Daily Republican., 1886-04-16
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ne orsas Cyclone.
BAUK RAPIDS, MINI, April IA
Cyclone struck this city shortly altar 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. and In just
six minutes the best portion Of the town
was in ruins. Not q single business
house 10 left stsnding on the main street,
and many residences are demolished.
The wind came from the southwest and
swept everything before IL for width
OF four blocks, The storm. cloud was ~
black 40 night, with O bright clear sky
ON either side. The Union school house,
the Presbyterian and Congregational
Churches. the post office, -four mill and
large machine shop were converted
into kindliDg wood In less time than
IL takes to tell The Northern Pacific
depot was literally blown away and .
large number Of freight cars overturned
upon the tracks. Many bodies have
been recovered from the ruins and n
large number have bean injured. The
bodies are laid out in the nearest houses
left standing. and several half demol-
ished buildings are made TO answer the
purpose Of morgue. The total loss OF
property is not less Than $500 600, with
out dollar of cyclone insurance. The
town IL we'll nigh ruined. The living
possible, and hysicians from st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Brainerd are In at.
tendance.
The loss to this city 10 estimated ut
Se0, 900. About 400 frame structures
were blown down. There were "a
wounded IA the Catholic Hospital last
night, but many have since been re-
moved to private residences. The force
OF the storm was such rs to wrench of
the door of the safe in the post office.
Additional bodies are being recovered
hourly from the debris and others are
being brought In from the country in
the track Of the tornado.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, April Is The re-
ports Of the cyclone at 81. Cloud, Sank
Rapids, Rye Station and other points in
the vicinity last night, and this morn.
ing were not exaggerated.
The City Council this morning voted
IS. 900 In cash to aid the cyclone suf
ferers, and Governor Hubbard dis
patched q carload Of provisions 70 Sauk
Rapids.
EXTRA, Iowa, April ia cyclone
struck Extra and the country south Of
here yesterday about 4 O'Clock, wreck
ing the home of William ptner, lately
First Assistant Doorkeepor of the lows
Senate, and o school house near by
The storm then took q southeasterly
direction and wrecked the houses O
milf Donnell, Mr.. Reynolds, Virgins
Smith, James Patterson and Nicholas
Martin. The storm was accompanied
BY severe fall of hail, which did n,
damage In Extra other than breaking
w!ndow-Rlass. Trees were twisted
around and carried of as II they yer
straws.
DEs MONIES, Ia, April Is Report
from Thursdays tornado In Western
Iowa show that the storm ranged iron
Tay lor county north IN Pocahonta
county. Four persons are reporte,
killed, and about twenty-five seriousl,
injured. From fifty 10 seventy Ii v
Wel!ings are demolished, and larR
damage was done to bans, stock an,
trees.
| COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, April 10 -
y A cyclone struck the town OF Cool
Rapids on Thursday afternoon and lait
IL In ruins. The telegraph wires are al
down. Fifty houses were blown down
ST JOSEPH, Mo-, April ia de
structive cy clone passed over Burling
ton. No, last evening. The railway
station was blown 10 atoms ami grea
damage done in the town and in tb,
surrounding country. Two boys namet
Fifer, living near the town, were killed
Many other persons were seriously in
jured
JAMESTOWN, Oak April 15.-Thi
town was visited yesterday Afternoon
by "a small cyclone followed by heav,
observation-disclosures. Several building
and sidewalks were torn up. Gasol 1
Kulewa.z's brewery was torn down an,
Kulewa z's house completely wrecked
: As far as can be ascertained NO one wa
fatally injured.
SKIDMosE. Mo-, April 10 "A feai
full cyclone passed over Monroe town
ship, NodaWay County, last evening
. destroying dwellings, barns, ou
honses and killing thonsan ds of dollar
= worth OF stock. Three persons wei
killed and many are injured Tt
: killed are: Jennie Hooper, Mrs. Hug
I Sport and baby. Many of the wound dc
are not expected to live.