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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10

TIE Republican city convention OF
Dubuque, Ia, on the 4th, Endorsed the
Democratic nominees and adopted
resolution in favor of repeating the
rrceon: rroHiDitory law and the adop-
ito. OF = lu6 cious license law.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10

Sir FRANCIS De WINToN, president of
the Emin Bey Relief Commission. re-
CARDS Emin as man absolutely devoid
of either gratitude or generosity, and as
serts that his action in cutting away
from Stanley and the English will lower
him in the estimation OF the civilized
world
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10

THE National convention of colored
men IN session in Washington, on the
9Th perfected . permanent organization
by the election OF Rev. J. C. Price. OF
North Carolina. IS president, ana w. I.
Chase, OF Washington, secretary. A list
CT honorary co-prcsidcnts, ono from
each State represented in the conven-
ton, was also selected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10

THE select committee of the House on
the election OF President, Nice-Presi-
dent and Representatives in Congress,
on tho I'd. completed the conSidera ticn
of tho bill known as the Anti-Gerry
Wandering bill, to regulate in part the
time and manner of holding elections of
Representatives in Congress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10

The above balance of 81 $50, 1872. 20 is held
and deposited follows
In the treasury vault. 6714 S.
Union National Bank, Kansas
Observation-Disclosures. ........... 316G90 GA
Franklin Rank, st. Louis...... 81, s75 81
First National Bank, Jefferson
CITY,. =. -. ........... 80. 1851 OF
Kansas City State Bank......... 35s, 449 "A
Exchange Bank jefferson City. $3.50 81
First National Bank, Kansas City 155, 421 "a
Deficit of Edward L. NOland... 81, 7i5 60
Total. l,CS5,729 10
-BOndS--@
Par Estimated
Held as security by value. mkt value
National Bank of Com
mcrce New York.. S36S, 900 90 1894 900 90
American Exchange,
National. New York 550,0J0 90 $4,000 90
The State TrcaSurcr.... 81, 400 90 $1,000 90
National Bank of Com
incrcc New York;. 80 900 90 500, coo 90
The State TreaSurcr.... 5000 10 $1,000 90
National Bank of Com
mercc, New York ..... l47,000 90 $4,000 90
TOtai....... .........-.-..........Sl Cos, 900 %
The above report is sworn to before
". 5. Brotherton, notary public.
The following is Auditor Seibert's re-
port, which is also sworn to before Mr..
Brotherton:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10

CIRCULARS issued in Zanzibar, on the
Sd. by EEiu Pasha. accuse the British
Consul of having falsely described him
as tho plaintiff in tho civil action
against Tippc lib, and declares that the
real plaintiff in the case is Stanley. 1t
is thought that politicians are using
Eu,in to further their own ends.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

A Season of Decided Unrest i'm the Russian
Capitalize Cars Illness and the
Mystery Surrounding 1.-THE Closing OF
the Universities and what it May Lead
to-An Effort to Divert Popular Atten-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14

hand. "But / feel sick. now that all is
blood and doctors about me, and it may
be that am hurt after all. The loss is
a peculiar one. 1t is irreparable. My
entire wardrobe, my marriage presents
and trOusSeau, my diamonds, and, in
fact, every stitch of clothing l owned, all
is gone forever. Everything was de-
mOlished. ground to atoms, so searching
was that awful, black, horrible cloud.
Our servant girl is all bunged up and
suffering unspeakable agony. Mrs.
just in the bloom of his youth, are killed.
Pete GieSen, Schurmeier's hired man,
was found dead. fully 100 feet from the
Schurmeier barn, and his body was be-
side Mr.. Schurmeier's horse. Horse and
groom met the same sad fate. The man
was proba bly, in the barn with the
horse, and toge ther they were blown 100
feet, the horse falling in our cellar, and
the man, being the lightest, was blown
over it. Those in the Schurmeier cot
tage were the most injured. Mrs. Schur-
meier is dead, Charlie Schurmeier is
dead, and George Miller, the husband
of Emma Schurmeier. is also dead,
and the Schurmeir groom was killed.
Four dead out of that household. Mr..
Schurmeier and the others were all
quite severely injured, ana SOME VI
them are now being cared for at the
and Mr.. and Hrs. HUB G. Schurmeier
and Mrs. Miller were conveyed to the
CITY,"
Then the brave little woman who had
had this perilous experience, sighed for
the couch upon which it is feared she
may lay for few days at least, for She
certainly suffered severe schock, and
one that would have Frustrated many
stOuter women.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14

