Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-23
MINNESOTA IN A CYCLONE.
A TRAIN BLOWN OFF THE RAILS
AND % PERSONS KILLED.

Forty or Fifty Injured, Many of Whom
viii Die-The Train Running Forty
Miles an Hour When Lifted from the
Rails - Great Damage Done by the
Storm.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, August pa
heavy storm ragged west and south of here
yesterday. The wires are down in both
directions and news is hard to obtain. A
report comes from kassOn, on the MinOna
and st. Peter Railroad, that cyclone
passed over that place, blowing down
many buildings, killing two persons and
inJuring several others Some of the hail
stones that fell measured ten inches in
circumference. Efforts to obtain particu-
lars are in vain. The cloud to the west
and north was heavy one, and fears are
expressed by many here that great damage
has been done, but the wires being down
no particulars have been received.
ST. PAUL, MINI, August D. 8 p. MA
passenger train on the Rochester and
Northern Railroad was blown from the
track last night during the cyclone, and
some hundred persons We're killed. and
wounded.
ST. PAUL, MINI, August -, 9P.M.-A
disastrous cyclone ragged at Rochester,
Mimi, last night. Twenty-four persons
are reported to have been killed, and 30
or more injured. A train was blown from
the track. Passengers from Owatanna
state that % persons were killed in the
accident. Thirty-tive of the injured were
taken to house at Owatanna. The
Mayor of Rochester telegraphs for assist
ance, stating that % persons were killed.
and about 40 injured. One-third of that
town is complete wreck. 1t is believed
from all the reports that have come in
that the whole country surrounding
Rochester is in ruins. The killed
may reach up into the hundreds.
ST. PAUL, MINI, August -, 10 p. M
Nj. Cole, proprietor of the Zumbrota Mills.
at ZumbrOk, was instantly killed. He
was in one of his mills when the storm
struck the town, and wrecked the build
ing. Gov. Hubbard has sent s., 900 to aid
the sufferers. The Governor has received
word from Rochester stating that the
town is in ruins, and that forty persons
have been killed. 1t is impossible to get
full details of the ravages of the storm, as
the telegraphic wires are all down. The
storm in other directions was also severe.
WINONA, MINI, August 22.-At seven
O'Clock last evening a cyclone struck the
northern part OF the city Of Rochester,
lying north of the railroad track, and
made clean sweep of the elevators resi-
dences, railroad engine houses and other
property. The long railroad bridge was
completely demolished. Major Whittier
telegraphs that twenty-fOur persons were
killed and forty wounded.
The city is in need of clothing, food and
other assistance. Superintendent San
born, of the Winona and St. Peter Rail
way, telegraphs that the list of killed
and wounded is hourly increasing. The
prostratiOn of the telegraph lines has
made it difficult to get particulars. The
storm swept through the towns of Utica
and st. Charles in Winona county. Job
Thornton was killed and several others
were injured.
Reports from Dodge county indicate
that the storm caused much damage and
some loss of life in that county. No par
ticulars are yet obtainable. Mayor Lud-
wig, Of Winona, with corps of surgeons,
left for Rochester this morning.
OWATONNA, MINI, August 22.-Tele-
graphic adyices received here early this
morning give meagre details of a terrible
accident between Rochester and Zum-
brata, Minn., on the Rochester and North
eTn division of the Chicago and North
western Railroad, by which about one
hundred persons were killed or injured.
Owing to the interruption of the tele-
ton could be obtained until the arrival
of train from the scene of the disaster.
on which were thirty-ive persons who
had been injured in the accident. OF this
number many appeared TO be seriously
hurt, and all were taken to the hospital.
The train that was wrecked was that
which leaves Rochester at about O'Clock
in the evening, arriving at Zumbrata at
O'Clock. 1t was caught in a severe wind
and hail-storm that prevailed in that
vicinity between 4 and O'Clock, and
while running at a high rate of speed was
lifted from the rails and converted into
mass of ruins. Gentlemen who
have been to the scene of the disaster
describe it as one of the most hOrrlfying
railroad accidents they ever witnessed.
Every car in the train was a complete
wreck, and was almost literally shattered
to pieces by the sudden stop caused
by the trains leaving the rails,
hurying the unfortunate passengers. be-
meath the debris, killing many and
injuring nearly every person on board. A
gentleman stated that nine dead bodies
had been taken from the ruins and that
large number Of those seriously injured
had been removed to Rochester and OWa-
tOnna. At the time he left the work of
eXtricating the unfortunate victims was
still progressing, and it was believed that
the number of killed would reach a score
when the final summing up was made.