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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03
STORM WHICH SWEPT OVER
LEAVES LANCDON IN RUINS
Addition to Five Lives Being Lost Many are Injured
Homes Wrecked by the Score by Cyclone Which
Swept the Residence Portion of the City
Saturday Evening at Six O'clock

cellar, the house over their heads being
swept away by the storm, leaving them
uninjured. Ruins alone mark were the
Stanley and Thiesen houses used tc
stand. but both being empty at the time
the loss is one felt only by their owner
the Cavalier Co. National Bank. With
the exception of the Henry Covertson
barn this is the sum total loss of resi-
dents across the track in South Langdon
to suffer loss in the cyclone. 1t is a
severe blow, however, as in no instance
is there any insurance to 4.elp those
who lose
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03
DEAD
INJURED

JOHN SHEEHAN, scalp wounds and
"a badly cut by glass and timber
sMRs. SHEEHAN, back injured, bruls-
s ed and cut
NMcDoNALD SHEEHAN, 6 years old,
M badly cut and bruised
S}SS.ANN1E BucKwERTz, girl at Sheehans S,
u collar bone broken and one leg
II fractured
Mrs. BAN, back and chest badly
s bruised
8FRANc1s BA1N. slightly bruised and
z scalded
MARY BoYD, girl at Baln's, leg
broken and other injuries
RICHARD BOYD, cut and bruised,
knee injured
KATIE D1AMoNp, girl at Sullivans,
slightly injured by bruises and
cut by glass ,
Mrs. JOHN BURKE, a widow, BACK
wrenched and bruises
MRS. JOHN LEE, leg broken IN three
places
JOHN DIAMOND, collar bone broken,
arm fractured, other injuries to
head and scalp
Mrs. w. B. GORDON, cut on arms
and back by glass
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03
One Dead and -Four Badly Hurt

On the west side of the street is the
ruin and wreck of five other Langdon
homes. build within the past few years
and the pride of their respective owners.
Here also two more are added to the
death roll and the escape of others look
ed upon as almost a miracle. Totally
demolished are the homes of Attorney
Geo. M. Price, Cashier John Sheehan,
of the Cavalier Co. National Bank, and
j. IL. Balm, assistant cashier of the First
National Bank. j. Fl. Harlan's home,
between the houses of Pierce and Shee-
han is wrecked so that it is a shapeless
mass of debris with nothing that can be
saved. The Woolner residence opposite
Bleakleys was as near complete wreck
as possible, with the roof torn off, walls
and partitions torn out and the home
stripped of all that had made it habit
able. Mrs. Jas. Woolner was the sole
occupant of the house at the time and
her escape without any injury whatever
is something little short of miracle.
At the William Stevenson home, across
the street from the Gordons, the win
dows, doors, veranda and roof were all
badly damaged and the house generally
shaken up quite badly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03
Deaths Path of the Twister

From this point on, along to the north
end of Seventh street the havoc wrought
by the cyclone beggars description. In
addition to ruin and desolation, it left in
its train gruesome finds for the rescuing
parties, revealing where might be found
victims both dead and dying, manned,
crippled and dishgured to the point al
most defying recognition. The scene
here, where the cyclone made its final
exit from the city, is one that shows
what wind storm of such an intensity
and violence was capable of accomplish
ing in its swift passage ever Langdon in
the space of barely one minutes time
since it was first noted approaching the
south limits Of the city in the Fairview
addition.
The j. B. Boyd residence in which
Mrs. Boyd met her death was torn into
pieces, some of which were found over
half mile distant. Besides Mrs. Boyd,
her son, Richard, and the servant girls
we're in the house, the two former having
returned home from down town when
the heavy clouds overhead forecast the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03
Saved a Baby's Life in Cellar

