The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-08-31

residences south OF the railroad TO Aninhro
stree, sil suffered, losing roofs, windows
and chimneys. The shaded residence streets
are almost impossible from broken trees,
pieces of roofs and debris of all sorts
On Broadway the tin roofs are of from Znm-
bro street north, and much of The plate glass
is shattered The First ward suffered the
least, many dwellings escaping withou. any
injury whatever.
OTHER TOWNS WIPED U
Reports from outlying towns are coming m
slowly, and show that the damage i. no; con-
lined to ibis city. Pleasant Grove is reported
annihllated, two persons being killed and ten
wounded. The town of Salem lay il the track
of the cyclone southwest of here, aud is sail
t, be wiped ont. The top story OF the cou't
hoase is badly wrecked. The curo!a was
carried several rods, and the building
eft exposed to the weather. Tie tower OF the
school house lies on the ground, and the roof
is damaged. Tn roof Of the Metho-
dist church was blown away. and the
walls are half crumbled down. The
steeple Of the Congregational church
shocked several holes in the roc! in its fan
A cnildren's picnic just retured from the
country had taken refuge in the school, but all
escaped badly scar ed. Had some Of the ch!i-
dren been at home they must almost certainly
been killed. A fine new building
belonging to George Stocking aud
occupied by him as a grocery lice
a total wreck. A. d. Nedder's fam machinery
warehouse is completely demolished aud the
machinery scattered. The railway depot i
unroofed and badly riddled. The roof Of &.
W. Van DuSen & Co.'S elevator was carried
away, and the warehouse adjoining crushed.
II, 7. Horizons
ELEVATOR LIES ACROSS THE RAILwAY TRACK,
and the warehouse and offices OF Wti,ten 4
Judd are a mass of ruins, The Rochester
harvester works are completely puivariZed, noi
two feet OF the wall remaining standing. All
OF the machinery is Il total loss, The railway
bridge is gone. Superint .ldent Sanborn is here
with a force of men, al2 railway communica-
ton will soon BE- secured. A thousand people
are homeless and d pendent upon the charity
OF others for shelter and the accessories OF
life. The resources and sympRtlies Of the
citizens are taxed TO the utmost, and help is
badly needed from abroad AGimprOmptu hos.
pltui has been madrin ltJunnIcl's hall, aDd aboul
forty sufferers are BEN. cared for By a 70 uu-
teer corps OF nurses. Ille damage in the city
caGno' be less thau ha 4 mill on and in the
surrounding couatry an u, mate is impos-
sible. Fences are all gone. catii9 injured and
at large, stacks OF gram and hay have totally
dl'apfsarsd and crops Of corn and potatoes
are beaten fiat.
IN DODGE COUNTY.
in the townships of NesttieIt. Ashland aud
Canislee there were five iaatns-Mrs. Helm.
brech, Mrs Christian Olsen and infant. an old
lady, motherof Mrs. O.e Muida, ana one man,
name not learned. Young Mrs. Mulda is ia.
ally hurt, as is Andrus Frederickson joseph
IhornytOn, north of St Charles, Winona
county, was killed, and his wife and other in,
mates of the house injured. In P!easan'
Grove, ten miles south of Rochester,, at
4 O'Clock, three hours earlier than the bic
storm, u cyclone struck several houses, killed
two persons and wounded ten. IHa storm. sc
1ar as can be learned, started in Westheld town.
ship, near the west line of Dodge county. L
continued through Dodge and Olmsted and
into Winona counties, a distance OF abou, sixty
miles. and varied from twoa and a half to three
quarters of 4 mile in width, being the widest
where II s'ar ed. In the path of the ST rm
nothing worth saving e1cep. the acreage il
left In Rochester the damage to the psinci-
pal buildings is:
Court house uuroofed: main tower and mar, q.
roof of.
High school and Methodist church, walls down,
root and s;ire gone.
lnsape asylum. part OF roof on east wing gone;
not badly damaged, an! the patients Il right
SHIRE Of the Congregational church gone.
George Stockings and A. D.. Vedder's brick
hiucS> rui, Ell. ~
ENar" "'cvt'n or more or less hurt
~Isoftjns elevator lifted bodily aud thrown across
the tai!Iund track.
Goes mill destroyed.
rochester Harvester worSs, fotai wreck.
W. c Rich, Judge Start, and c. H. Chad.
bourne say q conservative estimate q tbs loss
III tbs city alone is $500, 600 The city has
900 homeless people TO care for, and traces OF
the July cyclone arc still plenty. Eelp is
needed. and at once.
SOUTH OF THE ATLWAy
The following business buildings south of
the railway were simply u~nroofed ana slightly
injured:
Cooks hotel. s'ebbius & Co, Horizons Opera
House block. Ozmeer & Booth, w. II. Seward. J,
4. Coles mill. Romme;'s block. T. ?. Hall & Co,
Mrs. r. Graf. Broadway home.
But few dwelling house. north of the track
We're badly damaged, but ii great many barns
aud fences have disappeared, All kinls of
STOCK are running at large through the coun-
try, more or less bruised and crippled. and
Utmost nrecoSnizahie on account OF the coat
ing of mnd and filth. HE barn OF r 3 Hall
'N" ht'pEh II iilINaN RACK ABOUT lNp li!ea
west of here. Tue hired man. sent on to sig.
fa a train, not understanding the railway code,
gave false signal, and the train!
was badly wrecked. The fireman
was Instantly killed aud horribly mangle! and
three or more passengers and tram men
severely injured. The resources OF charity in
this city were severely taxed by the cyclone a
month since, and without outside aid IL Will be
lnp"ss1tie to prevent an immense amount of
suffering an1 destitut!on. Rochester ext.uu
~ urgent appeal to her sister cities of Mime
-2t1 ioE aid III this, her I m /, OF trouble.
The Ruined City.
Rochester, the coGnty seat Of Olm.tel
county, is a city OF about 5000 inhabitants
1t was one of the handsomcst cities of the
many of which Minnesota can boast. II is
laid out regularly, with broad streets
shaded by numerous trees, with the Zum-
brota river vending its way through the city
from north TO south, with o fine public park
in the center of the city, Rochester contains
many handsome public buildings, among which
are the State hospital for the insane.
the Olmsted county court house, the High
schooi, the Cook House, and other hotels,
he city has been noted for its man. beauti-
ful residences. with large and well kept
grounds, belokening the wealth and
taste of their owners. The State fair was for
several years held at that point, the extensive
grounds being located in the suburbs of tie
city. The Southern Minnesota Fair assoeia-
ton had taken possession Of the buildings
and grounds, on the removal Of
the State fair TO Owatonna, aud elabo-
rate preparations were making for an