Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-15
CYCLONE CULLINGS
Tail End OF Terrific Thunder and
Wind Storm.
But Shows 10 UneasIness. s.-MOre New
York Aldermen Pulled.
ming Will 90 Abroad.
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.


Last evening after the Alert's storm
prediction came true, an attempt wa
made to obtain news from the east con.
corning the extent of the damage there
No communication could be obtained eas1
of Fargo. The storm which visited
jamestown yesterday Travelled IN a north,
westerly direction from St. Cloud, MINI.
St. Cloud is IS miles northwest of st.
Paul on the Manitoba road. The storm
struck st. Cloud between the round house
and freight depot, and swept a
p. .... PATH 600 YARDS
wide through the city, levellng between
$50 and zoo houses. The reports vary as
to the time ST.. Cloud was struck, some
putting 1t early IN the afternoon, and
some as late as O'Clock.
.... From Brainerd.
BRAINERD, April 15.-The vicinity of
st. Cloud was struck yesterday by ter
rltic storm of wind, rivaling anything
which has ever visited the central or
northern portion Of the state. The storm
seemed to have struck st. Clou,i about
half past two, and the first reports receiv-
cd here that from twenty to
TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS WE'RE KILLED,
and many injured, while large part Of
the city was ]eveled. AT Sauk Rapids,
on the other side of the river, the damage
was even greater. The buildings we're
many Of them on the side of the hill and
the wind seemed to have got fairly under
them and raised them, ending by raising
everything. At Rlce's, small station
north CT Sank Rapids, the destruction
seems to have been complete, and the
latest reports state that some thirty lives
were lost even there, and the
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
in the surrounding country was beyond
estimate. The storm seems to have plow-
ed up the valley of the Mississippi from
st. Cloud and was especially severe after
crossing the river to Sauk Rapids. At
st. Cloud the depot is reported blown
clear across the tracks and the cars twist
ed into every conceivable form, some ap-
pearing to haye been bodily carried for
some distance. At East ST. Cloud there
was considerable damage, but all the
REPORTS ARE so CONFLICTING
that,itls impossible to tell what. can be
depended upon. First will come rumor
that only five persons were killed, then
the number will be forty altogether, and
again the total fatalities Will be made to
number one hundred and fifty 1t is prob
able, however, that the second mentioned
number is as near correct as now can be
asccrtained. 1t is learned that at Rice's
ten persons were killed and sixteen 9TH
ers injured. The wounded are being
cared for as veil as possible, but it is i'm
possible to desceibe the scene.
THE WRECK AT sAUK RAPIDS
BRAINERD, April l5.-The total num-
Der of killed and wounded at Sa TX Rap
ids reaches about sixty persons, and fully
one half the town is destroyed. The ex-
citement is very great, and many seem
almost insane with grief and fright.
ACCOUNT FROM ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, April 15.-St. Cloud and
Sauk Rapids were swept by a terrible
destructive cyclone about $3.50 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon The frs. kn owledge
of the disaster was contained in the fol
lowing telegram to Mayor Ames from
st. Cloud asklny helr: To Mayor Ames,
Minneapolis, Minnesota:-A terrible des
tructivc cyclone has passed over st. Cloud
aud Sauk Rapids: Terrible destruction
here. Please send us all assistance you
can Immediately by special train. Send
physicians and surgeons.
Telesrams to the following effect were
received from Sauk Rapids: 'To Mayor
Ames, Minneapolis: Can you send
special train with physicians TO this city?
Cyclone has passed over the city. A
great many are believed to be killed, but
the number is not known. Signed, Sauk
Rapids
Immediately upon the receipt of tins
news preparations were made to respond
to the call for help. \ tram for St. Cloud
left at six O'Clock. Information is very
meagre and sensational reports are cur
rent. 1t IS reported that one hundred
people were killed at ST. Cloud 1t is be-
lieved that at least forty were killed and
about seventy-five wounded. The disas-
ter is certainly very appalling, Scores Of
houses have been entirely wrecked and
extent Of loss of life cannot now be stated
The city is full of rumors and it is very
difficult TO obtain reliable information
MaRil Refused q Pardon.
BISMARCK, April l5.-Governor Pierce
today refused the petition for the pardon
of Thomas Masill, who shot Bcssy, the