Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-14
TWO STATES ARE
hit BY CYCLONES
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN
SUFFER FROM SEVERE
WIND STORMS.
loss OF LIFE is RuMOR[D
VICINITY OF NORTH BRANCH IS
SCENE OF RuIN-MAN KILLED
AT sToDDARD.

North Branch, Mimi, June Sat s
o'clock last evening funnel-shaped
cloud appeared in the southwest,
north, and appeared to be moving d.
rect for this place, but fortunately
about two miles south CT town it took
turn and moved in more easterly
direction, passing half mile east Of
here.
The path of the cyclone is about 500
feet or more wide The wind has laid
everything bare in its way, even cut
ting the grass as If it had been moved
with scythe, and stripping the bark
from small bushes and uprooting
trees.
Stream Carried Away.
Ben Legoo and three other men
were in the path of the storm and took
refuge under bridge crossing a small
stream, where the water was three
feet or more deep. The bridge was
taken from over their heads and the
cyclone also took all the water from
the stream, leaving the bed of the
creek perfectly dry. All the men were
slightly injured.
The twister played some queer
pranks on Charles Straits place. All
the buildings were blown down. The
barn was lifted completely, leaving
the horses without cover, but none the
worse for their experience. At Mr..
Magnuson's farm all the buildings
were destroyed. Magnuson and his
refuge in a root house.
May Be Dead in Debris.
The Engdahl residence, located at
Pine Island, three miles northeast OF
town, was destroyed and it has been
reported that Mr.. Engdahl, ST., was
killed No other member of the fam
lily was fatally hurt.
The cyclone apparently moved in an
easterly direction after it passed here,
and much alarm is felt as to the
safety of Sunrise, a small inland town
eight miles from here. There is no
way of getting information from that
point, all telephone wires being down.
Damage Is Great.
Undoubtedly a great deal of proper
ty has been destroyed, and perhaps a
number of lives lost that has not been
reported, as it is known, as 1t is known
that the cyclone covered a stretch OF
territory at least fifteen miles in
length
Word has just reached here from
Fish Lake, country village six miles
northwest from here, that a cyclone
passed there yesterday afternoon, de-
stroying several barns and outbuild-
ings, and also moving two buildings
from their foundation.
Two Cyclones Merge.
Wyoming, Mimi, June Late yes.
terday afternoon cyclone coming
from the west in the direction OF
Lindstrom met another cyclone of like
force coming from the south in the
neighborhood Of j. H. Saur's South
side dairy farm about a half mile
south of Wyoming, passed through the
village, and then the two storms
merged, went north, doing a great
deal of damage to property. The wind
destroyed many small buildings and
moved some of the larger dwellings.
Under Heavy Weight.
Henry Funk's house and barn were
utterly ruined, and his son was found
pinioned under cook stove and a
mass of timbers about 200 feet from
where the house originally stood. He
was severely cut and bruised about
the head, and his nose was broken.
May Be Saved.
DR.. Porter Of Forest Lake was i'm.
mediately called and after dressing
the wounds said there was ground for
hope of recovery.
Linwood reports the La Due stock
farm buildings are totally destroyed
with loss of stock and machinery.
ieveied by Tornado.
La Crosse, Wis, June 7.-One man.
Halvor J. Halvorson, was killed, four
other persons were seriously injured
and ten buildings were leveled by a
tornado near Stoddard, Wis, last
night. The storm swept over La
Crosse and also did much damage at
Leon, Wis.
Sweeps Through Valleys.
The hurricane conferred, apparently
one and one-half miles east of Stod
dard, Vernon county. 1t passed w
Coon valley and Mormon coulee, strik
ing Stoddard and Brinkman mos.
| heavily.
Telephone communication IL Grip
pied and telegraph wires are down to
ward the south
In La Crosse there was considerable
damage, though no one was injured.
Washonts are reported on the rail
roads in this vicinity.
200 Persons Saved.
| A bridge on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy road near Stoddard was car
ried out and a Burlington passenger
train, carrying 200 passengers. was
! tagged at the brink Of the gap by q