St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-17
Saul, Rapi,Is Notes.

popularity of the method of the cyclone
Is the taet that nearly every person killed or
injured was hit in the head. Many of them
oore tue appearance of having been lifted
oodily into the air and then had their heads
oeHten against some hard, ragged substance
On many OF the faces there was not a spot as
] org as dollar which Is free from cuts or
bruises A part of this Is due partly to the
iaet that the mir was filed with timbers of all
Sorts and dimensions. pieces of furniture
houSenold utensils, fragments % stoves and
other articles which would be- considered the
most unlikely
\. \. MOrrell of Royalton verifies the re-
port that part of the roof of Stanton's grist
min was found ia Buckmau town, thirty
hues IRON the mill site. He also picked up Il
case rom one OF the printing Offices in the
same town and a package of deeds and mort
gstges from the court house, and some law
books from Mr.. Zins Office. A piece OF the
In:li ROOF was also picked up few miles this
slue oI Brainerd. aud account books from the
stores, clothing. pillows, ETC., were scattered
al over the township.
watchman was to-day stationed on top of
the vault OF the court house 10 guard any
papers that might be exposed from thieves
several cases are reported of persons caught
IN the act of plundering. though since the
discussion of this at the relief meeting, and
.he presence OF police, this work has been of
less extent.
- pay SiciNlu pTeOlCIS InaI tnree-1OurtnS or
the wounded will die, because of the nature
OF their injuries. He says the bones are not
simply broken, but they are crushed as il
something had struck them with overwhelm-
ing force and lightning velocity, like a bullet
from the muzzle of a gun.
The -four mill which was demoralized had
been kent busy only three DAYS during the
week and yesterday the miller happened to
be ut work fixing the proprietor's stable.
thereby escaping the wreck. The roof OF the
mill was found some twenty-nine miles from
Sank Rapids in the track Of the storm
The baby reported unidentified was child
or Mrs. Pappenfus, who, with two other
children, was killed. The child was identified
al nrSt, but in the confusion of the morgue,
the men in charge forgot it and told somebody
taat II was not identified, and from this the
report spread.
Senator Buchanan left this morning for his
farm 10 Morrison county. He said he thought
there had been more loss there than had been
reported. and that he could be or service. He
had advlces that the house of August Keno
in Morrison county had been wrecked.
In view of the fact thar there are several
persons stil unaccounted for a thorough
search was decided on to-day, and u commit
tee was appointed to conduct il, with Sheriff
Quinn as chairman.
The right hand of one dead child has the
three last fingers and a part OF she palm
scoOped out rs If some sharp iron had cut it.
The wound Is not torn, but looks as If it was
scared.
Lieut. Gov. Gilman yesterday left word
with the chairman of the relief committee
that he might draw on him direct If anything
was needed and funds were lacking.
The tin roof of the bank in Sank Rapids
was found twenty miles distant on Rich Prai-
RE, together with a dish-pan taken from the
adjoining hardware store.
Senator Buchanan and Messrs. Knowlton
and II. NJ. circuit have been appointed n com
miItee to care for the sick.
Chief OF Police Clarke and Detective John
OConnor were among the visitors from St.
Paul.
Princeton to-day sent S3e4 for the aid Of the
sutferersi Anoka, S525, and Elk River, $500.