The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-08-30
WRECK AND RUIN.
The Fearful Consequences of "a Cyclone in
MinnesOta-A City Almost Wiped Out,
Railroad Train Wrecked, and Death and
Destruction Bestrewing its Path.


MinnesOta-A City Almost Wiped Out, n
Railroad Train Wrecked, and Death and
Destruction Bestrewing its Path.
ROCHESTER,, MINI, Aug. %.
The sun never saw a sadder sight than
when it rose on Rochester this morning. A
cyclone struck the city about six O'Clock last
evening. Its track presents scene of des-
olatiOn never equaled in this vicinity.
North of the railway not house stands unin-
jured, and of the most of them not vestige
remains. Twenty three persons are re-
ported killed, most of them outright, and a
large number are not expected to live.
About eighty persons have been thus far
found injured, and are being cared for in
vacant halls and buildings, and at the hO-
citizens will permit. The weather through
out the day had been unsettled, but not un-
usually threatening. Clouds would form
and disappear, forming again heavier than
before. The wind mostly from the
southeast, blowing scud clouds with it,
while away above the rain-bearing stratum
it drove from the northwest all day. About
three O'Clock a black cloud arose in the
west, very threatening, but it passed harm
lessIy by with furious wind and some
drops of rain.
AT five O'Clock a low black bank lay in
the southwest 1t rose rapidly, but pre-
sented only the appearance of an ordinary
thunderstorm. As it neared the city
it began to assume a horrible appear
ance. The whole sky was tinged with a
CHASTITY green, and the masses of clouds
swept around here and there in immence 9
circles. Wherever twas possible people took
to their cellars, and in no case where this
was done was life lost. In the upper pait
of the city the darkness was at no time
great, but at the lower part of town it gre "
dark as night. the condition of things in
the northern part of the city deties de-
scripti' A few splinteFed stumps an
scattered boards alone remain to show
where the Third Ward was. The mill and
dwelling of l.. Tordre a total ruin,
while the immense Zumbrota Planning Mill
is badly wrecked, Mr.. Cole, the proprietor,
being caught up by the wind, carried a dis
tance of eight or nine rods and dashed to
the earth mangled corpse.
The residences south of the railroad to
ZumbrOta street all suffered, losing roofs,
windows and chlmneys. The shaded resi-
dence streets are almost impossible from
broken trees, pieces of roofs and debris of
all kinds. On Broadway the tin roofs are
off from Humbrota street north, and much
of the plate glass is shattered. The First
Ward suffered the least Many dwellings
escaped without any injury.
Following is a list of the killed far
can be learned at present: John M. Cole,
- VanscOOter, Mahala Mccormick, Mrs.
Steele, daughter of L. Manly, Mrs. Wealth
erbee, Mrs. Schultz, Mrs. Fred ClOugh,
Mrs. Zierath, August Zierath and Miss
Zierath, Mrs. McQuillan, daughter of Lewis
irving, m1ssIng-probably dead. Mrs.
Charley Quick and many others not iden-
titled. Mr.. Osborn and infant child.
THE INJURED.
The following is list of the injured as
far as known, but is necessarily very in
complete: John Rederson, II. Ruah, wife
and child, George Hanson, Daniel Ryan, -
Weatherbee, dying, - Haggerty, head hurt,
Enos Matteson, Fred ClOugh, Charley
ClOugh, Dan Roth, Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Jane
Bradley, Mrs. Humphrey Marshall Hum
Phrey, - Herson, Dan O'Brien, Mr..
Gerdy, Mrs. Gerdy, Mr.. Mccormick, Frank
Schultz, Mrs. Smith, infant child of F.
Rick, VIM. Hance, r. K. William, Frank
Shutz, Anna Jerath, Otto Rue, J ohm Hove,
John Shentek, Milo Sweny, Oscar Haw-
kins, William Leach, z. and A. WeIch,
n. Hanson, wife and child, Mrs. Osborne
and little girl, W. Welch, shoulder sprained,
Charles Quick and four children, Mrs. Err
win and three children, Mrs. Carter, widow
of John M. Quinlan, DR.. r. Eaton,
badly cut and bruised, nephew of John
Posi-, leg, arm and nose broken, Mrs. Chap
man, Edward Chapman, her son, and Mrs.
Chapman, his wife. Three children whose
names can not be learned are so badly
bruised that their mothers not identify
them.
Reports from outlying towns are corning
in slowly, and show the damage is not
confined alone to this city. Pleasant Grove
is reported annihilated, two persons being
killed and ten wounded.
The town of Salem lay in the track of the
cyclone southwest of here, and is said to
be wiped out.
KAssON, MINI, Aug. ..
A. Anderson's wife was fatally injured,
and her mother instantly killed by the cy-
clone last night. Christian Olson's wife
was killed and his child's leg broken. The
house and barns were entirely destroyed.
At CUnestiO, south of here, the house and
barn of B. Alfalks were ruined, also tue
house and barn of Mr., Helmbrechts is gone
and his wife can not be found. Horses and
cattle were found dead in all directions.
News of ruin and death is coming in frorn
all directions.
ST PAUL. MINI. Aug p.
During a session of the committee on tns
Willard reception at the City Hall, Gov
ernor Hubbard received the following dis
patch from the Mayor of Rochester:
ROCHESTER,, Aug. q.
Governor Hubbard: Rochester is in
ruins. Twenty-four dead bodies and forty
injured thus far. One-haIf the city is laid
waste. We need immediate help.
(Signed) S. WHITTEN,
Mayor of Rochester.
Five thousand dollars was Immediately
pledged by those present, and the amount
was telegraphed to the Mayor of Rochester.
Help is asked from the State to relieve
the unfortunate people, and aid is coming
for the homeless, injured and dying. Gov
ernor Hubbard telegraphed to the Mayors
of all the neighbOring cities to extend aid
to the devastated community, and special
trains will be sent to the scene Immediate
ground, and it is impossible to get any
further details of the storm at present, but
it is believed the whole country between
Rochester and ZumbrOta was struck by the
cyclone, and the number killed may reach
the hundreds when all are heard from.
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A Train Demolished with Terrible Results
OwAroNNA, MINI, Aug. 2.
Meagre telegraphic advices were received
here early this morning that a terrible
accident had occurred between Rochester
and Zumbrota, Mimi, on the Rochester
and Northern Division of the Chicago and
Northwestern Road. The train was that
which leaves Rochester about four pm, ar
irving at Zumbrota about six p. m. 1t was
cnught in the severe wind and hail-stOrm
that prevailed in that vicinity between four
and six O'Clock in the evening, and while
running at a great speed was lifted from
the rails and precipitated into an inconceiv-
able mass of ruins, burying the unfortunate
passengers beneath the debris, killing
many and injuring nearly every person on
board the train. It was believed that the
number of killed would reach a score when
the final summing up was made. The in
iured were removed to Owatonna and
Rochester.
Nearly every engineer on the New
York & New England Railroad has a
s4xvaa+baart or wife in New Britain