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

We have all heard much about tn,
Wall Street BLACK Friday" that has
gone into history, but last Saturday Wa!
the "Black Saturday" for the people OF
Mankato and surrounding country
About half past nine o'clock of that day
the most terrific storm ever experienced
in this latitude struck the city without
| "A moments warning. In a moment OF
time the air was full of flying mlsScl>
such as huge limbs from the trees, lin
roofing, brick, signs, dry goods boxes
&c., even to whole sections OF heavy
sidewalks. To remain in building
was unsafe and Ia venture out WAS cN
trcmcly dangerous so that for safety II
made little difference where you were.
The greatest damage done to any one
cditicc was at the State Normal School.
This beautiful structure looked, after
the battle of the elements, like some
old ruined castle of former ages. One
of the cupOlas was hurled /" the ground
and dashed to pieces while the other
WAS thrown over onto II section Of roof
which withstond the gale. The heavy
rain which fell nj the time and the night
following, saturated the ceiling and
walls, and made it sad looking
place indeed. Many other public build
ingS were more ar less injured, but none
nearly So bad rs this.
As will he seen 10y further accounts
of the storm, glrancd from our cX-
changes and individuals, given IN thu
supplement. the storm extended over a
la"c tract Of country, and the total dam
age WAS great. The tlInhcr in the course
"f the storm suffered heavily, though of
course this is not a total loss, rs il will
make wood. While the storm Wa thus
terrible and the damage done 50 great,
We still have much t. hr thankful for.
in the fact alone that no human life was
lost, and but very lew persons in amy
way injured and none dangerously, and
even the destruction Of property was
much les than il was at first supposed
To hr, and all in all, We may c"ngra tu-
late ourselves that it is no worse
The following list present pretty
fair exhibit of the detail damage i'll and |
about this city:
PUBIIS BUILDINGS.
state Normal echool, unroofed and badly
damaged by water, 5000.
Court house uuruulcd aud flooded 81 900, 1
Catholic college uuruOicd and Hooded, Il ,ptU |
Norwegian church uuruulrd 500.
Christian church uuruuird Si5U.
SwCGur church Cnpola blown oil $50.
Masonic hall, unr oolcd and flooded, $1,000,
Methodist church windows broken $500.
city hall, partially unrooicd aud flooded, ESQ. /
Business HOUSES.
Linsced oil mill unrooied 500.
Flour mill, HuhbaTd's partially unr0Oird; ESQ
Mr.. l.. I. BARR brick store uurooed and sec /
ond story blown down; s-o".
DR.. Shows drug store uurooicd and flooded
building and stock; tjtu.
w. Dawlcy front blown in: $500.
w. b. Walkers brick harness shop partially |
$50.
National hotel brick ii re wall blown down; So
Tuttlc's brick hardware, and w. L. Mill'sI
butter factory, roof damages $50.
TUurtrlOtt and Bradley :, brick bari uuroOfrd
$50
JIG Wise. cupola blown OF e..
Fret NatioIa! bank, plate glass front broke
$3.50.
Jensen Hocrr, brick carriage factory par
italy blown down; SiO0.
Martin, frame jcwclry store front blown down;I
q. Lulsdorf, brick hardware store uuroofrdI
and stOCk damaged by water; $3.50.
John J. ShRubui, three brick stores unTuOirdl
and CorniCc oh and flooded; 81 900.
300.
E.o. Lcary brick store partially mnroofcd
aud Hooded; $3.50.
;. ". AshGy. brick liquor store and dwelling
lnro0frd and flooded: $3.50.
Lewis y ShsubUt, stone feed store uurooicdI
and flooded; s2jo.
y, Lang, brick store partially unroofcd; Slm1.
y. Lang, new brick sturr partially uuruOfrd,
Col. Prait'= lew commission store uuroorcd;
C.NcrbuCk brick, carriage and smith shop, Uu |
rooted aud part blown down; $500.
W llodapp, brick drug store, fire wall down
md damages So.
Willard ~ Barney, frame machine -hop d"m"l |
shed al go.
willard ~ Barney, brick foundry partially III
'OOicd and daEIaGc- $40.
81. Paul y Sioux City elevator, cnpola uuroof
\, Stark, frame saw mill blown down 500.
PRIVATE HoUsEs ANDEARN>.
Calvin Smith brick building blown down, 81
Nv.
}. a. Marvin two story brick building uuroof-
u and flooded go
a. Knapp frame building, and occupied byI
lagcrty, furniture, 500.
Lewis frame barn demolished, S2u0.
}, Coy, brick dwelling partially demolished
and furniture s4DO.
Malguw, brick dwelling demolished, 81 900.
l.. Meyer brick dwelling unfinished walls
blown down. $500.
Geo. Maxlcld, frame barn demolished, tc0".
Mrs. ;. Randall, brick dwelling partially dcS-
rnyed 5000