mimi, June 29.--With
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.
The Home laundry, where Mrs.
Morey was injured, was totally
wrecked. The storm leveled part of
the canvas Enclosure 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 n tornado. One of tho
grain tanks being built by the Pho
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 cloudburst there and great
damage was done.
st. Paul, Mimi, June 20.-Friday
afternoon at four o'clock heavy .
wind and rainstorm struck this city
and neighborhood, drcnching every
thing thoroughly and doing consider
able damage of n minor sort, al
though amounting to heavy loss in
the aggregate. Shade trees suffered
greatly, many chimneys were blown
down, n number of small buildings
were partially wrecked and the tele-
phone and electric light wires were
badly demoralized. Half dozen peo-
pie were 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.
La Crosse, Wis, June ga tor
nado doing thousands of dollars
worth of damage passed over this
city at seven o'clock Frida. 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 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.
West Superior, Wis.,, June ga Sc
we're storm struck this place about five
D. m. The heavy rain was preceded by
an electrical display that burned out
many motors and raised general havoc.
The steeple of the Sacred 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. 1t fell almost in
sheets and, being accompanied by
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 flood.