Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
Partial Particulars From
the Minnesota Cyclone.
GENERAL DESTRUCTION ALONG IT'S
ENTIRE PATE.
A Woman Taken Up and
Carried Away.
THE DEAD MUTILATED BE-
YOND RECOGNITION.
a Murder and Suicide in
New York.
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ROCHESTER,, Aug. 2S.-The cyclone Of
Tuesday night started meg Owstonna and
followed the line nearly . mile south of the
railroad crossing ct Rochester. 1t varied
in width from one to three miles. and did
not shift as usual, but made . clean sweep
in it's track Of houses, barns and crops.
So far rs heard from six persons we're
killed outside OF Rochester, and the loss to
crops is estimated at about $500. 600.
One-thira Of the buildings in Rochester
are in ruins. Twenty-four people are
dead, but not yet identified. owing TO their
frightful mutilation by the storm.
The storm went west through Dodge
and Olmstead counties and caused greater
destruction thar ct first supposed.
The damage in Rochester will reach
fully $500, 900. The list Of dead and
wounded is the same - already reported.
Helen Beck Of Ashland, Dodge County,
was taken mp by the storm while in the
field and has not since been heard Of.
Great damage was done ct st. Charles
and in the southern part OF Wabash
County.
WINoNA, Aug. 23.-The storm struck
here at Z O'Clock On Tuesday night. The
depot was unroofed and badly wrecked.
The engine house is . total wreck. Phe
covered bridge near town is gone. twenty
cars in the ward we're completely smashed.
DopaE CENTER, Aug. 2S.-The crops in
the path Of the cyclone. two miles south
Of here, were all destroyed and heavy
damage done to buildings.
CHICAGO, Aug. ga gentleman just
in from Rochester, Mimi. says the entire
northern part Of the place is . confused
mass OF debris. Scarcely . house Is left
standing. Before midnight "a corpses had
been recovered. The most OF them were
horribly mutilated. It was thought that
ct least 20 bodies remain In the ruins OF
the portion Of the city swept away. Tit
storm appeared to have formed about IL
miles north Of Rochester, and, gathering
violence O. il progressed, destroyed several
farm houses 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 devasted District vas indescribable.
Mothers wildly searched for their children,
while many little homeless waits were
found whom the tempest had orphaned.
One child was the only survivor of . family
OF seven. Shortly before the train arrived
ct Rochester the freight train was wrecked
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the place. The wind twisted the switch
bar from it's place. throwing open the
switch. The engineer saw the peril when
close at hand and jumped, saving his
life. The fireman was carried over the
e~mbankment and killed.
4 Cable Story Denied.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The story cirou-
lated yesterday Of q combination between
John W. Msckay. James Gordon Bennett
John W. Garrett and Robert Garrett, who
we're to furnish Sc. 200. 900. four-ffths Of
the capital for the laying Of ocean cables
in connection with the Postal Telegraph.
and Baltimore q Ohio Telegraph lines.
was officially denied to-day at the Office Of
both companies. v. II. Cummings Of the
Postal Company said there was NO truth
in the report that Mackay had anything to
do with the proposed scheme. even II such
. project was in contemplation ct all. and ,
the officials Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio ,
lines said that they felt certain that Gar
rett and Bennett we're not engaged in it.
Murder and Suicide. :
New YoRK. Aug. 2s.-ElizAbeth Cam. {
eron. 2s years old. was shot through the {
head and instantly killed in her apartment &