The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-29
Towns Devastated.

WINoSA, MIMI, Aug. 22.-At 7
o'clock last evening a cyclone struck
the north part of the city of Roches-
ter, Minn., making a clean sweep of
elevators and residences. The rail-
road engine house and other prop
erty along the railroad was COM
pletely demolished. Mayor Whit
tier telegraphs that twenty-four men
were killed and forty wounded. The
city is in need of assistance in the
way of clothing and food. Among
the killed is John NJ. Cole, proprie-
tor of the planning mill. Superin-
tendent Samson, of the Winona Il
st. Peter railroad, telegraphs the
list of killed and wounded is hourly
increasing. The prostration OF tele-
graph Ices makes it Difficult. to get
particulars.
ROCHESTER IN RUINS.
A st. Paul dispatch says: The
Mayor of Rochester telegraphs that
one-third of the town is an entire
wreck. 1t is believed from all the
reports that come in that the whole
country surrounding Rochester is in
ruins. The killed may reach into
the hundreds. NJ. Cole, proprietor
of the Zumbrok, was instantly kill
ed, He was in the mill when the
storm struck the town and the build
ing was wrecked. Governor Hubbard
has received word from Rochester
that the town is in ruins and forty
persons killed. 1t is impossible to
learn any details, as the telegraph
wires are all down. The storm in
other directions was only a sever
hail storm and no great damage
done. In Dodge Olmsted counties
there was terrible damage. 1t is
impossible to give an estimate.
THE DESTROYED TOWN.
Rochester, one.third of which was
destroyed last night. is situated
miles south of st. Paul,
on the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road, and was beautiful little city
of eight or nine thousand inhabi-
tants. Most of the houses were
brick and many stately business
blocks. At 10 o'clock the Governor
received the following:
ROCHESTER, MINI, Aug. %.
Gov. Hubbard, st. Paul, Mimi:
Rochester IS in ruins. Twenty
four people killed. Over forty Sc
riously injured. One-third Of the
city is laid to waste. We need i'm
mediate help.
S. WHITTEN, Mayor.
In less that three minutes $1,000
was raised and sent to the sufferers.
kilograms were sent to all the cities
in the State calling on them for aid
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS.
Tuesday evening at II o'clock
Rochester was one ofthe most beau
ty had disappeared and in part of
the city death and desolation reign
ed. A terrible cyclone had visited
the city, leaving death and destruc-
ton in its track. Just one month a
ago a fearful cyclone passed six
miles north of the city. Now it
passed through it. The day had
been beautiful and warm, until even
ing, when clouds began to gather
The atmosphere was heavy and hot.
About 4 o'clock it seemed as though
it commenced to clear up, but soon
a heavy black cloud came from the
and rain fell heavily. |
Directly after 6 the clouds assumed |
a greenish appearance, accompanied
by rumbling noise, and in short |
time the wind increased in violence,
until the full force OF the cyclone |
was felt, and what was once well |
portion of the city was
a scene of ruin.
TRACK OF THE CYCLONE.
The cyclone started near Ovation
ma. and followed a line nearly a
mile south of the railroad, crossing
it at Rochester and following north
Of the road, passed east twenty-five
miles, and then three miles north of
the road, 1t varied in width from
one to three miles, and did rot skip,
IS usual, but made clean sweep in
is track of houses, barns and crops.
AS far as heard from six persons
we're killed outside of Rochester.
The loss to crops is estimated at
about $4,000.