Warren sheaf., 1881-07-30


;- q. Sommer's store. ..
Citizens National bank.
q. WaGner's store.
Dakota house.
Dr.. Weicheke's drug store and dwelling.
Widnlan 4 Schram's store.
p. Cross stable.
A., Keisling's blacksmith shop.
Three schoolhouses.
d Col. P. t. Aender's residence.
N. Smutten's hardware store and livery
stable, and five threshing machines.
Leinhauser's residence. -&
Union hall, Frank Hansdorph, a complete
wreck, and the building all flooded with water.
Andrew Smiths residence, almost complete
wreck.
c. Berry's residence -"
j. CRAFTS brick residence.
.. W. Krook's store almost complete
wreck.
Cugeps house and shop totally destroyed.
Geo. Vogle's saloon carried away
4 wagon shop and residence completely de-
stroyed.
G. Rooloff's hardware store complete
wreck.
Epple's splendid brick complete wreck.
Brooks wagon factory complete wreck.
Mrs. Bruner's building totally destroyed.
Mrs. Westphale's millinery store, a total loss,
together with the contents.
L. Crone's brick block, badly damaged,
number of small buildings on the street
north of Main street.
G. F. Holds brick building unroofed. Part
ly torn down.
j. schumaker's brewery, entirely destroy
ed
John Haunst, fine large brick brewery;
total loss.
KILLED IN NEW ULM. ".E
Mr. Eckert and twelve -year-old son.
Little son of Mr.. Reitz.
r Lena Reitz, aged eleven years, found on the
prairie, decapitated, and her head is not yet
found.
Son of Mr.. Werner, aged fourteen years.
AL EzRS sha RSefss II TIE f8aRS RSwN OF SEVERANCE
Martin Frank.
Joseph Hellubo, wife and three children
One child, badly wounded, is the sole survivor
of this family
WEST NEWTON.
Child Of Mr.. Loomis. 49,.
An old gentleman, name not ascertained, who
was found with his arms clasped around tree
WOUNDED IN NEW ULM
John Pa]mquist. s.s.S.
MIR. Luesch, wife and child probably fatal
FL. Fiddler, seriously-probablyf fatal
J: Kuntz, arm and leg broken and cut
George Fogle and wife-seriously.
Carl. .Kroubel. s...
NJ. Reitz.
Jacob Miller-leg broken .--g gs.-.. ~.
Mr.. Werner and wife-seriously.
Mr.. Nelson, slightly. @
VA1AIotuA AOAedINduS-luGVfu4lly ly-V6Ty H6T1OuH.
L Schuenger-badly cut by glass.
MILFORD.
J. .Pfei1fer-seriously. Three persons, names
Dot yet ascertained.
KILLED IN CAIRO.
Joseph Veallove, wife and four children.
Son Of Matthew Findley.
KILLED IN WELLIN GTON.
Child of John Fahey.
COL. rEENDEE
IoFN ,1,s1; Ioc4
PIONEER PRESS reporter the following account
of the storm:
The tornado struck the town about 4.45
Friday afternoon, and came in two directions.
One part of the storm came from the northwest
and the other from the south. At first it was a
storm of wind and rain, and commenced blow
ing down trees and fences, and increased in
fury, especially as soon as both storms united
when it beanie very destructive. Timbers,
boards and all description Of material began to
| fly around in the air-lumber, trees and every
| thing-tearing the houses in pieces, ripping of
the roofs. lifting houses up bodily and carrying
| them considerable distance, and then dropping
them and crushing them all in pieces. Big
| pieces of lumber were whirled through the air
and carried far away.
is because they took to their cellars as soon as
| they saw the terrible storm was upon them In
this way they escaped. Some of the
people living in small houses without
cellars were crushed, and afterwards their bod
les were dragged out. One poor woman who
| was living alone with her husband in small
| house had one arm broken twice. aleg broken
and head badly bruised. Her husband was hurt
very seriously in one shoulder. The names of
these two are Mr. and Mrs. Wegner. They are
citizens, but had not been in New Ulm long. A
family consisting of man, his wife and son,
lived on the outskirts Mr. Eckert
and his boy were killed Instantly. The
woman was wounded, and some one
saw her afterwards, but she had disap
peared in some way. A little girl named Reitz
had her head literally torn off, probably by a
piece of flying timber.
SOME HORRIBLE INSTANCES.
Miss Rutzer was killed by flying timbers,
her head being cut off. The body was buried
this morning, and the head was found this
afternoon two blocks distant from where she
was killed. A child of Fritz Dickmyer was
carried over half mile and still lives.
child of Fred Loomis of West Newton was kill.
ed Martin Frank of West Newton was found
dead one mile from his house, and not a part
icle of the house has been found since the
storm. Mathew Finley and family of West
Newton were killed. There were seven in the
family, and onlv one remains alive. Mr.
Schram, of the firm og Shram & Redmere, had
bis arm broken, a report came in this after
noon that q family Of five was
BURNED IN THE RUINS
Of house near Fort Ridgely. Mr.. Miller was
holding the door when joist came across the
street and passed through the door, breaking