, 1881-07-17
Bosom OF DESTRUCTION
New U|m Again the Scene
of a Horrible Ca
!anity.
A Great Cyclone Moves Pitt
1esly Through the Lit
tie City.
Thirteen Dead Bodies Already
Found by the Anxious
Searchers.
About Twenty People Terribly
Wounded by Whirling
Debris.
Many Hundreds Of Strong Build
ings Gut Down to the
Ground.
The Disaster Even More Frightfu1 than
the Fate Of Mount
Carmel.
Participation in the Wreck by
- All the 1amlets in the
Envir0nS.
Whole Families Annihilated, Their Build |
ings Lost, and Their Stock
Dead.
The Disaster Even More Frightful than
the Fate Of Mount
=. Carmel.
Participation in the Wreck by
- All the IIamlets in the
Envir0ns.
Whole Families Annihilated, Their Build
ings Lost, and Their Stock
Dead.
AT NEW ULN


tated the beautiful city Of New Uinl. Minn
last night, bearing death and destruction il
its path. The ill-fatcd city is situated on tn
right bank Of the Minnesota River and Of
the Winona L. ST. Peter Railroad.
is the county seat Of Brown Coun
ty, and contained $500 inhabitants
1t contained 4 large number Of tin
buildings, among them two mills, five pub
Tie schools, two academies three churches
costing FROM 5000 to 81, 900, and the fines
hall in the Northwest The storm made it
appearance at O'Clock. and it could be dis
tinctly seen approaching in Two scparat,
columns, one moving upward while thu
other appeared to descend from the cloud
whirtng with terrible rapldity, and apparent
1y spending its whole force III the vicinity o
New Ulm.
SIX HUNDRED BUILDINGS
are more or loss damaged, some Of them be
ing totally wrecked, among them the fines
business blocks in tie city. The fine, new
Methodist Church, costing 5000, was levelec
with the ground. Up to the present time
THIRTEEN DEAD BODIES
have been found, most Of them buried in the
wrecked buildings, as follows:
Mr.. Eckert and his 12ycar-old son.
A SON of Mr.. Kei1z.
Laura Wright, aged II, fourd on the
prairie decapitated, and her head has not yet
been found.
4 son of Ar. Werner, aged II.
ALL the above in New Uim.
It is thought there are several other bodies
yet Ill the ruins, as many persons are miss
ing. In the Town Of Severance there were
killed:
Martin Franks
Joseph Williams, wife, and three children,
one clild which is badly wounded being the
only survivor Of the family.
4 child Of alr. Loomis.
In West Newton all old gentleman was
found dead, his arms firmly c1asped around
tree.
THE WOUNDED.
John I'afmuuist.
j. Suescll, wife, and child probably fatally.
IL Fiddler, probably fatally.
]. King, arm and leg crushed.
George Fogle and wife, probably fatally.
Carl Kraunbel.
Mr.. Keitz-
Jacob Miller, leg fractured.
Mr.. Werner and wife, badly injured.
MI Nelson, slightly injured.
William s. Darhous, internally injured;
seerious,
J. Schuenger. seriously cut:
All the above III New Tln..
]. PfeitIer, Of Milford, and three whose
names are moi yet ascertained.
ONE INSTANCE IS TOLD
of man and his wife and child who were in
llis dwelling adjoining his place Of business
when the stor1n struck. Both buildings were
swept away, and when the man found his
wife and child, twenty minutes after, both
her legs were broken and the child's foot
was crushed
THERE IS SCARCELY 4 BUILDING,
public or private, that did not sustain some
injury, while many residences and business
houses nre tutal wrecks. the timbcrs being
broken into ktnd1ing AMI scattered over the
prairie.
NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED HORSES
were killed, many being lifted bodily and
carried long distances The tarm machinery
depot Of Pcerson & 1Iomberg was totally
wrecked, and the machinery, including fifty
self-bindns rcapers, were shiyered into.
spiintcrs+
A new two-story brick building was car
rled away SO clean that not ycstige re-
manned except the cellar and foundation
walls.
The Eagle Mill and Elevator, with 10000
bushels Of wheat was completely demol-
ished.
a buggy was carried completely over the
two-story stone Jail.
A large brick brewery was leyeled with
the ground, and hardly i building III the city
but what WAS unroofcd. The telegraph lines
were all prostratcd, and the only way to get
news rs Yet is br special messenger.
Senator Peterson, Col. Kringer, and AIr.
Bablclks arrived this evening
To SECURE coFFINS
and other necessa1ies, and to visit the Gov |
eEn0r to take steps for rendering what aid |
may he necessary \ large force Of me
chanics and lumber will be sent to the place |
to repair the damages rs best may be- Tie |
storm extended through Nicollct County.
through the Towns OF West Newton and Sew /
erancr, but, owing to the absence Of telc-
graph facilities, the extent of the loss Of life |
and property cannot yet be ascertained, with !;
the exception Of the names above given,
though everything III the range of the storm
Is }eyeled with the ground.
THE GROWING Crops
were shorn OF Us though with scythe in the
track Of the storm.
1t is reported that In Cambria several
houses and barns were demolished BY the
same storm, but this cannot be verified. !
There Is no doubt that search will develop t
further loss Of life, as some Of those now
missing will probably be in the ruins
AT SHIRLEY, NEAR cRooKsTOS,
on the 81 Paul d. Manitoba Railway, a cy-
clone Thursday night demolished two ele-
,Sators with a capacity Of 10000 bushels.