Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-15
THE CYCLONE AT THE LAKES.
The List Of Dead Now Numbers Thirteen
and Many are Missing.


MISSEAPoLIs, MINI, July l5-Another yics
tim of the lake cyclone died yesterday. IL was
Mrs. John Clarke, whose home at Little Canada
was wrecked. Her left arm was torn Of and
her lung exposed She died in great agony.
A silver pierced her husband just above the
heart, and though he hovers between life and
death it is thought be has chance 10 recover.
The house of Robert Baumgardner near by was
also completely wrecked, but the family CO.
capped by going into the cellar.
THE DEATH LIST.
These are the names of the dead and missing
at Lake Gervais, the scene Of Sunday nights
tornado:
o. A. Anderson, L. Creamer, Johanna HUM
phert Mrs. Ed. Larson. Peter Nielsen, j. Geo.
Miller, the Rev. DIR. Phaefe of Brennan, Texas:
MIS- mrs. Ole Nelson, Mary obern, Martin
OShaughnessy, U Mrs ]. ii. Schudmaier, Char
ley Schudmaler. Mrs. John Clarke.
The seriously injured are Miss Minnie Meiss,
breast badly crushed and back seriously cut
not expected TO hive; Frank Melancon, seriously
cut about head, Will probably die; Mrs. Lydia
Ann Melancon, head badly cut and body bruised;
= Guenther, abrasions and internal injuries:
Simon Good, bruised about head and chest. in
ternal injuries; j. II. Schumacher sr badly cut
about head and chest. two ribs broken: Mrs
SIMON Good, confusion of the eve and lad
scalp wounds; Mrs. Hubert Schurmeier. head
badly bruised and one eve DESTROYED
BESIDE those dead whose names are given
there are hfteen or twenty other people miss
ing and the washing up OF row boats and por-
hons OF buggies indicate that the lake still
contains corpses. The list OF injured runs up
TO twenty-five, three of whom may die
Huge trees, some OF them three and a half
feet IN diameter, have been broken of close TO
the ground and are scattered about in all direc-
tlons, and saplings which bent before the gale
stand completely stripped of their bark. In
the lake, 80 feet from shore are two horses
which were carried there from the Schurmeier
stable. Chickens without a feather left on them
litter the ground and articles of wearing an.
parel are to be seen sticking in trees and bushes
half mile away. In the swamp near the lake
shore are a number of splinters and boards
sticking bolt upright like field of corn.
THE TRACK OF THE STORM
All along the road from Lake Gervais 70 Iaks
Vadnais the houses have been more or less
damaged Some have half the shingles all torn
on the roofs, Others their chimneys blown
down. Whole sections of others carried
away. One brick house had nearly half the
bricks torn of of one side. Nearly all Of the
houses and hotels in the vicinity have been
turned into temporary hospitals At Paul Mel
lettes residence at Little Canada are Moses
Melancon, Lydia Ann, his wife, and Frank
George and Jennie, his children ali of whom
are more or less injured Frank is so seriously
crushed about the oody that il is feared he can
not live. At kohlmann's Hotel are Minnie Meiss
and Joseph barnard. Miss Meiss 10 suffering in
tensely from a wound in her chest made by an
iron spike, which was driven almost through
her body. and her recovery is considered al
most impossible. Barnard. who is foreman AT
the ST. Paul Carriage Company's works was
struck by flying timber and crushed aQainst
tree. He will probably recover At the resi-
dence of John Foos is Miss Carrie Mess who il
SO badly cut and bruised about the head that it
Is feared she viii loose the sight of one eye.
MANY MANNED FOR LIFE
At the Farmers Hotel in Little Canada ara
Mrs. E. L. Harvey and her daughter. Stella
Mrs. Harvey's head is badly cut and bruised
and her daughter has broken arm. Beside
these a number of others were brought 20 the
city. Mrs. Hub Schurmeier received yery
serious injuries about the head and lost the
sight of one eye. The storm struck a French
settlement half mile north OF Little Canada.
completely demolishing five houses al
Frank GutZkes place on the southeast
shore OF Lake Gervais, besides himself and
family Of four, there were about twenty visit
ors who had sought shelter there. The cyclone
struck the house and lifted il bodily from in
foundation, but fortunately not one Of the in
mates was injured The storm really conn
menced between Snail and Turtle lakes and
passed over them, striking the northern part
of Little Canada. thence on to the Schurmier
and Good cottages; across Lake Gervais 20 Gut.
zke's place, then in a northeasterly direction 70
Farmer William Browns place, where il disap-
peared Its track was about forty-fiye miles
long and from quarter 10 half a mile in width
The bodies of Mrs. Schurmeier and her SON
Charles and the Rev. Mr.. Phaefe have NOT
been recovered. Ii is almost certain that thew
are at the bottom of the lake. OF the injured
it is now almost certain that old Mr.. Melancon
and his son Frank will die. The others sre
resting easily and will doubtless recover