Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-24
TORNADOES IN
NORTH DAKOTA
NORTHWEST CORNER OF STATE
FEELS THE BRUNT OF A
TERRIFIC STORM.
BEvEN DEATHS ARE REPORTED
Doore at Antler Believed to BE In.
Understanding, Mohaii, souris
and McClusky Hit.-Property
Damage Heavy.


Damage Heavy.
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Nohall, Aug. 21.-Tornadoes origin.
biting at four different points north
west of this city killed two people,
q man and girl, and caused sew
oral thousands of dollars worth of
property damage. The storm travelled
east. A dozen or more of farm build
tngs were demolished and several per
Dons are reported injured.
Minot-A terrific storm SWEET over
Northwest North Dakota, killing sew
oral people and devastating prop
orty and placing the lives of many
people in jeopardy. A child was kill
cd and several picnicers injured near
Antlers. The picnickers were enjoy
Ing an outing at grove just out of
town. The pleasure seekers were
picked up in the air and landed hun
dreds of feet away in all directions.
Several of them were badly injured.
According to the best information
obtainable twenty-four persons were
seriously injured. Telegraphic and
telephone communication with Ant
ter Is out of commission and direct in
formation is not to be held.
All of the physicians and surgeons
hom Westhope and other neighbor-
hood towns have been rushed there.
Prom Antler the storm swept south
and trife to the west, where it
bgain came to the earth, uprooting
trees and doing untold damage at Nc
Clusky. Three people are reported
lead there in collapsed buildings.
McClusky is on the Turtle Lake
branch of the Northern Pacific.
The storm was the heaviest near
Sherwood and Antler and the report
comes that thousands of dollars worth
pf property was destroyed. Heavy.
property damage is reported at Lo-
saine, Mohall and souris.
Two cyclones struck in the vicinity
bf Sherwood. The first took a path
southeast of Sherwood, striking the
farm home of Ingemar Nelson, where
Ill the buildings were destroyed. Mr..
md Mrs. Nelson and the children
saved their lives by lying fat in the
wheat fields.
While Elmer Carlson and wife OF
Sherwood were out milking their
COWS they noticed heavy black cloud
approaching from the southwest and
started for the house, which was
lbout quarter of mile distant,
but before they arrived the house was
swept away and their 61year-old child
killed.
Mr.. Carlson sustained injuries about
the head and tWo-by-four scantling
vas driven into his side, breaking sew.
tal ribs and leaving him in an I'm.
conscious condition. Mrs. Carlson was
hurled several feet into the air, and
while suspended was struck by fly
ing missile, which rendered her un.
conscious. It is believed that her in.
juries will prove fatal
John Jeneves, a hermit who resides
m the same neighborhood, was severe.
y injured and his house was entirely
demolished.
The second cyclone struck north.
vest of Sherwood, demolishing the
buildings of Ole Johnson. Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson were slightly injured.
At Souris boy was killed and at
West Hope two are reported killed.
Several farm buildings were blown
lown in the vicinity of Mohall and
Lorraine.
McClusky, Aug. Fl. - Olaf Lee is
dead and his wife and infant daugh.
ter probably fatally injured as a re-
bult of the storm which crushed their
farm home ten miles from this city
Lee was found by the rescue party
lying nearly 800 feet from the resi-
aence, unconscious and with his skull
fractured and he lived only short
lime Mrs. Lee was conscious but
was SO badly injured that she could
gender little aid, even having to let
her infant baby shift for itself, al.
though the babe, too, was very badly
injured. Lee was member of the
NcClusky lodge of Masons.
Winnipeg, Aug 21-Winnipeg was
struck by the tail-end of storm &C.
eompanied by vivid lightning and
heavy rain which apparently has
pwept over much of Saskatchewan and
yrees in some localities and appar-
emily most severe along the inter
pational boundary line. Hail is re-
ported from Perdue, Sask., and farm
buildings were demolished at Gilmore,
eask., with one person seriously in
bured. Further south in North Dakota
conditions appear to have been worse
and reports indicate cyclone with
several fatalities.
OFFICER DIES OF BLOW.