The Irish standard., 1902-06-14
IT'S WORK is DEADLY.
Fifteen Lives Lost in Storm in
Minnesota.
Many buildings Demolished and
Crops Are BADLY Dumnscd-Fcar
That Illinois Towns Have Suf-
fered from Turnndocs,

St. Paul, Mimi, June ll.-A tornado
evening over sections of Clay and
Becker counties and across the south
ern portions of the White Earth In
dian reservation. it is reported that
10 lives were lost, many people injured
and great damage done TO farm prop
er,N. many dwellings,, barns and out
buildings being destroyed. Grain was
lcvcled by hail which followed the
wind. but the crop is not far enough
towards maturity to be seriously in
inred. The region throughout which
the storm prevailed is comparatively
sparse!y settled and remote from tele-
graphic communication, and details of
The storm are therefore meager.
Carried Ruin and Death.
st. Paul. Mimi, June ll.-A special
to the Dispatch from Ulcn. Mimi,
says: Acyclone formed five miles west
of this place between four and five
o'clock Monday afternoon. carrying
| death and desolation in its path. The
area covered by the twistcr was one
half mile wide and probably 20 miles
long. 1t took Il southeasterly course.
Gemnlishing Is or more farm build
ings.
Hundreds of head of stock were
killed, and everything was swept as
clean as if ii fire had run over the
stricken territory.
Eject nt Other Points.
Minneapolis. Mimi. June 1.-THE
!, following storm specials have been re-
ceived by the Times:
Detroit. Minn.-While the tornado
=; that wrought death and ruin in Becker
county also dashed the country for
! miles in all directions. the serious
to the district northwest of here.
| Lake Park, Mimi. June 11.-Proyi-
sions and supplies have been sent by
the merchants of this city to the see
ton which was on Tuesday visited by
tornado, IS miles northwest of
here. One person was killed. ten
were injured and the homes of nire
| families were destroyed. Mrs. Berg,
whose home was near Noss Post Of
! flee. was killed by flying timbcrs
/ while seeking shelter. The Spangelo
, church was demolished. as We're sew
cral barns. The path of the storm
was three miles long and mile wide
+, Every structure in this tract was de-
molished. There are rumors of 9TH
cr lives lost. but these cannot be
substantiatcd, and persons who have
visited the scene discrcdit the stories
! of greater loss of life. The Norwe.
gian Lutheran church at Atlanta was
destroyed. Ole Johnsonberg and his
son We're picked up and carried 4
quarter of mile, but were unin.
/ iured. The property loss will ap
proNimate 100000.
| Illinois Towns Suffer.
Chicago. June 11.-Illinois was
swept by a severe electrical storm at
about midnight. Telegraph and tele
phone wires were made useless and
no communication could be had wit il
any point in the central part of the
state. Grave fears are entertained
that Bloomington has been swept by
a tornado, but no word from that
city has been received for four hours
Efforts to reach Springfield, Decatur
Pontiac, Clinton, Freeport and other
cities proved futile. Railroad dis
patchers reported their wires use
less, and wild rumors were circulated
of terrible destruction wrought by
the storm in the central part of the
state. Messages being sent to the
newspaper Offices from Springfield
and surrounding cities were inter
rupted at midnight and the opera
tors reported their inability to re-
gain lost wires.