The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-04-22

cn,cken coop The coop was carried away.
and nothing left of it, but, strange to say,
the two children were not injured Another
child, u boy about twelve years old, who
was in the kitchen of the house at the time.
escaped without serious injury. but he was
badly scratched and bruised 1t was he that
rode into the village ut Rice's and gave the
information. Assistance was at once pro
cured and started for the scene The bodie.
of the dead and wounded. terribly bruised
and mutilated, were strewn about the groune
for a distance of several hundred feet The
wounded were first looked after, and every
attention given them
WELL CARED FOR.
Some were removed to convenient farm
houses and others were taken into tho hotels
ut the station and given the best care that
could be had under the circumstances Dr.
Rathbun, the local physician, had more than
he could attend to. and worked like beaver
trying to alleviate the pain and suffering OF
the wounded. Every assistance possible
was rendered by the people of the place, but
outside aid was impossible under the circum-
stances, as there was no way of sending in
word to St Cloud. 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 ar
rived. One lady, Mrs Gaumlants, died after
being found, making the tenth victim. The
bodies were laid side by side on cots in the
little frame building at Rice's that serves as
the town hall of the village, and this morn
ing the bodies were prepared for burial,
which will probably occur tomorrow, al
though that has not been definitely arranged
yet Assistance was sent to-day from St
Cloud, three physicians and a corps
Of assistants being dispatched on a
special train of the Northern Pacific
road, in answer to the appeal for surgical
aid. The pastor who performed the mar
riage service and his wife were among the
lead, but their little girl escaped injury, be-
ing one of the children who sought safe
place under the chicken COOP The other
pastor, Rev. Henry Seder, was badly
wounded, sustaining a compound fracture of
The thigh and a number of severe cuts about
the face and head, besides numerous bruises
On various parts of the body. The groom,
Henry Friday, was killed instantly, as were
The mother and brother of the bride, but
The latter escaped with few bad cuts about
Her father. John Schulz, was badly hurt
about the head and had several ribs broken.
1t is thought, however, that he will recover.
THE VICTIMS.
Following is a complete list Of the dead
HENRY FRIDAY. the groom.
CHARLES SCHULZ, brother of bride
JOHN SAUERS. farmer
REV SMITH
MRS. REV. SMITH.
MRS. GAUMLANTS.
MRS SCHULZ, mother OF bride.
MRS. KOEHLER
A girl named TRIVOERTS.
One woman, name not ascerta1ned
Those wounded were:
FRED VOGT, farmer: slight bruises about
head.
OTTO GAUMLANTS, bov: slightly.
CHARLES FRIDAY. nephew of groom; COM
pound fracture of the thigh.
REV HENRY A. SEDER, fracture of thigh
FREDERICK TIERMAN, carpenter; severe
scalp wounds and face badly disfigured.
WILLIAM GAUMLANTS farmer; spine in
jured.
MICHAEL KOEHLER, farmer; fracture
base of brain and badly hurt internally.
JOHN TRABANT, farmer: right arm broken.
JOHN SCHULZ, father of the bride: severe
contusions on head and four ribs broken
LIST OF LOSSES.
The following is a correct list of the in
dividual losses, as estimated approximately
by committee of Sauk Rapids gentlemen,
dav, with a view OF enlightening people as
to the extent of the damage to property. 1t
is generally believed that the estimates are,