Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
THIRD VIOLENT STORM
SWEEPS THREE STATES
Serious Losses Suffered by Towns in
Wisconsin, Iowa and
Minnesota.

La CROSSE, Wis. June 1.-THE third
violent storm of the week today de-
vastated large sections of Wisconsin.
Minnesota and Iowa. Though less Sc
we're than the tornado of Wednesday
morning the storm did more damage
generally.
Water ran from two to four feet deep
in the streets of La Crosse. The Bur
lington, ST. Paul, Northwestern ana
Southeastern railroads all experienced
severe washouts. In spots 800 to 1.ooo
feet of track was taken out Train serv-
ice is crippled in all directions. At Free
burg, Mimi, the tracks are under four
feet of water.
Rivers Overflow Banks.
At and around New Albin and Lansing.
Iowa. the rivers overlooked their banks
and neighboring fields for miles were
deeply buried under sand and mud. Not
only are crops destroyed. but the land
Is seriously damaged permanently by
the light sand being cast upon it. In
Houston and Winona counties. Mime
sofa: Allamakee county. Iowa, and La
Crosse and Vernon counties. Wisconsin,
deep gullies are torn through the neids'
while In the valleys hay crops are ruined.
A tlrOQUa Cle Dig 1IdNolu lOOSiSSo Ae1N
tory was blown down. The parsonage OF
Rev. Mr.. Holman was struck by light
ming and partly consumed. Many barns
went down, stock was killed by lightning
or drowned and roads are impossible
1000 Excursionists in Peril.
The steamer Sidney. with LOCO excur-
sionists aboard, was out on the Mississippi
when the storm broke. Capt. Streckfus
made a dash for port and succeeded IN
landing his passengers only with great
difficulty The river at the time was
sea of whitecaps.
All over La Crosse Easements were
flooded, with large loss to stocks of
goods The streets and sidewalks are
piled high with mud. Unlike the storm Of
Wednesday morning, today's storm did
not interfere greatly with telegraph and
telephone service, and reports shut or
altogether on the previous OCCASION came
in rapidly.
One Dead, Three Hurt.
LIMA, Ohio, June 27.-One man is dead
and three fatally hurt in Allen county as
the result of last nights electrical storm.
Henry Carrick died of heart disease while
running to escape the storm. Russell
and Lawrence Crider, father and son.
were fatally shocked when they picked
up a live wire that had fallen in front
Woodruff was MORALLY hurt when light
ming struck a barn in which he had
taken shelter.
Damage May Reach 100000.
MANDAN. N. D., June 27.-The damage
by the cloudburst which swept through
portions Of this city. and which also
struck Bismarck, was estimated at $4,000
to s1OO,0OO today. There still was no
news from rural districts. telephones be-
ing down. Creeks are swollen beyond
their banks. The railroads have suffered
heavy damage and delays in traffic be-
cause of washouts, several transcond-
mental trains being held up many hours.
Ten Dead in st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 27-Ten deaths
from heat in the last twenty-four hours
and twenty prostrations was the record
tonight. The maximum temperature on
the highest building in the city this after
noon was 96 degrees.
Great Damage in Michigan.
DETROIT. June ALPHABETICALLY all
lower Michigan was swept tonight by
electrical storms and cyclones. No fatali-
ties have been reported, but several were
injured and the property damage was
great
In Eaton county the property loss was
estimated at more than 100000. Houses
and barns were leveled, trees uprooted
and horses and cattle killed. Telephone
and telegraph wires were down all over
the state for several hours and railroad
traffic was hampered by fallen trees.