Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-04-23

child, 4 boy about twelve years old, who
was In the kitchen Of the houses % thu time,
escaped Without serious injury, but he Wns
badly scratched and bruised. It was he that
rode into the village at Rice's and gave the
information. Assistance was ~ once pro-
cured and started for the scene. The bodies
of the dead and wounded, terribly bruisea
and inundated, were strewn about the ground
for distance OF several hundred feet The
wounded were Arst looked after, and every
attention given them. =$s.. b EEK rs,
y .< WE'LL CARED FOR. h
Some were removed to convenient farr
houses and Others Were taken into the hoGels
at the station, and given the best c."e that
could be had under the circumstances -.
Rathbun, the local physician, had more than
he could attend to- and worked like beaver
trying to alleviate the pain and suffering OF
the wounded Every assistance possible
was rendered by the people Of the place, but
outside aid was impossible under the cjrcum-
stances, as there was no way OF sending in
word to St Cloud. After the wounded had
been looked after the work Of
GATHERING UP THE DEAD
bodies and conveying them into the village
was begun. It was found. upon count, that
nine had been killed outright, or at least
were dead when the succoring party ar
rived. One lady, Mrs Gaumlants. died after
being found, making the tenth victim. The
bodies were laid side by side on cots in the
little frame building at Rice's that serves as
the town hall OF the village, and this morn
ing the bodies were prepared for burial,
which will probably occur tomorrow. al
though that has not been definitely arranged
yet Assistance was sent to-day from St.
Cloud, three physicians and q corps
OF assistants being dispatched on
special train OF the Northern Pacific
road, in answer to the appeal for surgical
aid The pastor who performed the mar
rage service and his wife were among the
dead, but their little girl escaped injury, be-
ing one of the children who sought safe
place under the chicken coop. The other
pastor, Rev.. Henry Seder, was badly
wounded, sustaining q compound fracture OF
the thigh and a number of severe cuts about
the face and head, besides numerous bruises
on various parts Of the body. The groom,
Henry Friday. was killed Instantly, as were
the mother and brother of the bride, but
the latter escaped with few bad cuts about
the face and head and a. broken collar bone
Her father. John Schulz, was badly hurt
about the head and had several ribs broken
1t is thought. however, that he will recover
THE VICTIMS
Following Is complete list of the dead:
HENRY FRIDAY. the groom.
CHARLES SCHULZ, brother of bride.
JOHN sAUERS farmer.
REV SMITH
MRS. REV. SMITH.
MRS. GAUMLANTS
MRS. SCHULZ, mother Of bride.
MRS. KOEHLER
A girl named TRIVOERTS.
One woman, name not ascertained.
Those wounded were:
FRED VOGT, farmer; slight bruises about
head
OTTO GAUMLANTS, bow: slightly,
CHARLES FRIDAY, nephew Of groom: COM
pound fracture of the thigh.
REV HENRY A. SED11R, fracture of thigh.
FREDERICK HERMAN, carpenter; severe
scalp wounds and face badly disfgured.
WILLIAM GAUMLANTS, farmer; spine in
jured
MICHAEL KOEHLER, farmer: fracture a
base Of brain and badly hurt internally.
JOHN TRABANT, farmer: right arm broken.
JOHN SCHULZ, father of the bride; severe
Commissions on head and four ribs broken
LIST OF LOSSES.
The following is a correct list Of the in
dividual losses, as estimated approximately
by committee of Sank Rapids gentlemen
who made thorough investigation yester-
day, with view of enlightening people as
to the extent of the damage to property 1t
is generally believed that the estimates are,
w. y ~ 81