The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-11

From advices which have since
reached us, we learn that no traces of
the storm were felt ut st. James nor
west of that point.
On the Blue Earth branch. the first
traces of the storm were encountered
at WinnebagO City, where several
buildings were reported unroOfed. At
Vernon building is reported as suf-
ferinS injury To the same extent.
AT AMBOY.
At AmbOy. the dwellings of s. Bush
and Mr.. Webbcr were blown down.
and also the frame of Presbyterian
church, which had been put up only
the day before.
Between Vernon and Garden City
the Blue Earth train found self
binding harvester across the road
How il got there was not known. as
there was no farm house OF barn near
by.
AT CHAMPION MILLS.
The brick school house in district
No. y, known us the Kinney school
house. Brick school house near u.
lattin'S brick house. J. II. Wilders
and j. X. Phillips granary blown
down. f. l.. CaS"'S barn unroofed
and badly damaged. Galloway Stew
ems dwelling completely demolished.
+. ii. kenney's dwelling blown down
nroofed ChaS. killmer's house. II.
Robbins ii. Parkes', III. Il. PERKINS,.
Peter Davidson $ and Jas. Ncwell's
dwellings were all blown down. In
4 Amhoy. Stephen Brush new dwell.
ing and another small house were
demolished; also the frame work of a
new church. The timber on the
Blue Earth was badly broken down.
No lives lost. or persons seriously in
Jured: Fred Kinney and Pardon Day
were considerably bruised. Can hear
of no damage done south of this place.
LAKE CRYSTAL AND VICINITY.
From the Punnc Spirit
The greatest sufferer, up to the
time of going to press. is Martin
Strom Peterson. His house. Il two
story frame. WAS blown some 50 feet.
and turned bottom side up, being al
most entirely demolished. Mrs. Pc
terSon. her children. and the wife of
ErlIng Peterson, a neighhOr who was
visiting with Il couple of children,
were III the house ut the time. Mrs.
Peterson says that she was holding
hy the stove, when the gale struck.
and when found. she still had hold of
it, though uniniured, some thirty feet
from the building. and the only piece
of furniture that had been thrown in
that direction. The other woman
and six children had been spilled into
the cellar and We're all more or less
hurt. but fortunately none We're kill
ed. Mrs. Ewing Peterson had her
right shoulder severely hurt. which,
with the nervous shock, completely
Frustrated her. The family had got
ont of the cellar and were huddled
down near the stove. when Mr.. Sted-
man went to their assistance, and
with the exception of IN eight year
Old boy. who could not he found.
were taken to his house. Then Il
search WAS instituted for the missing
boy. who it was feared, had persisted
III the wreck of the house, but he was
found after II short search in Billy
See%er $ stable. mhurt. with the eX-
ception OF black eye.
n small tenement owned by ID. NJ.
Crane, had the front blown ont. and
the occupants, the family of Il section
hand. blown into the street. The
woman, Il cripple, WAS unable to help
herself or her babe, and was exposed
to the fury of the peltimg rain. until
| she was picked up by Douglas Reed
and assisted To place of safety.
Down in Oak Grove, between Lily
and Crystal Lakes, the trees were
twisted and broken. They were also
badly broken at the residences of
Messrs. Chase and Marston. At :.
Jones place. in the same ncighhor-
hood, the tranSom over the front
door was blown out and the house
, flooded.
Larson & Davis probably sustain
the greatest loss of any of the bust
ness men of the town. \ small adj
dition to their building. used as Il
store room. WAS unrOOfed and the
! goods exposed to the delnge of water.
1t is estimated that Lake Crystal
will suffer to the extent of $4,000.
At. J. \. Lewis farm, one mile
west of town. one of his sons went
out TO an out house a few minutes he
fore the jamhoree begun. and his faith
er went ont to look for him and took
refuge in the same place: but when
the gale increased, they concluded to
get to the house at all hazard. and
had hardly left it, when it was dash
ed to pieces.
From Willis Webb. of the town of
/ Vernon, we learn that his new house
was swept from its foundation. and
not enough hay left of his stack to
feed his team. He also relates the
appearance of small, one story house
new, never before seen, though he
had for several days been Shingling
! his house and command q good view