The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-07-21


stroyed.
c. Kooloff's hardware store a complete
wreck.
Epple's splendid brick complete wreck
Brooks wagon factory complete wreck
Mrs. Burners building totally DESTROYED.
Mrs. Westphale's millinery store, total >ss,
together with the contents.
L. Crone's brick block, badly damaged
number OF small buildings on the street
north of Main street.
G. F. Holds brick building unroofed Part
ly torn down.
J. schumakers brewery, entirely d stroy-
ed.
John Haunst, fine large brick brewery;a
total loss.
KILLED IN NEW U1.M.
MI: ,Eckert and twelve year-old son.
Little son of Mr. Reitz.
Lena Reitz, aged eleven years, found on the
prairie, decapitated, and her head isnot yet
found
Son Of Mr.. Werner, aged fourteen years.
All the bodies found
KILLED IN THE TOWN OF SEVERANCE.
Martin Frank.
Joseph Hellubo, wife and three children
One child, badly wounded, is the sole survivor
of this family.
wEs'r NEWTON.
Child of Mr.. Loomis.
An old gentleman, name not ascertained, who
was found with his arms clasped Ound tree.
WOUNDED IN NEW ULM.
John Palmquist
Mr.. Luesch wife and child-probably fatal.
H. Fiddler, seriously-probably fatal
]. Kuntz, arm and leg broken and cut.
George Fogle and wife-seriously.
Carl KroubeL
NJ. Reitz.
Jacob Miller-leg broken
Mr.. Werner and wife-seriously
Mr.. Nelson, slightly.
William Shearhans- internally LIVERY serious.
I. Schuenger-bady cut by glass.
MILFORD.
J. Pfeiffer- seriously. Three persons, names
not yet ascertained.
killed IN cA1no.
Joseph VeallOve, wife and four children.
Son of Matthew Findley.
KILLED IN wEEL1N GToN.
Child of John Fahey.
COL. PFENDER
Of New Ulm whils in st. Paul last night gave
PIONEER PRESS reporter the following account
of the storm:
The tornado struck the town about 4:45
Friday afternoon, and came in two directions.
One part of the storm came from the northwest
and the other from the south. At first it was a
storm of wind and rain, and commenced blow
ing down trees and fences, and increased in
fury. especially as soon as both storms united
when it BEANIE very destructive. Timbers
boards and all description Of material began to
fly around in the air-lumber, trees and every
thing tearing the houses in pieces, ripping OIL
tue roofs. lifting houses up bodily and carrying
them considerable distance, aud then dropping
them and crushing them all in pieces. Big
pieces of lumber were whir'ed through the air
and carried far away:
The only reason more people were not killed
is because they took to their cellars as soon as
they saw the terrible storm was upon them. In
thia wav thew oaca4io6 S0rno If tho
people living in small houses without
cellars were crushed, and afterwards their bod
les were dragged out. One poor woman who
was living alone with her husband in q small
horse had one arm broken twice. aleg broken
and head badly bruised Her husband was hurt
very seriously in one shoulder. The names Of
these two are Mr. and Mrs. Wegner. They are
citizens, but had not been in New Ulm long. A
family consisting of a man, his wife and son,
lived on the outskirts. Mr.. Eckert
and hi6 boy were killed instantly. TIE
saw her afterwards, but she had dissp-
peared in some way A little girl named Reitz
had her head literally torn off, probably by q
piece Of flying timber.
SOME HORRIBLE INSTANCES
Miss Rutzer was killed by flying timbers,
her head being cut off. The body was buried
this morning, and the head was found this
afternoon two blocks distant from where she
"do Au1Ou "A C01lu VI D1ChuNeI WAY
carried over haff mile and still lives. A
child Of Fred LOOMS Of West Newton was kill
ed. Martin Frank of West Newton was found
dead one mile from his house, and not part
icle of the house has been found eince the
STORM Mathew Finley and family of West
family, and onlv one remains alive. Mr.
Schram, of the firm og Shram L. Redmere, had
his arm broken, report came in this after
noon that family of five was
BURNED IN THE RUINS
of house near Fort Ridgely. Mr.. Miller was
street and passed through the door. breaking
his leg. G. Thomas had bis arm dislocated
Miss Anna Leach was carried out OF the house.
Her mother ran out after her, and che said,
"Oh, mother, I must die" and Immediately ex-
PRED Mrs. Leach was badly injured. ALI
have just came in from West Newton say the
town is completely devastated, while others
contradict the report It is claimed that 300
buildings are destroyed.
RELIEF MEASURES.
The committee of gentlemen from New Ulm,
consisting of Col: VIM. ff~nder, Maj. Jos.
Bobletter and Hon. s. D. Peterson, came to
MINNEAPOLIS on Saturday and called on the
governor. They gave him a full account of the
damage and the governor will endeavor to
persuade more fortunate localities to aid the
sufferers.
DESCRIPTION OF NEW UIM.
The thriving city OF New Ulm which has
been thus terribly stricken is about sixty miles
southwest of St Paul, on the Winona & st.
Peter railway, and is handsomely situated on
the right bank Of the Minnesota river Its
beautiful location and large number of hand
some public and private buildings made it one.
of the most beautiful little cities in Minnesota.
It was first settled by colony of Germans
from Chicago in 1855, who laid out town
plat, which was afterwards purchased by
German colony from Cincinnati. In 1862 it
gained . national reputation as the
scene Of the terrible Indian massacre.
aud the three days battle in which,
the redskins were defeated by handful of
plucky whites At the time OF the terrible tor
nado of Friday the city contaised three churches
the German Methodist, costing $25, 600; the
Lutheran costing S., 600, and Trinity Catholic
church, costing $9. 600; the New Vim Turner
Hall, tho hnest in the northwest; the Working
mems association fine brick hall, builtin 1868
at cost of 81 900; three mills the Eagle
mills, a saw and grist mill, costing $40, 600:
tho steam -four mill of the New Vim Mill com
pany, costing $25. 900, and one other; three
public school buildings, one costing S., 900,
and the others 81, 900 each; st. Michaers
academy and the New Ulm academy. and large
number of fine business blocks and private
residences. -