Daily Republican., 1886-04-15
FOURTH EDITION
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
Nearly Thirty Persons Killed and Many
Injured.

Injured.
ST, PAUL, Mimi, April 14.-St.
Cloud ami sauk Rspids were swept by
q terrible destructive o. clone about b.30
O'Clock this afternoon. The irst knowl-
edge OF the disaster was contained In
the following telegram sent to Mayor
Ames from st. Cloud, asking for help:
ITO Mayor Ames, Minneapolis: A
obstructive cyclone passed over BE-.
Cloud and Sank Rapids this afte rnoon.
There has been terrible destruction
here. Please send up all the assistance
you can Immediately by special train.
Send ply sicisns and surgeons"
kilograms TO the following effect were
received from Sank Rapids:
To Mayor Ames, Minneapolis. Can
you send special train with physicians
, 10 this city? A cyclone passed over the
city this afternoon. A great many are
believed 10 have been killed, but the
number is not yet known.
SAUK RAPIDS.
Immed lately upon the receipt of these
messages, preparations were made to|
respond TO the call for help. A train
for st. Cloud left at 6 o'clock. Private
ad Woes cay the storm struck BIT. Cloud
between the round house and freight
cepot and swept path 600 yards wide
through the city, leveling between 100
and 200 houses.
The telegraph wires northwest of this
lofty are all down, and no news direct
from either St. Cloud or Sank Rapids
has been received or obtainable since
seven O clock. A terrific thunder storm
Ipassed over st. Paul and Minneapolis
labo1t six O'Clock, and heavy hail
stOrm followed, but was of short dura-
ton. In fact, one storm cloud after
Ianother has swept across the State ever
Isince last evening, and the rainfall has
been heavy.
Near Fergus Falls o house was
struok by lightning, and Clement
lCregan and hired men were severely
injured. Several times lightning strucK
in Minneapolis terrifying people, but,
so far "a learned, doing no serious dam
Iage. The storm is the worst known In
the State since 1883, when Rochester
land Elgin were devastated by cyclone.
The latest reports received at 10 p m.
Igive the number killed in 81. Cloud a.
10 and the injured about %, and at
sSauk Rapids about Is killed and 20
injured. Another terrific thunder storm
10 now prevailing here, which inter.
feres greatly with the wires.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE Inter
oceans st. Paul Mimi, special refer
ring TO the St. Cloud cyclone, says: The
Icyclone began about 3 O'Clock In the
basiu Of the Masonic Cemetery, form
ing whirlwind about 1000 feet in
, Idismeter. II took alU Ost every tree In
a circle from the ground or twisted 1,
off at the trunk. Great stones were
! torn up and carried along with the wind
moving slowly in a northeasterly di.
= rection. IL wrecked the Catholic
cbapel and several houses ia it's corrst
across the prdire adjoining the town,
1t completely demolished John
, Schwartz's large brick house, and scat
tered fifty or more smaller frame
houses like feathers. In most cases
nothing as left TO mark the site of the
, dwellings but the cellars. The prairies
were strewn with timber, furniture and
, clothing. The freight depot of the
Manitoba was total wreck.
Numerous cars loaded with freight
: were blown hslf mile and the raili
, were wrenched from the ties. 1t pass
l cd the limits OF the town just west o.
Lieutenant Governor Gilman's resi-
ldenoe, killing several horses, and Cross
ed the Mississippi at the Sank Rapid
wagon bridge, which It demolished.
here widened to 600 feet and levsllet
II Stanton's grist mill. From there /
swept through the centre OF the town
: taking the best OF the business portion
Including the court house, b 1tel, publ
school and every important business
n building in town except Woods store
The village is virtually wiped out, -four
: fifths OF the buildings in it being level
led. The fatalities 10 st. Cloua, though
E great, are nos edus in number 10 thos
n in Sank Rapids. In every house almos
all the inmates were more or less hurt
e The dead ut s.. Cloud 80 far IN know
!. are as follows.
Nick Junemann, Mrs. Weisman an
. little girl, four year old Son of B.
20 Werski, a seven year old son of Fran
n Gsinskoffski, Mrs. Stein, four-ysa
old son OF p. Waldorf, 8. A. Young. I'd
. latter a railroad man. His brothe
william had both legs smashed an
they had 10 be ampufated. An un
Ii known railroad employe, J. Van Horser
. two youpg children OF NJ Ceno, aud
. baby OF August Kuolls were also killed
m The dead at Sank Rapids 80 far 81
b heard are: j. B rg, merchant, and b
r two children; John Kenard, Count
=. Auditor; George Lindley, County Trel
~ surer; tao children Of 6. G. Woo,
o. Edgar Hill, president OF the German
? American National Bank. Abner Sty
u. child OF p. Carpenter, and JudC
80 Beaupre, Of the Probate Court, were d
fatally injured.
ar From Sank Rapids the storm went
Rice's station, Benton Comfy, demo
a ishinR the village aud killing or mi
i, ing nearly the entire population.
>" The wires are all down and no de
4 mite Information Is obtainable fro
there
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