The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-22

coop. The coop wss carried away. and ,stAing
LEFT OF II, but strange to cay, the two children
were not injured. Another child. . boy about
twelve years old, who vas In the kitchen Of the
house at the time, escaped without serious in
jury, but he Was badly scratched and bruised.
1t was he that rode int the village At Rtce's
and gave the information. Assistance was at
once procured and started for the scene The
bodies of the dead and wounded, terribly bruis-
| ed and mutilated, were strewn about the ground
| for distance Of several hundred feet. The
wounded were first looked after, and every at-
tention given them.
Some were removed to convenient farm
houses and others were taken into the hotels
| at the station, and given the best care that
| could be had under the circumstances. After
| the wounded had been looked after the work Of
| gathering up the dead bodies and conveying
them into the village was begun. 1t was found,
! upon count. that nine had been killed outright,
or at least were dead when the succoring party
arrived. One lady. Mr.. Gaumlants, died after
being found, making the tenth victim. The
bodies were laid side by side ON cots In the
little frame building At Rices that serves a. the
| burial. q
The pastor who performed the marriage SER
vice and his wife were among the dead. but
their little girl escaped injury, being one of the
children who sought = safe place under the
chicken coop. The other pastor, Rev. Henry
Seder, was badly wounded, sustaining = COM
pound fracture Of the thigh and 4 number Of
severe cuts about the face and head, besides nu-
merous bruises on various parts of the body.
The groom, Henry Friday, was killed instantly,
Is were the mother aud brother OF the bride, but
! the latter escaped with few bad cuts about the
face and head and broken collsr-bone. Her
father, John Schulz, was badly hurt about the
head and had several ribs broken. 1t is thought,
however that he will recover.
Following is list Of the
KILLED AND INJURED.
REV. GUSTAVUS SMITH, formerly of St.
Charles, Mimi, the officiating clergyman, killed
outright.
MRS. GUSTAVUS SMITH, killed.
HENRY FRIDAY, the groom Of the hour,
killed.
MRS. HENRY FRIDAY, nee Miss Louisa
Schulz, the bride, collar-bone broken
MRS. JOHN SCHULZ, mother Of the bride.
killed.
CHARLES SCHULZ, brother of the bride.
killed.
JOHN SCHULZ, father Of the bride. head in
jured, and ribs broken; seriously injured.
LOUISA SCHULZ, sister of the bride, both
legs broken.
WILLIAM SCHULZ, brother of the bride, in
jured in the head.
JOHN SOUER, guest, killed.
MARTIN SOCER, brother of the above. back
injured.
MRS. MARTIN soCER, internally injured.
JOHN TRABAUNT, sr., injured in the
head severely and arm broken.
JOHN TRABAUNT, Jr., injured in the
head.
MRS. JOHN TRABAUNT, Sr., killed.
MARY TRABAUNT, 10 years old killed.
MRS. F. VoGT, killed.
oFREDER1CK voGT, injured about the
head very badly.
MRS. WILLIAM GAUMN1TZ, killed.
WILLIAM GAUMNITZ, arm broken and
severe cut in the back OF head.
OTTO GAUMN1Tz, slightly injured about
the head
MICHAEL KoEHLER, face badly bruised
and one eye goue.
MRS. KOEHLER, right leg broken, badly
bruised in the face and back injured.
FREDERICK LEHMAN, face bruised and Sc
we're cut in back Of the head
MRS. F. LIEMAN, injured int rnally in breast
| vii, de-
CHARLES JOHNSON, one leg broken.
MRS. CHARLES JOHNSON, injured in the
ba and arm broken.
Two children OF N. SOCER, injured in the
head.
Son Of FRED voGT, eight years old, head
injured.
Six young children escaped unframed.
h. Gilman and wife, Of Sank Rapids, had LETT
the festivities half hour before and conse-
| quently escaped.
The track Of the storm was about coo yards in
width aud, as far Is observed, four miles in
| length. 1t lasted about thirty minutes in all
! and cut clean swath of destruction through
! out its entire path. In the neighborhood Of
| 800 buildings, including the Manitoba shops
came within its evil scope in St. Cloud and
| Sank Rapids alone and it is feared that reports
from the country will add largely to this list &c
we'll az to the fatalities.