New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-07-20

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IN TOWN WELLINGTON,
VIM. Fahey's 3 year old child was
killed, and wife badly injured. j.
Fahey's family are all injured. P.
Fahey's house was blown to pieces,
but none Of the family were hurt. J
Tompkins' house was blown down,
but no one hurt. The track of the
storm is about a mile to two miles
wide and everything in it's path was
RACED to the ground. The bark is
stripped from the trees and all
grain, corn, &c., is destroyed, the
ground being as clean as in early
spring. A fence rail was driven
lenghtwise through hog. 80 head
of cattle of the Finley herd were
blown completely over wire fence
and distance Of more than half
mile: The boy herder, son Of
Mr.. Finley, and all the cattle were
killed. 10 M. 4 St. L. r. r. sur
veyors were in camp..at Demming's
grove when the storm came upon
them. One was blown against
tree and had tree ribs broken, and
the others hung to the trees and
were dashed to the ground time and
again. Demming's buildings were
demolished and the timbers driven
in among the surveyors. One piece
of timber was driven into the
ground four feet right in close prox-
unity to the men. The harness was
stripped completely off from two
horses in the camp, and one Of the
horses was carried through the air
half mile and killed.
IN WEST NEWTON
the storm was even more destructive
to life than in New Ulm. John
kuschnick was struck by lightning
and he died from the effects of his
injuries on Saturday. His house
was completely ruined, and his fami-
ly were only savedfrom Ia horrible
death by taking refuge in the ce'.
lar. Fritz LOOMS had two children
killed instantly and another badly
wounded. Mr.. LOOMS was also
badly hurt. Their wounds were
not dressed until Sunday evening,
when Drs. James and Collins, of St.
Peter, got up there. DR.. Collins
says at Loomis' place the track Of
the storm is two miles wide, and
everything is swept clean. Mr..
Loomis lost everything. John En-
hard's buildings were completely
destroyed, and his hired man badly
wounded. John Schwab lost nine
head Of cattle and two horses. He
has but one horse and COW left.
His house was also half unroofed
and a new self.binder completely
demolished. John Gabriel's build
ings were carried away, and both
ofhis horses killed. Forty acres Of
timber is level with the ground, not
a single tree is left in an upright
position: His crops are also entire
ly ruined.
John NJ. Waller lost his house
and barn and several head of cattle.
Fred Pickles building was damaged
All of Nicholas Hoy's, buildings
were destroyed. The house and
barn of John Brigel were destroyed
together with all Of his farm ma.
chinery. Henry BURY was badly
wounded, and all of his buildings a
complete wreck. A. Dusick 8
building was carried entirely off;
not particle left. John Huhn's
building and machinery were de-
stroyed. Joseph Stutz's house was
destroyed, and all within the path
of the storm in the Northwest part
OF West Newton, for a width of tw 0
miles was destroyed. John Risof's
blacksmith shop is gone. Martin
Frank is dead. He was found half
mile from his house; his house has
not been found yet. Fritz Larnish s
house and all other buildings are
gone. His daughter Ida is dead,
and mother, daughter and son bad
ly wounded. Peter Dusick's house
was swept clear ofeverything. Joe
Holloway and family, consisting OF
six, W ere all killed except one little
child. In the
TOWN OF SEVERANCE,
in the southwest part Of Sibley
county, the destruction was very
great. Martin Fish was killed, his
building Was carried away and not a
vestige Of it can be found. He and
his wife were trying to hold the
door shut when the storm came.
She does not know how she manag.
ed to escape.
IN THE TOWN OF MILFORD.
Jos. Pfeifer's house was blown
away and his wife and nine year old
son badly injured. Mrs. Pfeifer has
penetrating wound to elbow joint
and is otherwise internally injured.
The boy has bad scalp wound in
back part of head, and is otherwise
bruised. Mr.. Pfeiffer is also some.
what hurt. His stable was blown
away and his horses killed Mr.. L.
Runk also had his barn blow down,
and two of his sons were injured.
Mr.. P. Mack's stables were torn down
and contents scattered to the four
winds. Others suffered severe loss
to buildings and crops. Although
the tornado had spent its fury on
Hauenstein's brewery, it appears
that some houses were unroofed and
cattle killed in the towns of Cotton.
wood and Butternut valley. Nc
lives were lost, but a number Of
children were hurt.
John r. Jones house, granary,
stable and threshing machine tunb-
led over.
Evan Evans house was blown
down and boy was badly hurt,
cut bv glass.