Grand Rapids Herald Review

A BABY CYCLONE.

Destructive Wind Storm Passes Over Grand
Rapids and Does Much Damage.

The first cyclone that ever disturbed
the people of Grand Rapids arrived
10 minutes to 6 yesterday
morning, just as the early bird was
about to start on his rounds in quest
of the palatable worm. The storm
came from a southeasterly direction
and evidently contained all the appurtenances and eccentricities of a
promising cyclone. The total damage
in the village will likely foot up to
about fifteen hundred dollars. The
old land marks on the South side
were practically removed, including
the Potter & Co. store and warehouse
buildings and the Knox warehouse.
The path of the storm was about a
half mile wide, but the extent of its
operations is not known owing to the
fact that all telegraph wires are
down and no outside papers, except
from Duluth, were received by last
night's mail.

Trees, fences, barns,
sheds, out-houses and even residences
could not withstand the fury of the
storm. Shade trees throughout the
town were mercilessly wrecked. The
property damaged, so far as reported,
is in no case very serious and no personal injury was sustained.

Leo
Betz's residence was lifted from its
foundation and carried about ten
feet. The windows, stove and furniture were entirely demolished. John
Berg's barn was tipped over but the
cow within was not hurt in the least.
M. McAlpine's loss will be no small
item.
The entire front of his residence
building was blown out. Others
who sustained losses were:
Wm.
Weitzel, N. McNaughton, Thomas
Kelley, A. O'Leary, John Brown,
Joe Laisur, John Craig, Mrs. Wade
Blaker, Larry Whalen, L. F. Knox,
Central school building, E. A. Kremmer,
James Sullivan, John Bowden, J.
Joeland and Itasca Mercantile company.