The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-07

about four miles west of Wells, burying Mr.
Cook, his wife and children in the ruins.
Mr.. Cook was killed and one of the children
badly hurt. A span. of horses and thirteen
head of cattle were killed. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000
FERGUS FALLS, MINN.-A heavy sstorm
did much damage through a strip of country
ten miles southwest of here. Buildings were
unroofed, windmils blown down and some
OF the heavy grain lodged by the wind and
rain. Mrs. Lalone was struck by scantllng
and remained unconscious for some time
ISANTI. MINN-This village narrowly es-
capped destruction in a tornado which started
about four miles south Of town about 7:15
o'clock Saturday evening. The first place
struck the farm OF John West, where
almost every building was badly damaged.
The storm swept northeast several miles,
twisting and unroofng buildings and other
wise damaging farm property No lives were
lost but the damage will amount to many
hundreds Of dollars. Trees as large as twenty
two inches in diameter were torn up by the
roots. The storm created a panic In this
village and people fed for safety to cellars and
open fields. but the storm passed just east
OF the town.
CLEAR WATER, MINN.-A severe wind
storm passed over here, totally demolishing
barns and outbuildings. 1t was accompanied
by heavy rain which much needed and
will insure abundant crop of small grain.
WINTHROP, MINN-A tornado struck the
north end Of town. Ten barns are down,
several houses moved, but no one was hurt.
The pump at D. NcKays was lifted out of the
well.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, VISA miniature
tornado struck this city. Roofs were blown
OF, and several barns were demolished The
rain came down in torrents.
HURON, S. Dali crops in the stretch OF
country twelve miles long and three miles
wide in the south part of Sphinx and the north
part of Beadle counties were badly damaged
by hail.
WHITING. IOWA-A small tornado de-
molished half dozen buildings and seriously
Snjured Mrs. R. ". Campbell and two mem
bers Of the family of William Barber. Many
bead Of live stock were killed. At Anthon, a
town Of 1000 inhabitants, twenty buildings
were destroyed.
FARIBAULT. MINN-A rain and wind
ptorm of unusual severity visited this vicinity
and did thousands Of dollars worth Of damage
TO property and growing crops. Numerous
barns, windulills and granarles were de-
molished.
EVANSVILLE, MINN.-A tornado struck
Aere Saturday night doing a great deal Of
damage. Barns were blown down, plate glass
fronts blown in and trees broken. Telephone
and electric light wires are down. One
woman badly injured by falling glass
On the farm of Henry Jewison all buildings
are down and about all the cattle killed. A
curious sight is small barn lodged in the
tops Of some big trees in the west part of
town.
is badly wrecked, and tho porches are blown
of some OF the residences. Reports from the
farmers indicate that all small grams are
fat and the chances for their coming up again
seem poor. Corn, however is all right as
yet A heavy rain accompanied the wind, and
the low places are covered with water, maxi
ing total loss of all the hay that has been
eut.x -..> ,,... .., g..
ROCHESTER, MINN.-Trees were broken,
windnaills upset and the large stock barn on
4ha Dosey farm, just west of the city, blown
down. Small grain suffered severely and on
account Of the rank growth Of straw much of
It will be permanently lodged
WILMOT S. D.-A severe wndstorm passed
north of Wiln1ot The roof Of Herman Fitz S
house was blown off, and one mile east the
storm destroyed the barn OF David Hammond.
Grain is down and will be heavy loss.
RED WING, MINN.-A rain and thunder
storm, doing serious damage to grain, passed
over here. Lightning struck the residence
OF DR.. Dimmitt.
PERHAM, MINN.-While the Billy Bennett
show vas exhibiting Saturday night in a
tent jammed with people high wind struck
nOleS thrown
into heap. The canvas caught fire from
the overturned lights, causing a general
panic. Luckily, however, no one was killed
and aside from few bad burns no one was
seriously hurt.
HOPE, IDAHO-A cloudburst at Ellisport
east of Hope swept away twelve or more
houses and washed out two miles Of track
on the Northern Pacific.
GARY MINN.-A terrible wind storm o.
tornado swept this section. Theodore Thron
sons new livery barn was twisted out o
shape A smaller barn thrown com
pletely over Halvor Lindelien's house wa
unroofed, while the new substantial franz
house Of Biorn Aasen was thrown of 1t
foundation and literally reduced to kindlln
wood. Fire caught from the kitchen STOW
and completed the destruction. Martin An
derson's house was also ruined. Barns an
dozen and it is impossible to yet estimat
the extent of the damages. Trees were un
rooted, logs carried for rods and driven int
the ground so hard that it would take tear
of horses to pull them out. No lives Wer
lost in the storm far as known, but sew
eral people had narrow escapes.
BLOOMER, WIS.-The worst storm of year
visited this part of the state. J. R. Hatha
way had house partly completed and tn
wind twisted it out of shape. William LeBe
had a fine new barn blown down and COY
killed. Shade trees were torn up.
VERNDALE, MINN.-A small-sized tornad
struck a half mile north of town. The home
of j. L. Eddy and w. H. Harris were slight
damaged and the new barn on w. N. Morell
farm was demolished.
ELMoRE, MINN-A heavy wind cam
from the southwest accompanied by rain.
left destruction everywhere. One mile south
west of here a large barn, house and
buildings totally destroyed. The los
will amount to thousands of dollars.
HURON, S. D.
There is no decrease in attendance an
interest at the Epworth assembly. Follow
ing the immense crowd that heard Genera
Edwards great speech the Fourth, cam
q lecture by DR.. Homer &C. Stuntz superb
tendent of Methodist missions in the Philip
pines. The address was one OF the mos
eloquent and interesting of the series.
for given. The patriotic concert In the afte
noon, preceding General Howard's addres
was one of the best of the muscal ca featur' atnt
songs by large chorus, with the aid of II
fifteen hundred people in the big tent, ws