The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-23
tearstained eyes, bemoaning the loss
of their homes, relatives and friends.

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the Office of the city treasurer. A
special meeting of the city council
was held at noon, and action was
taken toward caring for the dead
MANNED and penniless. The suffer
ing is confined to the very northern.
most outskirts Of the city among the
laborers and mechanics, who owned
their little property, which was com.
pletely swept away. A. Steve had
his arm and foot crushed; G. III.
Stippel, thigh fractured in two
places; Gus. Kisners, contusions on
the hip and chest; Mrs. Kortz, back
of head injured, probably fatal; J.
Cushanek and wife, internal injuries
and bruises; Daniel Meyer, arm
broken, and Chas. Knedson, arm
crushed. They are to be cared for
at the home for the friendless.
The following had their injuries
dressed last plght: VIM. Ulentz,
three ribs broken; his son, who was
badly injured; VIM. Deshler and two
sons, bruised and cut on the head
and body; M. Lichfelt, cut on the
nose and head. His wife has a cut
four inches long on her forehead, and
| her left arm and cheek injured. T..
Long was struck by brick, cutting
to the bone and producing compound
fracture of the thigh. VIM. Ulet-
ting is badly bruised. His wife has one
side of her head completely scalped.
cheek bones broken, and a cut tour
| inches long on her right limb to the
bone. There were five children,
three of whom were seriously bruised
and two could not be found last
night. A little girl five months old
was discovered this morning in a
garden near by, withaboth legs brok-
en- and dead. A boy eigheBeArs of
age was found alive. but vefys badly
bruised. Jas. Kufel saw the cyclone
coming, and started for the house of
Mr.. Hilker to get into cellar, his
wife and child being with him.
When about half way across lots the
storm caught them. Mrs. Kufel lost
her hold on the child, which was
carried rapidly towards the lake. A
large New Foundland dog of Mr..
HiIker ran and caught the child and
held it until the danger was over.
thus saving it from being carried into
the lake. Mr.. Kufel. grasPed his
wife and saved her. One hundred
buildings of various kinds were de-
stroyed, fences demolished and or
ehards upreeted and a number of
horses and cattle killed. Any esti-
mate of the total loss must be taken
with considerable allowance but it is
probable that $75, 900 to 100000 will
not cover it and the insurance must
be a very meagre percentage on this
amount.
Racine has been thronged to-day
with people from abroad drawn here
by curiosity over the storm and part
ly by q desire to render assistance.
Work at the scene of the demolished
houses has been going by such of the
sufferers as were able to be abOutin
hopes of recovering some OF their
property from the scattered debris.
Both official and popular action mas
been taken with a view to give to
those to whom aid can be given.
Mayor Fish called a special meeting
of the Council this evening and relief
committees were appointed. A citl-
zens meeting is called to be held at
the Blake opera house tonight, and
bids fair to be very largely attended.
The scene along the course OF the
cyclone is pitiful and hearlrending
in the extreme. News of the dlsas-
t was not generally known until
this morning, the threatening wealth
er which fOreboded another storm
keeping most people dwelling on the
south side in the vicinity of their
homes. Few of these who witnessed
the phenomenon comprehended It's
terrible significance. Supposing 1t
merely wind storm like those
which are of common occur
renee III summer, as conse-
uuence it was not generally
known until this morning that Rs-
cine had suffered a calamity without
parallel in its history. The scene
among the dead, wounded and dying
was one painful beyond description.
In many instances surviving relatives
had oply the last semblance of rea-
son. Physicians were not numerous
enough to give prompt attention to
the numerous bleeding victims. who
were rolled in blankets, while anxious
relatives ran in every direction to Sc
cure medical aid. There seems to be
a disagreement as TO the number
killed. which has been variously es-
timated at from ten t. thirty; Mayor
Fish saws thirteen. The following
are known to be dead: j. Elleleile,
lanes Kastunak, the infant child OF
lanes Keisner, Paul Kuhl, Barney
Willings and daughter, Mrs. N
Jackson. The injured are: Two un-
known girls. Three o. four persons
are missing, but it is asserted that
some of them were Dlown
! into the lake where the cyclone end
ed, and of course any such Will not
be found till they raise to the surface
of the water. Those fatally or serl-
ouslv wounded are Andrew Fox,
wife and two children; Mrs. Keis-
ner. Bernard Ke;sner, Mrs. Joseph
Kastank, Katie Socha, Gustav keis-
ner and wife, Mrs. Miller and tnree
children, Mrs. Mary Long, daughter
and grandson, and Mrs. Mary
Mccarthy, Mrs. Thomas Long,
Herman and Albert Kuhl, Mrs
Kurt, John Reigleman, Albert
Borlz, w. 4. SpraGo, VIM: Reigle-
man and wife, Simon Gies, Matt La
Vines and wife, Mrs. J. Decker, Mrs
w. H. Lutz, mother-in-law and ser
want girl, two Of Mrs. Schoenberger'ss 8
family, Bernard Reiser, wife and
child, the family of John Dorsey
Frank J. Usa, wife and little GIRL
Joseph Castanak, Kate McCarthy,
Thomas Long, Mrs. John Reigle-
man, Mrs. William Lltchgeld'
and child, Chas. Barlz. wife and son,
VIM. Durstdry, Mrs. A. Sprado, five
sons of VIM. Rieghman, +: Folk ana
brother, Stephen Lerke, Fred hrop
and wife, Chas. Popka and family OF
five. VIM. Gavins, family. OF six,
Mrs, Miller and two children, boy
and girl, fracture of thigh, boy
bruised, Mrs. Long, homes fractured
erandchild bruised Albert kugan'
fracfure of clavicle and lungs perfor,,
ated: A. Krugel, skull fractured and
fatally injured; VIM. Sprags' leg
fractured.
| L1rcHr1ELD, ILL.,, May ia cy-
clone struck this section of the coun-
try at 10 o'clock last night dom, dolne
Great damage to barns, fenct &. stock
| oA~o lxy ns,s nf life q