, 1890-07-17
A DEATH CLOUD
It Brea ks in an Awful
Cyclone.
VICTIMS AT RED WING.
A Crowded Stea NOR Sunk at
Lake Pepin.
ONLY ABOUT SIXTY RESCUED
The Number of the Dead Over One
Hundred--Fatallties Near
ST. Paul.
ONLY ABOUT SIXTY RESCUED


thls city, soon taking on rotary motion
ana the terrible appearance Of a cyclone,
Hundreds of citizens watched the clouds
as they swept together aud followed
their course to the north west, in which
direction many friends had gone to
spend the day at some OF the many little
lakes scattered over the county.
terrific storm OF wind rain and hail
set In at $3.50 O'clock and ragged with
undated fury until nearly 3 O'Clock,
At the latter hour. tho clouds in the
southwest suddenly assumed funnel
like shape, tho edge being iringed with a
lace work of iieocy white When the
cddying monster gained its full momen
tum, the wind suddenly vc,red from
to south. Almost In twinkliug
the great swifllng mass spread out like
fan and sweeping acros, Lake Geryaise
leveied everything In its path.
Anxiety tor the absent ones drew
many down during the evening to learn
the iirst possible particulars of what was
thought TO be undoubtedly a disastrous
storm.
young man drove In from Lake
Coleman soon aiterwari with the in
formation that at least two persons Ii ad
been killed and over 100 injured at that
point lie had been out there with
young lady friend, and, having gone
after the buggy TO drive home, on his
return to whore she had been standing,
found his companion seriously injured
by tho storm, which had suddenly come
upon them. other reports followed
thick and fast, each being u little worse
than what had preceded IL.
To the northeast Of tho city there are
ngfeat number Of little lakes, which are
sought by multtudcs every Sunday and
ON the shores OF these lakes many
campers pass the hot months of sum.
mer. Lake Coleman Is one oi these and
the damage there Is very heavy.
When the storm struck the little lake,
the bonthuusc was lined up bodily and
overturned In the water, and boat
loaded with people was given similar
treatment. other build ings were de
mulished or badly wrecked.
Passing from the starting point, tho
cyclone struck Lake joanna, Lake Ger.
vaisc. Lake Nadnai,. Little Canada, and
passed ON about four miles east OF White
Hear lake.
The passengers on tho ~. Paul & Du-
luth train, which lett White Hear
at i:hh, were approaching Gladstone,
when tney observed the cyclone form
ING and watched its motion with inter
est other than with fear or excitement.
Not so with the engineer, however. lie
saw the threatening aspect oi the sky,
and, with startled look ahead to see
( alI was clear, pulled out the throttle
and the engine leaped forward. His
judgment and quick action undoubt.
cdly saved tho lives Of tho train load,
for the twisting. terrifying devastator
crossed the tracks scarcely more than q
minute after the train had passed.
Help that had been called for from the
stricken district was at once sent to
them, doctors and other assistance going
as fast as they could be taken,
Tho place where tho cyclone first
struck the ground and caused loss of
life was on the shore OF Lake Gervaise,
where +, H. Shurmirr, oi this city. had
summer cottage, and where Simon
Good was also located. A funnelshaped
cloud swept down on them and demul.
ished their dwellings and a number of
other buildings In the same neighbor-
hood. Tho camp of Colonel Hclloser, of
this city, with n large party, was blown
down, but the party escaped injury, In
tho wreck of Schurmier and Good
houses, live were killed and ten injured.
Mrs. II, II. Schu rmier. Charles Schur-
mier. Rev. Mr.. Phaeter, of brennan,
Tex; George Miller of the FRS,
National bank, Of this city, and Pete"
Sohurmicr's driver, whose name is not
known, were those killed. Tho bodies
Of Mr. schurmicr. her son and Mr..
Phaeiier have not yet been found.
Tho injured are; Il. II. Schurmicr,
scalp wounds; Charlie Good, serious in
jury to scalp; Mrs. Phaetler, shoulder
brokcni Thomas Bernard, not seriously
Mrs. George Miller, injury to her head;
Miss Carrie Moss, wounded on the head
and shoulders; Clark Hansen, bruised
hip; Roy Good, three scalp wounds and
an injury to the spine; Mir, Gente and
Miss Minnie Moss.
IL said that the cyclone was confined
to a district only three and half miles
long, and that the worst damage was
done within the limits of halt mile.
According to the testimony of those
who witnessed tho storm, IL first gath
q cred In the vicinity OF Snail lake, sew.
oral miles to the west of Lake Gervnisc.
and something like eight miles from
81. Paul.
1t proceeded slowly In Its general
movement, and first began its work OF
destruction about three miles from the
schurmier and Good cottages by domol-
ishing n barn and several windmills.
After this II see med to bound into the
air striking tho earth again near the
hamlet of Little Canada, where the first
serious damage was done. Again II
skipped space OF about mile, and
once again lowered to tho earth and re-
sumcd Its work OF destruction, its fury
eliminating near the shore of Lake
Once again the storm seemed to re-
bound into the air, only TO regain tho
enrth half mile turthcr on, where the
tulns oi tho Goetzke place and the
brulsed inmates were LETT to bear wit
ness 10 It's RELENTLESS power. Here its
Iorco seemed TO be spent, and as IL pro-
eeeded eastward 1t assumed simply
nature OF a high wind. accompanied by
tnunder storm. Hail as large as
lures "' S''' VI '''e ''"
The cyclone Is reported 10 have .truek
settlement twelve miles southeast Of
ouiIwater, demolishing IL, and killint
several persons. The toiepranh lines
are, however, aildown, and no ,lisnatcbes
can get through.
me scenes at Lake Gervnise. along The
pain oi tue storm, just after il passcI tv
wp'o @ @men,.tendins. Help was OH hand
49, o"su, anu tue wounded AMI dead
: ,nLa, WH rom under building, and
nNeh 10 ,lc hOuscs OF neishbo and 10
,he hospital, and the dead were nil col ~
iseted ~ the hotel of John rni.n,sn
ihc MAJORITY OF the buildinns xoyc I'LL,
frame structures, which were 40 uom,ic,s n