Morris tribune., 1881-07-21
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
New UIn, Minnesota, Almost Annihi-
lated on Friday, 18th.

Whole Families Killed and Men, Women
and Children Hurled Through the Air.
From the Daily Pioneer Press.
W1NoNA, July 16.-Itappears that the storm
struck New U1m about 4:3O o'clock on Friday
afternoon, and continued with much force for
about one hour. Nearly every building in the
town was unroofed. A number, it is stated,
were blown down, and several persons are re-
ported to have been killed and others badly
injured. One young lady, according to the
reports, was carried by the wind some distance
out on the prairie, where she was found
with her head severed from her body. A man
and his son were taken from the ruins of their
house, dead, and the mother and daughter
could nowhere be found. 1t is to be hoped
that these flying rumors may turn out to be
exaggerated, but on the other hand there is rea-
son to fear that
THE WORST HAS NOT BEEN TOLD.
A later dispatch says the cyclone unroofed
the following brick buildings and completely
wrecked their glass fronts: Kersline, Keller &
Co.'S store, the Brown County bank, ]. Boble
ter's drug store, the postofice, c.
Sommers' store, the City National
bank, G. Warmers store, the Dakota house,
DR.. Weschick's drug store and dwelling, Red
man & Schramm's store, P. B. Grass stables,
Keesling's blacksmith shop, two school houses,
Col Pfender's residence, L. Mullen's resi-
dence, Hernhavre's residence, and Union
hall. Frank Hausdorf's orchestrian is COM
plete wreck. The buildings are all flooded
with water. Widow Smiths brick dwelling is
almost complete wreck, also DR.. Berry's res
idence, J. Grocoh's residence, Cheap Chartey's
front. G. W. H. Crooks store, F. Engler's
house and shop, G. Vogler's saloon and Fid-
dler's wagon shop and residence.
c. Ralcoff's hardware store is
| stripped M Epple's splendid brick building,
| H. Rocks wagon factory and Mrs. Browner's 8
corner building are complete wrecks. F.
Westphal's millinery store and F. Arone's
| brick block are totally destroyed.
HOLE FIFTEEN FEET SQUARE
was torn through the latter building. The
rear of Mr. Mullen's hardware store with ma
chinerv was partially destroyed. c. F. Helds'
brick building was unroofed and partially
blown down. P. Schumaker's brewery and
other buildings were scattered JOHN Haven
ster's large brick brewery is total
loss. c. Roskaff's livery stable
went with the wind; also Mullen &
Scherers lumber yard. All the trees in the
city were destroyed, and at least 100 other
small buildings were d demolished. All the
churches were completely ruined. A COM
mittee of citizens went by special trair
to St Paul for tin, glass and
timers The roof of every house is gone. Five
members of one family and three of another
are known to have been killed. The number
of persons wounded is placed at fifteen. Per-
sons from the country report houses blown
down, and
WHOLE FAMILIES KILLED.
One man who came from tie country bough
FIVE coffins. Six lives we're lost at West New
ton and six at Wellington. Much damage wa
done to property at both places, the exac
amount of which has not been learned. Th
damage to crops has necessarily beef
great, but cannot be estimated at thi
writing. The duration of the storm was les
than half an hour. The opinion of twent.
men put the damage at $3OO,OOO. The L;
Crosse board of trade excursion party raised
purse of $115 and sent it to New Ulm from
Rochester.