The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-23
A Score or More of People Killed Ont.
right, and Many are Terri
bly, Wounded.
An Approximate of the Losses and y
Partial List of the Dead
and Injured.
The Cyclones Work.

From what point it originated is not
known. The suddenness of it's coming
was one of it's most awful features. The
heavens were as black as night, and the
wind blew with most frightful velo city
Whole rows of trees were blown down.
Following this, hundreds of houses were
unroofed, partially blown down or com-
pletely demolished; and worse than all,
visitations of death was sent upon a num-
Der of people. How many were killed is
not known at this time. Large districts
in several sections Of the city are in alb
solute ruin, and women and children are
in the streets crying and wringing their
hands in dismay. The damage will reach
hundreds of thousands of dollars. Pas
senger trains and locomotives at the de-
pot were blown over, and every wire in
the city, electric light, telephone and tel
egraph, is down. The devastation is to
be compared with nothing in the memory
of the Oldest inhahitant. Everybody is
rejoicing that no fires have rs yet fol-
lowed for the streets are impossible with
trees and fallen buildings and engines
could not be drawn through them. The
total death loss so far as ascertained is
twelve. Four men are known to have
been killed in the Hazard wire rope
works. A house on Scott street occu-
pied by miners, who had just returned
from work, fell in and three of the
inmates were killed. The smoke stack
of Kyle planning mill fell on a man and
two horses and all were killed. A little
colored girl was killed by a building on
South Main street. Two men suffered
death by the falling of a portion of Steg-
mazer's brewery, and a third incurred
the same fate through the complete
destruction of s. l.. Browns handsome
brick business block on East Market
street. There are undoubtedly fifteen or
sixteen others killed. Reports are COM
ing in constantly to that effect. 1t is inn
possible at this time to give the names
or particulars. Many poor people have
suffered heavy loss, andit will be months
before all the damage can be repaired.
One hundred tin roofers have been tele-
graphed for and building mechanics of
all kinds can find employment here for
weeks to come, as it is already known
that fully 200 have been blown down or
otherwise damaged. Many of the struc-
lures were of large size and great value.
The approximate losses only can be
given as follows: Hazards wire rope
works. $25,G0O; S. l.. Brown, $25,OOO; st.
Mary's church, $500; Malinkrot convent,
$1,000; Murray shaft, $4,000; Lehigh
Valley depot, $4,000; Pennsylvania rail-
road company round house, $1,000; ALL
born's packing-house, $1,000; Pains oil
house, $1,000; Dickson Manufacturing
company, $4,000. In addition to these,
hundreds of citizens have suffered losses
running from $500 to $1,000. The Muir
ray shaft fan house was blown down and
the fan stopped. There are twenty-seven
men in the mine, but it is hoped they can
be got out safely.
Reports come from the Sugar Notch
mining town, three miles from here, that
the destruction of property is terrible
and that fifteen persons were killed. At
Parsons and Mill Creek, four miles from
here, coal breakers in all directions have
been more or less damaged, and the
number of killed will reach ten. Tele-
graph wires are down in all directions
and communication all shut of.
LIST OF THE KILLED
Eva Martin, baker; buried beneath
falling smoke stack. His two horses
were also killed.
John Fritz. laborer at the Hazard
works, taken from the debris horribly
mangled.
Burrell Bendenmeyer, salesman for
Hartlee & Co., grocers, instantly killed
by the falling in of Browns business
block. :
Samuel House, machinist at the Haz-
ard work, killed by falling timbers.
Peter Rittenmeyer was killed in ia
cobs' hotel, which wa wrecked. When
removed his skull wa found crushed.
Joseph Kern, q mill man, was blown
from his wagon. He was found 200hun-
dred yards away lying on the Lehigh
Valley railroad with his head crushed.
Adam Frantz, of the firm of Jones &
Frantz, who wat struck by flying tim
bers died at 8 o'clock.
George Hamilton, employed for twenty
years in the Stegmazer's brewery, was
instantly killed.
) THE INJURED.
Berlin Vandermark was struck by fall
ing timbers; his head was Crushed and
legs and ribs broken. he cannot re-
cover.
Mamie Thompson, aged s years, was
blown against q house and fatally in
jured.
John Kleinkaun and a Hungarian On
tered q barn for shelter. The large
double doors were blown in and both
were fatally injured.
Max Cramer, fatally injured.
Jesse Houser, legs broken and inter
nally injured.