Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-04-16

and 10 the south Of Rice's are we'll s,rewn
with shingles. boards. tinware and
articles of various kinds. About four
miles east Of the station it struck and
completely demolished the house Of a
farmer named John Schultz, killing
outright nine PERSONS and injurng about
twenty more. Thence it passed north,
demolishing among others a house
belonging to john Wheeler, thance it
passed north near the residence Of r. j.
Batter in Morrison county and soon
after passing the tamarac grove, veered
again TO the east. It demolis shed the
buildings Of VIM. Daimler and killed
the owner, passed on through the farm
of Senator Buchanan and RACED to the
ground all his farm buildings except the
house, q portion Of which remains
standing. However, it was badly
wrecked and the kitchek was swept
away. Here it added one more victim
to the list, hurting into eternity, without
warning, a farm laborer, Fred Clark.
Thence the monster worked its way
north until it passed through Rich
Prairie, leaving the church nearly a mile
on its right. the farm houses of a.
Kienow, Paul Hcch, Engleberl Boehm
and Ringer were destroyed, Several
miles northeast the cyclone demolished
W. II. brakes home, and killed little
daughter Of Sam Randall of Fl. Ripley,
who was visiting the family. The last
heard Of the cyclone was at Sullivan
lake, on Platte river, where it broke up
the ice and opened the lake.
At St. Cloud.
In St. Cloud last evening the dead
numbered %, and nearly 100 were woun
ded. A large proportion. ot these were
women and children, as tbs cyclone
struck the residences Of the Iaborine
classes, and the men were away from
home at work, The hospital, which
was fortunately spared. is full of woun
ded who have the best of medical care
A large number of the wounded will die
however None we think, of the St.
Cloud victims, are much known in this
vicinity. and their names would lie o.
little interest. !,
.~ At Sank Rapids. "
At Sank Rapids the killed up to las
night umbered 35, and about 50 were
wounded and it is estimated that scvera
ofthese will die They are receiving
the best of'care from St.Paul and Mime.
apo]is surgeons. Among those killed
at Sank Rapids were:
Edgar Hull, St. Cloud banker.
Abe st. Cyr, died about "a hours
after the storm.
John Renard, county auditor.
Gregg Indley, register of deeds.
. Ella and Clora Berg, aged 7 and i
years respectively, daughters of Her
man Berg, brother of J. w. Berg O.
this place. The mother escaped will
slight injuries.
VI the others none are we'll acquain
ted in Little Falls. Stanton, the mile
was badly hurt, his son was killed ant
his property all destroyed.
Gov. Gil1nan's father was badly
bruised. Three of the Carpentel
children were killed. a Mrs. Fin}
was slain with four children.
The Horror at Isice's.
The whirling, dancing monster o
destruction seemed to display a dev
illsh knowledge OF how to make it,
ghsast|y work most horrible, and caus,
his visit to be forever repemkere,
with unusual dread. Four miles cas-
of Rice's, at the residence of a prospe
GUS farmer named John Schultz,
happy group of over 80 persons hae
assembled to celebrate with prope
festivities. the marriage of the far
mers daughter to an industriou
Young German named Henry Friday
Soon after the ceremony had bee,
performed the soaring demon swep
down upon the house in itr !all fur,
and the building was rentin as.s|,aus
and pieces in an. instant, nine OF IT,.
occupants instantly killed, and several
more badly hurt. The groom VA
crushed and mangIed and died Will.
being taken to Rice's station. tt va
one Of the saddest sights ever witness
cd by man, the visitation of death t,
that happy group in the manner an,
time that it came. The bride suffered
severe Injuries, but it is hoped tina
she 'inayerecoyer, although she will b,
manned for life. A yonns lad who es
capped from the wreck fled to the sta
ton and g.tye the alarm and asked 70
help orsthe living and care forth,
dying. Doctors and teams were i'm
mediately semitic the sad scene, tn,
village people doing all posi- bic undo
the circnmsta Scarcely partlcl
Of the house was to be found in tn
vicinity Of its former site, and tn,
dead, dying and fortunate who wer,
spared lay about for rods in the wax
of the storm. The dead whose nun
Der was ten before the village wa
reached wore placed III the town hall
and the wounded we're taken to q hote
for care. .sses. i 81 !. ..5s
KILLED. f. 5::zs ss55.:
Mary Trabout. s h Hill. ;. 81 .5 S.l =s f.
Rev. N. Smith and wife Of st. Cloud