The Mineral argus., 1883-10-04

and the masses OF CLOUDS swept around
here and there in gigantic circlea wherevei
It WAS possible people took to their cellars, Ant
in no case where that was done was life lost
In the upper part Of the city the darkness wa,
at no time great; but at the lower part Of town
It grew dark as night
FILLING EVERYONE WITH TERROR
Then came the awful roar 90 we'll known as the
precursor Of a cyclone, and the storm bursi
upon the doomed city. Houses we're as straws
m the grasp OF this terrible
power and no tree, OF Whatever size, in
the track OF the storm withstood
its fury. The w~hirling. swAyrng funnel left
the broken country west Of the city and struck
the farm Of Mrs. Fatroute. lying two miles
south, where the timber, buildings and grain,
both standing, shocked and stacked, were
wholly destroyed Thence It moved down
the valley Of the Cascade toward the
northeast, with a track about a mile wide.
Ths dwelling Of Mathew Engel, a large two
story frame building, was raised in the air and
dashed back a shapeless mass Of ruins. His
barn, a new, large substantial one, shared the
same fate. The house and utbuildings on the
farm OF JOhn X OOOh were
CRUSHED PERFECTLY FLAT.
The family OF the tenant, Mr.. Ecker, was in the
cellar and escaped On Mr.. Ainslie's place,
Just north Of here, all was laid fat but the
house, which was partly unroofed. On Dr.
Eaton's fam, the family took refuge in the
stone basement Of the barn and barely escaped
with their lives The condition Of things in
the northern part OF the city dedes description.
A few splntered stumps and scattered boards
emain to show where the Third ward
was The buildings in this part
Of the city were mostly one
story frame houses. Many Of them without
cellars, and there was the greatest destruction
Of life. The mill and dwelling OF L Tondre
are a total ruin, while the immense Zumbro
planning mill, John NJ. Cole, proprietor, is
badly wrecked, huge pieces Of the building
being torn out and carried OF.
Mr. COLES FAT
Mr.. Cole, who was in the mill when the cy-
clone reached it. thinking his house a safer
place, started for IT, but had not gone twenty
feet before he was caught up by the wind,
carried a distance Of eight or ten rods and
dashed to the earth a mAngled corpse. The
residences south OF the railroad 20 Zumbro
street all suffered, losing roofs, windows
and chimneys. The shaded residence streets
are slmost impossible from broken trees,
pieces Of roofs and debris Of all sorts.
On Broadway the tin roofs are OF from Yum
bro street north, aud much Of the plate glass
is shattered The First ward suffered the
least many dwellings escaping without any
injury whatever.
OTHER TOWNS WIPED OUT.
Reports from outlying towns are coming in
slowly, and show that the damage is not con-
fined TO this city. Pleasant Grove is reported
.annihilated, two persons being killed and 30
wounded. The town Of Salem lay 10 the track
Of the cyclone southwest Of here. aud is said
- be wiped out Tit top story Of the court
house is badly wrecked. The cupola was
sarried several rods, and the building
!eft exposed to the weather. TIE tower OF the
school house lies on the ground, and The roof
Is damaged. The roof Of the Metho-
dist church was blown away, and the
walls are half crumblsd down. The
steeple OF the Congregational church
AkAAN IL III Ag0A IL An TALL
A children's picnic just retired from the
CO lntry had taken refuge in the school, bu. all
escaped badly scared. Had some OF the chill
dren been at home they must almost certainly
been killed A fine new building
belonging TO George Stocking aud
occupied by him as a grocery lies
a total wreck. A D.. vedder's farm machinery
~ ratnuaa il nauan1aHaTv I.w..Fa.E.N - Al.
machinery scattered The railway depot is
unroofed and badly riddled The roof Of @
". Van Dusen & Co.'S elevator was carried
away, and The warehouse adjoining crushed
H. I. Horizons
ELEVATOR LIES ACROSS THE RAILWAY TRACK.
and the warehouse aud offices Of Written &
Judd are a mass Of ruins The Rochester
harvester works are completely pulverized, not
two feet Of the wall remaining standing. All
Of the machinery is a total loss. The railway
bridge is gone, Superintendent Sanborn is here
with a force Of men, and railway communica-
ton will soon be secured A thousand people
are homeless and dependent upon the charity
Of others for shelter and the necessaries of
life. The resources aud sympathies Of the
citizens are taxed 10 the utmost and hslp is
badly needed from abroad An impromptu hos
pital has been made in ROmmel's ball. and about
forty sufferers are being cared for by a vOlun-
teer corps OF nurses The damage ia the CITY
cannot be less than half a million and 10 the
surrounding country an estimate is impos-
sible. Fences are all gone, cattle injured and
81 large, stacks Of grain and hay have totally
disappeared and crops Of corn and potatoes
are beaten Fat
IN DODGE COUNT
In the townships Of Westfeld, Ashland aud
Canistes there were I've deaths-Mrs. Helm