Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
SATURDAYS STORM.

Destruction at Mankato, Lake Crystal and
vicinity-Hundreds Of Buildings Dama-
ged, Trees Destroyed, Etc-Miraculous
Escape From Loss Of Life or Serious In
jury.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MANKATo, June 6.-The severest and most de-
structive storm ever experienced in this section
visited us last Saturday morning. 1t opened
with a rain, accompanied by pretty strong
winds, the clouds passing from the southwest
with great rapidity. About nine o'clock an un-
usually dark and threatening storm was OBJ
served approaching from that direction, and
when it struck this city, the fears which it
forboded were more than realized. 1t was in
THE NATURE OF A HURRICANE,
blowing with indescribsble and continued force
for the space of half an hour. In that space
of time it is safe to say that the destruction
of property accom- plished will not fall short of
$2e, 900 to $30, 900. The State Normal school
sustained the severest injury. three story
building, with hip roof, situated on high ta-
BILE land, facing the west, it seemed to invite
the force of the storm.
THE ROOF WAS RAISED
from its lplace and fell q mass of ruins upon
the wall, exposing the interior of the building
and contents to the damaging effects of the
rain, which continued through part of the
afternoon and most of the night, with great
severity. The third story ceiling was badly
crushed by the falling timbers through which
the water ran to all parts of the building. The
damage is not less than $5,O00 and may be
materially increased by future rains.
THE MASONIC HALL
was unroofed, and the build
ing and contents thoroughly
soaked, and the damage is at least 5000. The
Catholic college was injured to about an equal
amount. The tin roofing was torn off and car
ried shapeless mass to the side hill in the
rear. The city hall and court house and Jail
were also unroofed, and thoroughly soaked by
the subsequent rain. The district court was
in session at the time, presided over by Judge
Cox, of st. Peter, and engaged in the Free Press
libel suit.
COURT WAS ADJOURNED
more unceremoniously than ever before, the
building speedily vacated and worse scared
lot of jurors and lawyers is hard to imagsine.
Some sought shelter in cellars. The storm
was too terrible to face, and the spectacle of
sections of sidewalks and rolls of tin roofing
flying through the air was not calculated to
sooth the exilta legal fraternity. 1t is safe to
say that fully fifty business houses and dwell
deed but few tin roofs escaped unharmed.
HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS
were injured, mostly to slight ex-
tent, and thousands of beautiful shade trees
were twisted of, limbed or uprooted' Few
cities in the State excel Mankato for the beauty
of its ornaments in this regard. After the
storm the streets were literally strewn with
trees and limbs. happy result of this whole
sale destruction of property is the fact that not
life was lost nor any serious injury sustained.
AT LAKE CRYSTAL.
The storm was equally severe at Lake Crys-
tal where the railroad elevator and depot were
unroofed and dozen Or more buildings more
or less injured brick school house was to-
tally destroyed, the brick and timbers cover
ing the desks and seats, and indicating what
frightful loss of life would have attended the
accident had it occurred during school day.
About seventy-iv feet of Henry Shaubut's
large barn was torn down, which, with injuries
to fences, etc.. must go in the thousands. All
through the timber surrounding Mankato the
roads are more or less blockaded with fallen
trees, aad the loss from this source alone must
be very great.
REPAIRING DAMAGES.
Immediately after the storm the work of re-
pairing damages commenced. Indeed before
it was over business men were on the alert for
men to make necessary repairs, and, excepting
in the case of the Normal school and a few in
stances where there was not much
necessity for haste, the most of the
houses injured are secured against further
damage. To-day has been busy day in that
regard, and generally the feeling of the COM
munity is gratitude that We passed through the
terrible storm with 30 little damage. Mankato
is all right again, and tomorrow will resume
her business actively, not whit disheartened
or discouraged.
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