New-York tribune., 1890-07-15

~ o. "a.
vGirnlnT>oN John. llHl2%,tt }.,.t ~! ,a'Iii
cE.I,ETX NJ M,,r'' ssIrHIwII.%%H9rHHG Iw.%H r.. Miss.
!lyIIIMtg,{rE sGHIFt[IR sGHIFEtF[FII4ER j?.n. I.l
iiHERitoN' 1l,.@. ,c'''' So!iilLLEI; r5.q.
Ho2GG%[rlR2'l Th'o'or" slYiy3H3lrHE. ,o9G. i1ni.
rIAItLl. 'hs E.y. pr. SiiIiV,i,iSSN Mss
UW1IEgr. Joiann1. "'oHAJ"INE>NY Martin
4 di,potel from Lake Cltr says: "Surroundcd
hy hc1u'iiW blum, end pleasant farming lands
Lake Pcpu's uuruncd surface today gave little
evidence Of The fierce struggle with the elements
aud Tie death dealing fury of the storm that ragged
oN tie peaceful Lake city list n-ht With
scarcely note cf warning there burst upon this
rr.i.n Iur of tie scvcicsr storms ever known IN
s history. and tho loss of life is probably gr"ot'r
r.au any other singlc caEm'v that has ever
tt.jicd any part of thr North"c,t Still ~.
,I.u,i', tornado Of few ycae. ago was disastrous
in tlc cNtumr but it is as nothing besides tins.
Tie H.t Of dead alpady numbers siAty-hyc, and
rc, exceed 100.
~Tlc cNrur ion steamer Sea Wiu-, # Dpmond
RlnN. lad carr,rn party oi goo oi more pleas
.,.. ,cr.cfs from Red Vim 10 tle camp oi Nh"
,., G..,ment. N,rucsota N.ti,ua. Gg9rl. which
., Iu.i bclow tdS city When Tie day WIS com
a
tqrn his bo1t-load 10 their homes. Many amosg
,l.cu. feared an approaching storm, end asked that
Lee POSTPONE lis departure until ailcl tie storm
LII blown over Thinking TIE storm would not
iro.r serious. hc would not consent. bat about
O'clock started oH up the lake toward Ecd
Wing. ncarlr all of the passengers being Oh board
Tie wiuI Was BLOWN, raic into th' t'c'" 't
which the ~cl WuL tilcd - make her way, uHt
tie gale was top strong ioI her
4 point OF land Iln, out from the Minnesota
shore lust above ths place. across from what Is
known 20, Maiden Rock To pass around tHS
poipi n W., necessary for Ill" steamer 10 turn
>l.htlv toward the Wisconsin sAor. lmmcd'i"N
ihc hurricane seized tie alWady struggling ana
rrlrkiu, vessel and twisted her ont of the control
of her cucIu,., and crew. An attempt - pc''A
lcr fuicd and over She went with her 4f''t I'''
Of passengers. The barge Jim Grant. which was
I'm ioy. Oh Witch about 0uc-QIartcr Of tie eN-
curslonists hat crowded, had Ter awning crushed
r and Lcr passengers thrown lrto tie W1"r'
Hi, Ilpucncd ust below tie point. aud as tlr
lcfplc>, Iulks Grlfcd before the gale the steamer
,i.l.,.j herself for a moment. hut IN another mo-
iucuf again 1rclrd over and was SO badly torn DV
tIc storm That sine could only Hc helpless and Jet
,i. y,.,.,., wish over her. The barge had broken
I,o.c from tie steamer and dritcd down opposite
tLc town. and those still on board, about twenty
A. uunbcr. were rescued. The steamer driii'd III
back of the point aud sank with most oi those on
board Many were saved, however, ana 'hc
bcroism Of few cannot he slightly prliS'u'
Corporal L. L. Perry of ~. Paul, compelled 'n'
.ucctaior, o. assist him and saved the yves "'
eighteen Of those who were still cilnglng I" ihc
wreck. lie went ont Oh the lake when the STORM
wa, at its height and seemed 10 know no 'ear.
Other, there were like him, and over siNy were
rescued from what seemed ccrtoln death.
Small boats cruiscd around for several hourS
and picked ont some three score oi S'IuS7""S ""'
still living victims of tho storm
1. soon as the word reached the camp vol
rl,ccr, we've called for and every one volunteered
to a,.lsr IN rcscuing the living or searching Tor
,rc dead Admtant-Gc General Mullen Immediately
fn.I, charge Of the regiment and the search was
I.,,,, and carried on Men, women and children,
i, som. ca.rs almost whole families, were taken
fran, tic water. some Of them alive, others uh-
con.cious but not dead and yet others from
,,LicI tbc breath Of lie had forever fled I'm IN
....Iu,l,lr aid in the work, both OF rcsnScIlatIon
and ot loying ont the dead, was rendered ny the
c>crllo,t ambulance corps, which had been but
recently organized. III.
sad e>pcricnces are many but remarkable
.sco,cs are not lacking. The Associated iT'>S
man had lust secured tie names oi the ia''S'
discovered victims. when stranger, whose any
ictv was apparent in every movement, stopper
mp and asked
Is my daughter heard from Sc''
What is the name
r.pertho winters was the response ana al
inclination If the head and motion toward t'c
,,i,,o, Inst told the bcrravcd father OF his aIIlc-
,io,, and Inc turned away 10 20 after the HieIeSS
clay of his child. .. uo
And NV boy is not among tA'in' ""S '''
s.,I, L,Ifcousolatory remark Of Contractor N"rl-
.on ,,b, had worked lcycrishly all nlght ana
all law ,vitbopt fnding a trace of his son Ana
40 # wcnt on as FAST rs the bodies "cie ''N'"
fran, th. w,tcr they were identified by mourning
friends and relatives and placed III co"hnS ioI
TRANSFORMATION 10 their homes. lW O'CLOCK
u,i. manning dfty bodies had been rccoVeied'
iIutinod and ,cut 10 Red Wing. Hy "clocK
ci,ht mare had taken the same mourhlui Journey
aud ,t = o'cucll this afternoon seven oChcrs "'ic
.,l,,.d ,o t,e Gfty-cight which had been carrie"
L. ho,t ia Red Wing. The watches on thc
djr,,.ut bodics had stopped at from : 10 10 S'"o
.i..,;,,, nrettv accurately the time OF the wreck
"N,ior Fitzgerald surgeon OF the l'Hin''i''
rLo had cburgr of the hospital corps ana dIso
,f ,L. ,rr,ncqmcnts for the handling oI th' poal's
... ,l,, Jrotb was quick in every ease ana
l,,, thcre WAS scarcely an evidence oil tiere nav
inn, been any struggle on the part Oh 'he uSi"s
4. hrIIl