New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-06-16
SLEEPY EYE, June 10. 1880.

SLEEPY EYE, June 10, 1880.
Editor Of the Review:
49,; with regard to the excur.
sion last week wish to cor.
rect. I told our agent at Sleepy Eye
that l expected an excursion party of
5V0r 60 persons. I don't know wheth.
or Mr.. Heideman was informed by our
agent as told him. But then am
not to blame by my New Ulm friends,
as 1t was not my fault, and Mr.. Heide-
man can state that did not tell him
anything about rs excursionists.
Respectfully,
Rev. Bern. Sandmeyer.
Rem. by ed. pro tenn. Mr.. Heideman
informed us that he had been notified
that there would be about twenty-five
excursionists, and that several persons
had complained because no extra
coach had been provided. We did not
know who were the managers Of the
excursion at the time we wrote the
article in last Review, and the state.
ment which we then made in regard
to where the blame ought to rest, was
made wholly on the strength of the in
formation wereceived from Mr.. Hell
deman. We have not heard any one
Of this town blame Father Sandmeyer
in the least. We think the whole I'M.
pleasantness came through misunder-
standing among the different parties,
and therefore trust the whole affair
will rest and that the usual good feel
ing will exist among all concerned.
Last Thursday was another day OF
severe rain, wind and hail in many
portions of this State and elsewhere.
About o'clock in the morning Sioux
City was visited by heavy hail storm.
It is reported that all the glass was
broken on the north and west sides of
every house in the city. The shade
trees were entirely stripped of their
leaves and it is feared the fruit is des-
troyed. The hail stones came with
torrents of rain which flooded the
streets and tore up wooden side walks.
At Winona there was a tremendous
rain storm between 8 and Q o'clock in
the morning, during which the rain
fell in torrents for about half an hour.
A lumber yard was struck by light.
ming and man named Kadrofski in.
stantly killed. On nearly all railroads
leading into that city there were large
wash outs at differant places delaying
trains and thus causing great inconve-
nience to travellers. At Sparta, Wis.,,
large round house was blown down
and ruined, the roof of an elevator
blown off, and large portion of the
grain contained in it completely
drenched. Lumbermen in Wisconsin
have sustained serious losses; logs
which were tied at different places
having broken loose and were scatter
ed along the river in a promiscuous
manner.
The elements last week were rather
severe on the Winona 4 st. Peter rail-
road. The damages of the Saturday
previous nearLewiston had barely been
repaired when on Wednesday mig t and
Thursday morning one of the most vio'
lent storms that Minnesota has ever ex-
perienced visited that section Of coun.
try laying between Rochester and Wi.
mona, doing great damage to buildings
and the growing crops. Great damage
was done along the Winona& st. Peter
railroad. Between 90 and 25 bridges
were taken out and trains between
Winona and Rochester were entirely
suspended until Saturday evening,
when train left Winona and trans
fered the passengers and mail to anoth'
er train on this side of the break, be.
tween Stockton and Lewiston. Over
three hundred laborers employed in
the railroad stone quarry near Stockton
were caught in the bluffs and could not
get out until about o'clock Thursday
evening. Fortunately they had their
dinner pals with them and, therefore,
suffered no serious Inconvenience,
though some of the section men had a
pretty tough experience. Three of
them were on hand car crossing a
bridge over a small rayine when the
hurricane struck them. The wind was
so violent that they were unable to 60
forward, and before they could get out
of danger tremendous wave swept
down the ravine, overwhelming them
in a resistless flood. One of the men
was carried under the bridge and the
other two were well-nigh drowned, but
all finally escaped.
Loans, on farm land security, OF
sums Of $3.50 and upwards, negotiated
by J. Newhart, New Ulm. MINI.
PER SONAL.
We are glad to note that our friend
Rev, O. P. Champlin is again back in
Minnesota having located at Fairmont,
Martin county.
-Ye editor and lady returned from
Chicago and Milwaukee last Saturday.