The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-28
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The TORNADO IN MINNEsoTA--MEY, W0-
MEN, AND CHILDREN, CARRIED AwAY.--A
correspondents of the St. Cloud journal,
writing from Sank Centre, says:
"About twelve miles southwest from
here, in the town of Raymond. in Stearns
county, was the dwclling-house of we'll
to-do and respectable farmer, Mr.. Richard
Richardson, formerly of Rice county, in
this State. At the time Of the commence
ment of the storm, on Friday night, he and
his family were quietly enjoying their
home, with others of the ncighborhood who
were stopping over night with them. About
IL o'clock Mr.. Richardson remarked to his
wife that he feared they would have hard
storm. Before he could rouse the family
or even make any preparations himself, the
tornado burst upon them with such force as
to tear to pieces and scatter about for a
distance of quarter Of a mile, the entire
house and its contents, together with
the inmates. There were at the time
twelve persons in the building, the most of
them up stairs asleep. 1t was n block or
Lighthouse sixteen by twenty-four, one and
half stories high, we'll dovetailed at the
corners and pinned with two-inch oak pins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson and one small
child alone remained in the ruins of the
house. John Chc eldest sony, twenty-five
wears old, was carried thirtv-four rods and
dropped on the ground so badly bruised and
manGlcd that there is but little hope Of
his recovery. George the second SOM,
thirteen years old, was also carried thirty
rods, and had his right ankle broken, the
bone protruding through the flesh. He is
also badly bruised in many places. Willie,
the third son (three years of age), was
borne some thirty rods, and hurled to the
ground so badly injured that he lived
only few moments. Two other child
rem Qittle girls) we're taken from their bed,
twisted up in their bed clothing, and
dropped on the opposite side of the build
ing from the rest, unframed. Mrs. r. re-
ceivcd some injuries on and about the head
and face, but nothing serious. This is
about the extent of the injuries received
by the family of Mr.. r. Miss Annie Will
son, o school-teacher, stopping at the house
of Mr.. r., having some fears ut the time,
had risen, dressed, and was sitting up when
the wind struck the building. She was
carried with the rest, mixed in with broken
pieces of timber, boxes, barrels, cuphoards,
trunks, bedding, and furniture, and the en-
tire contents of the upper part of the house,
thirty seven rods, and deposited in the wheat
field She was so badly bruised that there is
little hope of recovery. Liberty Raymond,
twenty-five years old, eldest son Of i. B.
Raymond, from whom the town of Raymond
takes it's name, was among the unfortunate.
He was carried about the same distance as
Mr.. RS eldest son, and so badly mangled
that he only survived a short time. The
scene at the house when the daylight came
is much easier imagined than described,
Mr.. Il. being the only one left after the dis
aster to collect in the dead and dying, and
to care for the injured ones. After looking
for and finding the most of them in the
midnight gloom, it being very dark and
stormy, he proceeded to the neighbors to
give the alarm and procure assistance. All
of the medical aid was soon OH the road to
the scene of distress"