by miracle seemed to summo N
the cloud. One by one they
rolled together until a huge pyramid
was formed to the north of the city.
A vivid streak of lighting shore the
dark mess across with a cash. and a
startling peal of thunder shook the
earti. The storm was on. St. Paul sat
In quiet, without breath of air stirring,
and saw that death-dealing funnel-a
huge top in the sky-spln slowly toward
the northeast, flashing one moment
with vivid lightning. the next present
ing sickly green color and then
changing to deadly black.
For thirty minutes the destructive
funnel passed on, and then, meeting a
huge rain cloud, was dissipated. In that
time it had passed from Lake McCarron,
on the southeast, over Little Canada and
the intervening territory, over Lake
GerVaiS, and was diSsipated in the wood
beyond. Thirty minutes and the terri
bic work was done. Two minutes later
and wave of anxiety swept over St.
Paul, for no one could tell the extent
of the destruction. Thousands of our
people were scattered over the country
and water between the city and White
Bear, and the lively fears were not
groundless, Gradually the first rumors
were confirmed, and then came the de-
tailed reports showing how terrible had
been the destruction. Even now the
exact extent is unknown. Not until the
last of the missing is accounted for can
it be known what was the cost, in life,
of the st. Paul cyclone of July 13, 1890.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
THE DEADLY FUNNEL.
The Formation of the Cloud and
Its Progress as Observed in ST.
nj

The Formation of the Cloud and
Its Progress as Observed in St.
Paul.
Capt. George II. Moffett, whose home
is on the corner of Summit place and
Iglehart, Oh an elevated plat of ground
with clear view for many miles to the
north and east, had favorable oppor-
tunity to observe the formation of the
storm cloud and to watch its progress.
He says: "My attention was first ar
rested by peculiar movement of the
clio uds, which seemed to be in foment,
all rushing together from various d.
rections and apparently rolling over
each other, presenting seething ap-
pearance similar to that of the bubbling
surface of pot of boiling water. Pres
emily they assumed more compact
shape, and within few minutes there
appeared to be one dense column of
blackness with green fringe. Just
then the rotary motion commenced, and
was convinced that cyclone
was forming. My fears were re-
allied, for in a very short
time the black monster began
to lengthen from the bottom until the
funnel-shaped tail struck the ground.
Then it moved off in regular course
toward the northeast. travelling very
rapidly. and all the time | could dis
tinctly hear a roaring, rumbling noise,
very much like the roar of a railway
train in the distance. One popularity
noticed y7as that all the floating clouds
within certain distance of the cyclone
were sucked into it. A cloud would be
lying against the sky,nearly motionless,
when all at once it would dart forward
with almost the rapidity of ball fired
from cannon, and dive into the
cyclone cloud. AS near as l can fix the
geography OF the country, l think the
cyclone formed in proximity to Lake
McCarron, and it seemed to be heading
straight for White Bear. A heavy rain
storm had passed just ahead of it, but
as the cyclone travelled the fastest
it overlook the rain cloud, and when
it tstruck it seemed to go to pieces, the
black monster apparently breaking into
fragments. l should Judge that the
path of the cyclone was about ten miles
in length, and that it was about twenty
minutes in travelling the distance. There
was great deal of electricity in the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14

cyclone cloud. From timelto time vivid
streaks of lightning coursed down the
side of the cloud, and occasionally the
whole cloud would present dimly
Illuminated appearance. somewhat like
the lightrefected through paper shade
over lamp. 1t was just quarter of five
o'clock when l observed the peculiar
movements of the clouds that first ar
rested my attention. 1t was about my
hour to go to my office in the GLOBE
building, and looked at my watch to
see the time, SO am sure as to the
time. was standing on the piazza on
the north side of my house, and re-
manned there watching the cyclone
until it went to pieces. | think within
twenty minutes from the time of my
first observation the cloud had formed
and started on its destructive course,
and, as have said, near twenty min
utes were consumed in going over its
pathway, making something like three
quarters of an hour altogether from the
time of my first observation until it was
over.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14


