Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23
DEATH-DEALIN CYCLONES,
The Loss of Life and Damage-The Death
List Increasing.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 16.-Later re-
ports from the scene of Wednesdays cy-
clone show that the terrible story was not
half told in the first dispatches. Every
hour brings to light still further fatali-
ties. Undoubtedly the storm was the
most deadly ever known, not only in the
Northwest, but in the United States. All
Of Wednesday and yesterday the work of
searching has been going on at st. Cloud
Sank Rapids and Rice's station, and al
ready the death roll numbers over 20. 1t is
impossible as yet to learn definitely the
number of the injured, but it is feared
that it will not fall short of l1G, and of
these probably not less than p will die
Reports this morning show Al dead at
Sank Rapids, 81 at st. Cloud and II at
Rice's station.
Damage Done in Texas.
AURORA, Texas, April ga cyclone of
great velocity and destructiveness passed
through the southeastern portion of this
(Wise) county on Wednesday night about
| 10 o'clock. The storm swept everything
before it. Thus far oyer a dozen persons
are known to have been seriously injured
The residence of : H. Green, two miles
south of the village of Rome, was picked
up anu lllll leu Il lO NllNlttutt NTltcll anu
his wife with two daughters were all bad
| ly bruised and injured by flying sticks,
and their residence was scattered over the
prairie for many miles. The residences of
ID. Il. Becker and Charles Swanson were
also demolished. Becker, wife and two
children narrowly escaped death. \
travelling man, V. =. Face, who was
spending the night with Becker, was ser
| iously injured. The large residence of
John Beard was next swept away. Beard ;
wife and five children were carried 50 feet
with the house, but none was fatally in
jured. The house was afterward literally
demolished. The residences of w. w.
Rawson, John Turnand and others shared
the same fate. Much live stock was killed
and the loss on farm property is very
great
400 Structures Blown Down-Corpses Be
ing Hourly Recovered.
BIG LAKE, Mimi, April 15.-Doctors
Higbee and Dalwer of Minneapolis, just
| from st. Cloud, told an Associated Press
reporter that new bodies were being re-
covered hourly from the debris, and being
brought in from the country IN the track
of the tornado. At one church - instead
of 10 of wedding party were killed, in
GLIDING the officiating minister. AT
| Sank Rapids 81 are already dead.
| The list will be swelled to 40. : 1t
| is estimated that 400 structures were
blown down. Manitoba depot was UNI
rooted and wrecked, thus almost entirely
cutting off telegraphic communication.
/ The Catholic hospital is filled with
wounded, but only five or six of them are
considered to be in dangerous condition
OF the 40 injured in the hospital last
night two have died to-day. The bodies al
the engine house We're neatly dressed and
placed in collins, and the funerals will
| probably take place tomorrow
| Yesterdays tornado in western Iowa
killed four persons and injured about %
and 20 houses were demolished.
! Another Typhoon.
BURLINGTON, Mo, April IA destruc
tive cyclone passed over here last even
ing. The railway station WAS blown tC
atoms and great damage done. Two boy:
living near the town We're killed. Many
other persons were seriously injured