The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30
WILD WESTERN WINDS.
Terrible Destruction by II Cyclone In Min
nesota.

ST. PAUL, MINI, August ga dis.
astrous cyclone ragged at Rochester,
Mimi. last night. Twenty. four persons
are reported to have been killed and
fifty or more injured. 1t is also rumored
that a train WAS blown from the track,
but no particulars have been received.
Passengers from Owattanna state that
twenty-five persons were killed in the
railroad accident. Thrty,fvc of the
injured were taken to the hospital at
O"n,tanna. The mayor of Rochester
teiegraphs for assistance, stating that
twenty-five persons were killed and
about forty injured. One.thir of that
town is complete wreck. 1t is believed,
from all reports that have come in, that
the whole country surrounding Roches.
ter is in ruins. The killed may reach
into the hundreds.
WiNoNA, MINI, August 22.-At 7
o'clock last evening cyclone struck the
northern part of the City of Rochester
lying north of tho railroad track and
mado clean sweep Of elevators, resi-
dences, railroad engine houses and other
property. The long railroad bridge was
completely demolished. Major Whit.
tier telegraphs that twenty. four persons
were killed and forty wounded. The
city is in need Of c'o.l;n5, food and
other assistance. Superintendent San.
born, Of tho Winona aud ST. Peter Rail
say, .eiegsEphs 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
aud St. Charles, in Winonn County.
Job Thornton was killed and several
others were injured. Reports from
Dodge County indicate that tho 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
Tor Rochester this morning.
ST. PAUL, August 22.-M. Cole, pro.
prietor of the Zambrota mills, at Fam
brota. was instantly killed. He was in
one of the mills when the storm struck
the town and wrecked the building.
Governor Hubbard has sent SIS 900 to aid
the sufferers
Governor Hubbard has received word
from Rochester stating that the town is
III ruins, and that forty persons have
oeen Killed. II is impossible To get full
details OF the ravagcs of the storm as the
telegrhphIc wires are all down. The
storm III other directions was severe.
., owATToNNA, MINI, August o.
iclegraphic advices received here early
lhis morning give meagre details of
iefrloie accident between Rochester and
Iumbrata, Minn., on the Rochester aud
Northern Division of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad by which about
one hundred persons were killed or in.
Jured. Owing to the interrupt. on of the
telegraphlc service at Rochester no in.
formation could be obtained until The
arrival OF train from the scene of the
disaster on which were thirty.fve per-
Sous who had been injured in the accident,
vi thls number many appeared 10 be
seriously hurt, and all were taken to tho
hospital. The train that was wrecked
was that which leaves Rochester at about
o'clock p. m, arriving at Zumbrata at
= O'clock. 1t was caught in 4 seysrs
wind aud hail storm that prevailed in
that vicinity between 4 and 6 O'Clock.
ana while running Mt high rate of
speed was lifted from the rails and con.
verted into mass Of ruins. Gentlemen
who have been to the scene of the disas.
ter describe it as one CT the most horri.
Tying railroad accidents they ever wit.
nessed. Every car in the train was n
complete wreck and was almost literally
shattered to pieces by the sudden stop
caused by the train leaving the rails,
ourying the unfortunate passengers be.
meath the debris, killing many and in
Juring nearly every person on the train.
The gentlemen stated that nine dead
oodies had been taken from the ruins
and that large number of those seri.
ously injured had been removed to Ro-
chester and Owattonna. At the time he
left the work of extrcating the unfortu.
nate victims was still progressing, aud
IT was believed that the number of killed
would reach score when the fns! sam
ming up was made.