The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-15
LOWERING CLOUDS.
Description Of the Formation Of the Devas-
tating Cyclone.

Description Of the Formation Of the Devas-
tating Cyclone
ST. PAUL, July 14.-According to the
testimony of those who witnessed the storm.
it first gathered in the vicinity of Snail
Lake, several 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 absut three miles from
the Schumacher and Good cottages by de-
molishing barn and several wind-mills.
After this it seemed to bound into the air,
striking the earth again near the hamlet OF
Little Canada, where the first serious DAM
age was done.
Again it skipped space of about one
mile, and again lowered to the earth and
resumed its work of destruction, its fury
eliminating near the shore of Lake Ger
vais, where five deaths were caused. Once
again the storm seemed TO rebound into
the air, only TO regain the earth half mile
far ther on, where the ruins Of the Gaetzke
place and the bruised inmates were left to
bear witness to its relentless power. Here
its force seemed 10 be spent, and as it pro-
ceeded eastward it assumed simply the
nature OF high wind, accompanied by
Thunderstorm, and nail as large as medium
sized olives was one of the features at
White Bar.
q MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Mr.. and Mrs A L. Ronald of st. Paul
were out at Kohlmans Lake during the
storm, and had narrow escape from in
jury. Mr.. ROnald's story is as follows:
My wife and l drove out there about 3
O'clock. We took ~ boat and went on the
lake, and half an hour later we saw storm
coming up. but thought it would pass to the
north. l pulled toward the wharf, how
ever, and had just landed when the storm
commenced. We ran into the hotel, and
had no sooner got inside than the wharf,
100 feet long, was swept away. The water
in the lake was raised in spray twenty feet
high. The hotel had over 100 people inside.
and they were badly frightened. Some
NeLe crying and others were praying. The
edge of the storm passed within fifty feet
Of the hotel and struck the north side of the
lake, where there were five or six houses.
These were most all swept away. For half
an hour the storm lasted, and it appeared
to cover a tract oil country about half to
three-quarters of mile wide. AS soon as
1t had passed large number of men went
to work helping the wounded and taking
out the dead on the other side Of the lake.
Carriages OF all sorts were in use, and
small steam tug, which had been blown
ashore, was loated and sent across the lake"
SAVED BY A CELLAR.
The married daughter of Mr.. Good, who
was in her fathers cottage when destroyed
n
"All our family were III the house waiting
upon company. We saw the storm ap-
preaching. and some of the household sug-
gested that We get into the cellar. The
storm looked as if it were coming right
down on the houses of Schurm-ier and ours.
My husband and | were standing at the
window, while others were scattered around
the house. all suggesting some place of Sc
curity. After few moments great spin
ming cloud reached the center OF the lake.
- Sa "a the divide aud oVartnw the
banks IOrty feet. AS papa was looking out
Of the door he saw the trees near the NAL
anch cDttage crash beneath the whirl of
the wind; the Mallanch cottage was then
swept away, and our barn thrown broad
side against our house. just at this time
my husband threw me bodily down the
cellar stairs. and | landed in the potato bin.
Then he threw Miss King and Mr.. McPher-
son jumped after. My husband then tum-
bled down, aud called upon the others to
follow.
THE BUILDING CRUSHED IN.
~ lie building crushed in upon us, then
portions of it were hurled skyward. Trees
were blown by and huge ice-chest fell
into the cellar and pinned US all down.
GAS we lay there iRpainful refuge we
heard the Schurmeier house, about fifteen
feet from our house, crash and scatter its
timbers in all directions, anu for fifteen
minutes timbeTs ana furniture from both
houses were hurled about the ground.
Alter our release from the cellar we began
looking for members of the household. We
found them scattered about Miss Minnie
lay in the road, her head cut and mouth
bleeding badly. Carrie, her sister, was
pinned under tree and hurt internally.
George Miller lay dead and mangled in the
road. His wife was also buried beneath
the wreck and hurt badly. Mrs. Hastings
and her daughter Stella were badly bruised,
and the former will lose the sight OF an
eye"
The Pioneer Press Plainview Minn.
special says; A storm accompanied by hail
in the townships of Highland, Glasgow and
Bever last night did 100000 Of damages to