The daily gazette., 1883-08-25
DETAILS OF THE STORM.
RESULTS OF THE MINNESOTA
CYCLONE.
SAD STORIES OF DBsTITUTIoN.
A Family of Orphaned Children Suffer-
Ings of the Afflicted Great l.oss of
Property.

ROCHESTER,, MINI, August 24.-The
streets of the city to day are full OF people
frrm all over the State, some from curiosity
and some to care for friends, while a large
number are prominent men from all over
the state, who have come To see the effect of
the cyclone that they may now its ,xt, ut
and the needs Of its victims. On every side
can he heard accounts ot some new freak or
horror of the monster till The heart sickens
at their relation. The reports from the hos
idtal are 10 tbs effect that the children are
much improved, while some oi the adults
are worse and "arnot live 1ne rtDoric,l
list of the killed has been exaggerated
through the confusion of names. Careful
inquir. shows that li a, mpriscs ali those
lisiautly KILLED. The ..,un assigned by the
city underUakrrs FOR ~, ,IDI thnL lotr
were said to have teeii taken into the cuut
ry by their friends, whic is not true aud
he names OF four tnel victims were incur-
rrctly given, and thus aid ii TO swell the
euppositious list. Ore thousand men, women
aud children OF the class that possess hardly
anything outside Of their homes and what
there is in them are to-day without any-
thing. OF two hundred houses which were
standing before the approach of the storm
there is not sufficient Ii material to build an
ordinary frame shelter. All the household
furniture and clothing was also completely
destroyed. The people are poor and must
be cared for. AT present they are lodged 10
private houses, empty stores, warehouses
and halls, and are being fed by the city.
Rochester is doing all she can to aid the
sufferers. A large dining room, 20 by go
feet, is being built on the devastated track.
Food and clothing are being brought in and
B., 900 has been raised by the citizens. st.
Paul mas subscribed $1,000, Minneapolis
81 200, Winona $4,000, Saltwater 81 200,
Lake City $4,000, Red Wing $500 and Hast
ings Sl00. Owatcnna and Mankato have
also responded. The great need of the peo
Pile can only be appreciated by those who
have seen their condition. A gentleman
who visited the hospital yesterday and saw
Mr.. Quick and his five motherless little ones,
all seriously hurt, wrote a check for 500
and gave it to Judge Start, chairman of the
relief committee, for the benefit of the
| afflicted family. Since then the father has
died and the helplessness of these young
orphans is typical of the general distress.
The report of disaster TO passenger train
at Zambiala Falls grew out of a freight
train disaster here, in which a fireman was
killed, and the other reported disaster did
not occur.
The expressions of sadness on every face
told more plainly than huttering Grape or
tolling bell the tale of mourning, desolation
and death. Eleven bodies were inferred in
atwood Cemetery during the afternoon.
| At $40 the process on was formed in front
| of the Cook House and started for the ceme-
terry. The victims inferred were Miss
Matherbee, Nellie Grarin, Mahold Meteor
mick, Mr.. Hetzel, Mrs. McPuillan, Mrs.
Quick Mrs. Clough, Mrs. Zeirath and Mr.,
Osborne and child. The ceremonies were Of
the simplest character.
Mr.. Quick, another of the dangerously in.
jured victims, died at p. m. His family
consisted of nine members. His wife and
| two children were killed instantly, while
himself and five other children were injured
so that they had TO be taken to the hospital.
Two of these children are expected to die,
so that only three OF the nine are likely to
survive.
Details from the surrounding district show
that the cyclone swept over territory so
miles in length anu about two miles wide,
leaving in its path noUhing but ruins. To
form an idea of the loss one has only to esti-
mate the value of all the improvements that
had been made in the section visited by the
cyclone and which are all gone. TIE loss
in Rochester is now estimated at $350,000.