Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-06-14
DEADLY VAPOR ACCUMULATES
IN MONTANA SHAFT FOL-
LOWING FIRE,
Men Who Descended to Rescue Com
panions Made Prisoners by Flames
Are Brought to Surface Martyrs
to Heroism.

"nlcn started Wednesday. Their
bodies have been recovered. but the
story Of the work of rescue parties is
q tale of unexcelled bravery and heroic
self-sacrifice.
OF the dead, two were members Of
one of the parties that entered the
mine in the effort to reach the mep
known to be there. The dead:
Torrance Fleming.
William Bailey. 49,.
< - /, Mike Gabriage.
Thomas Shelley.
AL McFate. ~
Matt Reikka.
4 Roy Carey. 80 :~f~T u
/ Joe Bracey. '>,- -'--
~ Carey and Bracey were of the rescue
party
Aged Woman Drops Dead.
AS Bailey's body was brought up his
aged mother, who was at the pit
mouth, dropped dead from the shock.
J. Balyard and Thomas Anterior
were taken out alive, but are in a
critical condition.
1.-THE fire which caused the trouble
started in incline No. Wednesday.
This was believed to be under control,
after a long, hard fight. At 1870 Thurs
day morning the rescue party started
down No. incline, proceeding eau
1louslv, as 1t was found that there
were still traces Of the fire. When
hey REACHED a depth of 1900 feet al
were overcome. Seven managed to
struggle back to whire they could be
Eeached. IT, goa.
Victims of c. clones.
st. Paul, Mimi, June Silk dead.
many seriously injured and thousands
OF dollars worth of property blown
away briefly summarizes the effects of
the storms which Wednesday devas.
tated sections Of Minnesota and Wis
consln. There were two separate
storms, one in southern Minnesota and
western Wisconsin, and one in the
northern part of Minnesota, which also
swept over into Wisconsin. The dead
are:
Near Stoddard, Wis.,, Halvor J. Hal
vorson.
Near Caledonia, Mimi, Mrs. Peter
Meyers and two children.
Near North Branch, Minn., Mr.. Eng
dahl, Sr., and Andrew H. Olson, the
latter killed by lightning.
Fortunately the storms did not strike
any large town, but the devastation
wrought in the rich farming country
through which they passed is said to
be something awful. Substantial brick
and frame dwellings and barns were
literally blown into fragments and
scattered for hundreds of yards around
the country.
Sunrise, MIMI, little town of 800
inhabitants, fears for the safety of
which were expressed on account of
lack OF communication, escaped unin-
Jured. The storm devastated the coun-
try about three miles from the village.
wrecking many houses and injuring
number of people. The large new
frame house of William Stevens was
blown to kindling wood and Stevens
and his wife seriously but not fatally
hurt
The tornado then turned into the d.
rectlon OF the farm of M. w. Deming,
and destroyed every building on the
place. His wife and nine children took
refuge in the root cellar and es
capped.
After passing Sunrise, the storm
struck northeasterly into Wisconsin,
going through heavily timbered Sec
ton. A road 100 feet wide was cut
through the timber as far as the St.
Croix river
There was considerable damage
done to sawmill property near Nevers,
Wis, but no lives were lost.
Bad Storm in Iowa.
DEBORAH, a., June 8.-Between four
and five o'clock Wednesday tornado
passed a section of Winnesheik county
doing much damage and iniuring
number of people.
Within radius of a few miles of
Locust, post office IL miles north
not less than $4,000 damage has re-
suited.
At Edward Thorson's, the barn and
residence were destroyed and all the
people in the house were injured. The
SSuAASOoC oo11 " 1o Jul lSu Ill Tile ruins
of the house and when rescued was
found to be in serious condition.
At Kittie Sorenson's the barn and
windmill were blown away.
On the farm tenanted by Eldine FL
lingsOn, the house, two barns and out,
buildings were demolished.
Mrs. Carrie Luros and Puts Larson
each lost barn and D. T. Manning's
residence was blown away.
@& Tornado Kills Laborer.
Plainwell, Mich, June S.-Sweeping
path one mile and a quarter wide for
a distance Of three miles Thursday
night tornado that struck the vii
lagos of Martin and Monteith, re-
spectively six miles and four miles
north Of here, killed William West,
farm laborer, aged 81, seriously injured
several others and did much damage
to stock and farm buildings and up
rooted number Of large orchards.