At Attorney Prices home tn. girl and
little baby daughter were alone in the
house when the storm struck, but with
a remarkable presence of mind an escape
was made to the cellar just as the house
above was smashed into kindling wood.
Mr.. Price and his wife were both down
town, and the sickening sight that con-
fronted them On their return was one
that can perhaps be better imagined
than described. The girl and Mrs.
Prices baby girl escaped without a
scratch, and the little son, Ralph, who
had been playing over at Sheehan's that
afternoon, escaped with nothing more
serious than a number of severe scalp
and face wounds. The loss to MIR. Price
of his home and property is quite heavy
one.
Next door j. H. Harlan and wife were
both also lucky in being away when the
storm broke over their home as it was
torn from its foundation and tumbled in
shapeless mass twenty or thirty feet
west of where it originally stood. Mrs.
Harlan was on her way home when the
storm broke and viewed the desolation
of their home before the arrival of her
husband. There was nothing left for
the Harlans to save but few pieces of
furniture, all bearing evidence of having
passed through cyclone. The Harlan
loss cannot otherwise be rated than
total.
The next house along the street, the
Sheehan home caught, the full fury of
the storm. In fact nothing is left but a
rubbish pile to show where their com.
Portable home had stood. In addi-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03
SuIIivan's Brick Residence Wrecked

The death trail of the cyclone, in
which five lives were snutfed out as
though they we're so many tlickering
candles and leaving a score or more on the
list of injured, is marked from the point
were 1T razed to the ground the $4,000
brick residence of M. l.. Sullivan, part
OF the three bare walls of which are left
standing. The occupants of the home
at the time were Mrs Sullivan and Miss
Katie Diamond, and the story of their
escape is one the most thrilling incidents
of the storm. The wind in its onward
church when they sought the cellar for
safety. The force of the wind prevented
Mrs. Sullivan in opening the door at its
entrance. What happened afterwards
is no less than a miracle, Mrs. Sullivan
finding herself in the cellar alone with
| the broken door knob clenched in her
hand. She was practically unhurt.
although surrounded by wreckage that
rendered her release matter Of some
delay. Miss Diamond was lifted into
the air not less than forty feet and
carried by the circllng wind current of
the cyclone over the tops of trees and
telephone poles across the street, her
flight extending over the Finerty resi-
dapna tha 6acant bain1 ,naaa wit N ant
the experiencing of injury in the yard at
rear of John Powers home. After the
storm had somewhat subsidized she wa:
found there, not many feet away from
the cupola of the Baptist church
This is merely one of the many quee
freaks that have been noted and expert
enced by those who went through thos'
few brief moments of terror.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03

ton to the Sheehan family and girl, An
ME Buchweitz the children of two neigh
bors, Ralph Price and Dorothy Dickson,
were in the house when it was struck
MIR. Sheehan was endeavoring to get to
the cellar with all of his household aud
only partly succeeded. In this home the
list of injured includes nearly all and
sadness is added to the story by the fact
of the death, resulting from injuries re-
ceived of Mr. Sheehan's oldest child
daughter of nine years, Miss Donalda,
whose funeral is being held this fore
noon. She passed away Sunday fore
noon about Two clock the injuries sus-
tanned being largely internal. Mr. Shee-
han and wife are both in bed, with pain
full injuries, Mrs. Sheehan still being in
very serious condition. The youngest
of their two boys is also a sufferer from
injuries that extend from head to foot.
The girl, Annie Buchweitz. sustained a
broken collar bone and leg fracture
Monday she was removed to the hospi-
tai. The Sheehans are still at the Jas.
6. Dickson home, where they were
by the rescuing party.
Dorothy Dickson, the nine year old
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. G..
Dickson, who WAS at the Sheehan home
across the street when the storm broke
was badly cut and bruised about the
head and arms.
Baby Was Thrown Into the Couie
At the Balm residence at the end of the
street, Mr.. Balm, his wife and two little
children along with the girl, Mary Boy d,
we're all at home and none of them es-
capped injury in the violence of the
storm. The five week old little baby
when found was M Il coule bottom
nearly two hundred fee from the house
having been lifted from Its cradle 10y
the cyclone and carried by the storm
Its life had been taken and it fell to the
lot of the father to carry the manglec
little body from the spot where it lay
Mrs Balm, their two year old daughter
Frances: her husband and the girl, Mary
Boyd, one and all found themselves aftel
the storm had passed over in the direc
of the coulie, each being more or les:
injured Mrs. Bain's injuries at first
feared as being internal are bruises re
ceived on the back and chest, with 1
nervous shock that terribly weakens the
patient. The daughter, Frances, i:
under doctors treatment. and though
, no bones are broken the little child will
be laid up for long while The girl
Mary Boyd has leg broken and injurie
and is at the hospital. The Balm famil
} are at the home of Geo. W. Price, wher
trained nurse has the patients il
: charge,
\
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03
Family Escapes Into Cellar

