The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-08-30

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name not learned. xoung Mrs. Mulda 10 IA
| tally hurt % is Andrus Frederiokson. Joseph
Thornyton, north Of St Charles, Winona
county, was killed, and his wife and other in
mates Of the house injured. In Pleasan'
Grove, ten miles south of Rochester, at
o'clock, three hours earlier than the biz
| storm, cyclone struck several houses, killed
two persons and wounded ten. The storm, 30
| far a. can be learned, started ia West6eld town.
ship, near the west line Of Dodge county. It
continued through Dodge and Olmsted ana
Into WinonAcountias, . distance Of about sixty
quarters Of . mile in width, being the widest
| whore it started. In the path of the storm
nothing worth saving except the acreage IL
left In Rochester the damage to the princi-
pal buildings is: ;:
o9u., m house uuroofed; main tower and part Of
High school and Methodist church. walls down.
roof and spire gone.
Insane asylum, part Of roof on east wing gone;
| not badly damaged; atd the patients all right.
Spife OF the Congregational church gone.
George, Stockings and A. D. Vedder's brick
blocks ruiped.
Horizons elevator lifted bodily and thrown across
the railroad track.
Coles mill destroyed
cae Rochester H:ryester works. total wreck.
". c. Rich, Judge Start and G. H. Chad
bourne say conservative estimate Of the loss
in the city alone is 100000. The city has
300 homeless people to care for, and traces Of
the July cyclone are still plenty Help is
needed, and at once
SOUTH OF THE RAILWAY.
The following business buildings south of
the railway were simply unroofed and slightly
injured:
Cooks hotel: stebbn. & Co., Horizons Opera
| A. Coles mill, Rommes block. T. p. Hall & Co..
Mrs. P. Graft, Broadway home.
But few dwelling houses north of the track
were badly damaged, but great many ban
stock are running at large through the coun-
try, more or less bruised and cripplel, aud
| almost unrecognizab BILE on account Of the coat
| ing of mud and filth The barn Of r B. Hall
| blew across the, railway track about two miles
west Of here, The hired man, cent our to sig
was badly wrecked. The fireman
| was Instantly killed and horribly manglel and
| three or more passengers and train men
severely injured The resources Of charity in
| this city were severely taxed by the cycloue
| month since, and without outside aid it will be
impossible to prevent an immense amount OF
! suffering AMI destitutlon Rochester extond
| an urgent appeal to her sister cities Of Minne-
sofa for aid in this, her time of trouble.
The Ruined City.
Rochester, the. county seat OF Olm ted
| county, Is city Of about 5000 inhabitants.
1t was one of the handsomest cities of the
| many Of which MinIesots can 10 st. 1t is
| laid ont regularly, with broad streets,
shaded by numerous trees, with the Zum
| brota river vending its way through the city
| from north TO south, with fine public park
| in the center of the city. Rochester contains
many handsome public buildings, among which
| are tho State hospital for the insane,
| the Olm:ted county court house, the High
The CITY las been noted for its many teauti-
full residences. with large and we'll kept
grounds. batokening the wealth and
| taste Of their owners The State fair wa, for
| several years held at that point, the extensive
grounds being located in the suburbs of the
| city. The Southern Minnesota Fair associa-
ton had taken possession Of the buildings.
| the State fair to owatonna, aud elabo-
rate preparations were making for an
| exhibition this fall, which promised to rival
the State exhibition. The grounds we're large
| and well provided with all the neces-
sary buildings. with fine race track
1858. The first religious organization was
the Methodist which established church IN
1856. An Eplscopal society was
organized in 1850: and a Presbyterian
society in 1861 Each have fine churches,
ranging in cost from 1000 to $4,000. Be.
| and Universalist churches which are an orna-
ment to the city The high school building
was erected a few years ago at cost of $75,-
600. The county buildings, which occupy
one Of the finest locations in the city, cost
$4,000. There are two weekly
newspapers, the Rochester Record and
the Rochester Post In 1862
| the Wnona & St. Peter railway was completed
to Rochester, which has now become ono OF
west. There are IN the city tive
woolen mill and carriage factory.
Rochester has been visited by severe storms
| in former years, lying within tho now ap-
parenty well defined track Of atmosphercal
disturbances, which crosses the southern por-
| ton Of Minnesota from West to East, but the
present is the first occasion when serious
damage was obtained
THE TRAIN ACCIDENT EXAGGERATED.
The story about the train between Rochester
and Zumbrota was exaggerated. The wind
blew the switch open and the train ran oil
about half mile west of town, turning over
the uhnla train and killing William Higgins,
fireman, of Dodge Center
| RELIEF MEASURES
The promptness with which the call by
Gov. Hubbard for aid at Rochester was met
by contributions is splendid Indication for
Minnesota. St. Paul starting off by
raising $1,000 = minute for the first
five minutes after learning of the news, Still
water giving 81, 900, Red Wing $500 and
| other cities according to their abilities and
public spirit, shows that the prosperity of the
State has not spoiled her people.