Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-04-23

toms Concerning the Calamity &c Eaus
4 Rapids and ST. Cloud, MINI. :

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Eltems Concerning tho Calamity &C gauk
apids and St Cloud, MINI.
/ The Sank Rapids tornado is traced TO g.
point a little south Of Little Fails, where it
WIS dissipated. ~
On Tuesday, Aug. 81, 1883, the people Of
| Rochester, felt the cyclones awful BREATH
and twenty six victims fell.
Col.Morton OF Fargo telegraphed TO Lieht.
Gov. Gilman TO draw on him for $50.
The Saltwater council voted 81, 600 for
| the sufferers. A
An unknown woman with az infant in
! her arms was found in the ruins at St.
1 Cloud. .5.&t,:=s-.5s
| The subscription papers circulated in
Rochester have realized over 50, 500 in ad-
dition to the 81, 900 appropriated by the
| city council.
| E. A. Halburt OF st. Paul, who was 80
badly injured at Sank Rapids, may recoY.
James Spencer, living eighteen miles from
St. Cloud, back OF Rice's station, found On
his farm a twelve-foot square frame house.
stills and all complete left there by the
storm.
The Indianapolis, Ind, board OF trade
have authorized the me " ors OF Sank Rapids
| and St. Cloud to draw on the board for
SlOO each for relief.
| The remains OF C. F. Andrews. who was
| killed at St. Cloud, has arrived at Ovation
! na.
j. 4. Stanton. owner OF the big -four mill
at Sank Rapids, has so for recovered as TO
be out again. 1t was thought at first he
was fatally injured. He will probably re-
| build the mill. which was OF capacity Of
to many hands
The obstruction OF Sank Rapids was SO
complete that there were no provisions
and supplies left in the place.
Lulu Carpenter, q small daughter Of s. p
Carpenter OF Sank Rapids, saw the cyclone
approaching and ran into the house and
got her baby sister in her arms and sought
Il place OF shelter. The chid's efforts to
save the baby was successful, but she lost
her own life in the attempt.
Ii the south end, or beginning OF the
cyclone track, is correctly located at two
or three miles south and little west OF St.
Cloud, AS Gov. Gilman holds, then its
total length was twenty-four miles.
Anoka has appropriated $500 and sever
al hundred will also be raised by private
subscription. About 800 worth OF pro
visions, canned fruit, etc, was sent to
Cduk naPlus.
A careful estimate OF the losses in 81
Cloud, made by the comittee representing
the Citizens Relief association, places the
aggregat e loss at $4,000. It is thought
that 10 per cent, vi this PROPERTY can be
utilized.
Sixteen funeral took place at St. Cloud
on the 10th. Sixteen coffined bot!ies-eight;
adults and eight chidren-whjch had been
lying all night in the baseinent we're carried
into the church and placed on biers in front
al the altar. The cortege wound slowly
toward the Catholic cemetery, a }1iile dis
tant, every man and boy walking with hat
dofied and bowed head An old German
began in loud voice, "a doeful chant, in
MS native tongue, and those about him
gradually took up the responses until tie
whole vast roncc,Urse was walking meas
reilly to the time of its own chanting Two
huge pits had been dug at the cemetery,
each large enough for eight or ten corpses.
At SauE Rapids on Friday the IL inst.
fourteen victims OF the cyclone wera bur
led. The following is the list buried: A.
". Lake, Clara and Ella Berg Mrs Meta.
Carl +. Finck. ohm H. Finck, Otella Einck,
August Finck, --SchaIgren, Ernest Al
bright, S. Sorensrn, Henry Behrend, Ameta
Woelm, Antonio Woeim. The child Ollie
Carpenter was buried IN the yard OF the
select Il place in the cemetery.
Friday afternoon, the 10th inst, at Sank
Rapids, the body ri A. f. Sckuher Was
found near the place where hew;.s last seen
before the storm. Search Lad been going
oa for him continuously since he was miss
ed, but failed to bring forth the body. He
was found between Capt Van Ettens house
and the Central hotel Lulu Carpente~,
aged thirteen, died. She had fingered for
twenty-tour hours in an unconscious con-
dition, her chest was pierced hrough by a
two-iuch stick OF wood, and she could not
live.
The work OF clearing away the debris Of
the terrible cyclone is already in progress
at Sank Rapids. Large forces Of men are
al work and already the demoliS he'd streets
are becoming passable.
Senator Buckman started for his home
at buchanan, Morrison county when the
report OF the storm came in. His out
buildings there were destroyed and his
hired man. Fred Clark. killed. The Lones
OF Farmers Kienow, Dillmeier, Rowne,en.
filch, Funts. J. F. Sand and John Hodolph
were destroyed. I'iIl Meyer was killed and
his wife badly'hurt.
The young men OF St. Cloud have "a Used
81 900 and the older citizens over 81 600,
Vice President T. F. Cakes, OF the North
e,n Pacific railroad, sent to H. Caldwell,
financier Of Noble Frankin lodge, A G. L.
W., Il check for 500, to aid the wcrk,uen
of the order and their families who suffered
from the cyclone. The lodge added an
equal sum and passed aseries OF resolutions
thanking Mr.. Cakes.
1t is impossible to give full details Of all
that has been done for the relief of the
wounded. 1t is sufficient to say that St
Paul, Minneapolis and other places have
helped to- organize hospitals, have fur.
everything is being done systematically
The following are among the .contribu-
tons: st. Paul, $4,000; Rochester, So
600: st. Peter, $500, Red Wing, $500; Far
ibault, $500; Duluth, 81 900; Minrea polls.
cash and supplies, $4,000; Owatonna.
$500; Wabasha, $1,000; W. d.
Washburn. Minneapolis, $500; A. Kelly,
Minneapolis, 5000; Tarbox & Co., st.
Paul, 500; Noyes Bros. & Co., St. Paul,
D. c. Shepard, $500; Newport 4 Peet, 500:
Anoka, $500; H. H. sibley, ST. Paul, 500:
Princeton 1924; Elk River $500: Aid. Sly.
Minneapolis, $40; Little Falls. $3.50: IL.
dianapolis, Ind, board of trade, 500:
Moorhead, $3.50: Minnea polls, 49,
Morris, 5000; New ulm, 5000; Lake City,
500; Maskato, $500; Montgomery. $500;
Alexandra, $500; Duluth, 81 900; Will
mar, 5000; Austin, $500; Princeton, 1924:
ETC., etc.
Most Of the wounded at St. Cloud and
Sank Rapids arc recovering.
The loss at St. Cloud and Sank Rapids
is estimated at $35O,OOO, and relief con
tributions at $3.50, 900. The total loss at
Sank Rapids is appraised at$2e0, 900.
Henry Rosenberger OF st. Cloud saved
the valuables and papers OF the late E. G.
Hubert, and turned them over to the lat
teri friends upon their arrival Mr.. Ros-
enberger had detected g. man making an