The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-08-14

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vIoIxNr TauEnER SToRM.-We were
vtsitsdFaasy nishk blythe most violent storm
sthss occurred in this vicinity for some, years
psst It commenced about ten o'clock-just
about the time Of the breaking dpof the Floral
Co6certy The thunder WAS truly awful, and
the ,fashes Of lightning succeeded each other
with such. .rapidity that there seemed to be no
break in their continuity TheGrain poured
down in torrents, and some Of the audience-
In fact the most. Of them got drenched to the
skin on their way home. The storm came up
from a southwest direction; and between thun-
der, LIGHTNING and wind, fora considerable
space of time ragged with great fury. One
lady, Mrs. ,Colgraye, on her way home from the
concert, when near the International Hotel,
received q shock from the lightning which
.prostSated her. She was carried into the In
ternational, where she remained insensible for
some time but restoratives being administered,
recovered, and it was found that she had re-
oeived no injury whatever, beyond the shock.
A young man, going up Wabashaw street, re-
cieved similar shock, which threw him down
and stunned him for some time, but inflicted
no other injury. ~
The Catholic Church was the only building
in the city which suffered any material damage,
so far as we have learned. The southwest
wing, which has been recently erected, and
which was completed except the window,
which had not been. put in, was entirely un-
rooted, and the fragments scattered in all di-
rections for distance Of one hundred yards,
and portions of the roof of the main building
torn away with it. The roof was lifted off by
the sheer force of the wind entering through
the opA window. The damage will probably
exceed $500.
In this vicinity, the principal force Of the
storm seems to have been expended on the
other side of the river, where it ragged like
perfect tornado. From some distance below
Mendoza, for space of forty or fifty rods in
breadth, and three or four miles in length, ev-
erything was observation-disclosures, barns, fen
'ces, haystacks. -cornin stocks and standng-in
fact everything that opposed the fury OF The
gale. We have been able to ascertain the
names of but few of the sufferers. and
amongst them are MI. Sweeney, who had
large barn completely destroyed, Mr.. John
Fitzgerald, who resides near the Ferry In West
st. Paul, had his barn blown down, and large
quantity of hay therein scattered, besides
number of chickens killed. Mr.. r. Fitzgerald,
brother of the former gentleman, also had
his barn-a large one-destroyed and num-
Der Of hogs killed. s- 5g4 s !.
Mr.. Tieney, q gentleman who resides at
Crow Village, about two miles from town, in
forms us that for space of two miles between
that place and St. Paul the road is so much OBJ
structed by fallen trees that he had to make his
way through the brush when coming to town
yesterday morning. ,y<,.~,.,.. ..(.g..,
In short, so far as we have heard, the gale
has been most disastrous one, and we fear
when we get the full particulars it will prove
to be one of the worst VIC have ever expe-
rieneed in this latitude. =. s-r5 ~ ~
Freaks OF L1eHrNINa.-Wehave heard
of curious incident connected with the late
thunder storm. The house Of Mr.. Stephen
Ward. at Centreville, Anolxa County, was
struck by the electric fluid, and a large window
in the gable end of the house, torn out and
thrown on the ground, and not single light
broken lThelightning then broke off the end
of one of the logs projecting from the house,
but did no other damage II ytf3 ES<3
The house of Mr.. Weeden, "a gentleman re-
siding in Brooklyn, Hennepin County was
turned partly round, and about eighty rods of
his fencing was Frustrated. - > -1tf~4s
We have heard reports of considerable de-
struction of property. but fortunately unattcnd-
ed with any loss of life.
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN KooH.-The tune
raj of this g.lllant officer took place on Sunday
last. and was very largely attended. The pro
cesston formed at the Athenaum, at, two
O'Clock snd proceeded from thence to Oakland
Cemetery, headed by the Great Western Band.
Addresses were delivered at the Athen@um in
German and English, by Mr.. A. Wolff, of the
Minnesota Sfaats zeifuay, and djntant French,
late Of the Fifth Regiment. The procession
was marshaIled by Col. A. r. Kiefer, andthe
following gentlemen acted las pail bearers:
Hermann Kreitz, Fred Theobald, William
Geisenheimer, Gustav Lere sPhiipp: Facet,
Charly Eichler, George Benz, and GharlessPas-
\ The Gernania Singing soclety.and German
Reading Society preceded the body, and Com
pany I, Of the Ninth Regiment, under con-
mand of Captain Straight, formed the firing
party. On the arrival of the funeral co,Fsge at
the cemetery, the usual military ceremony 81
firing three roundsover the repains, was gone
through, and the grave closed over thc& re-
mains of as good and gallant n soldier. as eyer
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