Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-22
A FIERCE CYCLONE.
An Appalling Disaster to Several
Minnesota Towns.
st. Cloud, Sank Rapids and Rice's Landing
Laid Waste--A Heart-Rending Lat
Of Casualties Partly Tells
the Tale of Woe.


of Casualties Partly Tells
the Tale of Woe.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 15.-A tornado
struck St. Cloud, Mimi, at half-past four
yesterday afternoon. It came from a
southwesterly direction, passed through
the town and went almost due north,
striking Sank Rapids, three miles away,
a few seconds later. The first news of
the tornado was received at the general
office of the ST. Paul, Minneapolis Man
itoba railroad just before five O'Clock.
freight depot had been swept away and
every car in the company's yard blown
over and carried several blocks. A Sec
ond message was received few minutes
later saying that sixty or seventy build
ings had been demolished.
St. Cloud is the county seat of Stearns
County. 1t is west of the Mississippi,
several miles back from the river, and
seventy-tive miles north Of St. Paul. It
has a population of 1850.
Sank Rapids is three miles above, on
the opposite side of the river in Benton
County.
At ST. Cloud the loss to the Northern
Pacific & Manitoba railroad is $4,000,
and to dwellings $1,000. At ST. Cloud
the storm seemed to have been almost
local in origin, and to have gathered and
spent its force within space of less than
thirty miles in length and twenty rods in
width. 1t started less than two miles
south of st. Cloud. About $3.50 p. m, a
number of dark and ominous clouds gath
10 lie
lance beyond the city began to take the
terrible appearance of a cyclone. A long
and exceedingly black and funnel-shaped
cloud seemed to be let down
from the heavens. Some people who
were hunting in the immediate vicinity of
the fierce storm beginning say that a
stratum of hot and motionless air seemed
to settle on them for moment with a
sitting effect and they fed 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 seems to
have barely gathered force when it fell
upon this city.
WORSE THAN FIRST REPORTED.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, April 15.-Latest
reports from the path of the cyclone indi-
cate that the destruction of life and prop
erty has been even greater than at first
reported. The storm was the most ter
rifle ever experienced. From the point
of s.tarting, about one mile south
west of ST. Cloud, to a point some dis
lance beyond Sank Rapids, distance
of fifteen miles, it destroyed every
thing it touched, tearing and rending the
stoutest materials. It's path, so far as it
has been examined, is from 800 to 1000
feet wide. From this every building,
fence, tree and shrub has been swept
away. In places the ground is torn up as
if by an explosion, and in the yards of the
Manitoba railroad at St. Cloud even the
rails were twisted from the ties and bent
into useless shapes.
Each report received increases the list
of casualties. The following is the most
complete list yetreceived, and it is feared
that 1t does not nearly tell the whole sad
story:
sAUK RAPIDs-KILLED.
Ernest Albright. clerk.
John Swanson, Swede.
Clara, his daughter, aged fourteen.
Ella, daughter. seven years old.
Mrs. Fletcher, of Dakota, visiting her faith
Ollie Carpenter, six years old, daughter of
S. L. Carpenter
A little BABY was found in the street dead.
1t is not known who he is.
Mrs. Peter Fink and three boys and one |
girl were all instantly.
Mrs. Poppenfus and her two grandchildren, |
Instantly.
Henry Bernhardt, German, thirty three !
years old. He leaves wife and two children, |
totally destitute.
John Renard. county auditor. |
Gregg Liniey, county recorder. |
Edgar Hull, President of the German
American Bank.
Joseph Shumen druggist.
An unknown swedish woman.
An unknown Polish Young woman.
Ernest Sibrecht.
Maurice st. Cyr, ten years.
WOUNDED.
Miss Frederika Wade, arm broken.
Mrs. Gertrude Arneth, arm broken and head
md face injured.
). J. Lander. both legs broken and ampu-
Theodore Berg, jaw fractured and wounded
n arm.
VIM. Jochem, flesh wound in arm.
Abncr st. Cyr, fatally wounded
Child of John Carpenter, stake driven
through body.
Mrs. Haukes, internally injured, an hnr
wo children injured seriously.
Lam, a young man, two ribs broken ain
Claude Russell, six years, arm broken. dc
Mrs. John Russell, skull and face wounc
Her infant, badly bruised
A. Anderson, badly wounded.
j. Dame. right arm dislocated. sIt
Miss Lucy Gilman, badly bruised. m. |
F. Scripture, skull crushed; will die. 10,
His ten year old son, skull crushed; W
Unknown Bohemian woman; fracture IS:
upper jaw; will die.
Miss Scripture, badly bruised.
Bohemian boy, twelve years; fracture ai!
over jaw and arm broken. iscg
Mrs. J Poppenfus, serior vinjured; ms an
Miss Annie Beherendt. int al injuries case
Charles Gilman, aged eigl II hurt abseret
ead; may not recover. datet
Abner st. Cyri fatally hurt.av .Iicatif
His son, Maurice, nine yea""' N,HadIt
lbs broken and has died sill ttille
Mrs DR.. jerks, badly injur' q ut l9SMkpre t
Thomas Vanetten, carried ~S- 10, -.
eet, badly bruised; he weighspect- Ice
son of Jos. Laundre, both -. WkEhe 81
adj to he amputated. aasSSS Rcal +
Mrs. Herman Berg, dangerou,,sSed FsS&3ficie
Lille Berg, another daughte "a If
Mrs. C. E. Bell, severely hurt eer, Sc Be Du,
C. E. Bell, slightly injured. ~ \rouut
j. A. Stanton, severely hue sp,h0' a,ati
His son, Ed Stanton, slightI.,,ous the
Mrs. Davies, killed; she was y
led, and went to housekeepi+ =
ay. She was carried two hu.ently ma Na.
). N. Wright. county treasu last satuA Ale
Mrs. Wright, seriously inj slightly ~ al
cad and one rib broken. ,,t the | tf
Lulu, ten years old, anotht d aoooS -
Fred Kartz's x-year old daughter - ]
MI Mrs eF shaber wife of the ke>apgntsr' one
al Hotel, recently from At TIE G dan j
Roger Bell and wife Mary NJ" ..a,.,x 5
urt. are both snghsA1 | :,
Mrs. Adam Jackin receF,,x ~ s.uwauxee,
nd three tire W. children no seUssTsT injured
Edgeft W walker, son OF Frank Walker, bofh
rs broken and DANGEROUSLY iniured---
Mrs. Harlan Moodyland her hve-year- old
IN, both injured.
Edwin G. Hurbut OF ST. Paul, represent ,
10 the Mutual Life Insurance Company | !
New York, serio isly injured at the base
the brain and arms broken.
Annie Wood. slightly injured about the
cad.