life did not hesitate for moment. The
prompt measures taken by DR.. Eachus
undoubtedly saved his own life and that
of the Good family. They had been
watching the storm coming" from the
window. The doctor cast his eye to the
northeast and then to the northwest,
and his heart almost failed him. His
wife and friends were hurriedly warned
and a haSty exit made into the cellar.
They had hardly got there when the
cyclone was upon them in all it's mad
fury.
The cyclone struck the middle of Lake
Gervais. AS it did so the water appeared
to be entirely scooped from the center.
and the lake side was flooded from thirty
to forty feet. 1t was. however, only
momentary. The water leaped back
in position Immediately, but the lake
for a time resembled verltable storm
tossed sea. AS gentleman put It,:
1.-The clouds seemed to come out of the
water and curve in rotary motion"
did we hear anything. Not much
1t was as black as night. Rain fell in
torrents"
This continued for about fifteen
minutes. The storm gradually abated,
the thick, massive clouds lifted. Anxi-
Gus eyes searched the lake shore. The
bosom Of the lake was still unruf1ed.
Branches of trees were bestreWed about,
and horrors! there was no vestige of
the Good and Schurmeier cottages.
The fifteen minutes of the cyclone
had worked terrible tragedy at those
cottages.
When the cyclone struck the lake it
swerved to the west, carrying every
| thing before it-houses and trees. man
and beast, everything i'm its course.
Beautiful groves of trees were swept to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
AT THE ross COTTAGE.
Mrs. Miller Not Informed of Her
Husbands Death.

What a spectacle the Foss cottage pre-
sented last evening. From every room
issued moan. a cry of pain or the an
guish call of some one. There were
four injured people accommodated in
this cottage. The room entered by the
reporter was occupied by Mrs. G. Mil
ler. The injured and terribly bereaved
lady was in an almost uncon scious con-
dition. She did not know of her widowed
condition, no one dared tell her OF
the death of her husband-the husband
who, but an hour before, was so full of
the bouyancy of life, now lying on the
shore of Lake Gervais, cold and
placid in death. During the evening
Mrs. Miller was removed to the
city. Carrie Miss was lying in
another room. Her head was badly
crushed and shoulder injured. Clarke
Haven, an employe of the st. Paul Car
riage works, laid in another room with
his hip badly injured. Charlie
Good was also found here.
He had been reported missing.
His injuries consisted of three
very nasty scalp wounds. Charlie be-
hayed like young hero when the doc
tor stitched his wounds. Everything
was done to relieve the sufferings of the
injured people. They were attended
by DR.. W. r. Routh, who was at the
lake when the cyclone took place.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
KELLEHER CAMP
Narrowly Escapes the Full Rigor
of the Cyclone.

VI CuG Sy yCIOHc.
The Kelleher camp is at Lake Ger
vais, and it's inhabitants had a very
close call. The camp consists of Maj,
Kelleher and his family of six chill
dren and a nurse; R. L. German
wife and daughter; Attorney J. G..
Woodruff; DR.. Routh, wife, child and
nurse; Miss Roy, of Ohio. There are
several cottages inethe camp, in addi-
ton to the numerous tents. The cyclone
blew three tents down, carried away
the roof of cottage, aud laid low the
whole grove of surrounding trees.
When the severity of the storm
was realized by the members of
the camp they at once deserted tn cir
tents for the cottages. But for this
Mr.. German and family might have
been numbered among the injured or
the dead. Mr.. Woodruff had very
lively experience. He attempted to fix
a rope attached to his tent, but
was thrown against tree. Quickly
realizing the peril of his position Mr..
Woodruff clung to the tree trunk for
dear life. 1t was so dark that he could
not see two feet from him, and, as he
afterwards put it: 81 had such an expe-
rience during the ten minutes l clung
to that tree that / will not forget in a
lifetime" Dr. Routh said he has often
laughed about cyclones in Minnesota !;
he will do so no more.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
THE FUNNEL CLOUD OVER LAKE oERVAls.


the ground. The bark of even the trunks
that were left was peeled off. The
Schurmeier and Good cottages. as we'll
as the Mullancy farm house, lay in the
wake of the cyclone. When it had
passed there was not vestige of these
houses standing. Everything had
disappeared-houses. trees, every
thing-all was bare and desolate
where an hour before was one of the
most lovely and peaceful spots in
Minnesota. For three-fourths of mile
around could be.seen pieces Of wreck
age of the cottages; there was consid-
cradle amount of it floating on the lake.
but little or nothing could be made out
of it. The furniture, the woodwork OF
the building had been smashed to
matchwood. The work of destruction
could not have beeh accomplished by
human aids in a week which had been
done in less than fifteen minutes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
LITTLE CANADA CATCHES 1T.
Several Persons Injured and
Many Houses Blown DOWn

