New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28
THE TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
Items Concerning tho Calamity at Sank
Rapids and st. Cloud, MINI.

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The Sank Rapids tornado is traced to
point little south OF Little Falls, where 1t
vas dissipated.
On Tuesday, Aug. 81, 1888, the people OF
Rochester, felt the cyclones awful breath
ind twenty-six victims fell.
Col.Morton OF Fargo telegraphed to Lieut.
Sow. Gilman to draw on him for $50.
The Saltwater council voted 81, 900 for
The sufferers.
An unknown woman with an infant in
| Ter arms was found in the ruins at st.
loud.
The subscription papers circulated IN
| Rochester have realized over 50, 500 IN adj
aition to the 81 900 appropriated By the
;ity council.
BADLY injured at Sank Rapids, may recov-
| er.
James Spencer, living eighteen miles from
| ais farm a twelve-foot square frame house,
'lls and all complete, left there by the
| storm.
The Indianapolis Ind, board OF trade
nave authorized the mayors OF Sauk Rapids
| and ST. Cloud to draw on the board for
800 each for relief.
| The remains Of C. F. Andrews, who was
killed at st. Cloud, has arrived at Ovation
! IA.
| j. A. Stanton, owner OF the big flour mill
at Sank Rapids, has SO for recovered as to
| De out again. 1t was though lat at first he
was fatally injured. He will probably re-
build the mill, which was OF a capacity Of
500 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 small daughter OF S. P.
carpenter OF Sank Rapids, saw the cyclone
approaching and ran into the house and
got her baby sister in her arms and sought
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 twenty-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.
careful estimate OF the losses in ST.
Cloud, made by the comittee representing
the Citizens Relief association, places the
aggregat e loss at $50, 900. 1t is thought
that 10 per cent, OF this property can be
| utilized.
Sixteen funerals took place at st. Cloud
| on the 10th. Sixteen cotiined bodies-eight
adults and eight chldren-which had bee n
lying all night in the basement. were carried
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 loud voice, doleful chant, in
his native tongue, and those about him
gradually took up the responses until the
whole vast concourse was walking meas
redly 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. J ohm H. Finck, Otells, 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 place in the cemetery.
Friday afternoon the 18th inst. atSauk
Rapids, the body OF A. E. Schuber was
found near the place where he was last seen
before the storm. Search had been going
on for him continuously since he was miss
ed, but failed to bring forth the body. He
was found between Capt. Van Etten's house
and the Central hotel Lulu Carpenter
aged thirteen, died. She had fingered for
twenty-four hours in an unconscious con-
| 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 Hold olph
were destroyed. Dill Meyer was killed and
his wife badly hurt
The young men OF st. Cloud have raised
| 81, 900 and the older citizens over $4,000.
Vice President T. F. Cakes, OF the North
ern Pacific railroad, sent to H. Caldwell.
financier OF Noble Franklin lodge, A. o. o..
W., check Tor SlOO, to aid the WOrkmen
OF the order and their families who suffered
from the cyclone. The lodge added an
equal sum and passed series OF resolutions
thanking Mr.. Oakcs.
! 1t is impossible to give full details OF all
that has been done 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
600: st. Peter, $780, Red Wing, $500: Far.
ibault, $500; Duluth, 1000; Minneapolis,
cash and supplies, $4,000; Owatonna,
$500; Wabasha, $1,000; ". D.
Washburn, Minneapolis, $500; A. Kelly.
Minneapolis, 5000; Tarbox & Co., St.
Paul. 500; Noyes Bros. & Co., St. Paul,
500; Allen, Moon & Co., st. Paul, slOO:
d. c. Shepard, $500; Newport e. Peet, 500;
Anoka, $500; II. H. Sibley, St. Paul. 500;
Princeton, 1924; Elk River, 1920; Aid. Sly,
Minneapolis, $40; Little Falls, $3.50; In.
dianapolis, Ind. board Of trade, S1OO:
Moorhead, $3.50; Minneapolis, SIS, 900;
Morris, 5000; New Ulm, $780, Lake City
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