Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-08-29

NJ. Cole, proprietor of the Zum'
brota Mills at Zumbrota, was Instant
ly killed. He was in Que of the mills
when the cyclone struck the town and
wrecked the building.
Governor Hubbard has sent $4,000
to aid the sufferers. Governor Hub
bard has received word from Roches-
ter 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
telegrnphic wires are all down. The
storm in other directions was severe.
THE WIRES DOWN AND NEWS HARD TO
MINNEApoLIs, MINI. August o.
A heavy storm ragged west and
south OF here. The wires are down
in both directions, al d news is hard
to obtain: a report comes from
Ksssop, on the Winoua and st.
p ter railroad, that cyclone passed
over that place, blowing down many
buildings, killing two persons and in
turing several others. Ilail-stones
that fell measured ten inches in Cir
conference. Efforts to obtain par
uculars 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; bat
the wires being down, no particulars
have been received.
TIE MORTALITY LIST INCREASING.
MlNoNA, MINI, August 22.-At
o'clock last evening a cyclone struck
the northern part Of the city Of Roch-
ster, lying north of the railroad track
and made a clean sweep of elevators,
residences, railroad eugine-hOuses, aud
other property Tie long railroad
bridge was completely demolished.
Major Whittier telegraphs that TIVE D.
ty>four persons were killed and forty
wounded. The city is in need OF
clothing, food, and other assistance.
Superintendent Saub m, Of the Wins
ona and St. Peter railway. telegraphs
that the list of killed aud wounded is
hourly increasing. The proStratlon Of
telegraph lines has made it difficult to
get particulars. The storm swept
through the towns of Utica and st.
Charles.
Ia Winona county Job ThOrton
was killed and several others were in
jured. Reports from Dodge county
indicate that the storm caused much
damage and some loss of life in that
county. No particulars are yet OBJ
tanable. Mayor Ludwig, Of Wiuona,
with a corps of surgeons, left for
Rochester this morning.
DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT NEAR RccH-
ESTER.
OwAroNKA, MINI, August 22.-
Telegrapblc advices received here ear
ly this morning give meagre details
Of the terrible accident between Rocbs
ester and Zumbrota, MIMI, on the
Rochester and Northern division of
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
by which about one huadred persons
were killed Or injured. Owing to the
interruption Of the Geographic service
at Rochester no information could be
obtained until The arrival Of a train
from the scene of tho disaster, on
which were thirty-fve persons who
had been injured in the accident. VI
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
4 p. NJ, arriving at Zumbrota at 6
o'clock. 1t was caught in a severe
wind and hsil-storm that prevailed in
that vicinity between 4 aud 6 O'Clock,
AMI while roaming at a high rate of
speed was liftod from the rails and
converted into q mass of ruins. Gen
tIemen who have been 10 the scene of
the disaster describe it as onet the
most horrifying railroad accidents
ever witnessed. Every car in the
train is a complete wretch, and almost
literally shattered to pieces by the
sudden stop caused by the train leav-
ing the rails, burryiOg the unfortunate
passengers beneath the debris, killing
many and iujuring nearly every per
son on the train 4 gentleman stated
that pine dead bodies had been taken
from the ruins, and that a large num-
her o. those seriously injured bad
been removed to Rochester and Owa-
tonpa. AT the time be left the work
extricatiDg unfortunate victims was
still progressing, 1t was believed that
The number killed would reach score
when The final summoning up is