i Further along the street, north of the
ruins of the NJ. L. Sullivan's home, the
cyclone struck, with lessened VIC
lence, the homes of Mrs. mo. L. Robert
son and VIM. Bolton, agent at the CT
| Northern depot. The Bolton home was
cut practically in, two the lower ttool
receiving the debris when the floors
overhead we're carried away. In the
house at the time we're Mrs. Booth, her
little son and father-in- law, MIR, Bolton
The escape to the cellar by Mrs. Bolton
was only attempted after the cyclone
had come plainly into view. The crash
came just as Mr.. Booth had got his
daughter and child into safety and fal.
ling fiat on the closing door he laid with
the crashing timbers and plaster from
above falling around him. 1t was sew
eral minutes afterwards that DR.. Nc
Queen extricated Mr.. Booth from his
surroundings and helped to get Mrs.
Bolton and baby from the cellar below
To the west of the Bolton residence,
the home of w. B. Gordon caught the
full fury of the storm. Was turned on
its side and the contents demolished
completely. Mr.. Gordon ana wife were
both at home and escaped the crash only
to be caught in the storm before they
had time to cross the street, The vio-
lent suction created by the air current or. t
of the cyclone almost drew them back
into the building us it collapsed. Mrs.
Gordon was thrown to the ground and
sustained several cuts and bruises on
the arm face and other parts of the body
Mr.. Gordon for safety clung to tree
that was finally up rooted and wrenched
from his grasp by the storm as it SUBJ
sided. Their loss of property is prac-
tically total one. The house occupied
by the Gordon's is owned by Mrs. Ella
T. Gogin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03

Sweeping down upon the city from
the southeast at just about six o'clock
last Saturday afternoon, Langdon was
visited by the most disastrous cyclone or
tornado that has ever visited North Da-
kota. It left in its path death, injury,
ruin and desolation. Five we're killed
and the injury sustained by others may
be fatal. The list of injured is over a
score not including those of slight and
less imporuant character. The property
loss now that it can be viewed IN a rat
ional and business like manner will eais-
ly approximate S150,OOO.
First Touches Fairview Addition
The storm made it's approach on Lang
don from the south east, the first
building struck being the McGregor
house in the Fairview addition which
lis vacant. The home of j. d. Fischer
nearby was missed, but the barn lifted
from it's foundation and swept away; the
same thing occurring at Norman Nc
Kechney's place. The site of the Tom
Heating house was left in ruins and
desolation. 1t had been occupied until
the early part of the day by the furni-
ture OF Matt Schneider, who moved
lately to Walhalla to enter the hotel
business. The goods belonging to
Schneider stood besides the house loaded
on two wagons, but the havoc played by
the winds LEFT the spot nothing but a
Uttered wreck.
Disaster Great in South Laqgdon
From the Fairview addition the course
of the storm crossed to South Langdon
and before it struck the two elevators
and crossed the railroad track into the
limits of the city proper it leveled to
the ground the home and barn of John
Lee, the ct, Northern section man. The
family are left without any of their
belongings and Mrs. Lee, laid up with a
&bad compound fracture of the right leg.
&At the Diamond home the house is left,
#but the barn taken. John Diamond is
among the injnred with broken collar
bone and arm fractured in two places;
everal stitches were also necessary to
lew up face and scalp wounds. He was
Rught by the storm between the barn
( nd the house. The house owned by
i ht Kelly and occupied by Mrs. Olson
hs razed to the ground, but Mrs. Olson
png with dozen others, including G.
Erickson of Elkwood and Mrs. Henry
pn and Mrs. George Anderson, with
Dir children escaped safely in the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03
TORNADO KILLS FIVE IN lANCD0N

fine home shows where it caught the
storm. At the other corner of the block
are further indications at the Power
and Finerty homes where in it's last
death dealing sweep havoc was wrought
by the storm.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
NO MIDDLE WAY
BETWEEN BAD AND
GOOD SAYS PASTOR
The Rev. DR.. 7. j. Villers
breaches on 1.-THE Pass
ing Saviour"

