The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-23
! SAD BRIDAL DAY.

RIcEs STATION, Special, April l5-Tho s.
ports of the terrible disaster that had hefo,,s-
a wedding party near Rice's Station. siytas1
miles north OF ST. Cloud. last night. were 80
greatly exaggerated, but proved to ba i
rect, except III regard to the number k;Ilsa
1t having been variously stated that &c.
sixteen to twenty-five were killed u-h,~a
was in excess, there being. in fact bnt -
among the dead. All sorts of rumors 49,
stories concerning the affair were in c,rc,1a
ton, but as the wires were down telecranhs.
information could not be obtained A renor,a-
CT the PIONEER PRESS visited the scene ao-,-
this morning, driving from st. CIoud go
thence to the former site of the fsrm $780,
in which such disastrous and fatal term;ro
ton to the bridal festivities occurred i.
was owned by a farmer named John Schul.
and occupied by himself and family. consts,
ing of his wife and four children-twa
daughters and two sons. The weddino ~
his daughter, Louisa, to Henry FRIDAY !
young farmer OF the vicinity. had taken
place during the afternoon, the ceremony
having been performed by Rev. Smith ~
Lutheran minister Of St Cloud, assisted Nv
Rev. Henry A. Seder, a German Methooist
pastor of the n~eighboring village of ROYAL,
ton. Nearly all Of the residents of the neicb.
borhood were present, and the festivities
were at their height when the dreadfnl
cyclone swept down upon the place withont
scarce a moments warning. and no ti.oo
was had by the unfortunate bridal party ara
hapless guests to
SEEK A PLACE OF SAFETY.
The structure was almost totally annibi-
lated, and every occupant either killed q
hoHlv hYIrf The F" npIv $500 A.
were two children who were nIavino
in the yard, and who were fright
ened by The approach of tho huge black
Inverted funnel, and sought refuge under
chicken coop. The coop was carried away
and nothing left of it. but, strange e say
the two children were not injured Another
child, a boy about twelve years old, who
was in the kitchen of the house at the time
escaped without serious injury, but he was-
badly scratched and bruised. It was he that
rode into the village at Rice's and gave the
information Assistance was at once pro-
cured and started for the scene. The bodies
Of the dead and wounded, terribly bruised
and mutilated, were strewn about the ground
for a distance of several hundred feet The
wounded were first looked after, Ind every
attention given them.
WE'LL CARED FOE.
Some were removed to convenient farm
houses and others were taken into the hotels
at the station, and given the best care that
could be had 1nder the circumstances d..
Rathbun, the local physician, had more than
he could attend to, and worked like q beaver
trying to alleviate the pain and suffering Of
ths wounded. Every assistance possible
was rendered by the people Of the place, but
outside aid was impossible under the circum~
stances, as there was no way Of sending IN
word TO ST Cloud. After the wounded had
been looked after the work of
GATHERING UP THE DEAL
bodies and conveying them into the village
was begun. IL was found. upon count, tnat
nine had been killed outright, or at least
were dead when the succoring party ar
rived. One lady, Mrs Gaumlants, died after
being found, making the tenth victim. Ihs
bodies were laid side by side on cots IN the
little frame building at Rice's that serves as
the town hall of the VILLAGE. and this morn
ing the bodies were prepared Tor Durlhi,
which will probably occur tomorrow, al
though that mas not been definitely arranged
yet Assistance was sent to-day from ~
Cloud, three physicians n q corps
of assistants being dispatched on 2
special train of the Northern PACING
road, in answer to the appeal for surgical
aid. The pastor who performed the mar
rage service and his wife were among the
dead, but their little girl escaped injury, De-
ing onc Of the children who sought q SAFE
place under the chicken coop Inc otnet
pastor, Rev. Henry Seder, was Dauy
wounded, sustaining q compound fracture ~
the thigh and q number OF severe cuts apous
the face and head, besides numerous bruises
ON various parts OF the body. The groom
Henry Friday. was killed instantly, as Welo
the mother and a brother OF the Drlue, paI
the latter escaped with a few bad cuts apouS
the face and head and a broken collar Dona
Her father, John Schulz, was badly nun
about the head and had several ribs pfoke1
1t is thought, however, that he viii recover
THE VICTIMS.
Following Is a complete list Of the dead
HENRY FRIDAY, the groom.
CHARLES SCHULZ, brother OF BRIDE.
JOHN SAUERS. farmer.
REV. SMITH
MRS. REV. SMITH.
MRS. GAUMLANTS.
MRS. SCHULZ, mother OF bride
MRS. KOEHLER
A girl named TRIv0ERTS.
One woman, name not ascertaineo'
Those wounded were:
FRED yOGT. farmer; slight BRUISES
head.
OTTO GAUMLANTS, bow: slightly.
CHARLES FRIDAY. nephew OF sioon'
pound fracture OF the thigh. .h
pEy y a sEDER. fracture Of thigh
FREDERICK HERMAN, carpenter !.
scalp wounds and face badly disfigured.
WILLIAM GAUMLANTS. farmer; sp'n' :
jured. ...ture 1
MICHAEL KOEHLER, farmer; naesu''
base OF brain and badly hurt internaiiy. ,-aren
= I'm TRABANT, farmer: right arm ssssrs
JOHN SCHULZ. father OF the prue'
COMMISSIONS on head AID four ribs proAen2
LIST Of LOSSES