The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-23
DEATH-DEALlNG WINDS.
CYCLONE IN MINNESOTA.
The Town OF Rochester In Ruins-A Train
of Cars Blown from the Track and Many
Persons Killed and Injured.
tRv telegram 10 the DISPATCH. !

ST. PAUL, MINI, August PA disas-
trous cyclone ragged at Rochester, Mimi,
last night. Twenty-iour persons are re-
ported 10 have been killed and fifty or
more injured. II is also rumored that a
train was blown from The track, but no
particulars have been received. Pfssen-
xefs from Owattanna state that twenty-five
persons were killed In the railroad acct
Gent. Thirty-tivc OF the injured were taken
: 10 the hospital at Owattahna. The Mayor
of Rochester telegraphs for assistance, sta
ting that twenty-five persons were killed
and abont forty injured. One third OF
that town Is complete wreck. 1t is be-
leved, from all reports that have come in,
that the whole country surrounding Ro-
chester is IN ruins. The Killed may reach
up into hundreds.
ONE HUNDRED KILLED AND WOUNDED.
ST. PAUL, MINI. August pa passen-
ger train on the Rochester and Northern
railroad was blown from the track last
night during the cyclone, and some hun
dred persons were killed and wounded.
VI. Cole, proprietor Of the Xumbrota
Mills at ZumbrOta. was instantly killed.
He was in one Of the mills when the cy-
clone struck the town and wrecked the
building.
Governor Hubbard has sent $1,000 to aid
the sufferers. Governor Hubbard has re
ceiyed word from Rochester stating that
the town is i'm ruins, and that forty persons
have been killed.
IL Is impossible 10 get full details OF the
ravages Of the storm, as the Geographic
wires are all down. The storm in other
directions was severe.
TIE WIRES DOWN AND NEWS HARD TO GET.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, August GA
heavy storm ragged west and south OF here
Yesterday. The wires are down in both
directions, and news Is hard TO obtain. A
report comes from kassOn. on the WinOna
and II. Peter railroad, that a cyclone passed
over that place, blowing down many build
ings, killing two persons and injurlng sew
eral others. Hail-stones that fell measured
ten inches in circumference. Efforts TO
obtain particulars are in vain. The cloud
10 the west and north was a heavy one, and
fears are expressed by many here that great
damage has been done; but the wires be-
ing down, no particulars have been re-
ceiyed.
THE MORTALITY LIST INCREASING%
WINONA, MINI, August 22.-At O'Clock
last evening a cyclone struck the northern
part Of the city OF Rochester, living north
Of the railroad track. and made clean
sweep Of elevators, residences, railroad en-
gine-houses, and other property. The long
railroad bridge was completely demolished.
Major Whittier telegraphs that twenty
four persons were killed and forty wound
ed. The city is in need OF clothing, food.
and other assistance. superintendent San
born, OF the Winona and st. Peter rail
way. telcgraplis that the list OF
= ipa
The prostralion OF telegraph lines has
made it difficult to get particulars. The
storm swept through the towns OF Utica
and St. Charles.
In Winona county job Thornton was
killed and several others were injured.
Reports from Dodge county indicate that
the storm caused much damage and some
loss OF life in that county. No particulars
are yet Obtainable. Mayor Ludwig, OF
Winona, with corps OF surgeons, left for
Rochester this morning.
DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT NEAR ROCHESTER.
OwATONKA, MINI, August 22.-Tele-
grapbic adylces received here early this
morning give meagre details Of the terrible
accident between Rochester and Zumbrota,
Mimi, on the Rochester and Northern dl-
vision Of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad. by which about one hundred per-
sons were killed or injured. Owing to the
interruption of the Geographic service at
Rochester no Information could be obtain
ed until the arrival OF 4 train from the
scene OF the disaster. on which were thir-
tv-fve persons who had been injured in
the accident. OF this number many APP
peared TO be seriously hurt, and all were
taken TO the hospital.
The train that was wrecked was that
which leaves Rochester at about +. NJ,
arriving at Zumbrota at 6 O'Clock. IL was
caught in a severe wind and hail-storm
that prevailed in that vicinity between 4
and o'clock, and while running at high
rate OF speed was lifted from the rails and
converted into a mass OF ruins. Gentle
men who have been TO the scene OF
the disaster describe it as one Of the
most horrifying railroad accidents ever
witnessed. Every car in the train
is complete wreck, and almost lite
rally shattered to pieces 10y the sudden
stop caused by the train leaving the rails,
burying the unfortunate passengers be-
meath the debris, killing many and iniuring
nearly every person on the train. A gen.
tleman stated that nine dead bodies had
been taken from the ruins, and that large
number OF those seriously injured had
been removed to Rochester and Owatonna.
At the time he left the work Of extrcating
unfortunate victims was still progressing.
1t was believed that the number killed
would reach a score when the final sum-
moning up Is made.