Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-18
DEATH AND
D gS I RUC7 | 0 N.
New UIn'S Terrible Visitation
New Horrors Coming to Light.
10 KNOWN TO BIZ KILLED
And 7Ventty-Eight injured,
many OF WHOM Will Die.
ThG List Of Victims Reported.
And 7Wenty-Eight injured,
MANY OF whom Will DIE.
The List Of Victims Reported.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. ]

NEW Jim, July 1l.-lne cyclone
which struck this place Friday afternoon
was more disastrous than at first sup
posed There is not house in the en-
tire city but what is more or less injured.
The city to-day Is vast field of ruin and
wreck. 1t would be hard to give an ac-
curate description of the damage caused.
1t is undoubtedly the worst storm that
ever visited Minnesota. The streets in
the city and the prairies adjoining are
covered with bricks, broken timbers and
tin roofs, pieces of shattered farm ma
chlnery, ETC., while nearly all the glass
in the windows is broken and scattered
for miles. So far
SIXTEEN DEATHS
have been reported, but others are so
badly injured that they cannot possibly
recover, while several localities in the
country are yet to be heard from. The
number of wounded is not known, but
there are at least thirty in the city, with
a large number in the country. 1t is al
most impossible to tell whether they met
their
DEATH BY LIGHTNING
or by being struck with flying timbers.
The only way of knowing is by marks on
the bodies The city is crowded with
people from neighboring towns A spe-
cial train of eight carloads came in from
Sleepy Eye this afternoon, bringing a
large number of visitors. Services were
held to-day in the various churches,
or rather among their ruins. The people
are naturally depressed at seeing all their
possessions destroyed in so short time
The tempest lasted but about twenty
minutes The damage to property will
exceed $500 900
THE KILLED,
as reported are:
Henry Fidler, struck by building,
sustaining fracture of the thigh bone;
died and was buried to-day.
The S-year-old daughter of Mrs Rails
had the top of her head cut off, from her
eyes; she was blown five squares. When
found the remaining portion of her head
was filled with sand and pieces of glass.
j. Warner had a child instantly killed.
Martin Frank, of West Newton, struck
by falling bricks and killed
Jos. Holiover, wife and three chill
dren of West Newton, killed outright.
Mr. Eckert, aged SO, killed by a
falling house. His son, aged 10, also
F. Ditmyer, of West Newton, killed.
Boy unknown, while herding cattle in
the field near town with his dog was
struck by lightning and killed on the spot.
A little girl named Linch, of New
Ulm, was killed by lightning.
THE WOUNDED.
are as follows:
Mrs. Leach, received a large deep
wound in the forehead
Ida, her daughter, aged 10, had her
LETT leg fractured. Another daughter
was killed. Mr.. Leach was injured in
the railroad accident three weeks ago,
and at the time of the storm was confined
to his room, but escaped. When his lit
tie girl was struck she told him she was
going to heaven, and soon after died
Their house was taken away, leaving
them on the open prairie.
Leonard Gulder, IA years, dislocated
ankle.
A man named Swanson, and son, from
Sibley county, happening to be in town
received wounds on the skull; recovery
improbable.
Clitis Epple, aged 40, seriously wound
ed in the head and ribs; will recover.
4 Maria Pfeiffert, from Milford, three
miles out, received a penetrating wounC
on the right elbow.
F. Pfeiffert, 9 years old, cut in. the
head.
Anton Loeschs, house struck by light
ming and three children badly bruised
Que Of them fatally.
Chas. Spooner's, face badly fractured
and a hole bored through his head.
Mrs. K. WessoA's throat cut, exposing
the juglar vein.
Col. Baasens' two children were seri
ously injured; the youngest, aged IA, wa
supposed to be fatally wounded.
Mrs. Report, badly cut on the body.
Jacob Miller, fractured on the righ
lower leg.
VIM. Speer had his leg, arm and rib
broken, besides cut on the head; will
not recover.
Carl Vogel, confusion on the head ant
eyes injured; - Shram, aged "a, sus
tanned a compound fracture in the righ
arm, below the elbow
Six of these patients are being nurse,
and cared for by the Sisters of Charity a
the nunnery This building was consid
erably wrecked.
THE CHURCHES
were all torn to pieces with the exception
of the Catholic, the walls of which re
main standing, but in bad condition
Nothing is left of the Lutheran an
Methodist churches but their founda
tions. The full extent of the damage
not yet known by any means.
OUTSIDE OF NEW ULM.
Reports from various parts of the cour
try visited by the storm are coming i
almost hourly. August L:tch is reporte
wounded; also Jno. Kussnick. Thos Sch
ling was wounded in the head and otht
parts of the body. Chris. Schick, injure
in the leg A. Husch, sustained some il