Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-23
A TOWN DESTROYED.
Wis, Wrecked by Cyclone
Pour Hundred Houses Swept Away
and Two Hundred Damaged.
Twenty-Five Lives Lost and Forty to
Fifty Ipjured-A Call for Aid
Storms and TOrnadOes.

ST. PAUL, MINI, August pa cyclone
struck Rochester at o'clock yesterday, de-
molished about 300 houses, damaged 200
more, and killed and wounded about 100 per-
sons. The names OF the killed as far as
known in Rochester, are J. III. Cole, Mrs..
McQueelan, Thomas Steil, Mrs. Surratb,
Angus; SurrAth, Mr.. Osborn and an infant,
Mrs Fred Clough, Mrs. Witened, Mr.. Hethel,
William Higgins, Mrs. Quick and child and
Miss Mccormick; ihes., with four others uu-
identified, have been brought to the under
taker. Six other5 have been taken care of
BY friend. In Dodge and Olmsted counties
there was terrible damage. 1t is impossible
to give an estimate of the damage to the city
and country. Rochester, one ward of which
was destroyed last night, is situated eighty
FIVE miles south of st. Paul, on the Chicago
and Northwt s,ern railroad, beautiful little
city of 5000 or 5000 inhabitants. Most of
houses are brick and stately residence blocks.
Indefinite dispatches reached here early this
morning OF the terrible effects of the cyclone,
but all the wires were down, so no additional
news could be had directly within the ruined
district.
The frat authentic reports were received
here this afternoon by passengers on the in
coming trains; but even they knew no par
liculars. At 10 o'clock the Governor re-
ceived the following:
ROCHESTER,, MINI, August %, 1888.
Gov. Hubbard, st. PAUL.
Rochester is in ruins. Twenty-four peo.
Ill laI -,
one-third of the city is laid in waste. We
need some immediate help.
wHITTEN, Mayor
In less than three minutes $4,000 was
raised and sent to aid the sufferers. Tele-
grams were sent to ell the cities in an instant
caiiog on them for aid.
TELEGRAPHs FOR AID.
CHICAGO, August 22.-The mayor of
Rochester telegraphs for assistance. He
states that twenty are killed and about
forty injured. One-ihird of the town is an
entire wreck. 1t is believed from all reports
that came in that the whole country sur
rounding Rochester is in ruins. Toe killed
msy reach up into the hundreds. NJ. Cole,
proprietor Of the Zumbrots Mills, at Zum-
brots, wac Instantly killed. He was in the
mill when the storm struck the towo, and the
building was wrecked. Gov. Hubbard sent
$4,000 to aid the sufferers.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
WNoNA, MINN., August 22-At O'Clock
last evening a cyclone struck the northern
pert of the city Of Rochester, MINI, making
q clean sweep. The elevators, residences,
railroad ensinehouse and other property
along the railroad we're completely de-
molished. Mayor Whitten telegraphs that
twenty-four are killed and forty wounded.
The city is in need of clothing, food and ss-
sstsnce. Among the killed are John NJ.
Cole, proprietor Of the plauing-mill. Su-
perintendent Saaborn, of the Winona and
St. Peter railway, telegrSphs that the list of
killed and wounded ID hourly increasing.
The prostration of the telegraph lines made
it difficult 10 get particulars. The storm
swept three towns-Utics, ST. Charles and
WiLona. Job Thornton was killed and
several others injured. Reports from Dodge
county indicate much damage and loss of
life. No particulars sre yet obtainable.
Mayor Ludwig, Of Winons, with a corps of
surgeons left for Rocheater Lo-lay