The Rev. DR.. Thomas J. Villers. pas
tor of the Peddie Memorial Baptist
Church, took as the subject of MS
sermon yesterday, The Passing
Saviour" showing incidents that oc-
cured during the life OF Christ while ne
was passing by. He treated his theme
In five subdivisions, telling first how
the passing Saviour calls to discipleship,
how He saves from sinking. how He
listens to distress, how He invites to
fellowship and how He aspires to SUI
premacy.
mo man." said DIR. Villers, can
serve two masters. He must be either
with God or against Him. There is no
medium between the good n bad, al
though in this day many are deluding
themselves with this Idea. If k
for an accounting of the talents in
trusted to them they will tell you that
they are not as bad as many of their
friends, n that although they do not
live a Christian life in true ems they
respect religion and its devotees. There
Is hope for such a person, but this state
of mind very often leads to unbelief,
and when faith is destroyed, the soul
is lost"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
SEES DANGER IN
LOSS Of PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
The Rev. John Mcdowell Says
1t Is Alarming Symptom
of Moral Decay.

"In Christ's Stead" was the subject
of an eloquent sermon delivered y%ester-
day at the Park Presbyterian Church
by the pastor, the Rev. John NC
Dowell. He said in part:
THE loss of sense of personal re-
sponsibility is the first and most alarm
ing symptom of moral decay and spirit
ual decline. The future Of both church
and state depends on keeping this sense
of personal responsibility alive and
strong. There are many signs in mod
ern life showing that this sense is in
danger.
I'm social life we find the substitution
mercial life there is the substitution of
corporate action for personal response
bility; in political life the substitution
Of party interest for Individual respon-
slbility; in religious life the substitution
of professionalism for personal loyalty.
One of the principal problems OF the
day is to overcome and conquer this
tendency, and as far as the Christian
religion Is concerned, this can be best
done by Christians remembering who
they are and for what purpose they
have been placed in the world.
1T Is evident from the teachings of
the New Testament that Christians are
representatives of Jesus Christ. They
are here in His stead. Not only this
truth is revealed by the apostles. but
by Jesus Christ Himself, when He said:
AS the Father hath sent Me into the
world, SO send I you Christians. as
representatives of Christ, are here for
a threefold purpose. They are here to
the spirit of Christ, which is a
Of service; to proclaim the mis-
sion of Christ, which is the mission of
love; to carry on the work of Christ,
which is the saving of man and of So
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
ST. BR|DGET'S DEBT
ON CHURCH PLANT
NOW ONLY $1,000
Father Carroll Announces joy
full News-Charity Ball of
Sewing Circle.

There was great joy among the MEM
bers of st. Budgets Roman Catholic
Church yesterday, when the Rev. Eu-
gene F. Carroll. rector, announced that
the debt of the parish was now only
$1,000. Father Carroll said he was de-
lighted to make the statement n
warmly praised the parishioners for
their cooperation. The estimated value
of the church property is about $50, 900.
The property includes a rectory, a
school, a home for the sisters of charity
teachers in the school, besides the hand
some brick church. At all of the serv-
ices yesterday printed copies of the an
nual reports were distributed.
The report In detail is as follows:
Receipts-Balance from last year,
sS442 Is; Sunday and holy day collec-
lions, ST. 0s. 10; seat money, $1,111.6o;
pew rent, $9S9.S0; monthly collections,
81, 1862. 10; Easter collections, $S3S.35;
Christmas collections, 81, 09s. 25; Sacred
Heart League, $7.35; entertainments,
s424; donations, $651; donations. st.
Bridget's Sewing Circle, 5000; orphans
board, Sos; Rosary Society, $1S1.70;
from school, s187.60; coal col
lection, $685. 60; collection, new cathe-
dral, $3.50; diocesan collections, s1o2.O
interest, s26; total, $40, 30S.S3.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CLERGY. SIS
t RS, sexton), $3,317; repairs and i'm
provements, $399.43; sanctuary re-
quisites, S23S.62; water, light. fuel,
$685.. 80; choir. s327.73; diocesan dues,
SIS; orphans board, $33S.50; furni-
ture, s11o.40; interest, $3.50; printing
and stationery, $2S.25; school supplies,
s193. rs; organ repairs. 5000; insurance,
$210. 30; debt paid, $4,000; house main
.tenance, $69s; paving, Plane street, s5o2;
taxes, 1855; balance on hand, S324.79;
total, $40, 30s.8 {.
Bernard NJ. Stanley and Patrick j.
Dolan are the trustees of the church.
The annual charity ball of the Sewing
Circle will be held at the Kruger Audi
tirium tomorrow night. The proceeds
will be for the poor and orphans. Mr..
Dolan is chairman of the arrangements
committee, with William s. Bagan as
secretary. MI. Stanley is chairman Of
the reception committee. and DIR. Leo j.
McManus will be floor manager.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
ADVENTIST CONFERENCE
SUCCESSFUL in WORK.
Good Progress Shown at Annual
Meeting in Trenton.

TRENTON, Jan. 25.-Remarkable
progress was reported at h session
OF the New Jersey Seventh Day Ad-
ventist conference at Phillips Hall in
this city yesterday. Sixty delegates were
present from Jersey City, Newark,
Elizabeth, Paterson, Trenton, Cam
den, Atlantic City and elsewhere.
There was reported a gain of 100 in
membership: 50, 500 increase in receipts
for State evangelical work; $500 con-
tributed to missions, and $40, 900 worth
of UNCONVENTIONAL literature sold dur
ing the year. Many resolutions and
plans were discussed with the utmost
harmony.
President Kneeland, of Trenton, was
unanimously reelected. and the Rev.
w. H. Smith, pastor of the Newark
Seventh Day Adventist Church, was
chosen a member of the conference ex-
ecutive committee. The State head
quarters is at Trenton. D. X. Roger,
formerly of Newark. is secretary.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
REASON IN FAITH
AS IN INTUITION,
SAYS ONE PASTOR
Rev. w. T. S. Lumbar Declares
Bible Is Most Reasonable
Book to Real Believers.

THE Age of Reason was the sub
ject of the Rev, w. T. S. Lumbar's
sermon at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church yesterday, which was heard by
a large congregation. Among other
things he said:
I'VE hear much in these days about
not believing the Bible because 1t is
contrary to reason. Probably not one
person in a hundred car give an intel
ligent definition OF what reason is. The
prevalent idea is that 1t Is something
that fits in with our sense of har-
mony between cause and effect, as
things appear to us; that 1t is an In
tellectual faculty that tells us whether
a thing is SO or not. The last is only
a secondary meaning of the word, and
therefore is a derived meaning. The
leading photographers tell us that word
means an idea or belief . going
TO determine a given belief or line of
conduct Taking that as the legiti-
mate meaning of the word, then 1t Is
true that the Bible is the most reason
able book to those whose belief is de-
termined by its writings. According to
the secondary meaning of the word we
must confess that faith Is not founded
on reason.
Faith wrought in the dark
where reason could not WALK and
only after faith had cleared the way
did reason lend It's assistance. Consid-
ering reason in it's popular meaning,
we may say with truth hal many of
the greatest ~conquests of science owe
their victory to the faith of men who
believed and toiled While reason sat
idly by and laughed at faith for its
credulity. Afterward reason unblush-
ingly appropriated the entire results
as its own. A proposition is submitted
to a mar and n woman. The man will
reason the thing out, and after a long
time will declare the results, but not
until long after the woman's instinct
has solved the problem. Ask her why
she thinks so and her only answer will
be: Because But she knows. The
reason of one age is unreason to the
next. but speaking broadly, faith re-
mains ever the same.
where did the first life come
from? Evidently, someone, some IN
telligent power, must have created
it. Where there had been moth
ing before there now was a living,
willing being. Which was the greater
for God to do. bring Jesus Christ into
the world through what is called the
Immaculate Conception or nring life,
any life. or human life. into the world
where there had been nothing before?
son this one thing rests the whole
scheme of salvation through Christ. il
it is false, mans redemption through
Jesus fails: If 1t is true his salvation
is assured. Many ministers in many