The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-15
WINDAND WAVES
The State of Minnesota
in Mourning.
COUNTING HER DEAD
Hospitals and Chafnel Houses Filled
With Victims Of The Storm.
SCENES OF SORROW
Over One Hundred Dead Bodies Al
ready Recovered and Identi-
fied-Tales of Witnesses
Latest Accounts.
SCENES OF SORROW

by beautiful bluff and farming lands
Lake Pepin's unruiiled surface gave to-
day little evidence of the fierce struggle
with the elements and of the death deal
ing fury of the storm that ragged of this
this city lasquight. With scarcely a note of
warning there burst upon this region one
of the severest storms known i'm its his
tory. ahd the loss of life is probably great
er than any other calamity that ever Wis
tied any part of the Northwest.
When the search was discontinued at
dark tonight SO bodies had been recov-
cred and identified. How many more
were lost is matter of uncertainty. The
excursion steamer Red Wing of Diamond
Bluff had carried party of two hundred
or more excursionists from Red Wing TO
the camp of the First Regiment of Min
nesota just below the city. When the day
was coming to a close Captain Wetheren
prepared TO return the boat load TO their
homes. Many among them feared the
approaching storm and asked that he
postpone his departure until after the
storm had blown over. Thinking the
storm would not prove serions he would
not consent, but at about 4 o'clock started
of up the lake toward Red Wing, nearly
two hundred passengers being OH board.
of land runs out from the Minnesota
| shore just above this place, across from
which is n place known as Maiden Rock.
| To pass around this point il was neces-
| sary for the steamer to turn slightly
toward the Wisconsin shore ana inhne-
| diately the hurricane seized hold of the
already struggling and cracking vessel
and twisted her out OF the control OF her
engine and screw. An attempt to beach
her failed and over she went with her
great load OF passengers.
| The barge Jim Grant, which was IN tow
| and on which about one-quarter OF the
| excursionists had crowded, was also
seized, her awning being crushed IN and
the passengers thrown into the water.
ms happened Just Delow thc point'ahd
as the helpless hilks driited before the
gale the steamer righted herself Tor mo-
ment, but IN another moment was keeleu
over. The barge broke loose ana drlfted
down opposite town ana those siiii on
board, about twenty in number, were res
cued. i he steamer drifted back OF the
point and sank. Many were saved, how
ever, and the herolsm OF n number OF the
rescuers cannot he too highly praised.
Corporal Is. l.. Perry compelled the
spectators to assist him and saved the
| lives Oh 10 oi uhose WHO Were SUN cIihRing
to the wreck. Others there were like him
and over 60 were rescued from what
seemed certain death. small boats
around Tor several hours ana picked up
some three score OF sui hving unfortu-
nates'
AS soon as word reached tue militia
camp volunteers were called Tor ana
everyone volunteered. AdJutant 'eneral
Mullen inmetiiately TOOK charge OF the
| regiment ana as work was begun ana car
ried ON body atter body OF men, women
and children, in some cases whole fami-
lies, were taken from the wa'er. Some
alive, others unconscious, nut not dead.
and yet others from which the breath OF
life had forever He'd.
Sad expressions were many. Parents
who had children missing ana other people
looking Tor friends and relatives, ran up
and down the beach all night ana to-day
inquiring II any more bodies had been re-
covered and for the names OF the identi'
lied dead. The anguish OF the many par
ents whose children had been ruthlessly