Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-22

shelter from the downpour. Most of the
injured were taken from the ruins of
this structure. Purcell was night
Waterman at the Vulcan Western
works, and had not been on duty five
minutes when he was killed.
Many Buildings Destroyed.
The storm, which came from the
southwest, was about one-quarter Of a
mile wide, and in its path everything
was swept. This includes the Vulcan
Western works, the buildings being
erected three years ago at a cost exceed
Ing $16o,000; the Stauber pants factory,
where 100 employees had left the build
Ing five minutes before it was struck.
The three-story building, with all its
machinery and stock on hand, amount
Ing to $50 900, is total loss. The Dick
ermann schoolhouse, baseball park
and amphitheater, Electric park, with
all It's buildings, numerous private res
licences. Schurmann's big icehouses and
stock therein-are all down.
The splendid buildings of the Streator
Racing association and which would
have been completed within two or
three days are total wreck. This in
ciudes the amphitheater, judges stand
and the immense barns. 1t was here
that the greater number lost their lives,
all but one of the dead being race horse
men. Nine trotting horses were killed.
West OF the town a couple of miles, In
the dairy farm OF A. J. Daugherty, his
wife and three children and a man en-
ployed on the farm were all dangerously
hurt, the residence being blown to
atoms. 4
Other Towns Suffer.
Emington and Campus, two small
towns ON the Wabash railroad line,
suffered severely from the storm. Z At
Emington several houses were utterly
demolished and four people were seri-
ously injured. At Campus one man
was killed, while two others sustained
injuries which may prove fatal.
Four Killed at Mendoza.
Mendoza, ILL.,, July 20.-A cyclone
which struck here at S o'clock Friday
evening cut swath a block wide
through the central portion of the
town, wrecking almost every building
in its path. Four persons are known
to have been killed and at least score
seriously injured The dead are:
Cora Boesdorf, Ora Lundy and two
brothers named Schanmel.
The storm started southwest of the
town and extended for fifteen miles. 1t
came up suddenly, but those out of
doors could hear it fully five minutes
before it broke, giving them ample
time to get into cellars. The campus
Of the Advent college is wreck, be-
ing a mass of trees all twisted. Sew
eral of the wounded are not expected
to live. Many living in town and
country have lost horses and cattle,
and dozens of buildings were wrecked.
Storm Damages Crops.
La Crosse, Wis, July 2O.-Reports
were received here Saturday morning of
severe rainstorm which swept over
the country 20 miles south of here late
Friday afternoon, washing out many
small bridges and doing damage to
crops.
Near Clayton, a., on the Dubuque
division of the Milwaukee road a
freight train narrowly escaped going
through a bridge which had been partly
washed out. A couple of washouts &C.
CURED on the Burlington between here
and Prairie du Chen.
Damage in Indiana.
Warsaw, Ind, July 20.-A severe
storm and heavy rainfall early Satur-
day destroyed thousands Of acres OF
growing corn. Whole fields east of this
place, in an area with radius of six
miles, were ruined.
Storm Sweeps Cleveland.
Cleveland, O., July 20.-A fierce
storm of wind and rain swept over this
city early Saturday, causing much dam
age to trees and shrub berry, while tele-
graph and telephone wires were pros
trated at many points. A heavy sea was
kicked up on Lake Erie and all incom-
ing passenger steamers arrived from one
to three hours late as result of the
storm. A total of 1.66 inches Of rain
fell within three hours, while the wind
blew at the rate Of 40 miles an hour.
Heavy Loss by Fire.