Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-07-19

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CYCLONE DESTRUCTION.
Tie Town OF New Ulm Total Wreck
Crops Damaged Near Sioux Falls.
St. Paul, July 16.-The town of New
Ulm, situated on the Minnesota river,
some sixty-five miles from st. Paul, and
containing about $500 people, was
wrecked BY a cyclone late yesterday
afternoon. The wires went down in the
common ruin and only meager details
can be given. It seems that two currents
of dir swept the valley simultaneously,
coming from different directions. The
scene was appalling. Stone and brick
buildings were razed to their foundations
and the air was full of debris. The town
and its suburbs are now mass of ruins.
West Newton, in the eneighboring county
of Nicollet, was visited, and it is reported
three persons were killed. Their names
could not be learned. The following is
an imperfect list of the killed and
wounded in the ill-fated valley: The
killed in New Ulm are Mrs. Eckert and
IL year old son, little son of Mr.. Ecky.
Lura Wright, aged II years, found on
the prairie decapitated (the head has not
been found), and little son of Mr..
Warner, aged IA years, were the only
bodies found.
The killed in the town of Severance,
near by were, were Martin, Frank and
Joseph Killubo and his wife and three
children. One child was badly wound
ed, the sole survivor of the family.
At West Newton child of Mr. Loomis
was killed, and an old gentleman. name
not known, who was found with his arms
clasped around tree.
The wounded in New Ulm were John
Palmquiest, Mr.. Leusch, wife and child,
probably fatally; H. Fiddler, seriously
and probably fatal; j. Kountz, arm and
leg broken and cut; George Fogle and
wife, seriously; Carl Krubel, NJ. Reitz
and Jacob Miller, leg broken; Mr.. War
ner and wife, seriously; Mr.. Nelson,
slightly; VIM. Sharpans, internally,
very serious; j. Schulmegar, badly cut
by glass.
At the town of Milford, J. P6effer was
seriously hurt and three persons whose
names are not yet ascertained.
The county is peopled almost wholly
by Germans, forty-eight of whom were
in Minneapolis at the time attending the
Turnfest, and none of them knew of the
catastrophe until to-day, when all left
Immediately for their ruined homes, with
no knowledge as to whether they would
find their families, friends or property,
The following is list of the houses
destroyed at New Ulm: Reising, Kellar
& Co.'S store, the Brown County Bank, b
& E. @. Bebbenke, J. Bobletter's drug
store, the post postoftice. G. Sommers
store, the Citizens national bank, G.
Wagner's store, the Dakota house, DR.
Weilhekes store and dwelling, Widman
& Schram's store, P. Gross Stable, A
Klelsling's blacksmithshop. three school
houses, Col. P. $. Aenders' residence, NJ.
Smutton's hardware store and livery sta.
BILE and five thrashing machines, Hau.
ser's residence and the Union hall.
Frank Hamsderph's house is com.
plete wreck and the building flooded
with water.
Andrew Smiths residence is almost a
complete wreck.
G. Berry's residence, CRAFTS bricb
house and G. w. Krook's store are almost
a complete wreck.
Cogars house and shop are totally de-
stroyed.
G. Vogle's saloon was carried away
and wagon shop and residence com
pletely destroyed.
Kroal's office and hardware store are O
complete wreck.
Eppl's splendid brick is complete
wreck.
Brooks wagon factory is complet,
wreck.
A committee called on Gov. Pillsbury
this evening to solicit state aid and W0!
assured that every thing in the power O
the executive should be done for the
suffering people.
NEAR SIOUX FALLS.
Sioux City Journal special.
Sioux Falls, d. T., July 16, 1920 a. m
Yesterday was the hottest day expert
enced in this locality this season, til,
mercury reaching 100 degrees in tn
shade at noon. A heavy rain and win.
storm passed over this place at an earl,
hour this morning. 1t was feared at on
time that much damege would be done
but no reports of any serious damage j
as yet reported.
Sioux Falls, d. T., July 16. l p. NJ
Advices just received from farmers liy
ing northeast in the vicinity of the Pail
sades show that last nights storm la
damaged the crops in that section con
siderably, leaving wheat and oats fiat OF
ground in many cases. We fear tn
same report will be received from til
; northwestern portion of this county,
, The storm that vsisited Sioux Fall
did not extend to Canton.
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