Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
WORK OF TORNADO
RoRUP, ELDoRADo AND 1HoMP.
SON, N. D., IN RUINS.
Communication With the storm-swept
District is Cut OFF, but it is Known
the Tornado Was Severe and Laid
Low Three Towns.

UdmdSS duu, IL Is Thought, great loss
[ of life, was caused by a terrific wind
storm which last evening swept in a
southwesterly direction from the in
ternational boundary across the north
eastern portion of North Dakota
Three towns. according to the meagre
reports which were obtainable, were
totally wiped out.
Telegraph lines are wrecked and
there is no communication with the
section Of the state where the most
serious devastation is thought to have
been wrought by the tornado.
Communication Cut OFF.
The first intimation of the serious
ness of the storm came at 8 o'clock,
when the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific telegraph lines in the
storm district were suddenly disabled.
A few moments later communication
west of Fargo on the Great Northern
and west of Ulen on the Northern Pa
ciic was absolutely cut off. Tele-
phone lines suffered the same disturb
ance.
Town of Borup Wiped Out.
The little town of Borup on the st.
Vincent line OF the Great Northern, is
an absolute wreck. The final report
was that the entire town was wiped
out and hardly structure of any sort
left standing. This came from
plucky great Northern telegraph op.
orator, who, after his station office
had been laid fiat, saved his instru-
ments from the wreck, and tapped the
wires at the nearest available point.
He also reported the razing of ham,
let some miles distant, with the de-
struetion of large amount of prop
erty. The report from Borup came
In soon after the storm struck and
contained no information as to the
casualties.
Thompson and Eldorado Wrecked.
With the report from the st. Vim
cent branch came reports that the
town of Eldorado, seven miles from
GGtad Forks, and Thompson, between
Aand Forks and Larimore, had been
sstroyed. At Thompson the Great
srthern station lies confused mass
fs.reckage directly across the main
Time. Stores and residences are ia
ruins and the main portion of the town
is wiped out. The population is about
200.
Mere fragments of information
came from Eldorado but these indi.
cate the destruction of that town of
about $50 people. Neither of the re-
ports from Thompson or Eldorado
speaks of loss of life. This is partially
h accounted for by the fact that they
SIwere sent before news could have
IN received from the outlying dis
IS.
Path of the Cyclone.
che reports indicate that the cy-
sAe developed southwest of the Lake
lss the Woods country and took a
course down across the northern por-
ton of the state, travelling toward the
southwest. It's path seems to have
been unusually wide and the effects of
: the storm outside it's primary line I'M
!. usually severe. The devastation at
such widely separated points indi-
Gates, apparently, storm of unusual
violence.
The Northern Pacific was unable to
gain the slightest information over its
wires from the storm district.
Train Blown from Track.
AT Winnipeg Junction a stock train
4 JAS blown completely from the track,
llt whether or not the crew escaped
)uld not be learned.
ILinemen and relief trains have been
Eal3d for the stricken district, but
ii probably be some hours before
4 can be received.
2 nds Life at Niagara Falls.
- CARA Falls. N. Y. July 16.-Nina
Hips. % years of age. good look
I'D we'll dressed, committed sui
r bere by jumping into the rapids
Igb American side Of the river from
- island bridge. Her body was
over the falls. Miss Phillips
here from Cattaraugus, N. Y,
Hstime ago. She was we'll educat.
he had often expressed strange
Walton for the rapids. On slip
n Der in her locket book she had
Yin her address and the words:
nj the falls. July Is, 1902"