The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-11
Violent Wind Sweeps Over Part
 of Minnesota
MANY HOMES DEMOLISHED
Provisions and Supplies Sent From Minneapolis to Victims of the Wlnd-Property Loss s
 Hard to Estimate.

St. Paul, Minn, June 10.-A tornado Of marked severity prevailed yesterday evening over sections of Clay and Berk Counties and across the Southern por- tions of the White Earth Indian reserva- tion. It Is reported that fifteen lives were lost many people injured and great damage done to farm property, many dwellings, barns and outbuildings being destroyed. Grain was leveled by hail which followed the wind, but the crop is not far enough toward maturity to be seriously injured. The region through out which the storm prevailed Is conn., paratively sparsely settled and remote from teiegraphic communication and de- tails of the storm are therefore meagre. 1 The list of dead includes the following:
 Mrs. O. A. Berg, wife of farmer, lv- ing near Foss, killed by falling timbers.
 Four children of Andrew Hein, living north of Ulen, killed by collapse of their home.
 The storm seems to have first struck northwest of the town of U1en in Clay county whence 1t travelled southeasterly across the northern part of Berk county. striking the town of Foss Atlanta and walworth, along the lower edge of the White Earth resefvation.
 Among the farm buildings destroyed in the path of the storm are the following;
 Arnek Kneulsohs, Henry Bynsew. Sam Houges, John Gunderson. John Morczs, s. o. Mosalys, Paul Smzaks, Ole John senbergs, A. Cporcks and Kohn Bergs.
 Up to a late hour tonight it has been impossible to verify the report from the White Earth Indian agency that fifteen people were killed on the reservation by the tornado.
 A great deal of live stock was killed
 Provisions and Supplies Sent
 Minneapolis June 10-The following specials have been received by the Times fro m Lake Park, Minn.:
 Provisions and supplies have been sent by the merchants of this city to the sec tiop which was yesterday visited by a toi nado, fifteen miles northwest of here. One person was killed, ten were Injured | and the homes of nine families were de- | stI oyed. Mrs. Berg, whose home was near Foss postoffice, was killed by flying tim | bers while seeking shelter. The path of the storm was three miles long and mile wide. Every structure In this track was
  lives lost but these cannot be substan- tiated ard persons who have visited the scene discredit the stories of greater loss of life.
 The Norwegian Lutheran church at Atlanta was destroyed. Ole Johnsenberg and hls son were picked up and carried a quarter of a mile but were uninJured. The property loss will approximate $1oO,- GOO.
 Came From Northwest. DesMoines. Ia.. June 10-The tornado which struck Jordan tonight came from the northwest. It blew down one and a half miles of telegraph wires east of the town. It Is thought the lightest part of the storm struck Jordan and greater damag' was done farther out. A bad wreck between two freight trains on the | Northwestern is reported.
 Another Tornado. | Chicago, June 10.-Reports of a tornado near Bloomington are current. Neither the telegraph comps nies TOT the telephone and railroad companies have any wires | working into that city. Communication was lost suddenly. The completeness of l the interruption caused a belief that the storm was one of exceptional severity 1 The area affected extends from Free | port Ill., on the west to Clinton. H., In the south. The long distance telephone | wires as well as those belonging to the Telegraph companies end the railroads have been totally paralyzed.