St. Paul daily globe., 1886-04-16
THE RICE STATION HORROR.
Terrible Destruction Of Members of
n Wedding Party.

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Special from STAFF Correspondent.
ST. CLOUD, April 15.-The rumor of
the destruction of a wedding party near
Rice station on the Northern Pacific road,
telegraphed last evening, proves too true,
and it forms one of the saddest features of
the wholesale destruction of life and prop
erty wrought in this section yesterday. The
party was assembled at the residence of
John Schulz, farmer, to celebrate the
wedding of his daughter, Minnie, and
the ceremony was performed about o'clock
by the Rev. Gustavus Smith. The after
noon was spent in social enjoyment and at
o'clock the party, only a few
guests having departed, gathered about the
wedding feast. 1t was happy party of
nearly forty people celebrating the bridal
festivities for the favorite daughter of the
house. The cyclone came, and in the space
Of five minutes the house was converted
into kindliDg-wood and scattered all over
the farm. The nuptial viands were distrib-
uted over several acres, and of the happy
party Of a few minutes before. ten were
corpses and many others injured, several Of
whom will die. There was not a building
left in which the few survivors could care
for those not past help. The bridegroom
was killed outright, but the bride was only
injured. The neighbors who had escaped
the fury of the cyclone soon came to the
rescue and the bodies of the dead were
taken to the school house at Rice station.
Following is a list of the
KILLED AND INJURED.
REV. GUSTAVUS SMITH, formerly of st.
Charles, Mimi, the officiating clergyman,
killed outright.
MRS. GUSTAvUS SMITH, killed.
HENRY FRIDAY, the groom of the hour,
killed.
MRS. HENRY FRIDAY, nee Miss Minnie
Schulz, the bride, collsr-bone broken.
MRS. JOHN SCHULZ, mother OF the bride,
killed.
CHARLES SCHULZ, brother Of the bride,
killed.
JOHN SCHULZ, father of the bride, head
injured and ribs broken; seriously injured.
LOUISA SCHULZ, sister of the bride, both
legs broken.
WILLIAM SCHULZ, brother of the bride,
injured in the head.
JOHN SoUER, guest, killed.
MARTIN SoUER, brother OF the above
back injured.
hhS. MAXIM SOOEh. internally injured.
JOHN TRABAUNT, Sr., injured. in the
head severely and arm broken.
JOHN TRABAUNT, Jr., injured in the
head.
MRS. JOHN TRABAUNT, Sr., killed.
MARY TRABAUNT, 10 years old, killed.
MRS. F. VOGT, killed.
FREDERICK VoGT. injured about the
head very badly.
MRS. WILLIAM GAUMNITZ. killed.
WILLIAM GAUMNITZ. arm broken and
severe cut in back of the head.
OTTO GAUMNITZ. son of above badly cut
in the face and arm broken.
OSCAR GAUMNITZ, slightly injured about
the head.
MICHAEL KOEHLER, face badly bruised
and one eye gone.
MRS. KOEHLER, right leg broken, badly
| bruised in the face and back injured
FREDERICK LIEMAN, face bruised and
severe cut in back of the head.
MRS. +. LIEMAN, injured internally in
| breast, will die.
CHARLES JOHNSON. one leg broken.
| MRS. CHARLES JOHNSON, injured in the
back and arm broken.
Two children of NJ. SOUER, injured in the
| head.
Son of FRED voGT, eight years old, head
| injured.
Six young children escaped unharned.
IL. Gilman and wife, OF Sauk Rapids had
left the festivities half hour before and con.
! seQuently escaped.