Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-12
ruin AND death
IN STORMS PATH
Small Towns in Illinois Suffer
Man at Golden Blown IN
der a Train.
BUILDINGS and CROPS SUFFER
AROUND LACROSSE, Wis.

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Deluge of Rain in Kansas Causes Riv-
ers to Rlse-Violent Rain and Hail.
storms Sweep Over Portions Of
the States of Colorado and wy
Oming.
St. Louis, Aug. 7.-Specials from
small towns in Illinois are to the ef-
feet that the storm caused one death,
several persons were injured and con-
siderable damage was done.
At Golden a stranger was blown
under passing train and killed. c. c.
Rendleman was blown 200 feet and
landed against a railroad switchstand,
causing painful injuries.
At Carrollton roofs were lifted from
many business houses and piled in the
streets. Several persons were injured
by flying timbers.
At IinmunGy great damage was
done to the telephone system by light
ming.
At Trenton the wind was particular
ly severe in razing trees, and num-
Der of head of cattle were killed by
lightning.
At Mishawaka, Ind, five persons
were knocked senseless by lightning,
several buildings burned and other
damage done.
Crops in Wisconsin Damaged.
La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 7.-Reports
from various points in this vicinity
show that Wednesdays storm dam
age, outside of that done to crops,
amounts to about $4,000 within a
radius of ~ miles of the city. The
fierce wind unroofed many farm
buildings and lightning set fire to
others.
In Ycatan, Mimi, the Tarrier gen.
eral store was completely demolished,
entailing loss of $4,000 Near White
hall, Wis, lightning caused the burn
of two barns, 100 tons of hay and Is
head Of cattle. A freight train on the
Green Bay road was wrecked by q
washout near Whitehall
Kansas River Rising.
Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 7.-As result
of the heavy fall of rain here and
west Wednesday night, the Kansas
river here has risen about three feet
In the past II hours. The current is
swift and has undermined the north
end Of the new approach to the wagon
bridge and continues to eat away the
north bank.
Bridge Swept Away.
Junction City, Kan, Aug. IAN
inch and a half of rain here Wednes-
day night caused the Smoky Iill river
to rise rapidly, and it now is up over
ten feet A hundred and eighty foot
temporary bridge here, that took the
place of one Of the steel bridges that
were washed away by the flood in May,
was swept away during the night and
the only remaining bridge across the
river in this county is in great dan
ger.
People Alarmed by High Water.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. IA rainfall oil
three and one-half inches over this
territory after midnight has started
the Kaw river up rapidly Many North
Topeka citizens are alarmed by the
heavy rainfalls of the past few days,
and the reports of rising tributaries
of the river to the west, and are pack
ing up their valuables and preparing
to flee to higher ground.
Severe Hail and Rain Storms.
Denver, COL, Aug. 7.-Specials from
several points in northern Colorado
and southern Wyoming tell of a Sc
we're hail, rain and electric storm
which prevailed there. Considerable
damage to crops and destruction of
window glass occurred. Communica-
ton by wire was interrupted. AT
Lorgmont, COL, and in the neighbor-
hood of Cheyenne, Wyo., the fall OF
hail was very heavy.
Cloudburst in Colorado.
Pueblo, COL, Aug. IA cloudburst
and terrific electrical storm occurred
Wednesday night west of here. A
great volume of water is coming down
Arkansas river, but it is not yet
learned that much damage was done,
except that the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad was washed out In one or two
places east of Florence, delaying
trains.
Hail Does Damage in Wyoming.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 7.-Evidences
of damage wrought by the hailstorm
Wednesday evening, the worst ever
known in this city, are seen on all
sides Thursday Many windows are
shattered and splinters broken from
shingles and strewn on the streets.
The ground is carpeted with foliage
stripped from the trees: At the close
of the storm, which lasted 80 min
utes, two inches of hail covered the
streets and lawns. Gardens were
ruined.