The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-01

! residences south OF the railroad 20 Zmnbfo
aud chimneys he shaded residence streets
are almost impa-sable from broken tree-,
| pieces Of roofs and debris Of all sorts.
On Broadway The TN roofs are OF from 2um-
bro street north, aud much of the plato glass
, is shattered Tho First ward surered the
least, many dwellings escaping without any
injury whatever
OTHER TOWNS VII I'd OUT.
Reports from outlying towns are coming 10
slowly, aud show that the damage is no, con
| fined 10 this city Pleasant Grove ia reported
aunihilatod, two persona being killed aud ten
wounded. The town OF Salem lay ia the track
| Of the cyclone southwest % here, aud il ssid
- be wiped ont The top story Of The court
house Is lady wrecked. The cuyo,s wa-
carried several rods, and the building
| ioit exposed 10 The weather The Dwer OF the
school hou-o hes ou the geound, and the root
Is damaged The roof Of tie Metho-
dist church was blown away, aud tue
walls are half crumbed down. The
s'eepie of the Con yrocatioual church
knocked several holes IN the roof IA its fall
childreu's pcnc just rotnred from the
country had taken refuge IN the school, bat al!
escaped badly scared Had some of tue ch
jren been at home they must almost certain,
been kii!ed fine new building
belonging 10 George Stocking and
occupied by lam "a grocery lice
4 total wrech u Veddel's farm machinery
warehouse yletely demolished aud tie
machinery scA - The railway depot i.
unroofed and badly rlddlel The roof of Il
" Van Dusen \ coz elevator was carried
away, and the warehouse adjoining crushed
II r. Horizons
ELEVATOR LIES ACROSS THE HALFWAY TRACK,
aud the warehouse aud uttccs Of Written Il
Judd are a mass OF runs 1he Rochester
harvester works are completely pnyorized not
two feet OF the wall remaining standing Al
OF the machinery - total loss The railway
bridge IL gone, Superintendent SaubOru Is here
with force OF men. aud railway cOInmunica
ton Will soon be Sc Iei thousand people
are homeless aud dependent upon tho charity
life The resources aud sympathios Of the
citlzeus are taxed iu tho utmost, and help il
badly needed from abroad An lmprumpm hos
pital has been made "a RuWmCl's hal l. u ld bout
forty sufferers arr h.iuG cared for by a Noiun-
teer corps OF nuIsc. The dslnage iu the city
cannot be lees than haIt mIl on and Ia the
surrounding county hu t~t mate ls impOs.
slble Fences are All gone, 'atllo niurvd aud
at large, stack. ot gran sHd ing have totally
disappeared and crops 81 corn ana potatoes
are beaten flat.
~ DOpaE COUNTY
In the townships Of Ne-thcld Ashland aud
Canisiee there were tive deaths Mr-. Helm
brech, MIS- Christian Olsen aud infant al old
lady, mOtherof Mr. DIo Muida ana one msn
name not learned lunug Mr. Mazda is ia
tally hnrt ~ ~ Audrus frelerirkson Joseph
lhornyion, north OF ~ Charles, Wiuons
county, was killed, and hi- wife and other in
mates Of the house injured In Pleasan
Grove, ten miles south ~ Rochester Al
O'Clock, three hours earlier than The bis
storm, a cyclone struck s.Yl raj houses killed
two persons aud wounded ten The storm s<
far as eau be learned, started lH Ne-tfield town.
ship, near the west line Of Dodge county L
continued through Dodge and Olmsted aud
Into Wiuons counties, Il distance OF about -Ixty
miles. aud varied from two and half to three
quarters OF mile IA width, being tie widrsi
wuele II started la the path OF the storm
potbing worth saving except the acreage Is
lett In Rochester the damage to tue prince
pal buildings -:
Courl house unroofed: main tower aud par, VI
roof on
High school aud Methodist church walls down,
root sud spire gone
io'a9e asylum. uArt o. roof ou east wing goue:
not badly dsnl-g-i, AMI ihe p1tieut- ali right
SJire ~ The cous regalOnal church goue.
George stochugs and A. D. vedders brick
nl"'aS rnl ed.
lN.I. ''eyI'ur more or less Lutt
-. i,s, a A.
the railroad track
Coles mil destroyed
Rochester Harvester works, total wreck.
Depot unrOOfed
W G Rich, Judge Start, anl G II Chad
bourne lay conservative estimate of the loss
IN the cltv alone - 5000 GOO The city has
900 homeless people Ia care for, and traces OF
the july cyclone are shll plenty Help Is |
needed, aud at once.
SOUTH OF THE RAILWAY
The following business buildings south OF |
the raj way were simply unroo!ed and slightly |
injured:
Cooks hotel. Stebbins & Co, Horizons Opera |
House block, Ozmeer II Booth, W. IL Seward, J,
A. Coles mill. Rommel's block. 7. 2 Hall & Co. |
Nrs Z. Gran. Broadway home. |
But few dwelling houses north OF the track !
were tadly damaged, but great many barns |
aud fences nave disappeared All kinns uf |
stock are running at largo through The cOun- |
try, more or less bruised aud crippled, aud |
almost unrecoeliHlhle uu sc'Vnnt Of the coat |
ing OF mud and NTH. The barn OF X b Hall |
blew across the railway track about two mites |
west Of here Iue hirol uau seut our to -lg |
ual train, not understanding the railway code |
gayo false signal, aud the train
was badly wrecked The fireman |
was instantly Killed aud horribly mauglel ana |
tllte or more pa~s-n GERS and iron m"n |
severely injured Tie resources OF charity in |
thls city were severely taxed ~ the cyclone a |
month since, and Nill,uut outside AID will be |
Impossible 10 prcve,t an immouse ain0uat OF |
suffering aUt destItut,on Rochester extend |
an urgent appeal 10 her sister citie. % Mime. |
spta for aid IN this her tiu- Of trouble