Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-07-21
THE NEW ULM DISASTER.
A Thriving Town in Minnesota Laid
Waste by Cyclone.

MANKATo, July 18.-The people of
New Ulm are organizing for the work
that is before them, and commenced
the rebuilding Of their city to-day.
Workmen from st. Paul, st. Peter and
Mankato are on hand, and things are
beginning to assume some system.
The governors guard are on duty pro-
tecting property. Large crowds visited
he scene of disaster Yesterday and a
special train from Redwood run.
The following is partial list of the
killed and wounded, and also the esti-
mated losses of the principal losers:
The killed in New Ulm: Laura Reitz,
Anna Walner, Anna Leisch and M.
Eggart. The wounded: Mrs. Warner,
struck by lightning. She was living on
the floor, with small babe, which was
killed. The bolt struck her on the
breast and extended to her feet, leaving
the body as black as coal. She cannot
remember any event in her life anteri-
or to the time she was struck, and
will probably die. Mrs. Reitz, left
arm broken twice; Ida Ieisch, left leg
broken; q Swede boy, name unknown,
badly wounded in the neck and head;
Mis-. Leisch, skull fractured and in
ternal injuries, probably fatal, Jacob
Miller, left leg broken and internal in
juries, probably fatal; Mr.. Pliffer's
wife and child, hurt in the head; two
children IN the same house, internal in
juries, possibly fatal; Mr.. Hoffman's
two suns, injured in the head and back;
Henry Fi6ler, compound fracture of
the left thigh and arm; Charles
Spooner, hole in the jaw; Mrs. Kate
Wessen, throat cut, laying bare the
jugular vein.
At Cairo (Renville county,, four and
one-half miles northwest, John Hol-
land and wife and two boys and one
girl were killed. One boy escaped by
running away from the house. The
two boys when found were eighty rods
from the house, completely denuded.
At West Newton, five bodies had been
found up to the time of this writing,
and many were injured, the names of
whom could not be learned.
The principal property owners
LOSS IN NEW ULM,
as near as can be found cut is as fol-
fows: Catholic cathedral and nunnery,
complete wreck, loss $4,000; Hunts
mann's brewery, completely demol-
ished, loss $4,000 to $4,000; Epple's
block, complete wreck, loss $4,000;
NJ. Mullen's store, badly wrecked, loss
$4,000, house demolished, loss So, 900;
Dr. Weschke, loss on building, $1,000;
stock of drugs, $1,000; residence $1,000;
Deusman's brick block. badly damaged,
loss $4,000 Schullacher's brewery, bad
ly damaged, loss $1,000 to $4,000;
stroyed, loss $1,000; public school
building, roof off and part Of the north
wall gone, loss $4,000. The Methodist,
Lutheran and Congregational churches
are entirely demolished; the loss rang
ing from $1,000 to $4,000 These are
the largest losses sustained. There is
not q building but what is more or less
damaged. In the majority of cases,
roofs, chimneys and window glass is
fine, involving a loss Of from 800 to
$500, and In many other cases the
buildings have been sent out of plumb.
1t can be safely said that S250,000 to
$500, 900 will not cover the loss.
AID FOR NEW ULM.
MILWAUKEE, July 18.-The Herald,
this mo ming, called for aid for New
Ulm, and by noon eight hundred dol
lars were collected and five hundred
dollars telegraphed by Editor Cole
man. Milwaukee will contribute lib
orally.
ST. PAUL, July 18.-A New Ulm
special says: At meeting of citizens
of New Ulm, a committee of ten was
appointed, of which Col. Ph@nder was
elected chairman, Rev. A. Berghold,
secretary, and Charles Wagner, treas
urer. All contributions and assistance
may be directed to the chairman or
treasurer.