New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-16
CYCLONES WORK.
Over a Hundred People.
Drowned by the Capsiz-
ing of a Boat.
Terrible Wind Storm Strikes
Lake GerVais Killing Six
and Wounding Eleven.

LAKE CITY, Special Telegram, July 49,
What will probably prove to be the most
disastrous cyclone that has ever struck this
community passed over this city at O'Clock
tonight, inflicting the loss of life of per-
haps 100 or 200 people and damaging prop
erty to an extent that at this writing cannot
be estimated. Your correspondent was Wis
ting friends in Lake City and was sitting
IN the yard, when what appeared to be an
ordinary electric storm was noticed coming
up from the west. In half an hour the
whole heavens were converted into
complete canopy of lightning,
which was watched with interest
by the brave citizens Of the little village,
and with fear by the timid women and
children. A little before dark
A TERRIFIC WIND
struck the community, and your reporter
sought the shelter of the house just in time
to escape being caught under huge tree
that came crashing down against the house
People began to gather on the streets and
in few moments the news was scattered
abroad that an excursion boat with over
200 people on it
WAS CAPsIzED
in the middle of Lake Pepin. The boat
proved to be the steamer Sea Wing, which
came down the lake from Diamond Bluff,
a small place about seventeen miles north
of here, on an excursion to the encamp-
ment of the First regiment, N. g. S. NJ,
which is being held mile below this city.
The boat was crowded to its fullest capac-
ity, about $50 men, women an children
from Red Wing and Diamond Bluff being
on board and about fifty people on
barge which was attached to the side of the
steamer. When about opposite Lake City
the boat began to feel the effects of the
storm. But the officers kept on their way.
The storm increased as the boat continued
up the lake, and in fifteen minutes was at
its height.
Nearing Central Point. about two miles
above Lake City, the steamer was at the
mercy of the waves which were now wash
ing over the boat and all was confusion.
The boat momentarily ran onto bar and
the barge was cut loose, and the steamer
again set adrift in the lake. A number of
those on the barge
JUMPED AND SWAN ASHORE.
AS the barge also floated again into the deep
water, those on the barge saw the steamer
as it was carried helplessly out into the
1Il1uulc VI eLlS ldhe anu DIS lllcy were peInS
tossed about on the raging waters, they
were Mortified moment later to observe
the steamer capsize and it's cargo OF 100
people precipitated into the lake.
AS soon as the storm began to abate, and
in half an hour lights were observed fitting
about on the pier at Lake City, opposite
which point the upturned steamer had now
been driven before help could reach them.
However, the poor creatures who yet re-
manned to tell the horrors of the night were
again submitted to another
BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.
At the encampment grounds of the First
regiment the tents were more or less de-
molished but the four or five hun
dred soldiers in camp were not
hurt to any serious degree. Col. Bend, the
commander Of the regiment, had his leg
badly bruised by trunk being thrown
against it.
FIFTY-NINE BODIES.
LAKE Cry, Special Telegram, July IA,
2:10 a. m.-Up to this time fifty nine bodies
have been found and laid out