Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-08-29
A TERRIBLE TORNADO.
One Hundred Killed and Injured.

OWATONNA, Mlnn., august IL
Telegraphic advices received here
early this morning give meagre details
of a terrible accident between Roches-
ter and Zumbrata, MINI on tie Roch-
ester and Northern Division of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad,
by which about 100 persons were kill
ed or wounded. Owing to interruption
of the telegraphic service at Rochester,
no information could be obtained until
the arrival of train from the scene Of
the disaster, on which were thirty-iive
persons who had been injured in the
accident
OF this number many appeared to be
seriously hurt, and all were taken to
the hospital. The train that was
wrecked was that which leaves
Rochester at about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, arriving at Zumbrata at 6
O'Clock. 1t was caught in severe
wind and hail storm that prevailed in
that vicinity between 4 and o'clock,
and while running at a high rate Of
speed was lifted from the rails and con-
verted into a mass of ruins.
HORRIBLE DISASTER.
Gentlemen who have been to the
scene of the disaster describe it as one
Of the most horrifying railroad acci-
dents they ever witnessed. Every car
in the train was a complete wreck, aud
was almost literally shattered to
pieces by the sudden stop caused by
the train leaving the rails, burying the
unfortunate passengers beneath the
debris, killing many and injuring near
ly every person Cd the train.
A gentleman stated that nine dead
bodies had been taken from the ruins,
and that a large number of those
seriously injured had been removed to
Rochester and Owatonna. At the
time he left the work of extricating the
unfortunate victims was still progress
ing, and it was believed that the num-
Der killed would reach a score when
the final summing up was made.
The cyclone which struck Rochester
demolished about 800 houses and
damaged 200 more.
The destruction through Dodge and
Olmstead counties was terrible 1t is
impossible to estimate the damage in
the city and county. Rochester was a
pretty and substantial city of between
5000 and 5000 people. Most of the
dwellings were of brick, and there were
many stately and substantial business
blocks. Indefinite dispatches about
the disaster were received here early
this morning, but the first authentic
accounts were obtained this afternoon
from passengers on incoming trains,
who, however, knew few particulars.
At 10 A. NJ. the Governor received the
following despatch:
ROCHESTER, MINI, Aug. 22.-Rochester is
| in ruins. Twenty-four persons have been kill
ed and forty seriously injured. One-third OF
the city is laid waste. We need immediate
help. .. w. WHITLEN, Mayor.
THE EFFECT OF TUE HURRICANE.
Mr.. Cole, proprietor of the Zumbrata
Mills, at Zumbrata, was instantly kill
ed. He was in one of the mills when
the storm struck the town and wrecked
the building. Governor Hubbard has
sent $4,000 to aid the sufferers.
Superintendent Sanborn, of the
Winona and ST. Peter Railroad, tele-
graphs that the list Of killed and
wounded is hourly increasing. The
prostration of the 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 Wipona, with a
corps of surgeons, left for Rochester
this morning.
THE DEVASTATED DISTRICT.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, August 22.-
A heavy storm raged West and South
of here yesterday The wires are doWn
in both directions, and news is hard to
obtain. The report comes from Kasson,
on the Winona and ST. Peter Railroad,
that the cyclone passed over that
place, blowing doWn many buildings,
killing two persons and injuriug several
others The hailstones that fell meas
ured ten inches in circumference.
Efforts to obtain particulars are in vain
The cloud to the West and North
was Il heavy Opc, and fears are ex-
pressed by many here that great
damage has been done, but, the wires
being down, no particulars have teen
received.
DESTRUCTION At KASSON.
KAssoN, MINI, August 22.-Mrs.
Ole Andersan end her mother We're
killed by the cyclone. Chris nlen's
wife was killed, his child's leg broken
and his house and barns were destroy
ed In other places near buildings
were destroyed, horses and cattle kill
ed, and news of ruin and death comes
from ali directions
COMMUNICATIONS.