Several Persons Injured and
Many Houses Blown Down.
At Little Canada the cyclone appears
to havey ented the greatest portion of
its furry. Homes and barnes along its
path, which was little east of the thick
est portion of the village, were blown
down or carried into the lakes and tim
Der far from their sites. In the imme-
diate vicinity of Little Canada no less
than ten dwellings were wrecked.
non, c. M. Melanson, Mr.. Good,
Ed Hastings, MIR. Schurmeier, S.
Jervais, Mr.. Clark. Frank Gadbois,
Joseph Gadbois and S. Nadeau. When
the storm struck the house of G. M.
Melancon, the children, three in num-
ber, took refuge in the cellar. Mr.. and
Mrs. Melancon remained on the
first floor. The doors were first
blown open and i'll attempting to close
them Melancon and his wife were
blown about 100 feet against tree,
The house was completely demolished.
Melancon had his left arm
broken in two places and is badly
bruised. Mrs. Melancon was badly cut
the back. The children, Frank,
George and Jennie, were also
cut and bruised. One of the sons is
pronounced by DR.. Brown, who was in
attendance after the removal of the
five to the house of Paul Millett, to be
in critical condition, and the father
is also probably fatally injured.
The Galske residence, just south of
Lake Garvais, was completely wrecked,
the roof being carried for quarter of
mile and deposited in the road. The
barn and other of the farm houses are
a wreck also. Mrs. Galske was cut
about the head and considerably
bruised, as were several of the farm
hands. DR.. Curney was of the opinion
Continued ON Fifth Page.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
Eleven dead and missing.

Eighteen more or less badly injured.
If this should be the sum total, with
no fresh casualties reported, it will be
the CHASTITY summary OF the cost In hu-
man life of five minutes work by the
first cyclone which has ever visited the
Immediate vicinity of st. Paul. Terri
bic as is this result, it may be but the
lnstImatlon of worse to follow, and the
curtain of last night when lifted
this morning may reveal still
more awful and fearful total. 1t was a
trIghtful cyclone, and in it's pitiless
wrath it selected that time and that To-
cation on which its destruction should
be most complete. 1t selected 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, and Gervais lake
the time at which hundreds of people
would naturally be seeking the beauti-
full environment of lake and drive
and the list given above tells the dread
full tale.
yesterday was one of the hottest and
sultriest days of the season. There
was in the atmosphere that close and
oppressive feeling which invariably
precedes an electrical disturbance, and
it was common remark about the citv
that storm was imminent. Toward 4
O'Clock a few fieecy cloud banners were
flying out in the west. The air was
OminOuc1v still hut tho Inno napnop
fioated lazlly across the sky, and as
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
WHERE ARE THE MULANCYs ?
A Woman and Four Children
COMPLETELY Disappear

The excitement and confusion were
natural, and it is not surprising that no
one really ascertained the full extent of
the cyclones devastating course. No
one seemed to know anything about the
Mulancys. ALL that was known was
the fact that their farm house, after
weathering the storms of a quarter
of century, had disappeared:
The farm was occupied by
Mrs. Mulancy and her four children,
and the homestead was In the center of
a well-wooded grove. AS a boy put it:
The trees were so heavily fOliaged
you could not see the house," After
the cyclone had passed over, there was
not tree standing, all the trunks were
stripped of the bark, and the homestead
was level with the ground. And the
Mulancys-where were they? They
hao been seen during the early part of
the day. but now there is no sign of their
bodies or whereabouts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
NARROW ESCAPE.
Two Fishermen Who Dallied on
Lake Gervais.

c. Jaeger and st. Louis gentleman,
whose name was unobtalnable, were
fishing in Lake Gervais within twenty
minutes of the time the cyclone struck
the lake. They saw storm was brew
ing, but the sport being very good did
not trouble themselves about it, calmly
continuing to fish. Suddenly the ST.
Louis man took a look at the sky. His
face blanche1; there was look of ter
ror in his eye, and he almost shrieked:
''Man, ashore or we are drowned"
Jaeger looked up startled. He caught
a glimpse of the raging heaven, but
did not say word. His whole energy
was bent on reaching the shore. 1t was
a race for life. The raging tempest
gathered over, and seemed to long
to clutch them in its deadly
grasp. Calamity did the boat
yield to the water. They were
twenty yards from shore. Visitors who
had taken refuge in the Kohlman houes
saw the extreme peril of the men. Sey-
eral Of them ran to the lake shore.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
CAN THIS BE TRUE?
Belief That Many Boatloads of Ex-
curSiOnistS Were Lost.

