Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-16
A TOWN IN RUINS,

Dreadful Devastation at sauk Rapids
twenty-five Bodies Recovered.
SAuK RAPIDS, MINI, April 1.-THE de
vastation caused BY the cYcloue Of yester.
day is terrible. Not single business
house is left standing on the main streets,
and many residences are demolshed. The
wind came from the southwest and swept
everything before it for width Of about
four blocks. The storm cloud was as
black as night, with bright, clear sky on
either side. The court house is now q
heap Of ruins, and several Of the county
officers are killed. The Union school
house, the Presbyterian and Congregational
churches. the postoiice, -four gill aud a
large machine shop were ell converted into
kindlng wood in less time than it takes to
tell it What wes the center Of the town
ia now covered with all SORTS OF debris,
timber, pieces Of furniture, etc. Only the
CITY Hotel relas;ns intact. The Northern
Pacific depot was literally blown away, and
q large number Of freight cars overturned
upon the trackq. =,
At the present time twenty-five dead
bodies have been recovered from the ruins,
and large number Of people are injured.
The bodies are laid out in the nearest
houses left standing, and several half-de-
molished buildings are made to answer the
purpose Of morgue. The spectacle is 9
sad one, the living being not only deprived
OF their friends, but Of all earthly posses
sions at the same time. The total loss OF
property is not less than $500, 900 without
a dollar OF cyclone insurance. The town
is nearly ruined The living are caring
for the wounded as we'll as possible, and
physicians from ST. Paul. Minneapolis and
Brainerd are in attendance.
APPALLING LIST or FATALITIES
The following is q list Of the killed and
injured
JOIN REyARn, County Auditor, killed.
GREGG LIYn.EY, Couuty Recorder killed
A. n. LAKE. carpenter, killed.
AHsER ST. CYR, fatally hurt. His son,
MAURICE, nine years oli, had his ribs
broken aud has died since.
Mas Dr.. JEXKs, badly ipjaredi not ex'
pected 10 recover.
TsouAs VAYE1rEy, carried 400 feet; badly
bruised. He weighed $50 pounds.
A Soy CT JosEPH LAUSpRE, both !egi
crushed and had to be amputsted.
ERNEST ALBRIGHT, clerk, killed.
JoHx SvASsES, SEede, killed.
Mas. HERMAN BERG, dangerously hurt.
CLARA, her daughter. II years, killed
ELLA, another daughter, I years, killed
LILLE, smother daughter younger
eeverels injured.
Mas C. E. BELL. severely hurt in the
spine.
C. E. BELL, slightly injured.
]. A. STASTuS. severely hurt about tbs
head. His son, Ed. STANTON, slightly
hurt.
Ma. ScHULocK, druggist, missing. He va
seen to run from his store.
Mas. FLETCaEs, OF Dakota, visiting be
father, Mr.. Hennessy, killed.
Mas DAVID. killed Size vas recently
married and wen. 10 housekeeping Las
Saturday. She was carried 200 feet.
S. n. WRIGHT, County Treasurer, sEsht
injured. Mrs, Wright seriously ipiare'
about the head and one rib broken.
OLLIE CARPEyTEs 6 yesr-old dslgkter of I
P. Carpenter, killed, and Lula, 10 year
. old, arotber daughter. fatally injured.
: FsEp KIRTz's 6 yearold daughter, On
4 arm broken.
4 Mas. SsasER, vite Of the keeper Of th
' Central Hotel, recently from Minneap'
: lis, esngerously hart.
A LITTLE BABK was found In the street dest
Its rot known whose it is.
RoGER BELL snd wife. Mary, are boz
slightly hurt.
!. NRs PEREZ FIX and three boys and OF
= girl we're oil instantly killed.
!, Nos ADAM JAcKIS, recently Of MilSsuke
= and three children, severely Injured.
( EsaszT WAIEEs. son o. FrsnE "aiK:
: both legs broken and dangerously
ir jared.
J. Mas HARIAx MooDI and 6Te5eaF-oi 90
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