Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-08-30
TERRIBLE TEMPEST.
A MINNESOTA CITY LAID IN
RUINS.
And a Train at Full Speed Blown
F'rObl the Rails.
Great Loss Of Life and Destruction of
Property.


train on the Rochester and Northern
road was blown from the track last
night during a cyclone and the num-
Der of killed and wounded is one
hundred. Gov. Hubbard just re.
ceived word from Rochester, Mimi,
stating that town is in ruins and forty
persons killed. 1t is impossible to
learn any details, as the telegraph
wires are all down. The storm in
other directions was only severe
hail storm, and no great damage was
done. Particulars coming on special
train.
LATER.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-St. Paul. Mimi,
special: Passengers from Owatona,
state that 25 were killed in the rail-
road accident. Thirty FIVE injured
were taken to the hospital at Owato-
ma. The Mayor of Rochester tele-
graphs for assistance and states that
25 were killed and about 40 injure1.
One third of the town is an entire
wreck. 1t is believed from all re-
ports that come in, that the whole
country surrounding Rochester is in
ruins. The killed may reach up into
the hundreds. NJ. Cole, proprietor of
the Humbrode Mills, at Humbrode,
was instantly killed. He was in the
mill when the storm struck the town,
and the building was wrecked, Gov.
Hubbard sent $4,000 to aid the suf-
ferers.
WNoNA, Mimi, Aug. 22.-At
o'clock last evening cyclone struck
the northern part of the city Of Roch.
ester, Mimi, making a clear sweep.
Elevators, residences, and railroad en-
gines, a house and other property be.
longing to the railroad were COM
pletely demolished. Mayor Whlttan
telegraphs that twenty-four were killed
and forty wounded. The city is in
need of clothing. food and assistance.
The list of killed and wounded is
hourly increasing. Frustrated tele-
graph lines made it difficult to get par
ticulars. The storm swept the towns
of Utica St. Charles, in Winona coun'
ty. Job Thornton was killed, several
others injured. The report from
Dodge county indicates much damage
with loss of life. No particulars YET
obtained. Mayor Ludwig, of Winona
with corps of surgeons, left for Roch,
ester this morning.
WArERTowN, Mimi, August %
Meagre telegraphlc advices were re
ceRed here early this morning of the
terrible accident that occurred be-
tween Rochester and Zumbreta, MINI.
on the Rochester and Northern divis
J ion of the Chicago and Northwestern
road. On account of wire Interrupt
tions no information could be obtained
till the arrival of the train from the
scene of the accident with thlrty-fivt
: people who had been wounded in the
accident. Of this number many
seemed to be seriously wounded, ane
all have been taken to the hospital
The train wrecked was that which
leaves Rochester about 4 p. m, ar
irving at Zumbrota about 6 p. M. I
was caught IN severe wind and hal
storm that prevailed in that vicinit.
between 4 and o'clock in the evening
l and while running at high speed i
, was lifted from the rails.
, A gentleman who had been at th'
f scene of the disaster described it q
,, one of the most horrifying railroad &C
cidents ever seen. Every car in tn
train was completely wrecked and al
5 most literally shattered to pieces b.
t the sudden stop caused by the trail
! leaving the rails and burying the un
+ fortunate passengers beneath the de-
$ bris, killing many and injuring nearl.
e every person aboard. The gentlema
: stated that nine dead bodies were ia
: ken from the ruins and a large mum
Der of those who were seriously IN
jured were removed to Rochester au
Owatonna. At the time he left tn
work of extricating the unfortunat
S victims was still progressing, TIL
1 number of killed would reach
score.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 22.-Tuesda
S evening at IL o'clock Rochester wa
$ one of the most beautiful cities in tn
! west. Two minutes later its hcaut
, = had disappeared, and in parts of th'
: city ruin and desolation reigned. I
= terrible cyclone had visited the city
leaving death and destruction in 1t
path. Just one month ago terribl
1 cyclone passed six miles below, an
now it has passed through it. Th
i. day had been beautiful and warm, un
til evening when clouds began t.
gather. At 10 o'clock it seemed a
, though it had commenced to clear up
! but soon a heavy black cloud cam
1 from the south west, and rain fel
heavily. Directly after six the cloud
assumed greenish appearance, &C
: companied by rumbling noise, an
a in short time the wind increased i
: violence till the full force of the cy
! clone wrs felt, and what was once
). we'll populated portion OF the city wa
g a scene af ruin.