The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-08-26
RAGE and HAV0C
Of THE Wind.
lGINNEAPoLIS AND ST. PAUL
ARE SWEPT BY TORNADO
" % WITH SAD EFFECT.
Four Lives are Lost ct Waconia ana
Three People are Known to Have
been Killed near Glencoe. One
Killed at Minneapolis.


Killed at Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Aug. 21.-For thirty
full minutes last night Minneapolis
was in the grasp Of the elements.
Hundreds of thousands OF dollars
were lost in the vortex OF wind ana
rain. Property throughout the city
more especially the .proudest build
ings in the business section, was oe-
molished.
It was 8:45 p. m. when the rain and
wind reached Minneapolis. 1t was
almost unhera1ded. A tinge OF satt-
ron on the northern horizon pre-
saged thunder shower, but no one
was prepared for the furious on
slaught that came. - ',.5 .
Rumors of people killed hoated
over the city after the storm had
spent its violence, but as near as can
be learned, no fatal accidents took
place in Minneapolis proper, al.
though at least one person was killed
in the suburbs. A large number OF
minor accidents were reported, but
the character of those seemed to be
confined to people who suffered
slight flesh wounds.
The storm struck the city with
roar and dash that was awful. Ram
swept down in torrents, filling the
streets with swiftly flowing rivers.
Lightning flashed, following electric
wires. Thunder, in rafting, crash
ing volleys, sounded like the death
knell.
Suddenly the electric lights were
extinguished, adding to the weird and
confusing scene. Dull crashes OF
thunder were followed by the sharp
er sound of breaking glass and then
the long-drawn out echoes OF torn
timbers.
Then, as suddenly as it had appeared,
the storm vanished. The proverbial
calm settled down, and the city started
to recover from one of the worst lorna
does that has been seen here in half a
century.
The greater part of financial loss to
the business section occurred on Nicol~
let avenue, between Fifth and Seventh
streets Here the damage easily
reached $4,000.
Within few minutes Minneapolis
was completely isolated from the BAL
ance of the world. Telephones and
telegraph service, was destroyed, street
and steam railroads were completely
blocked and communication with even
st. Paul suspended. @ ,$a.4l+z i
The new addition to the city hospital
was completely destroyed, the probable
loss being in the 'neighborhood of $780,
600. The operating room was also de-
molished, entailing loss of $4,000.
Lowry Hill and vicinity suffered Sc
verely. Houses were unroofed, the
damage being estimated at not less than
$4,000 for four blocks. E# -
A span was torn away from the
Tenth avenue bridge and dropped into
the river below. Here, again, it will
take at least $4,000 to cover the loss.
The Garden theater, with its tents and
seats, is mixed in one mass of confu-
sion. The performance was in full
sway when the mighty burst of wind
struck the canvas and collapsed it.
Minneapolis Damage.
Guaranty Loan, roof. collapsed and
twelfth floor wrecked.
City hospital, addition demolished and
operating room wrecked.
Garden theater, demolished.
Tenth avenue bridge, two spans swept
away.
Minneapolis Packing Company, front
wrecked.
Williams & Bros grocery store, front
damaged.
Minneapolis Savings bank, windows
shattered.
M. w. Savage's residence, struck by
lightning and burned.
St. Anthony elevator, roof blown on
to Great Northern tracks.
Street car system, badly. damaged;
service stopped.
Telegraph companies, all wires down;
damage cannot be estimated. Il
Railroads, service completely demon
allied. Il 3d.. '''1< ,'.'
Donaldson's Glass Block, front shat.
tered. .,e442.. So. E-.,.s ? .;s.& .-,.
Hundreds Of residences damaged by
wind and rain. &.le3 + 8 wy -
Hampton apartment house, root
blown completely off. ~..., .s,;.s:ae ,,x
II Five thousand dollar window in
Church of the Redeemer wrecked.
A portion of the Seventh street bridge
crossing the Great Northern etracks at
Fifth avenue north, was destroyed, max
ing the bridge impossible. sss3 ,fss#*.s !
A hundred feet of tin roof, blown
from some building, is looped over the
electric light wire above the street on
Second avenue south near Fourteenth
street. 49,, -. :. .,,.,s,.,.
There was a panic in the Union de-
pot when the storm struck last night,
and frightened men and historical WON
en- hurried about not knowing what
to do s$ts2$ ''t@fs2'5ss SaaS5s-3S N
! Saturday nights storm was the
worst in the history of Lake Mime
tonka, SO far as property loss is con-
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