Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-16

for the destitute. 1t is learned that
among the injured is ex-senator f. G,
Hubert, formerly Of Binghamton, N. Y.
but at present Northwestern agent of the
New York Mutual Life Insurance Com
PanY, with headquarters in ST. Paul. He
IS not expected to live.
Revised estimates of the killed and
wounded are: st. Cloud Is killed, 40 in
lured; Sank Rapids 30 killed. 100 injured;
RIce's station - killed, number of injured
yet unknown.
The storm extended from jamestown,
OAK, through Minnesota and INTO Wis
consin, though its most disastrous effects
are to be found in the three places first
mentioned.
LENDING SUCCOR.
The City Council this morning voted
$4,000 cash to aid the cyclone sufferers, and
Gov Hubbard dispatched a carload of
provisions to Sank Rapids. The car was
accompanied by a committee of the job
bers Union, who will offer all the assis
lance in their power. A mere enumera-
ton Of the distressing incidents that are
coming to knowledge would fill columns.
DIR. DenslOw, who with others, went last
evening by special train to st. Cloud, re-
turned this morning. Upon arriving at
st. Cloud he said the physicians from st.
Paul and Minneapolis divided, some going
to Sank Rapids. DR.. Denslow was on the
force sent to the st. Benedictlne Sisters
Hospital, and they were kept busy until
O'Clock this morning.
DISTRESSING INSTANCES.
One probably fatal case is that of a
woman who has a broken collar bone,
both bones Of the left forearm and both
bones of the left leg fractured, all commit
nuted, and the petus brOken-an accident
sol abb al -, ctt Low
and face are bruised beyond recognition.
Strange to say the woman is conscious
and talks freely, saying her hip hurts, but
that otherwise she feels no pain.
Another probably fatal case is that of
man ~ years old, whose legs were so
badly crushed that they had to be ampu-
tated midway between the knee and thigh.
One man lying in the hospital badly in
jureG said three of his children were dead.
Another man on the next cot to him
responded, saying his wife and three chill
dren were killed by the storm.
Three little boys about years of age
were brought in at midnight wounded
cruelty.
NEARLY sCALPED.
A woman was found with a piece of
scalp as large as a mans hand torn from
her head and banging by shreds.
Dr5. DensiOw and Richie shortly after
midnight went across to Sank Rapids to
render what assistance they could there.
Twenty three dead bodies had been found
and doctors from Minneapolis were busy
caring for the injured.
Drs. Higbee and Dalliver, of Minneap-
oils, just from st. Cloud, told an Asso-
cated Press reporter that new bodies
were being recovered hourly from the
debris, and being brought in from the
country in the track of the tornado.
Twelve injured people were brought in,
several of whom will die.
Druggist ScuaberVs remains had just
been found. He had only been in the city
two weeks. Four have died of their
wounds since morning.
At a church east of Rye street Is MEM
bers OF a wedding party were killed, in
Guiding the officiating minister.
At Sank Rapids 81 are already dead.
The list will be swelled to 40.
THIRTY MUST DIE.
DR.. Ames, of Minneapolis, who is on
duty at st. Cloud, told DR.. Dalliver that
at least 80 deaths must result from the
visitation there.
At Sauk Rapids man named Van
Etten, who weighs 80 pounds, was car
red 400 feet through the air and fatally
injured. A dead babe was found in the
street. No owner for it can be
found. At the Manitoba freight
house at st. Cloud cars filled
with heavy freight were lifted from the
tracks and cast in pieces in a shapeless
mass. The iron rails were torn from the
ties and twisted ike the smallest wires
Telegraph poles were torn up and the
wires twisted into curious masses.
The freight house was totally wrecked.
The roof was lifted and blown several
hundred feet. The sides next succumbed
and over So, 900 worth of freight was scat
tered piecemeal over an area of quarter
of a mile. Fifteen freight cars were de-
molished.
SAFE IN THE CELLAR.
The operators in the telegraph Office and
the employees at the freight depOts saw
the cyclone coming and fed into the Gel
lar and they escaped. 1t was $3.50 o'clock
the evening when special car arrived
from St. Paul and Minneapolis. The run
was made in two hours through a terrible
thunder storm. The skies hung low with
clouds as black as the curtains of Kidar,
and Zigzag streaks Of lightning made
liYid riffs in the black pail, while peals
of thunder too deep to be drowned
by the roar of the car-wheels,
shook the air. Through the air drove n
torrent of hail and rain with sufficient
force TO almost break the car windows.
Inc locomotive uTON6dI bub EdtG vi Oh lllllte
an hour. Along the road were signs OF
terrible storms apparent on either hand,
and streams, turbid and swollen, had
burst over the confines OF their banks and
covered the prairies until the country had
the appearance OF a world of angry
waters.
STRIKING sAUK RAPIDS.
SAUK RAPIDS. MINI, April 15.-The
cvclone struck this city about 4 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon aud in Just minutes
the best portion Of the town was IN ruins.
Not single business house was left
standing on the main street. Many resi-
dences were demolished. The wind came
from the southwest and swept everything
before IL for width or about
four blocks. The storm cloud
was as black as night, with a bright,
clear sky on either side. The court house
is now a heap OF ruins, and several OF the
county officers were killed. The Union
school house, the Presbyterian and Con-
grpgatiOnal churches, the post Oiiice, a
-four mill, and large machine shop were
all converted into kindling wood In less
time than IL takes to tell 1t. What was
the centre of the town is now covered
with all sorts Of debris, timber, doors,
pieces OF furniture, etc. Only the city
hotel remains intact.
THE DEPOT BLOWN AWAY.
The Northern Pacific depot was liter
ally blown away and n large number OF
freight cars were overturned upon the
tracks. At the present time y dead
bodies have been recovered from the