The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23
ST. CLOUD DEVASTATED.
A DISASTROUS TORNADO.

ST. CLouD, Special Telegram, April Ia
St Cloud cannot longer congratulate itself
upon being north of the track of cyclones,
for it was this afternoon swept by one of
the most horrible tornadoes In the history Of
Minnesota Sharp points were first seen to
dart down from the clouds, and SO far as this
tow is concerned the cyclone had its COM
mencement about 3 o'clock in the basin of
the Masonic cemetery, forming q whirlwind
here about a thousand feet in diameter 1t
took almost every tree in its circle from the
ground or twisted it off at the trunk.
Great stones were torn up from the
earth and dragged along. Moving slowly
from here and combining itself to
a space Of 0 feet across, it passed north.
east over Calvary hill, wrecking the Catho.
lie chapel and SCATTERING the crucifx. The
first house taken was Nick Jumemann's, and
it entered the city at John w. Tennford's
place, taking the rear part Of the house, and,
crossing st German street, completely de-
molished John Schwartz's large brick house.
From here it swept straight across the
prairie, scattering fifty or more smaller frame
houses like SO many feathers. In most cases
nothing was left to mark the site Of dwell
ings but the cellars. The prairies were
strewn with timbers, furniture and cloth
ing.
DAMAGE TO THE MANITOBA PROPERTY.
The freight depot of the Manitoba railway
was directly in its. path, and portions of it
and the cars on the track were blown half q
mile. Long lines of cars loaded with freigh,
were blown from the track and the rails
wrenohed from place. 1t passed the limits
of the town just west of Lieut.. Coy. Gilman's
residence, taking part of his fence and kill
ing horses. 1t crossed the Mississippi at the
Sank Rapids wagon bridge, taking the two
east spans 1t here widened to GOO feet
stanton's grist mills took the full force, and
were leveled. The cyclone swept from there
through the center Of the town, taking the best
of the business part of it, including Berg's
hardware store, BeGupre Bros grocery, The
court house and hotel near by, the public
school building, part of the brewery, and
every important business house in the city
except G. g. Woods store. The village is
virtually wiped out of existence, four-ffths
Of the buildings being leveled. The course
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messed by hundreds OF citizens There had
been short, sharp hover during the past
~twenty-four hours, and q warm south wind
blowing at the time. The clouds were seen
20 form just southwest of the city-dnrk,
exchanging masses Then
SHARP TONGUES OF LIGHTNING
darted down, and the terrible whirlwind be-
gan Its fatal course, passing along slowly
and majestically. Whenever any warning
most instances nothing was known of the
approaching destroyer until its awful roar
was heard too late for flight The part Of
the town struck was that of the poorer resi-
dents living In clumps of small frame houses,
often several families being in one house.
The men were nearly all laborers or railroad
men and away ut their work, and only the
women and children left in the houses, The
fatalities in st. Cloud, though great, are not
equal in number to those in Sank Rapids,
but a complete list there cannot now be OBJ
tanned. In every house almost all the in
mates were more or less hurt. and their es-
capes from death were marvellous.
THE ST. CLOUD FATALITIES.
nv. sTEI'T. widow.
Mrs. STRAUSS.
MINNIE STEIN. ten years old.
Mrs. TREMP MEHAN. wife of a railroad laborer.
:, JACOB HORTRIDGE.
NICK JINNEMANN, an old farmer.
Mrs. WEIsMANN. an old lady.
Son Of B. O. MERSKE, four years old.
JOE GINSKOFFSKI, seven years old.
JOSEPH c. and MARY ZISS, a little girl
N A HOESEN, railroad laborer.
q. AUGUST KIlOLLS, baby.
+. ANDREWS of Owatonna, supposed to be o
travelling teacher Of penmanship.
Fifteen dead are known so far.
n THE sAUK RAPIDS VICTIMS.
The following we're killed 1T Sank Rapids:
" Baby Of AUGUST KRoLL.
II J. BERG, merchant. and two children.
! JOHN KENARD. county auditor.
] GEORGE LINDLEY, county treasurer.
Two children Of G. g. WOOD. merchant.
ABNER ST. OYR, fatally hurt.
ChildsofP P. CARPENTER, clerk Of court.
!, P. BEAUPRE, Judge OF probate, badly hurt.
wREcKEI' HOUSES IN 81. CLIQUE.
The houses wrecked in this city were:
Nick Junetnunn's farm house and barn, total,
W. Teliford. frame. house, partial.
JOHN Schwartz. large brick, total.
John Plates brick house. partial.
X Mike Moos, Jacob Brown. Mike Weismaun,
a Chris Pntz, each a small house, total.
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