Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1891 — TERRIFIC STORM. [ARTICLE]

TERRIFIC STORM.

Fire Person* Killed and Many Injured In a Wreck. A wind storm of terrific violence swept over West Superior, Wis.,on the 16th, carrying death and destruction in its path. The wind was accompanied by pouring rain. The air was heavily chaiged with electricity. The storm lasted only about thirty minutes, but in that time many thousands of dollars of damage was done, besides taking off at least five lives and the visiting of terrible Injuries upon many patties. During the storm an alarm of fire was turned in from the Fifth ward and the department responded to find the new large four-story frame hotel on Third street, near Lambert avenue, a mass of ruins. The structure had blown down, and the cry went up from a hundred excited indij viduals that the wreck was the tomb of lianymen. The news flashed over the city with ttartling rapidity and hacks and drays yontaining their loads flew to the scene of disaster. Meantime the rain was falling In torrents and the lightning was crashing Ike artillery. The building i« a complete wreck. In spite of the pouring rain, the visitors at the scene rushed in and assisted the firemen In the resoue. Men in all walks of life stood shoulder to shoulder

And worked with only the thought of ho- 1 inanity's sake. :