The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-24
TELEGRAPaIC
THE ROCHESTER, CYCLONE
Further Account Of the Disaster

Further Account of the Disaster.
St. Paul, 22.-The cyclone struck
Rochester at 8 pm. yeslerlRy, and de-
molished about thirty houses and dam
aged 200 more. The names of the killed
IS far as known 10 Rochester, are John
NJ. Cole, Mr.. McQuellan, Thomas
Steele, Mrs. Zurrsth. August Zurrath,
Mre. Osborn and infant, NJ. Frederic (
Olougb, Mrs. Witherel, Mr.. Hetzel,
William Higgins, Mrs. Quick and child
and Miss Mccormick. these, with four
unidentified, have been brought to the
andeFtakeI's. Six Others have been
taken care of by friends. In Dodge and
Olmstead counties there was terrible
damage. It is Impossible 70 giya an es-
innate Of the damage 10 the c ty and
county OF ROchest r, One-thrd Of which
was destroyed last night. II IS situated
about eighty-fve miles south of St. Paul,
on the Chicago aud Northwestern rail-
road.
Kasson, MINI, 20. Anderson's
wife was fatally injured and her mother
instantly killed by the cyclone last night.
Christian Olsen's wife was killed. Houses
and barns were entirely destroyed st
Ounestio, south of here. The house and
barn Of Ba,fks was ruined, also the house
and barn Of M. Helmbrich have gone
and his wife cannot be found. Rorses
and cattle we're found dead in all direc-
tions.
Rochester, MINI, 23.-The force ofthe
cyclone on Tuesday night was felt more
or less in Sill parts Of the city and the
freaks were simply wonderful. 1t dem
olished well built structures on Broad
way, doing much harm to adjacent
buildings. Many streets were rendered
impossible By branches of trees. That
portion of the city north Of the railroad,
called Lower town, received the most
damage. There is not house there that
is not injured in some way.
Il locks at q distance as though there
never had been 3 building standing in that
portion while in other sections remains Ct
hOdses show terrible destruction. The
force Of the wind within the extent of its
| horrorsiWas revealed commencing at the
Look house on the st Paul road, which
was entirely demolished. The cyclone
next took Lelland's residence, barn and
outbuildipga, not leaving a stick stand
ing. Thence it swept through the lower
toWr, and from appearances the ground
seemed as though a aood had been over
this section. The principal losses in the
city, as near as has been estimated, sg-
gregste S400, 600. Total killed are twenty
tive, and fifty wounded more or less
seriously.
Rochester, MINI, 23.-The cyclone Of
Tuesday night started near OWsstenns
and followed the line nearly a mile
south OF the railroad, crossing it near
Rochester, and following north Of the
road, passed east twenty-five miles,
three miles north of the railroad. 1t va
ried in width from one to three miles and
did not shift as usual but made a clean
sweep in It's track of houses, barns aud
crops. As far as heard from six persons
were killed outsi, Of Rochester, and
the loss to crops is Estimated at about
$500, GOO
Rochester, MINI, 2S.-One-third of
the buildings in Rochester are in ruins.
TWeuty-four people are dead, but not yet
identified, owing to their frightful multi
alton by the storm. The storm went
through Dodge and Olmstesd counties,
causing greater destruction than at frat
supposed. The damage in Rochester
will reach fully $500, 900. When the
storm struck the Congregational church
thirtyhve children had just returned
from picnic, but none were hurt. Tue
| list of dead aud wounded is the same as
| already reported. Helen Beck, Of ash
land, Dodge county, was taken up by
the storm while in the field, and has not
since been heard of. OIileu, wife and
| daughter, OF Canister, Dodge county,
were killed. Great damage Wss done in
St. Charles and the southern part of Wa
bah counliest
Winona, Mimi, 23.-The storm struck
here at Z last night. The depot was IN
rooted and badly wrecked. The engine
house is a total wreck. The covered
bridge near town is gone. Twenty cars
in the ya,d we're completely smashed.
Dodge Center, MINI, % Crops in
the psth of the cyclore TWO miles south
of here, were all destroyed, and heavy
3amsge was done TO buildings.
Chicago, pa gentleman just in
from Rochester, Mimi, says: The entire
north part OF the place is confused mass
of debris. Scarce a house is left standing.
Before midnight twenty-three corpses
were recovered. Most of them were
horribly mutilated. 1t was thought at
least twenty bodies remained in the
ruins. The portion of the city swept
SWsy Dy Inc cyclone comprises ABDUL
third OF its extent. The storm appeared
10 have formed about eighteen miles
north of Rochester, and gathering vio-
lence as it progressed, destroyed several
fsrmhousas in its course. A lowering
cloud was seen approaching the fated
town and in few moments the slaughter
had been accomplished. The scene
among the DEVASTATED district was inde-
scribable. Mothers wildly searched for
children, while little homeless VISITS were
found wnom the tempest had orphaned.
One child was the only survivor Of 8
family Of seven. Shortly before the train
arrived at Rochester freight train was
wrecked at trestle at the western ap.
proach Of the place. The wind twisted s
switch bar from its place, throwing opaI
tia switch. Tie engineer saw the peri
when closa at hand and jumped. saving
his life. The fireman was carried owe
the embankment and killed.
A RUN ON A DRUG STORE
Never Yves such rush made 70
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