Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-31

dashed to the earth mangled corpse. Ihe.
residences south of the railroad ~ Zumbros
street all 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 oil from Zun1-
bro street north, and much OF the plate glase
lis shattered The First ward suffered the
least, many dwellings, escaping without any
injury whatever. ]5. s "a !.
OTHER TOWNS WIPED OUT.
Reports from outlying towns are coming in
slowly, and show that the damage is not CON
fined to this city Pleasant Grove is reported
annihilated, two persons being killed and ten
wounded. The town Of Salem lay i'll the track
of the cyclone southwest Of here, and is said
I, be wiped out The top story Of the count
house is badly wrecked. The cupola was
carried several rods, and the building
left exposed to the weather. The tower Of tie
school house lies on the ground. and the root
is damaged The roof of the Metho-
dist church was blown away, and the
walls are half crumbled down. The
steeple of the Congregational church
knocked several holes in the roof in it's fall
A. childrens picnic just retured from the
country had taken refuge in the school, but all
escaped badly Scar ed. Had some OF the chill
dren been at home they must almost certainly
been killed A fine new building
belonging to George Stocking aud
occupied by him as grocery lies
total wreck. A. d. Vedders farm machinery
warehouse is completely demolished and the
machinery scattered. The railway depot l.
unroofed and badly ridded. The roof Of G.
W. Van Dusen Il Co.'s elevator was carried
away, and the warehouse adjoining crushed
H. T. Horizons
ELEVATOR LIES ACROSS THE RAILWAY TRACK,
and the warehouse and Offices of Written 4
Judd are a. mass of ruins The Rochester
harvester works are completely pulverized, moi
two feet of the wall remaining standing. All
of the machinery is total loss. The railway
bridge is gone. Superintendent S~n born is here
with force of men, and railway communica-
ton will soon be secured. A thousand people
are homeless and dependent upon the charity
Of others for shelter and the necessaries OF
life. The resources and sympathies Of the
citizens are taxed to the utmost, and help is
badly needed from abroad An iulpromptu hos
pital has been made in Rommcl's hal land ahoul
forty sufferers are beng cared .or by voiun-
teer corps OF nurses. The damage in the city
cannot be less than half milliou and in the
surrounding country an estimate is impos-
sibie. Fences are all gone, cattle injured and
at large, stacks of grain and hay have totally
ed ff
are beaten fat
IN DODGE COUNTY
In tue townships of Westdeld. Ashland aud
Canistee there were five deaths--Mrs. Helm
brech, Mrs. Christian Ol-en and infant an old
lady, mother of Mrs. Ole Mulda ana oAe man,
name not learned Young Mrs Mu]da is IA
tally hurt, as is Andrus Frederickson. Joseph
Thorny'on, north of ST. Charles, Winona
county, was killed. and his wife and other ill.,
mates Of the house injured In Pleasau
Grove, ten miles south Of Rochester, at
O'clock, three hours earlier than the big
storm, a. cyclone struck several houses, killed
two persons and wounded ten. Tie storm, sc
far as can be learned, started il Westfield town
ship, near the west line Of Dodge county. Il
Into Winona counties, a distance Of about eixty
miles. and varied from two and a half to three
quarters Of mile in width, being the widest
where it started, In the path Of the storm
nothing worth saving except the acreage is
left In Rochester the damage to the princi
pal buildings ia:
Court house unroofed: main tower and part OF
roof off,
High school and Methodist church, walls down.
Insane asylum. part of roof on east wing gone:
not badly damaged, and the patients all right
spirt OF the Congregational church gone.
George Stockings and 4. y. Vedders brick
blocks ruiz ed.
Every aieva, or more or lass hurt
Horizons elevator lifted bodily and thrown across
the railroad track.
Coles mill destroyed
Rochester Harve.t ter works, total VIE OK.
Depot nnroofed.
". C. Rich, Judge Start, and c. H. Chad
bourne cay conservative estimate OF the loss
in the city alone is $500, GOO. The city has
500 homeless people to care for, and traces OF
the July cyclone are still plenty. Help is
needed and at once
SOUTH OF THE RATLWAy.
The following business buildings south of
the railway were simply unroofed and slightly
injured
Cooks hotel. stebbins e. Co., Horizons Oper,
House block; o5mesr & Booth, ". + seward,J
&. Coles mill. Rommel's block. T. P Hall & Co..
Mrs. F. Graft. Broadway home
But few dwelling houses north Of the track
were badly damaged, but great many barns
and fences nave disappeared. All kinds OF
stock are running at large through the coun-
try, moro or less bruised and cripplei, and
almost unrecognizable on account of the coat
ing Of mud and filth. The barn OF r. B. Hall
blew across the railway track about two miles
west of here The hired man. sent out to sig
na train, not understandn the railway code,
S Ess h.a false sgpa and d. the pa'n
was Instantly killed and horribly nnanglel and
three Or more passengers and train men
severely injured. Tie resources Of charity in
this city were severely taxed by the cyclone &
month since, and without outside aid il will be
DSf~so
suffering and destitutor. Rochester extend
al urgent appeal TO her sister cities Of Mime
sota for aid in this, her tune O. trouble
The Ruined City.
Rochester, the county seat OF Olm,ted
county, is city of about 5000 inha bitants
1t was one of the handsomest cities of the
many of which Minnesota can boast 1t 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 fine public park
in the center OF Ase city. Rochester contains
many handsome public buildings, among which
are the State hospital for the insane.
the Olnasted county court house, the High |
school, the Cook House, and other hotels.
The city has been noted for its roauy beauti- |
full residences, with large and we'll kept |
grounds, betokening 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 the |
city The Southern Minnesota Fair associa-
ton had taken possession of the buildings |
and grounds, on the removal Of |
the State fair to Owatonna, and elabo- |
rate preparations were masking for an
exhibition this fall, which promised to rival !
the State exhibition. The grounds were large |
and we'll provided with all the neces-
sary buildings, with a fine race track |
Rochester was incorporated as q city in /!
1883. The first religious organization was
the Methodist which established church IN |
1856. An Episcopal society was
organized in 1860. and q Presbyterian |