The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-04-29
TIE TERRIBLE cYcLo,rE.
Items Concerning tho Calamity at Sank
RaDitls and st, Cloud. Mimi.


Rapids and st. Cloud, MINI.
The Sank Rapids tornado is traced to q
point little south OF Little Falls, where it
was dissipated.
On Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1883, the people OF
Rochester, felt the cyclones awful breath
and twenty six victims fell.
Col.Morton OF Fargo telegraphed to Lieut..
Gov. Gilman to draw on him Tor 500.
The saltwater council voted 81 600 for
the sufferers.
An unknown woman with an infant in
her arms was found in the ruins at st.
Cloud.
The subscription papers circulated in
dition to the 81 900 appropriated by the
city council.
E.A. Halburt Of St. Paul. who was SO
badly injured at Sauk Rapids, may recov-
James Spencer, living eighteen miles from
st. Cloud, back OF Ricc's station, found on
his farm twelve-foot square ir;s,ne house,
sills and all complete. left there by the
storm.
The Indianapolis, Ind, board OF trade
have authorized the mayors OF Sauk Rapids
and st. Cloud to draw 'on the board for
500 each for relief.
The remains of c. F. Andrews. who was
killed at St. Cloud, has arrived at Ovation
ma.
J. A. Stanton, owner OF the big flour mill
at Sauk Rapids, has 80 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
500 barrels per day, and gave employment
to many hands.
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complete that there were no provisions
and supplies left in the place.
Lulu Carpenter q small daughter OF S. P.
Carpenter OF Sauk Rapids, saw the cyclone
approaching and ran into the house and
got her baby sister in her arms and sought
II place of shelter. The child'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 it's
total length was twenty-four miles.
Anoka has appropriated $500 and sever
al hundred will also be raised by private
subscription. About 500 worth of pro-
visions, canned fruit, ETC., was sent to
Sauk Rapids.
A careful estimate OF the losses in st.
the Citizens Relief association, places the
aggreg;lt loss at $50, 900. 1t il thought
that 10 per cent, Of this property eau be
utilized,
Sixteen funeral took place at st. Cloud
on the 10th. Sixteen cofined bod!es-eight
adults and eight chillren-wiich had be-, n
lying all night in the basement. were carried
into the church and placed on bicrs in front
of the altar. The cortege wound slowly
toward the Catholic cemetery, mile dis
tant, every man and boy walking with hat
doffed and bowed head. An old German
began in a loud voice, a doleful chant, in
his native tongue, and those about him
gradually took up the responses until the
whole vast concourse 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 Sauk Rapids on Friday the 16 inst,
| fourteen victims OF the cyclone were bur-
| led. The following is the list buried A.
w. Lake, Clara and Ella Berg Mrs. Meta,
Carl F. Finck j ohm H. Finck, Otella Finck,
August Finck, -Schalsren, Ernest Al
bright, S. Sorenscn, Henry Behrend, Ameta
Woelm, Antonia Woelm. The child Ollie
| Carpenter was buried in the yard of the
| residence of her parents until they could
select a place in the cemetery.
Friday afternoon, the 10th inst. at Sauk
| Rapids, the body OF A, i. Schuber was
| found near the place where he was last seen
before the storm. Search had been going
on for him continuously since he was miss
| ed, but failed to bring forth the body. He
was found between Capt. Van Etten q house
| and the Central hotel. Lulu Carpenter,
aged thirteen, died. She had fingered for
twenty-four hours in an unconscious con-
dition, her chest was pierced through by
two-inch stick Of wood, and she could not
live.
The work of clearing away the debris OF
the terrible cyclone is already in progress
at Sauk Rapids. Large forces of men are
at work and already the demolished streets
| are becoming passable.
Senator Buckman started for his home
at Buckman, Morrison county, when the
| report OF the storm came in. His out
buildings there were destroyed, and his
hired man, Fred Clark, killed. The homes
| OF Farmers Kienow, Dillmeier, Rownelen-
| flch. Funts, j. P. Sand and John Hodolph
were destroyed. Dill Meyer was killed and
his wife badly. hurt.
The young men OF st. Cloud have raised
81 900 and the older citizens over 81 900.
Vice President T. F. Oakes, OF the North.
ern Pacific railroad, sent to HI. Caldwell,
| financier OF Noble Franklin lodge, A. o. U.
w., a check for 500, to aid the workmen
of the order and their families who suffered
| from the Cyclone. The lodge added an
equal sum and passed series OF resolutions
thanking Mr.. Oakes.
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.
nished nurses and physicians and that
everything is being done Systematically.
The following are among the coGtribu-
tions: st. Paul. $4,000; Rochester. S3,-
900: st. Peter, $500, Red Wing, $500; Far
ibault, $500; Duluth, 81 900; Minneapolis,
cash and supplies, $4,000; Owatonna,
$500; Wabasha, $1,000; w. ID.
Washburn, Minneapolis, $500; A. Kelly,
Minneapolis. 5000; Tarbox & CO.., st.
Paul, 500; Noyes Bros. & Co., st. Paul,
500; Allen, Moon 4 Co., st, Paul. $1OO;
Anoka, $500; II. H. Sihley, St. Paul. 500;
Princeton, 1924; Elk River, $500; AID Sly,
Minneapolis, $40; Little Falls. $3.50; In-
dianapolis, Ind, board OF trade, 800;
| Moorhead, $50; Minneapolis, $4,000;
Morris, 5000; New Ulm, 5000; Lake City,
500; Mankato, $500; Montgomery. 500;
| Alexandria, 500; Duluth, $1,000; Will.
mar, 5000; Austin, $500; Princeton, 1924;
| ETC., etc.
Most of the wounded at st. Cloud and
Sauk Rapids are recovering.
| The loas at ST. Cloud and Sauk Rapids
10 estimated at $3.50, 900, and relief con.
| tributions at $3.50, 900. The total loss at
Sauk Rapids is appraised at t$29O,0O0.
| Henry Rosenberger OF st. Cloud saved
| the valuables and papers Of the late L. G..
Hubert, and turned them over to the lat
| ter g friends upon their arrival, Mr., Ros-
enberger had detected man making nm
effort to rob the unconscious victim Of the
deadly cyclone, but could not catch him
before he effected his escape.
| Congressman Nelaon, during the discus
| sion Of the bill for tho relief OF Alabama
food sufferers, referred to the losses sus-
tanned and the suffering endured by the
people Of Minnesota in consequence OF the
recent cyclone, and asked Mr.. Forney to
permit an amendment tappropriating $780,
OO6 to the sufferers by the cyclone; but
Mr.. Forney would not consent preferr;ns
that each caseshould stand upenits merits.
| None OF the very large number OF persons
| who went into q cellar for protection from
| tho atorm vNerxA hadlv ininrpd Tho Es,,L