The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-21
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
New Vii, I:nneseta, Almost Ahhihi.
Lifted Sh Friday, 15tt. :. +.

Whe1o FamiIfes Killed afsd MS0, Women
sad Children Hurled Through the Air. ~
From the Daily Pioneer Pre6sL II .>.>..... -ssr
WMoNA, July 16.-1t appears that the etorm
struck New Uim about 4:3O O'Clock On Friday
afternoon, aud continued with much force for
about one hour. Nearly every building in the
town was unroofedI A number: it is stated.
wore blown down. and several tersons are re-
ported to have been killed and others badly
injured. One young lady, according to the
reports, wss carried BY the wind some distance
out on the prairie, where she was found
with her head severed from her body. A man
and his son vote tston from the ruins of their
house, dead, and the mother md daughter
could nowhere be found. l. il to be hopei
that these flying rumors may turn out to be
e1agSorlted; but on the other hand there is rea
con to fear that $3.50 .s. g.
THE WORST HAS NOT BEEN tc1r.
later dispatch says the cyclone unroofed
the following brick buildings and completely
wrecked their glass fronts: Kersliue, Keller l.
Co. y store, the Brown eosnty bank, J. Boble
ter's drug etore, thg pSstvfHee, C..
sommers' store, tho City National
bank, c. Warmers store, the Dakota house,
DR.: Wesehick's drug store and dwelling, Red
man 4 6chramm's store, r. II. Grass stables,
Keeslins's blacksmith shop, two school houses,
Col. Pfetndet's residence, l. Mullen's resi-
deuce; FernhsxrSs feesidence, and Union
hall. Prank Hausdorf's ofehestrian Is . COM
plete wreck: The buildings afe iii flooded
with water: Widow Smiths brick dwelling is
almost : complete wreck, also pr. Berry's res
idence, J. Groco6's residence, Cheap, Charley's
front: q. ". H.. Crooks store, F. Engler's
house and shop, G.. Vogler's saloon and Fid-
| dler's wagon shop and residence
G. Ralcon's hardware store il
stripped Il Epplo's splendid brick building,
H. Rocks wagon factory aud Mrs Browner's
/ corner building are complete wrecks. F.
Westpha's millinery store and F. Arone's
BRICK block are totally destroyed
A H6hE FfFfEEt rEBr SQUARE
was torn thfotgt ths lstter building. The
roar Of Mr.. Mullen's hardwafe etore with ma
chinery was partially destroyed C. f: fields
brick building Was unroofed and partially
blo:u slewn P. Schumaker's brewery aud
other buildings 1ers scattered. John Haven
ster's large brick brewery Is total
loss. G. Roskan's livery stable
! went with the wind: also Mullen l.
Schsref's lumber yard All the trees in the
city we're destroyed, and 1t least 100 other
small buildings were demolished. All the
churches ~ete completely rnined. A com.
| mittee 6f titizehs *eht By epecisl train
to st. Paul for hd; glses snd
timers. The roof Of every house ii gone; five
members Of one family and three of another
are known to have been killed. The number
of persons wounded is placed At fifteen Per-
sous from the co9t,rsrs report houses blown
down, and
WHOLE FAMILIES KILLED.
One man who came from tie country bought
| five ooffans. Six lives were lost ut West New.
ton sud six 1t Wellington Much damage was
done to property 1t both places, the exact
amohttt of which has not been learned. The
dah1sge to erots has necessarily been
great, but tannot be estitnated at this
writing: The duration Of the storm was less
than half tn hott: Tic opinion of twenty
men put the damaSe az $500; ;O0U! The La
| Crosse hoard Of trade excursidt' patty rkised a
purse Of $l15 and sent it to New Ulnl from
Rochester: