The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-21

er two children and the hired man not
hurt
1t swept east, destroying Math Johns
shack, injured him slightly; tore down
Art and Sam Smiths buildings and i'm
jured Mrs. G. Jackson and Roy Smith.
1t was quiet in Sherwood. the sun
shone and part OF rainbow was Wis
ible in the northeast. 1t was the most
remarkable storm in this part of the
state.
Report From MohaII.
Mohau. N. D., Aug 21.-Sunday
evening at about 8 o'clock three or
four separate funnel shaped clouds
wiped up everything In their paths
which luckily were very narrow.
West Of Sherwood one large cloud
divided and went east scattering
buildings on it's way.
Elmer Carlson had his large farm
residence blown to kindling. Two OF
his children were killed outright,
another was seriously wounded while
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson were badly hurt.
On the Carlson place the cyclone lick
ed up everything slick and clean, not
building is left standing.
At Ingomar Nelson's a binder was
folded up like a jackknife while some
other damage is reported.
Ed Towne. northeast of Mohall lost
J his barn and several acres of grain
shocks, which were sucked into the
funnel shaped clouds. His loss is
easily about 5000. The cloud skipped
the house, sweeping past the corner.
hitting the barn square, oyerturning
and smashing several wagons and
racks.
At Elmer and Arthur Smiths place.
east of Antler, large barns were over
turned.
This is the most terrific storm ever
known up in this country and in its
path it leaves a mass of wreckage, an
estimated loss of $4,000 besides several
lives which were snuffed out.
Report From AntIsrs.
Antlers, N. D., Aug. ia cyclone
struck here at 500 yesterday evening,
injuring a large number and doing
thousands OF dollars worth of damage
to property.
There were three distinct cyclones.
The one that did the greatest damage
in this vicinity. missed Antler by twen-
ty rods from the outskirts, but struck
the famous Antler picnic grounds
where many people were spending the
| day. Fourteen of the picnicers were
injured and of these two and possibly
three will die.
OF the other two storms, which fol-
| lowed within few minutes of each
other, all travelling from south to south
east, one passed to west of Antler into
n 1n
| did little damage.
The injured at the picnic grounds
are Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchins and two
| daughters and one son, and two small
children of one Of the daughters; the
family of Thos. Wright, consisting of
| Mrs. Wright, four children and two
brothers. The injured sought pro-
lection In the dancing pavilion Of the
picnic grounds which was totally de<
stroyed.
After destroying the picnic groundt
the storm hit the Jas. Frazier home,
badly injuring three persons. Mrs. w.
| Bradley Of West Superior and her SON,
Clarence, guests at the Frazier home.
were badly injured and both may die.
Canadian Report.
Winnipeg. Man, Aug. 21-A dispatch
from Lyleton, In the southwestern
corner OF Manitoba, near the boundary
states that cyclone, 200 yards wide.
at $50, came from the west and swept
q large stretch OF country. Granaries,
barns and houses, besides a large area
Of grain, were destroyed.
A number Of others were injured but
none fatally. At Sherwood and Antler
close TO the boundary line, four per-
sons were killed. eight fatally injured
and eight seriously