Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-24

| more will follow. Mayor Burket
| and the council of Owatonna, were IN the
city to-day and paid the committee $500,
and returned hons with a guarantee Of
more to follow. Saltwater has responded
with $1,000, Red Wing $500, Hastings
500, Lake City $3.50, and moro TO come.
A committee representing the city govern
ment of Mankato visited the city to-day to
sss the extent of the disaster, while snoth-
er committee was engaged In soliciting
private subscriptions. Mayor Law, of
Lacrosse, and President Hirsehsmisr, Of
the board of trade Of that city, also Joined
in telegram expressing sympathy and
asking for Information as TO the natsrs Of
the aid required.
SO it will be seen that the COED people
of Rochester are not to be left to mako Up
their great losses alone. But While the
responses have been prompt and liberal,
the amount received will go but q email
way to provide for prssenb pressing needs,
saying nothing about the future.
The locality suffering NEST terribly was
mainly occupied by laboring mss, pvinei-
pallY Germans and Irish, a large majority
of whom through industry and fxsgalisy
had become the owners of their Aeuses,
many of which were neat and tAsty strxc-
lures. When it is remembered that
total of nearly 300 bald
ings were totally destroyed, with all
their contents, and 200 others injured.
Any one Will readily see the amount of
misery, suffering and loss sustained, and
gain some idea Of tho assistance that will
be required. An illustration is furnished
in the case of Mr.. Carl Quick and family.
Mrs. Quick and one child we're killed out
right, while Mr.. Quick, and five ssher chill
dren, ranging from three to twelve, were
injured, Mr.. Quick fatally, death putting
an end to his sufferings yesterday after
noon.
A pleasant incident TO record in con-
nection with the Quick family occurred
yesterday morning. Mr.. George S. Barnes,
of Fargo, D. T., president of the Northern
Pacific Elevator company, being
on visit to the hospital
had his attention called 10
the terrible misfortune OF the family, and
the sad condition in which the mourning
children would be left 1.-THE death Of Mr..
Quick then being monentarily sxaected),
and he at once drew his check TO. $500 for
their benefit, and also stated thab he would
adopt ono of the children.
Another case illustrative OF the point,
though much less sad in It's general sur
rouRdings, is that of Mr.. Peter Brown.
Mr.. Brown, with his wife and young daugh-
ter, came to Rochester ten years ago, since
which he has been employed by the rail-
road company in the cap acity Of car wheel
tester. He had bought Aim a Lot in the
stricken district upon which he had erect
ed cosy home. Monday he made the
last payment upon this property.
That evening meeting q friend TO whom
he remarked that he was perfectly happy,
having his homestead all his own now &.
Where the house stood, nothing is Left
now bat the cellar excavation. House,
fence, shrubbery, furniture, clothing,
except that worn al the time, al gone.
True, he and his family escaped unharmed,
but he is worse OFF than ten years ago,
J
| make him less able to renew tbs battle Of
life. And there are many such cases, the
committee now having list OF 1O4 fami-
lies rendered homeless and destitute by
tho disaster.
THE STORM.
When so much has been written Of the
storm it is almost superfuous to attempt
to add anything more, but some incidents
may be given. To describe the storm is
impossible, words not having yet been
coined capable of conveying anything like
a correct impression Of its terrible power.
Talk about the destruction OF contending
armies; they don't furnish q kint Of what
may be done by Cyclone. Ia this case
while the middle OF the storm as it passed
through Rochester was about thres-quar-
ters of mile, its full power was felt in a
space only from thirty to forty rods
! in width, and in this
| track every building was
virtually destroyed, not vestige OF many
being left to tell where they ones stood,
| while the path of the fell destroyer was
strewn with broken boards, furniture,
| OeuOIHB 6uO CAOtnluH IL SnFoOS. OOIue OF
the trees were stripped of their bark and
foliage, the trunks standing upright.
Others were twisted in shreds, others
broken off, and still others torn up by the
roots. The grass in vegetation places was
withered Hands seemed as if,,a flannel of
fire has passed over them and in others
fattened and pressed into the earth as by
rushing torrent In one place where
six houses stood on opposite
corners, ali totally destroyed and carried
away. A small rick OF hay standing be,
tween two was undisturbed. Hundreds OF
such instances might be told, but more
remarkable than al was that of a child
eleven months old, found under some loose
b ,ards, after laying ont all night, perfect
ly naked. The little one was unframed
and when his deliverers came crowed with
delight. HIS parents have not been found
THE FAIR GROUNDS.
The grounds Of the Southern Minnesota
Fair association were out of the track OF
the storm and escaped unframed, and
the fair will be given the second week in
September as advertised. The following
circular was issued to-day:
ROCHESTER,, Aug. %, 1888.
The Southern Minnesota Fair Association
to the public in general and In al