Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-25
HAVOC OF STORM
IS WIDESPREAD
Death and Damage in Path OF
Storm That Hits Twin
Cities and Vicinity.
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA IS HIT

Minneapolis, June "a. - Accompa-
MED by the crack of thunder and vivid
snakelike streaks Of lightning out Of
black curtain of clouds that shut
out the light Of the morning Sun, g.
violent windstorm and dOwnpour of
rain broke in blast of fury at 1880
yesterday. It crushed out the life of
at least one human being, slaughtered
dumb animals and threw passengers
on board Minnetonka's largest boat
into a panic as their craft was hurl-
ed against the lake bank. 1t snapped
telephone and telegraph wires, delay
ed trains and filled streets with up
rooted trees, splintered branches,
street signs and other debris.
Henry Fortwinger was instantly
killed at Hopkins. A summer cottage
under which he had sought shelter
was lifted by the force of the wind
from it's foundation, raiseI several
feet into the air and then dropped
with a crash upon Fortwinger, who
was horribly crushed by grooming
timbers.
Reports from outlying districts in
dictate that colts, calves, chickens,
geese and ducks were picked up by
the wind, blown about like bits of pa
Der and dashed to death
Damage in st. Paul.
st. Paul bore the brunt Of the blow
in the Twin Cities. Trees were torn
up, plate glass windows blown in and
general damage of a minor nature
was done in various parts Of the city.
The most serious damage was done
at the st. Paul Foundry works, on
Dale street, where a big steam travel
ing crane was wrecked. The entire
structure, weighing ten tons, crashed
to the ground in the height of the
storm. Fortunately no one was near
the place and no harm was done ex-
cept to the crane, which was wrecked.
In the downtown district a score or
more of large plate glass windows
were wrecked and considerable glass
was blown out
A second storm broke early yester-
day in Steele county, Minnesota The
brunt of it was borne by Clark's
Grove and Glendale, which were in
the path of Saturdays storm.
At New Richmond, Wis, a repeti-
tion of the 1899 tornado was threat
ened and the people were panic-strick-
en-.
Southern Minnesota Hit Again.
Owatonna, Mimi, June 24.-Reports
just received from Clarks Grove and
Glendale, in the southern part of this
county, are to the effect that second
storm which struck early yesterday
did great damage in both villages.
At Clark's Grove it is reported that
an elevator is in ruins. Twenty-seven
barns were destroyed in the village,
panes of glass were broken in every
house and roofs were blown off from
several houses. 1t is estimated that
the damage to property will exceed
100000.
Many head Of cattle and several
horses were killed. A few persons
were struck by flying timbers, but
there were no fatalities.
At Glendale scarcely a frame build
ing escaped without damage of some
sort Hardly pane of glass remains
on the west side of the houses, and
the total loss is reported to be $780,
900.
Cars were blown from Rock Island
tracks. In the southern part of the
county much damage has been done.
Barns were blown down and carried
several rods. Crops of all sort are
damaged beyond reparation. The loss
in this respect cannot be estimated,
some placing it as high as $15O,o0O
The storm which struck here yes
terday was more severe than that
which passed through Saturday