The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-15
THE MINNESOTA TORNADO.
NO TRACE FOND OF SOME VICTIMS
OF THE STORM NEAR ST. PAUL.
Tho Tornado Plainly Soon from EN- Capital |
CltH-Iin TEnck Ahnni EnrtE.1Ha Milen |

City-Ita Track About FortY-nvo Miles
LonE-Grnphio Stories OF Survivors
ST. PAUL, July 14.-The terrible storm that
visited Lake Gervais early last evening swept
all before It and completely laid waste the
country along the northwest shore OF the lake.
The tornado formed to the north OF St Paul
shortly after o'clock. and could be plainly
seen from the city travelling in SOUTH
enstery direction. 1t passed very close to
Little Canada and struck tho ground
between that place and Lake Gervais, sweep
ing the ground completely clear as far as the
lake shore. tearing up trees. knocking down
buildings, and carrying with 1t everything that
stood In its track Directly in the course OF the
storm were the summer cottages OF J. II.
Schurmeier OF the Schurmeier Wagon Com
pany and Simon Good. On hill to tho north
OF these cottages wore five other cottages,
owned BY L. L. Hastings, David Picord. VIII
liam shannon. Moses Melancon. and his son,
Frank.
The inmates OF the cottages saw the storm
coming for some time before It reached them.
but did not consideri 1t serious until It was right
upon them. Many Of them ran into their cell
lars ut once. while others went to tho houses
OF neighbors. The tornado struck tho ground
at a distance OF n half mile from the lake and
swept q swath to the lake shore, completely de-
stroynR tho Good and Schurmeicr cottages,
boat houses, piers and even board walks. The
1--WE cottages on tho hill were badly wrecked.
but not completely destroyed, as. in TACT were
all OF the houses from Lake Gervais TO Lake
Fadnais.
MIR. j. II. Schumacher has boon able to relate
what he knows concerning the storm. They
had noticed that a storm was brewing. and as
It came upon them he had risen to close a
wh S the r hsd 9e
senses be found himself near tho edge Of the
The So SSg s
Miller, aud atterwRrd the body OF Pete. his
6osa The he does Witt b% a9ef he
risen to close thelwindow.
The storm struck q French settlement a half
moltshing five houses, and left their, inmates
absolutely without thing 10 the world. =,
wife badly hurt. Lincoln j, CLARK house was
destroyed and his wife fatally injured. Clark
Tecelved bad bruises and cuts. sylvnno
nre damaged to the extent Of about sl.5UO.
For a half mile, along this road immense forest
trees were laid fiat and the crops are badly
At Frank Gutzkes place, on. the southeast
shore OF Lake Gervais. beside himself and fam
struck the house. and lifted it bodily from its
foundation. but fortunately not one OF the in
The storm really commenced between Snail
and Turtle Lakes, passed over them. and
struck the northern part Of Little Canada;
thence on to the Schulmelor and Good cot
tages. across Lake Gervais to Gut2ke'S place,
then In an northeasterly direction to William
Browns place. where it lifted and disappeared.
from quarter to q half mile in width.
The bodies OF Mrs. Schumacher and her son
Charles and the Rev. fhaeie have not been
recovered up to n late hour tonight. 1t Is nj
most certain that they are ut the bottom Of tho
lake. search OF the debris failed to find any
trace Of them.
or the Injured It Is now almost certain that
old Mr.. Melancon and his soon Frank will die.
The others are resting easily and will doubt
The sights at the scene of the disaster beg
gar description. The stes of the Good and
foundations. while the ground for a radius Of
an acre or more Is strewn with debris OF all
kinds. Near the cellar Of the Schurmeler house
lies drive well with twenty feet OF cast-iron
while on the shore, OF, the lake. fully 100 feet
away is the piano which formerly stood in the
pRrlor OF the cottage. Trees some OF them
three and half feet in diameter, have been
broken of close 10 the grounu. and are scat
tered about in all directions and sappings
which bent before The gale stand completely
stripped OF leaves.
At Paul Melettes residence at Little Canada.
are Moses Melancon. Lynia Ann, his wife. and
Frank, George. and Jennie. his children. all OF
whom are moro or less injured. Frank IL so
sserio95sly crushed about the body that it is
At Kohlmann's Hotel are Minnie Meiss and
Joseph Barnard. Miss Meiss f. suffering In
tensely from a wound In her chest. made by an
iron spike. which was driven almost through
most impossible Barnard. who is foreman at
the st. Paul Carriage Company's works, was
struck by flying timber and crushed against
q tree. He will probably die.