Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-16
THE DEATH DEALING CYCLONE.
A Long List of Victims of the Awful Tornado in Minnesota-A Wedding Party Visited and Thirteen of the Guests Killed.


 Guests Killed.
 MINNEAPOLIS, April 15.-Each report from the scenes of the terrible cyclone at St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids increases the total number of deaths, injuries and disasters. Up to this writing sixty-six deaths have been reported. The number will be increased to at least seventyfve. The storm of last night interfered with the work of the rescu- CTS and added greatly to the sufferings of the injured. Twenty-two are reported dead at Rice's station. At St. Cloud the loss to the Northern Pacific and Manitoba railroad is $50,000 and to dwellings $5,000 At St. Cloud the storm seems to have been almost local in origin and the appearances show it to have gathered and spent it's force within a space of less than thirty miles in length and twenty rods in width It started less than twenty miles south of St. Cloud about $50 p. m. A number of dark and curious clouds gathered in the southwest and short distance beyond the city took the terrible appearance of the cyclone. A long black funnel-shaped cloud seemed let down from the heavens. Some people who were hunting in the immediate vicinity of the fierce storms beginning say that stratum of hot and motionless air seemed to settle on them for moment with stiding effect, and then fled onward as the fierce demon of the storm rode down upon the wings of the wind. The weakest part of the tornado was felt in St. Cloud, the storm seeming to have barely gathered force when it fell upon the city.
 BIG LAKE. Minn., April 15.-Drs. Higbee and Dalliner of Minneapolis, who arrived from St. Cloud this afternoon, told a repor- ter that bodies were being recovered hourly from the debris and were being brought in from the country in the track of the tornado. At bers of wedding party were killed includ- ing the officiating minister. At Sauk Rap ids thirty-one are already dead. The list will be swelled to forty. Dr. Ames says at least thirty deaths must result at St. Cloud. Twenty-three dead bodies had then neapolis were busy caring for the in jured. The first one they said was E. G. Holbert, formerly State Senator in the New York legislature, but now north western agent of the New York Life Insur- ance company for Minnesota. He was ceiving every attention possible. It is thought his skull is fractured at the base of the brain. Both arms and one leg were broken. He is desperately injured. The chances are against his recovery. Every house left standing was used as a temporary hospital. The center of the town of houses on the outskirts Many people are missing and it is believed that their bodies will be found far distant from their former homes.
 ST. PAUL, April 15.-A special from Sauk Rapids says that the fury of the tornado there was indescribable. The account says that sixteen persons were killed at the we'd ding party near Rices. Only one store was left standing at Sauk Rapids.
 A Drunkard Kills His Wife.
 BosToN, April 15.-On the morning of April Mrs. John Greer of 296 Highland street was found dead in bed. Her husband reported that she awoke him at am. hay ing been intoxicated all night, threw her arms around his neck, exclaimed, "John, am going to die," and expired immediately. Greer was arrested and after a lengthy hear ing was to-day held without bonds for mur- der. The evidence showed that Greer was drunkard, treated his wife shamefully, ire quently demanded money of her and once caught her by the throat and threw her to the floor because she refused it, causing blood to spurt from her nose and mouth. On being expostulated with he shouted: "D-n her, I'll swing for her yet" The evidence showed that Mrs. Greer had some money which she had drawn from the bank on the Sd of April; he tried to get some of it and portion of it was subsequently, found hidden in the ice chest. Physicians testified that Mrs. Greer's death was caused by asphy1ia from suffocation by a hand being placed over her mouth, while the thumb and forefnger closed the nostrils