Daily globe., 1883-07-23


about two miles.
skull.
Mrs. Frank Kessler has a fractured
skull.
John Bownsend has his spine injured.
DR.. Adams quickly arrived and did what
he could for the unfortunates.
Numbers of people from other towns
came down two hours afterwards and are
rendering every possible assistance. A
number of persons are injured slightly,
but the above list embraces all serious in
iuries. Nearly every tree in town was
blown down.
A German blacksmith was at work
when the wind took the entire building
and carried it Off, and no trace of it is left.
Richardson's store is still standing. The
front and back are all blown away. All
the stores are almost complete wreck.
The hotel Office of Sifford's was carried
away some distance, the inmates, includ
ing Eman uel We'll, shoe salesman of
Milwaukee, all escaped by going into the
cellar.
Special Telegram tothe Globe.
THE STORM AT owATONNA.
OwAToNNA, July 21.-About 11:30 to-
parts struck Owatonna. The morning had
been close and sultry. The clouds seemed
to be running very low, and it was evident
that storm of some kind was approach
ing of more than ordinary severity. About
the hour stated it commenced to cain, and
in few minutes it came in perfect tor
rents, accompanied by terrific wind and
considerable lightning. This storm lasted
only twenty or thirty minutes, but it
did thousands of dollars of damage in this
county alone. A passenger train on the
Winona & st. Peter railroad was blown
completely off the trsck about mile west
of here and about twenty-five persons were
more or less injured, some probably fatal
ly. They were brought to this city in
freight cars, and everything possible is be-
ing done to alleviate their sufferings. All
the buildings in the state fair grounds,
which were being fitted up for the approach
ing exhibition were blown down and COM
pletely destroyed. A number of persons
were in the main building at the time, and
some were very seriously injured. Mr.. W.
81. Crandall, postmaster, was cut across the
chest and lungs very bady by falling tim
bers which he could not escape, and there
are fears that he will not recover. The
Methodist church, the largest in the city,
was moved about four inches from its
foundations and badly broken at both
ends. The damage is probably $500. The
wind mill just outside of the city was blown
down and completely destroyed, as was
also the barn and part of the house of L.
W. Irving. The woodshed of John Odells
was blown down and the roof blown off the
barn. The roof was blown off the st. Paul
elevator, and many other buildings were
badly damaged. The shade and fruit
trees were completely destroyed. Reports
coming in from the country state that
many of the largest and best farm houses
in the country have been unroofed and
blown down. One barn blew down in
which were several heads of horses and
cattle
The following is list of the injured as
far as ascertained:
A. H. Williams, Rochester, injured in
the back and chest.
Fred Morgan, conductor, broken arm
and other injuries.
w. II. Morgan, brakeman, scalp wound
and conclusion of the brain.
W. Rogers, circus man, badly bruised all
over.
P. H. Cummings, Winona, injured in the
neck.
V. VroodIeman, fractured skull, very
bad.
Fred Vroodleman, hurt about the face.
John Erooden, Clark Ficktoo, j, c. Flick
too, f. H. Curtis, T. W. Smith
and NJ. NJ. Williams, Rochester, and
Peter Bruggeman and Fred. Bruggeman,
of Rochester; G. F. Welch, of Owatonna :;
Mrs. Palmer, of Owatonna Michael
Granger, of Owetonna; F. Muncer, Mr..
and Mrs. c.. F. Whaley, A. S. Broadway,
Thomas HALEY, D. H. Byrne, Mrs. Alden,
Miss Blakely Smith were all more or less
injured.
At Meredith a -four mill was unroofed
and the barns of Messrs. Sitterlee and
Schulz and Mr.. Eagles blacksmith shop
were blown down. Mr.. Evans house was
blown down with two children in it, but
neither of them was injured. One was
found in wheat field some distance from
the house and wondering how he came
there. The catalogue of marvellous es-
capes could be drawn out to almost any
length, and the fact that so few casualties
occurred amazes everybody.