Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-25
MANY LIVES LOST.
Terrible Tornado Swept Though
St. Paul and Envirols.
At Lenst n Dozen Dcnd and Property
In Business District Devastated
Zine City Parks Laid
Wunte.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 22.--Thc tor
nado which Saturday night strucl; this
city cut a pathway about half mile
in width and eight miles long through
the business and residence district,
leaving ruin and devastation in its
track. Sixteen persons were killat and
the list of injured is long, in which
there are several who are reported TO
be fatally hurt. The downtown BUSH
ness district was hit hard, many of the
big Office and business blocks being
completely ridcled and the stocks of
wholesale houses damaged by the
floods of rain that accompanied the
wind.
st. Sigfrid's Episcopal church on
Eighth street. q frame structure, was
levelled to the ground. The tornado
dropped again at Lafayette park, cor
ner of Tenth and Lafayette avenue, and
all Of the magnificent elm and other
shade trees were uprooted or twisted
off.
From Lafayette park the tornado
swept up Lafayette avenue to Payne
avenue, the principal business street
Of East st. Paul, wrecking many busi-
ness structures and unroofing and
otherwise damaging residence proper
ty. The tornado then veered about
and skirted along the eastern edge Of
the town, striking the house Of the
Good Shepherd, Catholic institution,
on Milton street, unroofing and badly
wrecking the dormitory, killing one
child and injuring several of the nuns.
The damage to shade trees through
out the city vas enormous. Stately
elms, three feet in circumference, were
either torn up by che roots or twisted
off like reeds. Along Summit avenue,
famous throughout the country as o
beautiful residence street, trees and
shrubhery that lined the boulevard
were devastated. No considerable
damage was done to any Of the mag
nifcent residences, however.
Harriet island and the public baths
suffered far more from the fury of the
wind than could be learned during the
first hours OF the story. Nearly every
one Of the 500 trees comprising the
big groves on the island are either
torn UP by their roots, twisted off at
the base or broken off half way up
their trunks. In the destruction of
the trees the island has lost one of its
chief attractions and it will take a
generation or more to replace the beau-
tiful groves.
The aggregate property loss is esti-
mated ct 100000. OF this amount
st. Paul suffered to the extent of about
81 .000.0 900, Minneapolis damage is es-
timated at Sl,5OO,OOO. while in the out
side districts It is feared that 1000
will not cover the damage done to
crops and farm property.
Four Killed mt Glencoe. MINI.
Glencoe, Mimi. Aug. pa tornado |
struck the township Of Rich Valley
end Bergen. killing four persons and !
destroying thousands Of acres OF
grain and many barns. houses and |
sheds. The storm extended over many |
counties. Large groves of heavy tim
Der were levelled to the ground. Corn
was completely stripped and beaten to
the ground.
Wnconin. MIMI. Visited.
Waconia. MIMI, Aug. 22.-This place
was visited by tornado which devas-
tated the country for miles about and
four persons were killed and several
injured. The Minneapolis & st. Louis
depot was demolished, but several per-
IONS who had taken refuge escaped in
Jury.
Ten Houses burned by lightning.
Hector, Mimi, Aug. ga tornado
en- miles northeast Of this place caused
damage estimated in the thousands.
struck many houses, burn
ng ten TO the ground.
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