Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-04-16
OF Misery and Suffering in the Cities
of st. Cloud and Sank Rap
ids, Minnesota.
The Latter City Almost Totally De-
mOlished by the Worst
Cyclone Known. "
Nearly One Hundred People Killed,
and Many More Danger
Ously Wounded.
A Partial list OF the Dead and Dy.
ing-SOme Scenes and
Incidents.

FARGO, OAK, April 14-[Special. THE
train dispatcher at Barnesville learn from
the dispatcher at the St. Cloud depot as
follows: The destruction by the storm is
in the west part of St. Cloud, between our
Office and the round house. The storms
track is about q quarter of mile wide, and
from half mile south OF St. Cloud to the
north of Sauk Rapids. 1t was worse at
Sauk Rapids than at st. Cloud. There are
nineteen dead here, and fifty or more in
jured heard from up to 1870 p. m. Fifty or
sixty buildings are demolished, and the
freight house, together with sixty ca,s.
This does not include Sauk Rapids.
LATER.
1t is learned that at Rice's ten persons
were killed and sixteen others injured,
while at Sauk Rapids sixty were killed and
wounded. Although every effort possible
is being made to care for the wounded, the
scene is sad one in every respect, and it
almost seems as if some of those who have
lost friends are insane with fright and
grief. Wrecking trains and physicians
have been forwarded from all available
points, and an effort is being made to clear
the railroad and put up the telegraph wires
as rapidly as possible. At st. Cloud the
depot has been blown directly across the
tracks and wrecked there. AS yet no re-
ports have come of any damage by the
storm further south than one mile from st.
Cloud. The track of the storm varied
from one-fourth to one-half mile in width.
Its direction was almost directly north,
bearing triHe to the west.
THE STORM AT JAMESTOWN.
JAMESTOWN, OAK, April 14.-[Special.]
"A cyclone passed over Jamestown at 2:30
p. m. today, doing considerable damage to
property. Lloyd's brewery. just rebuilt,
was blown to atoms. Joe Kutewatz was
driving his delivery wagon along the street
at the time Of the storm. The wagon was
broken and the horse got loose, but no one
hurt. Miss Riley had a narrow escape from
being killed by flying timbers. A number
of small buildings were blown down. Moth
ing has been heard from the surrounding
country yet.
The Regular Report.
ST. PAUL, April 14.-St. Cloud and Sank
Rapids were swept away by terrible de-
structive cyclone about $50 o'clock this af-
ternoon. The first knowledge of the disas-
ter was contained in the following tele-
gram to Mayor Ames from st. Cloud ask
ing help:
ITO Mayor Ames, Minneapolis, Minn.
"a terrible destructive cyclone passed
over st. Cloud and Sank Rapids late this
afternoon. Terrible destruction here.
Please send us all assistance you can imme-
diately by special train. Send physicians
and surgeons"
kilograms to the following effect were
received from Sauk Rapids:
"To Mayor Ames, Minneapolis, Mimi:
s'Can you send special train with physi-
clans to this city? A cyclone passed over
the city this afternoon. A great many are
believed to be killed, but the number is not
Immediately upon receipt of this news
eparations were made to respond to the
call for help. A train for st. Cloud left at
o'clock. Information is very meagre and
sensational reports are current It is re-
ported that 100 people were killed at ST.
Cloud. 1t is believed at least forty persons
were killed and about seventy-fve
wounded. Its impossible to get much in
formation at this hour. All is excitement
and the streets are filed with excited men
and frightened and
WEEPING WOMEN AMI CHILDREN.
The disaster is certainly very appalling.
Scores of houses have been entirely
wrecked, and the extent of loss of life can
not now be stated. The city is full of ru-
mors, and it is very difficult to obtain relia-
BILE news.
The storm struck st. Cloud between the
round house and freight depot and swept a
path 600 yards wide through the city, lev
cling between $50 and 200 houses.
N. p. Clark, the well known lumber man,
who lives in St. Cloud, SAYS that ninety