The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-21
HOUSES UNROOFED, OUTBUILDINGs3
WRECKED AND TREES
.; DESTROYED.
CROPS RUINED IN SOME PLACES
WORST u STORM THAT VISITED
THAT lHII.AAI sEffIoN N MANY
a. YEARS. 4 E

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having been cut of as result Of the
storm was restored during the day.
Reports received from correspondents
In the locality visited by the storm show
thar While the storm was severe there
were no cyclonic features, and as far,
,as known no lives were lost and no one
was injured. as Il
At several points q few houses were.
unroofed, ontbuildings were wrecked
and shade trees were destroyed. Crops
in some sections were badly damaged.
The storm center was be tween Jordan
and shakopee, distance of twelve
miles, and leveled gigantic trees that
carried down the telegraph and tele-I
phone wires in their descent, and IN
many places fell across the railroad
tracks. The
Wind Blew Fiercely,
and sheds and other structures We're
swept away in many of the villages
along the railroad.
Jordan and Shakopee were badly
shaken, and the residents of those
places did not sleep during the night on
account OF the severity Of the Storm:
The railroad companies, however, re-
port that no casualties resulted; from
the windstorm, although much damage
was done by the destruction of property
for one hundred miles along the line.
The report that New Prague was as IN
the path Of a cyclone proved untrue.
Several buildings were wrecked, but the
damage was not serious. # s.,
Wide In Its Scope. &.
3 IA special telegram from henderson
says: 81 Il; ss .
4 According to all reports received
here; the storm was destructive ana
wide IN scope. It was seen from here
and resembled a cyclone, but as 1t ap-a
preached 1t was seen to separate about
seven Of eight miles northwest OF this
city along the Minnesota valley, divid-
ing east and west. At r.Blakely the
storm demolished number Of buildings
and tore down the brickyard sheds ana
other buildings. In Scott county the
farmers suffered severe losses in the
destruction OF barns. outbuildings and
livestock. No lives were lost, but 1t tss
reported that thousands of dollars
worth cf damage was done. At Airing
ton, twelve miles from here, the storm
destroyed many buildings, and reports
show that the farming community ad-s
jacent suffered heavy losses.
Worst storm In Years.
The following telegram was received
from Mortified :ts g, rs .ls
81. .sOne OF the worst storms which has
visited this section in years broke here
about 6 o'clock in the evening While
there was mo loss Of life. .constde Bile
camage was done to % cropgs trees
broken and uprooted and telegraphic
and telephone Communication cut or.
The winds work was especially de-
structive in the business portion Of the
city, plate glass windows being shat
tered and signs destroyed. The Central
bridge, spanning the Cannon river. was
also partially wrecked, 81 smok kestack
from the mill sad Joining striking ft. The
storm lasted but thirty minutes. !.
81 sss Feared III Cyclone II 4
The Faribault: correspondent say
q Al heavy rainst accompanied by
high wind. passed over this city bout m
i: so d o'c1ock, The damage was confined
10 g. drenehing rain and the break king ofl
trees and overtnrning of |, q few out
buildings Cyclonic disturb nance was5
feared al, the beginning of the storm d
and many timfdf ones took 10 the cellars.
The only accident epcrted occurred
east of here;S vslien ii farrner q team Wa Wa
by the brea king ot a tree and
ran away. The farmer md his wife
were thrown from the 6lggy The
former was iTjured Internal and the
latter 3hasi her arm sbrolk lken was Y, ~
badly bruised. e