Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-16
TEN OF A WEDDING PARTY KILLED.
The Saddest Incident of the North.
western CyciOne-Terrilic Force Of
the ird.


RICE STATION, MINI, April 1s.-The fatal
ending of the wedding party near this village
forms one of the saddest features of the W hole.
sale destruction of life and property wrought by
"Wednesday nights cyclone. The party was as.
sembled at the residence of John Schulz a
farmer, to celebrate the wedding of his daughter
Mamie, and the ceremony was performed about
i O'Clock, by Rev. Gustavus Smith. The after
noon was spent in social enjoyment, and at 4
o'clock the party gathered about the wedding
feast. 1t was happy asseinblage OF nearly
forty people. The cyclone came, and i'm the
space of five minutes the house was converted
into kindling wood and scattered all over the
farm. or the happy party OF "A few minutes be-
tore, ten We're dead and many others injured
building left in which the few survivors could
care Tor those not past help. The bridegroom
was killed outright, but the bride was only i'm.
jured. The neighbors who had escaped the
fury of the cyclone came to the rescue, and the
bodies of the dead were taken to the school
house at Rice station.
SCENES In ST. CLOUD.
ST. CLOUD, MINI, April 16.-The city is filled
with visitors. Many are unable to secure proper
accommodations. A report comes from the
lower portion of Douglass county, just south
of Alexandria, that three farm houses were
torn to shreds by the wind. Farmers from
the northwest part of the county tell almost
incredible stories of finding remnants of build.
ings on their property, 20 miles distant from
the city, and portions OF organs and pianos
have been picked up 10 miles from the city.
The prairie for miles northwest of the track
Of the cyclone is full OF pieces of
PLANK DRIVEN A FOOT INTO THE GROUND.
which gives a limited idea OF the terrible
force with which they must have been driven
by the wind. The sides Of many of the build
ings are pierced with heavy splinters that
tore hole through the thick wall. In the
walls of the other buildings holes are notice.
able that seem to have been made 10y cannon
balls. Panels have been torn from the doors,
and with this exception the buildings seem
to have been untouched. In other places
window panes have been blown out and the
sash untouched. The walls Of many of the
buildings have q blackened appearance as
though they had been fired and badly smoked
A box car was picked up from the track and
blown three blocks and dropped into a ravine.
It is estimated that forty families are home
less and in destitute circumstances. Relief is
badly needed. Men are here who have lost
every dollars worth OF property, and added TO
this af1licti0n many Of them have to bear the
load OF grief caused by the death Of friends or
relatives.
THE DAMAGE IN IOWA TOWNS.
OMAHA, NEB., April 16.-Dspatcnes from
towns in western Iowa show that the loss OF
property in the section between Griswold and
Audubon, by Thursdays cyclone will reach
nearly $I50,O0O Fences, barns, dwellings, live
stock and everything was laid low. The small
loss of life is accounted tor by the fact that the
cyclone occurred in the daytime, and nearly
every one had time to get to their "cyclone eel
lars, which nearly every farm in that part OF
Iowa is provided with.