, 1879-07-05
Thirteen Persons Killed and
Thirty Wouude1 In the
Hamlet Of Vasa.
Most Of the Houses Around Lake
Emily Blown Into tho
Water,
Twenty Persons Known 10 Hare Been
Killed In All---Fifty Wounded.
Track Of the Wind-Wheel, and Minor
Casualties Caused. By It.

THE CYCLONE.
sr. Paul, Mnn., July 4.-'rhc frat complete
and coherent account vi the terrible destruction
to life IN Goodhue County By the storm ot
Wednesday night mud yesterday morning reached
here At an early hour this morning. Tic storm
assumed the character OF cyclone, near Red
Wing, the point otgreat violence being at Vasa,
small vilags some ten miles west Of the Mis-
Blssippi. The following Is from the Red Wing
special to the Pioneer Press:
1n the Town Of Vasa tho fury Of the storm,
wAs At It's hight, making fearful havoc. It
seemed To etart about four mics beyond
ylsA CHURCH,
and Travelled Ia q soutl.westesiy direction. The
OrphAoage, which Is under the caro Of the
church, was completely demolished. It con.
taincd twenty-four inmates, besides stranberR.
who las charge. Out Of this number three woro
killed outright and seventeen others injured,
three, II is thought, fatally.
The house Of Erlck 8wenson. close BY, WIS
blown doWn. uo was killed aud his wife
severely injured.
q. II. Holmc nnd wife. an elderly couple, werc
killed, also baby boy Of str. and Mra. Linsted.
Another party, whose name has not been
tearned,;.make
NINE IN ALL KILLED AND FOUR MoRE-NoT KL-
PECrED TO LIVE.
The number wounded Is thirty.
Tho square roof was blown from the parson-
aee, little IN the rear Of the church, atd set
down In thu field, where Il tlastcn:d like fan.
The barn Of August Peterson was blown
down, and bis house badly injured.
Also, of coursc, the houses OF all who hafe
been mentioned rs killed we're blown down,
md many houses we're Injured.
This storm also ranged through Belle Creek,
where It blew down the house Of Anthony
pettet, and completely demolished The barn Of
Walter Doyle.
Tile blacksmith shop at Black Oak Post
Ohlco WAS scattered to the winds. and at dttlcr-
cnt places In the town trees were lifted right
OFF THE GROUND Br TIE HooTa
md carried forward aud set down without
breaking limb.
At Narrentowo. on the lake shore, three
houses vera torn down, md n man and his H!fo
and daughter killed iu one Of them.
At Maiden Rock two frame houses were de-
,nollshcd, and the top Of tile warehouse taken
OF, but no lives were lost.
The storm crossed fun this side to Trcutou,
where It uuroofcd Mr, Hamiletcn's house, barn,
and grauarg, and broke down the large trees ia
Ills timber, smashing nearly oscry tree.
The ROOF Of Andrew Nelson's barn was blown
away and completely smashed TO pieces, and tho
burn Of john Tacgart. another uc!ghbos, was
| struck BY lightning and burned to the ground.
! Tllcse housen are all iu the southeastern part
| OF tic town.
| The damage to the crops Is considerable, but
rot SO ba4 as II tho season were 1ateE.
LAKE EMILY.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 4.-Furthcr details OF
the damage by rain, lightning, and cyclone were
received during The day. Tile tornado that did
somuch damage IN Goodhus County seems to
| hare coma across the State ;from direction
| 9 little Hcst Of south. Before reaching Good
| hue County tt struck near Havana, steata
| County, and Lake Emily, in Ntcollets County.
| In HnYuna several farmets' barns were blown
duwn or struck BY lightning, Jet 10 loss Of lie
IL reported. The following is list ot casualties
! at Lake Emily:
! Tlchtorm totally DESTROYED the residence
| and barn of Alox. Va!k; himself, wife, aud
daughter injured
Albc.t Volk, barn demolished and four horscs
killed.
Tho barn and Eranary Of Harlow Pott!t was
blown Into the lake; Ills daughters collnr-bono
broken.
F! The residence OF Mr.. Peterson scattered over
the fields, and himself ana wife bndly hurt.
| Tho bsrn Of. Bradley Caspentcr was
wrecked, and the windows aud doors blown out
Of his resIdtnce, and himself cut about the
head.
| Tho residence mud barn Of William T. Jonee
was demolished, and himself cut and bruised.
The school-bouso was blown into the 1ake.