The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-23
THE TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
Items Concerning the Calamity at Sank
Rapids and st. Cloud, MINI.

NAS 0dA AsIRlNl0 VIZ tuuO 10 IEdGEo W a
point a little south OF Little Falls, where it
was dissipated.
On Tuesday, Aug. 81, 1883, the people OF
Rochester, felt the cyclones awful breath
and twenty-six victims fell.
Col. Morton OF Fargo telegraphed to Lieut..
Gov. Gilman to draw on him for $50.
The Saltwater council voted 81, 900 for
the sufferers.
An unknown woman with an infant in
her arms was found in the ruins at st.
Cloud.
The subscription papers circulated in
Rochester nave realized over 50, 500 in adj
dition to the $1,000 appropriated by the
city council.
f. A. Halburt OF st. Paul, vino was so
badly injured at Sank Rapids, may recov-
er.
James Spencer, living eighteen miles from
st. Cloud, back of Rice's station, found on
his farm q twelve-foot square frame house,
sills and all complete, left there by the
storm.
The indianapolis, ind, board OF trade
nave the mayors OF Sauk Rapids
and st. Cloud to draw on the board for
$l0D each for relief.
The remains OF C. F. Andrews. who was
hAhON CIV W. NAObbp L1o dAIlFCu az ONhlOI-
ma.
j A. Stanton, owner OF the big four mill
at Sank Rapids, has 50 for recovered as tc
be out again. 1t was thought at first he
was fatally injured. He will probably re-
build the mill, which was Of a capacity oil
300 barrels per day, and gave employment
TO many hands.
The obstruction OF Sank Rapids was SO
complete that there were no provisions
and supplies left in the place.
Lulu Carpenter, a small daughter OF S. p.
Carpenter OF Sank Rapids, a the cyclone
approaching and ran into the house and
got her baby sister in her arms and sought
a place OF shelter. The child's efforts to
save the baby was successful, but she lost
her own life in the attempt.
II the south end, or beginning of the
cyclone track, is correctly located at two
or three miles south and a little west of st.
Cloud, as Gov. Gilman holds, then it's
total length was tw%enty-four miles.
Anoka has appropriated $500 and sever.
al hundred will also be raised by private
subscription. About 500 worth of pro-
visions, canned fruit, etc., was sent to
Sank Rapids.
A careful estimate OF the losses in st.
Cloud, made by the comittee representing
the Citizens Relief association, places the
aggregat e loss at $4,000. 1t is thought
that 10 per cent, OF this property can be
utilized.
Sixtecn funerals took place at st. Cloud
on the 10th. Sixteen coffined b~odies-eight
adults and eight children-which had been
lying all night in the basement. were carried
into the church and placed on biers nfront
OF the altar. The cortege wound slowly
toward the Catholic cemetery, a mile dis
tant, every man and boy walking with hat
dotted and bowed head. An old German
began in a loud voice, a doleiul chant. in
his native tongue, and those about him
gradually took up the responses until the
whole vast c~oncourse was walking meas
reilly to the time of it's own chanting. Two
huge pits had been dug at the cemetery,
each large enough for eight or ten corpses.
At Sank Rapids on Friday the 16 inst,
fourteen victims OF the cyclone were bur
led. The following is the list buried: A.
w. Lake, Clara and Ella Berg, Mrs. Meta,
Carl f. Finck. John III. Finck, Otella Finck,
August Finck, -Schalgren, Ernest Al
bright, S. Sorenscn, Henry Behrend, Ameta
Woelm, Antonio Woelm. The child Ollie
Carpenter was buried in the yard Of the
residence OF her parents until they could
select a place in the cemetery.
Friday afternoon, the 10th inst. at Sank
Rapids, the body OF A. T.. Schuber a
found near the place where he WIS last sean
before the storm. Search had been going
on for him continuously since he was miss
cd, but failed to bring forth the body. He
was found between Capt. Van Etten' house
aad the Central hotel. Lulu Carpenter,
aged thirteen, died. She had fingered for
twenty-four hours in an unconscious IN
dition, her chest was pierced through by a
two-inch stick OF wood, and she could not
live.
The work OF clearing away the debris OF
the terrible cyclone is already in progress
at Sank Rapids. Large forces OF men are
at work and already the demolished streets
are becoming passable.
Senator Buchanan started for his home
at Buchanan, Morrison county, when the
report OF the storm came in. His out
buildings there were destroyed, and his
hired man, Fred Clark. killed. The homes
OF Farmers Kienow, Dillmeier, Rownelen-
fitch, Funts, j. p. Sand and John Hodolph
were destroyed. Din Meyer was killed and
his wife badly hurt.
The young men OF st. Cloud have raised
81, 900 and the older citizens over 81, 700.
Vice President T. +. Cakes, of the North
ern Pacific railroad, sent to III. Caldwell,
financier OF Noble FRANKLIN lodge, A. O. U.
W., check for 500, to aid the workmen
OF order and their families who suffered
from the cyclone. The lodge added an
equal sum and passed a series OF resolutions
thanking Mr.. Cakes.
1t is impossible to give full details OF all
that has been lone for the relief OF the
wounded. 1t is sufficient to say that st.
Paul, Minneapolis and other places have
helped to organize hospitals, have fur
nished nurses and physicians and that
everything is being done systematically.
The following are among the contribu-
tons: st. Paul, $4,000; Rochester. So
900: st. Peter. $500, Red Wing, $500; Far
ibault, $500: Duluth, 81, 900; Minneapolis,
cash and supplies, $4,000; Owatonna,
$500; Wabasha, $1,000; Nv. ID.
Washburn, Minneapolis, $780, A. Kelly,
Minneapolis, 5000; TArbox & Co, st.