St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15

,odily. lifted from its foundations,
smashed to atoms and the furniture
scattered to the four winds of heaven.
The people IN the cellar were impriS-
oned for a time, the door being blocked
by = stove falling therein.
They were relieved by the timely
arrival of friends. None were hurt. but
the little boy, who was In a slckly state
of health, is not expected to recover
from the shock he received.
Joseph sAugz is a widower, with three
children. The children were at Sun
day school when the storm visited this
locality, and Augz was in Little Can.
ada After the elements had abated
their wrath Augz made for his home.
Could he believe his own eyes? Where
his house had once stood was vacant
space, with large hole in. Fifty yards
away lay all that remained OF the
building and furniture. 1t was lucky
fer Augz he did not stay in the house
and take refuge in the cellar from the
storm. Had he done so he must assur-
eddy have been killed. While the wood.
work Of the house had been blown fifty
yards away, the. brick chimney had
fallen down into the cellar. Augz
was picking up the wreckage OF
his home Yesterday. Three moth
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a tall, middle-aged, weather-beaten
down his. rugged face as he told his
story to the reporter. He did not feel
so much the loss of his house, but the
crops-the crops! They were all de-
stroyed. His hard daily labor for over
six months had disappeared in one fell
swoop of the whirlwind.
George Augz, the youngest brother,
occupied cottage opposite to his faith
er's house. Augz and family weathered
the cyclone by seeking refuge in their
cellar. His house was blown from off
its foundation, and the terrific wind
carried it and the furniture no one
knows where. A stove is the only thing
George AugZ possesses of his household
goods. He has searched for miles
around, and can not find a single
thing. He has lost his house, lost
his furniture, and, worse than
all, lost his crops. He was seated with
a woman on the ruined foundation of
his cottage late last evening. II would
not care,n he said. eff could only get
some work, but there is no work to be
had-no, even if fellow offers to work
for so cents a day. | would do it will
ingly, if could getit, but it is not to
be obtained here. don't know what
we shall do.n Here the woman, whose
eyes betokened she had spent a Sleep
less night, burst into tears, and the
couple presented picture OF desolation
and despair which would melt the heart
of miSer. s.s
The fourth house totally destroyed
was that of L. j. Smith. There were
in this house, besides Smith. his wife,
two children and mOther-in-laW. Ihey
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house has gone 1.-the furniture has gone;
the only thing that there is to show
where the house stood is small, dark
patch. There was no. cellar. Smith
says the house was lifted bodily
by the wind, carried twenty yards,
when it fell to pieces. The occupants
were hurled to the ground, Smith being
knocked senseless. Mrs. Smith was Sc
riously bruised about the body, and yes
| terday could not stir a single limb.
| When the husband recovered conscious
ness he made for his wife, lying near,
| and carried her to the cellar Of George
| Angus house. The mother-in-law man
| aged to keep hold Of the children, and
the trio saved themselves by hanging to
| posts. -
The homestead of Peter Langelier
had very narrow escape. The out
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back Of the house was smashed consld-
| erably, but no one was injured. Ali the
| crops were gone, and the farmers wife
| cried as she repeated her story to the
ear of the sympathetic reporter.
| S. Nadeau'S property was also con-
siderably damaged. A big barn was
blown all to pieces; loss of $500. The
sheds are destroyed. the blacksmith
shop disrupted, the windmill torn up
and mass of mac hinery broken. With
the destruction of the windmill the
| pump was pulled out of the ground.
There were fifty people in Nadeau's
house at the time. Many these
were neighbors and visitors to the lakes.
When the storm was in.its full fury they
attempted to get into the cellar but the
the door open. They then made rush
into the brick portion of the house.
Had this given way every one must
have persisted. Luckily it did not.
Naddeau reports that twenty-acre
crop of timothy hayyin cock, was blown
away. Not bit remains in the field.
1t is the same with the other New Can
ada farmers whose fields were in the
course of the cyclone. Their crops are
totally destroyed. The hay. the corn
everything has been swallowed mp in
the stormy vortex. These farmers
could have perhaps stood the loss OF
their homes, but their crops-it is the
last straw which breaks the camePs
back. Some of these farmers are in a
destitute condition. They are home
less, without money. only the clothes
they stand in, and their work of the last
six or nine months ruined. Something
should be done to at once relieve these
people. A thousand dollars would do a
great deal. 1t is mere drop in the
bucket with the moneyed men of this
city. Who will undertake the noble
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