Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-07
A SEVERE STORM,
Almost . Tornado and Considerable
Property Destroyed.

The reports from the north easterf
part of the county are to the etfec
! that the storm of July 28th did more
damage then was at first reported
The St. Cloud papers contain reports
of the damage done in that vicinity
and also at points further this way.
The following are extracts from the
press of that city:
The storm on Sunday evening to
the northwest and west of St. Cloud
Lineman H. S. Lyle of the Great
Northern returned last Monday from
trip over the Willmar branch of the
system, where he had been straighten-
ing up the poles and wires which had
been disarranged by the violence OF
the wind. He reports tornado be-
tween and 9 O'Clock Sunday night
about mile east Of Hawick and be-
tween Hawick and New London. The
wind for time blew at furious rate
and corn was fattened in it's path.
The grain in the shocks was distrib-
uted broadcast over the stubble fields
and that uncut suffered great damage.
Buildings in the path of the blow did
not escape, for it is stated that at least
five barns we're blown away. One big
barn was carried a distance OF five
miles, and only broken fragments were
finally found of the once large struct-
ure. Four Or five horses are reported
killed by the falling tlmbers in the
barns destroyed. One dwelling was
badly wrecked by the force of the wind
SO far as reported no one was injured
by the tornado journal Press.
A heavy rain fell through portions
of Stearns county during Sunday
night and reports received would in
dictate that it was general. At Sank
Centre there was heavy. wind and
large trees were uprooted. All the
windows in the west side Of the big
Touring mill were blown in. The
storm struck there about 9 O'Clock.
There was considerable excitement
along the Great Northern line between
this city and Melrose, Sunday night,
when box car at the latter place was
blown onto the main line during the
wind storm and started toward St.
Cloud at a great speed. A pursuing
engine was started from Melrose and
a switch engine was ready at this
point to start in pursuit, should the
car come this far. It was Just be-
fore No. west bound was due at this
station when it was announced that
the car had come to stand still on
the hill at Albany.-Times.
The following particulars of the
storm at Roseville appeared in the
Paynesville Press:
The course of the storm seems to
have been nearly due southeast and
the farming settlement to the west and
north OF Hawick Was the first point of
attack, where the buildings of VIM. A..
Libby, W. A. Parker, J. M. Spicer
r. G. Benton, Frank Van Worst and
Fred Smithson suffered from the at
tentiops of the storm.
At Mr.. Libby's the large barn was
nearly demolished.
Mr. Parker's barn is almost a total
wreck. Mr.. Par er, who was in the
barn separating cream, was cut on the
head and otherwise bruised. A valu-
able horse was also killed at this
place.
At the farm of j. M. Spicer, occupied
by Alfred Harris, the house was un-
rooted and barn demolished, killing
two horses, one of which was after
wards found in the field tied to a
piece of manger.
Frank Van Vorst's barn was moved
from its foundation slightly damaged.
The horse barns of r. G. Benton
and Fred Smithson were also turned
about on their settings but not injured
to the extent of the others.
The next point of attack was the
farm of Ole Winter, near Cape Bad
Luck, where a large new barn, just
completed, was moved from it's found
alton and badly wrenched.