, 1890-07-15
Minnesota Summer Resorts
Swept by a Cyclone.
Houses Wrecked and Inmates
Killed and Injured.
hn Excursion Steamer Sunk
by the Terrible Gale.
About, One Hundred Persons
Drowned.

which had been breeding a storm began
to collect over the region of Lake Nc
Carrop, two or three miles north of this
city, soon taking on the rotary motion
and the terrible appearance of a cyclone.
Hundreds Of citizens watched the clouds
as they swept together and followed their
course to the northwest, in which direc-
ton many friends had gone to spend the
day at some of the many little lakes that
are scattered over the country. Anxiety
for the absent ones drew many down
town during the evening to learn the first
possible particulars of what was thought
to be undoubtedly a disastrous storm, and
30 the report indicated.
A young mar drove in from Lake Cole
man soon afterwards with the informa-
ton that at least two persons had been
killed and over 100 injured at that point.
He had been out there with a young lady
friend, and having gone after his buggy
to drive home, on bis return to where she
had been standing he found his compan-
ion seriously injured by the storm which
had 30 suddenly come upon them.
Other reports followed thick and fast,
each being a little worse than what had
proceeded it.
To the north and east of the city there
are q great number OF little lakes. which
are sought by the multitudes every Sun
day, aud on these lakes many campers
pass the hot mouths of the summer. Lake
Coleman is one of these and the damage
was very heavy.
The place where the cyclone struck the
ground and caused a loss Of life was on
the shore of Lake Gervais, where j.. Ii
Schumacher of this city had a summer cot
tsge, 10 a little basin where Simon Good
was also located. The funnel shaped
cloud swooped down on them, demolished
the dwellings aud a number Of their
buildings in the same neighborhood. The
camp OF Cot Hcllher of this, was partly
blown down, but the party all escaped in
Jury.
10 the wreck of the Schumacher house,
however. FIVE were killed. and ten injured
there and at the Good cottage.
The steamer Sea Wing left Red Wing,
MINI, this afternoon with $50 passengers
on board, bound for Lake City, where the
state encampment of the state militia is In
progress. At several small to sns along
the shores Of Lake Pepin enough more
people were taken on board to make about
$50 when the boar reached its destination.
A barge was in tow which carried 100 of
this number.
Late this afternoon the party re-em-
barked for home an1 was in the middle
Of the lake of Lake City when the c%yclone
struck the little city. The boat became
unmanageable at once. The barge was
cut loose aud, after an hour, drifted to the
shore with about twenty people on board.
The other 200 or more we're drowned.
1t is impossible at this time to give
names. but among the dead are some Of
the best known and most prominent peo-
pie of Red Wing and vicinity. A num-
Der of bodies are already washed ashore,
and the citizens have formed a voluntary
police service to patrol the shores and
watch for the others. The search will
continue during the night. The storm
did great damage in and about Lake City,
but no lives are reported lost on shore as
far as known.
How 1t Started.
ST.. PAUL, July l4.-According to the
testimony of those who witnessed the
storm it first gathered 10 the vicinity of
Snail lake, s'veral miles to the northwest
Of Lake Gervais and something like eight
miles from st. Paul. 1t proceeded slowly
in its general movement and first began
its work OF destruction about three miles
from the Schnrmeier and Good cottages
by demolishing a farm and several wind
mills. Alter this it seemed to bound into
the air, striking the earth again near the
hamlet of Little Canada. where the first
serious damage was done. Again 1t
skipped q space of about one mile and
once again lowered to the earth aud re
sumed its work of destruction. It's fury
eliminated near the shore of Lake
Gervais. where five deaths were caused
Once again the storm seemed to rebound
into the AIR only to return half a mile
further on. where the ruins of the Gaetzka
place and the bruised inmates were left to
bear witness to its relentless power. Here
nts force seemed to be spent aud as 1t pro
ceeded eastward it assumed simply the
nature of a high wind accompanied by a
thunder storm. Hail as large as medium
sized olives was one OF the features at
White Bear.
List of the Dead.
RED WING, MINI, July 1.-THE
bodies of those drowned in Lake Pepin
last night to the number Of fifty two ar
rived 10 this city this morning. The
whole town is in mourning. The bodies
were carried 10 their respective homes.
The following is a list so far as identified:
John Hefler. wife and two children;
Peter Gevleu, wife and FIVE children;
Mrs. Baker and two children, Mrs. Hem
fobling and three children, Mrs. Schuel
berg and daughter, Minnie Fisher. Marie
iSkoglund, Katie DAILY. Mrs. F. Sherf and
daughter. Fred Christ, Annie Steiger,
Franci, Steiger, George Nelson, John
Bsheins and wife, Charles Dlnslage,
Fred Sewers and daughter, Tom Larson,
Addie Wing and sister. H. Redlus and
two children. Fred Hattemeyer. Mamie
Adams. Henry Steffney, Katie Burk-
hardt, A.. o. Anderson, Eddie Christie
pherson, Herman Ripper, Will Hyper.
George Harris, Mrs. Nellie Woehren and
son, Milly Miles, Bierson Filey. Cordy
johnson. Foy Smith, Myrtle Nero, Ira
Fulton.
During the night ffty-fve bodies were
recovered. This morning up to 10 O'Clock.
seven more have been pulled u At
1880 the BODIES of \ woman and child. to
which ropes had been attabhed.
were drawn from the water. The child
was the daughter Of John Winters of
Red Wing. Fred Sievers, a blacksmith.
was taken out = few minutes later. making
= total Of sixty-fve, or probably about
halt Of the total number drowned. From
early morning = patrol Of row boats was
Kept up al over the neighborhood Of the