There was startling story afoat at
Kohlman's late last night. which, if true,
doubles the horrors of the sad affair.
One of the Schurmeier coachmen -
the one who escaped came
into st. Paul and announced as a fact
that sixteen boats had left the dock just
before the storm, and not one had re-
turned. These boats had contained
from two to six persons each, and he
believed fully forty persons had found
graves beneath the fierce waters.
There was absolutely no way
of verifying the story. GLOBE
reporters questioned all who might
know and received varying answers,
though many believed it might be true.
There was not sound boat at the dock
after the storm. and it seemed certain
there were boats on the lake at the time
OF the storm,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
DEATH AND DEVASTATION.

Story of the Terrible Tragedy at
Lake Gervais.
Between five and six O'clock the clti-
zens of st. Paul viewed with alarm the
cyclonic aspect of the heavens.
1t was half after that Hub G.
Schurmeier drove up to the Margaret
street police station, and the first pub
lie intimation was received that a
cyclone had struck Lake Gervais, leav-
ing in its wake death and devastation.
Mr.. Schurmeier was accompanied by his
wife and female servant. The two
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14

There was terrible crash of thunder.
The clouds darkened and the whole
armament appeared TO be rent in twain.
Women shrieked and men shut their
eyes. But no; by almost superhuman
exertiOn the boat touches the shore.
The men leap out: all rush for safety
in the K0hlman house; and Lake Ger
vais is in the death-dealing touch of the
cyclone.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
AUL, MINI. MONDAY. MORNING. JULY ID, 1890

sign or vestige. Had they been blown
into the lake? No one knew; no one
could tell; but a dread fear took poses
sion of every one. A few suggested
they had run off to Little Canada and
escaped injury, but Notwithstanding
every inquiry, no cleaning of Mrs.
Schurmeler or her son could be obtained.
The worst Is feared.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
A BIG DEATH LIST.
The Tioga Explosion Kills atLeast
Thirty Persons.

Thirty Persons.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Six more bodies
were recovered to-day from the hold Of
the steamer Tioga, making nineteen sQ
far exclusive of one of the injured
who died at the hospital. One
of the corpses taken out to-
day was that of white
man, the others negroes. Only two were
identifed-LOuis and Henry Alexander.
colored stevedores. How many more
were killed is now a growing uncer-
tainty. Probably it would not be too
much to assume thirty deaths as about
the correct total. Half of the hold is yet
Uttered with wreckage from the exploe
sions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
nEAD.

GEORGE MILLER, assistant cashier First
National bank,
PETE GIESEN, hired man of ]. 81. Schur-
meier.
MISSING.
Mrs. j. a. SCHURMEIER.
CHARLIE SCHUMACHER.
Mrs. MULANCY and four children.
INJURED.
j. II. SCHURMEIER Sr.-Badly cut about
head, two ribs broken and limbs bruised.
80 SIMON GOOD-Bruised about head and
chest; internal injuries
Mrs. SIMON GOOD-Contcsion of the eye
and scalp wounds
ROY GOOD, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Good-Slightly injured about face and arms.
Female Servant of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Good-Badly cut and bruised on body.
MRS GEORGE MULLEN. wife of George
Mullen, and daughter of j. W. Schurmeier-
Foot badly crushed, and injured about the
head.
CLARKE HAVEN, an employe of st. Paul
Carriage Works-Badly bruised hip.
CARRIE MISS. of Maria avenue, niece of
Simon Good-Cut on the head and one shoul.
der bruised.
CHARLIE GOOD, son of Emmanuel Good
Three scalp wounds and bruised about the
back.
MRS. PFAEFLE, of Brennan. Tex.-Head
and chest wounds.
MRS. HASTINGS and daughter Stella-Se-
we're injuries about body and eyes.
MISS GUSSIE KING-General bruises.
GEORGE MCPHERSON - Slight head
wounds.
Female servant of j. Il. schurmeier-se-
we're injuries on head, arms and limbs.
MINNIE MISS, of Maria avenue, niece of
Simon Goods light injuries about the BODY
HUB G. SCHUMACHER, son Of H. Schur-
meier, of Ravine street-Cut about the head
and general bruises.
MRS. Fl. G. SCHURMEIER-Sey In
1ured about the body.
Female servant of II. c. Sehurmeier-Head
bruised.
- GUENTHER, cigar dealer at the Port
land-Abrasions and hurt internally.