Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
TERRIBLE TORNADOES.
TRAINS BLOWN rxOM TIE TRACK
One-Third OF . Town In Hsinnesora de-
stroyod.-5O Persons Killed and
100 lpjured.

On0.T0lrO OF Town IN "l0ueaOtA D4-
stroyod.-5O Persons Killed and
100 Injured.
Telecraphic advices received at Owat-
tOna, Mimi, give meagre details of ter
rible accident between Rochester aud
Zumbrota, Minn., ON the Rochester aud
Northern division of the Chicago & North
western railroad, by which about 100
persons were killed or wounded. Owing
to interruption of the teIegraphic service
at Rochester, NO information could be Ob
tanned until the arrival of train from the
scene of the disaster, on which were IS
persons who had been injured iu the acci.
dent. OF this number many appeared to
be seriously hurt aud all were taken to the
hospital.
The traiu that was wrecked was that
which leaves Rochester at about 4 o'clock
p. H., arriving at ZumbrOta at 6 o'clock
l. was caught in a severe wind and hail
storm that prevailed iu that vicinity be
tween and o'clock, and while running
at high rate Of speed was lifted from the
rails and converted into a mass Of ruins.
Gentlemen who have been to the scene of
the disaster, describe it as one of the most
hOrrifying railroad accidents they ever
Witnessed. Every car in the train was a
complete wreck, and was almost literally
shattered to pieces by the sudden stop,
caused by the train leaving the rails, bury
ing the unfortunate passengers beneath
tho debris, killing many and injuring
nearly every person on tho train.
A gentleman stated that niue dead
bodies had been taken from the ruins. and
that a large number of those seriously i'll
jured mad been removed to Rochester and
Owattona. At the time he left the work
Of extricating the unfortunate victims WAS
still progressing, and it was believed that
the number killed would reach a score,
when the final summing up was made:
Ii is believed, from all reports that come
in, that the whole country surrounding
Rochester is in ruins. Tho killed may
reach up into the hundreds.
M. Cole, proprietor Of tho ZnmbrOta
mills at Zumbrota. was instantly killed.
He was in one Of the mills when the storm
struck the town and wrecked the building,
Governor Hubbard has sent 81, 900 to aid
the sufferers
Gov Hubbard has received word from
Rochester stating that the town is in ruins
and that forty persons have been killed.
1t IS impossible to get full details of the
ravages Of the storm, as tho tclegraphic
"lIOo aio GIL uO"us uc SGUlu Ill OUASl
directions was severe.
Supt. SanbOrD, of tho Winona s. St.
Peter railroad, telegraphs that the list OF
The prOstratiOn of the telegraph lines has
mado it difficult to get particulars.
The storm swept through the towns OF
Utica and st. Charles, in WinOna county
Job Thornton was kilIsd and several others
injured. Reports from Dodge county
indicate that the storm has caused much
damage and some loss of life in that county.
No particulars are yet obtainable. The
| cyclone struck the northern part Of the
| city Of Rochester, lying north Of the
railroad track, and made 4 clean sweep OF
elevator 8, residences, railroad engine hous,
| and other property. Tho long railroad
bridge was completely demolished. Ma jor
Whittier teIegraphs that % persons were.
| killed and 40 wounded. The city is in
need Of clothing, food and other assist
| auce.
Destructive Cloud burst AMI Storm.
There was a cloud burst and storm q,
| Stoneman's Pass, near Silver Cloud min
| lug camp, Pinal county, Arizona, which
tore great bOulders, weighing tons, out OF
| the mountain side and hurled them int
the canon below A miner by tho name
of O'Donnell, who lived near, was washed
away with his cabin. His body was found
| Is miles below. A very severe storm also
visited Pinal, in the same county, a day OF
two ago and washed away Joe Lombard's
house and number of other buildings,
with all their effects. A large portion O
the machinery of the Swain Mill was
washed away, with Francisco Hernandez
and a number of Mexicans and everything
that they possessed. Most Of the buildings
/ in Pinal were washed away, aud many
people narrowly escaped with their lives
The damage from the storm has not beer
ascertained, but it amounts to many thou.
sand dollars.