New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
AFTER TIE MINNESOTA STORM.
THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.
MoURNFUL SCENES IN RoCHEsTER-Aip NEEDED
FOR THE DESTITUTE.

MoURNFUL SCENES IN ROCHEsTER-AIp NEEDED
FOR THE DESTITUTE.
ROCHESTER,, Minn., Aug. 24. - Thursday
morning dawned bright and beautiful At early
strangers began to pour from all directions The
pressions OF sadness every face told plainly
than tolng bell the tale Of mourning. Eleven bodies
werenerredu Oakwood Cemetery during the afternoon.
The victims inferred Mrs. eatherbee Nellie Irwin.
Matilda Mccormick Mr.. Hetzel Mrs. McQrillan. Mrs.
Qnck Mrs Clough, Mrs. Zeirath, August Zeirath and
Mr. Osborne aud child. The ceremonies of the
simplest character.
STRICKEN FAMILY.
Carl Qnck another OF the dangerously wounded, died
while the funeral in progress Tho Of the
Quick family Is particularly distressing. The mother
and one child were taken dead from the ruins. Six
children. the oldest boy of twelve years OF age, are
ranged cots ia the hospital The eighth 10 missing,
but Mrs. Roberts, who lives the river. has a
child three years old 10 her possession which is prob
ably the when the other children suti-
centy they will undoubtedly be able to teh whether
not this Is the mssiag The relief committee continue
hard at work and iced numbers daily. general memo
rial service Ia fixed for Sunday In Hsneys Hall in
which all tile pastors will participate.
THE PATH OF THE STORM.
Details from tho surrounding district show that the
tornado swept over territory sixty miles in length and
above two miles In width, leaving ia It's path nothing
but ruins To form OF the loss. has only to
estimate TIE value or oil the improvements that nad
been made in the section visited by the cyclone and
which all gone. The loss IN Rochester IS est-
mated at S350.000. Andrew johnson, farmer niue
mile, south Of Rochester, was severely injured the
wreck Of his home and died to-day. Reports from the
town OF Salem indicate that considerable damage was
done In that locality.
SIXTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
The reports from the hospital to-day to tho effect
that the children are much improved, while OF the
adults worse and cannot ye Toe reported list Of
the killed has been exaggerated through the confusion
of names. Careful inquiry SHOWS that sixteen comprises
all OF those Instantly killed Ono thousand
men, children Of the
class that posses, hardly anything outside
their homes and what In them to-day with
anything OF 200 houses wnch were sandn before
TO bul mary frame shelter All the household
furniture CO hing also completely destroyed
Tue peOi 10 are poor aud must be cared iOr.
AT present they are lOd ed IN private houses empty
stores, warehouses and halls and brug fcd by the
city. Gne residents Df ROcuester are dOnk ali they eau
Oald sufferers. large dlniug-h twenty ny siItv
feet being built the devastated tract Food aud
raised Oy the cltzens st. Paul mas subscribed $4,000;
Mnuea apOIis Sl.2OO Vino $4,000; saltwater ~ OOO;
Lake CtY, $500 Il Wing, 500 aud iiastln-s @lOO
OwaoluB aud MauEatD have also responded me great
iced OF the people only appreciated by t"ose
VINO nave so'n their condition. gerdemin wlo
ys cd tue hospital yesterday aud saw Mr. icK and bis
five mutherless hle ones, all seriously hurt, wrote a
cneck for 500 ami gave tO Judge start, chairman
the Relief Committee, for the beucl5 VI the afflicted
family.