St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03

m mute later it struck Oakville, carrying
death and destruction in its track. Of thirty
houses in Oakville all but three were torn tc
atoms. Four persons were killed outright in
Oakville, and one died this morning, while
James Sanders, two miles west, was also
killed, making six killed and large
number of injured. Fifty are reported
wounded
POWER OF THE CYCLONE.
A large warehouse and saw mill adjoining
are in ruins, and the scene is chaos of rub
bish, Of whose ownership it is impossible to
tell. Anna Dearborn, an old lady, two sons
OF Col. Johnson's, and James Sanders were
killed, and two other persons whose names
are not ascertained. Christian Swain lost
everything, and had his house blown
from over his head, but like Cochrane, es-
capped uninjured. l.. Hale had his new
house removed entirely from its foundation.
The track of the cyclone was about a quarter
of a mile wide, and devoured everything in
its track.
GREAT SUFFERING.
In the path of the storm for five miles east
and west Of the village the damage is equally
great Every farm passed over was made a
perfect wreck, barns, houses, orchards and
forests being blown down, and the fences
leveled to the ground. On the farm of
James Sanders, four miles east of Middleton,
his barn and house were completely destroy
ed. Sanders, who is a merchant in Middle
ton, but who was out on the place
at the time, and had taken refuge
in the barn, was instantly killed. AT the
town of Murray, family of eight persons,
had their house blown to splinters, and the
father, William Lines, was killed outright,
whilst the others escaped uninjured. W.
Frank, painter, four miles west of Oakville,
while out on his farm, was caught
by the storm and instantly
killed. The condition of the denizens
of Oakeville is terrible-without homes
clothing, food or bedding, they were found
standing in the cold, binding snow storm
or shivering in the few freless houses thai
yet remain. People more fortunate, have
thrown open their homes to the suffering,
and making arrangements to feed the hun
cry, until such time as they may be able tC
sustain themselves.
The following are the killed:
Mrs. Anna Dearmond, widow, aged
fifty.
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cred she was in an almost nude condition,
her clothing having been literally blown from
her person.
The babe of c. C. johnson was found in a
field $50 yards from where the house stood,
with its head crushed.
WOUNDED.
The baby of Charles Brown, injured.
Turner Johnson, twelve years, was blown
twenty rods, skull crushed, and will probably
die.
Nancy Myers, sixty years old, arm bro
ken.
Lemuel Myers, aged thirteen, arm bro
ken.
John Hoffman and wife, both badly bruised
in head and otherwise injpred
jeff Hoover, engineer at the saw MILL leg
broken in two places; injured internally; will
probably die.
JEFF Miller. hip dislocated.
Mrs. Miller, badly bruised.
Fred Coldstock of Shelbyville, three ribs
broken.
Widow Hitler, bad cut on the shoulder.
Fifteen others more or less injured.
Among the houses smashed was that of
John Sullivan, in which were himself, his
wife and six children, the youngest a babe
two weeks old. Most miraculously none OF
the family was injured in the least. The
babe found in the bed, covered with debris
but unscratched.