St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14

escaped injury, but Notwithstanding
every inquiry, no cleaning of Mrs.
Schurmeler or her son could be obtained.
The worst IS feared.
A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.
Mrs. DR.. Eachus Tells the Story Of
the Scene from the Good Resi-
dence.
Kohlman's hotel was blood-smeared
and sickening hospital, where the
wounded were lying upon couches and
cots. benches and counters, moaning
and wailing piteously. The good
women from all parts of the vicinity
were attending with the scant means at
hand, while Drs. Edgar Schmidt, Din
woodie, Ancker, Amos. Murphy and
Quinn applied the bandages and rem
edies to the sufferers. DR.. and Mrs.
Emanuel Good, were pushing alb out in
1.-The heart-rending scene, working man.
fully to relieve the bruised and bleed
ing people in the room. While
thus engaged, a GLOBE reporter had the
following interview with Mrs. DR..
Eachus, nee Good, who was an eye wit
ness to the frightful tragedy. Then,
with heart full of the anguish which
naturally possesses noble little woman
when thus bereaved and afflicted, she
pictured the horror:
''We were all in the house waiting
upon the company which stayed at our
home. There was Mamma and Papa
Good, DR.. Eachns and myself, Minnie
and Carrie Miss: Uncle Simon Good, his
wife and little boy Roy, Mrs. Hastings
and her daughter Stella, and Gussie
King and Mr.. Macpherson. These were
our friends. We saw the storm ap-
proach the lake from the north
east. Some of the household
suggested that we get into the cellar,
for it really looked as though terrible
storm was moving towards the houses
of Schurmeier and ours. was stand
ing at the window on the first floor, and
my husband was beside me constantly.
While we were thus watching the storm
I from the parlor some of the other COM
pany were scattered about the parlOr,
dining room and kitchen. They were
all suggesting some movement toward
our security, but as the confusion grew
among our people the storm came closer
and grew into terrific force at each
whirl. When the great, spinning cloud
reached the center of the lake l saw
the water divide and overflow the
banks some forty feet. Papa Good was
then looking out of the kitchen door,
which opened on the west. Our barn
was west of the house, and as papa
called to us we moved over near the
kitchen door, which is near the door
leading to the cellar. Ny husband told
me to
Get Into the Cellar,
but the excitement in the house seemed
to stupefy everybody. especially the
womenfolk. As papa was looking out
of the kitchen door he saw the trees
near the Malancy cottage crash be-
meath the whirlwind. Next went
Mulancy's cottage, and then, oh, then!
our barn was thrown abroadside against
our house. Just at this awful crisis, my
husband threw me bodily down the Gel
lar stairs and plunged headlong into
bin of patatoes. Then he threw Miss
King, and Mr.. Macpherson jumped
after. Then my husband tumbled down
as he loudly bade the others to follow.
1t was too late. All was the most deaf
ening noise and chaos. The building
crushed in upon us and three portions
of it was hurled high into the air. Trees
were blown by, and then our huge ice
chest fell into the cellar and pinned
us down. This disastrous wind,
rain and thunder ragged about
ten minutes while we were
under the timbers in the cellar. AS we
were crouching in this painful refuge
we could hear the Schurmeir residence,
which was located within 100 teet of our
For fifteen minutes the timbers and fur
niture of both houses were hurled about
the site of the houses; the cries of the
four horses, which are now dead, were
deafening, and our two cows were
blown heaven only knows where.
Mamma had $50 chickens, nlnety-fve
ducks, deer and the two COWS, and
papa had two horses in the barn, and
Uncle Good had his horse and
carriage, but not veStige re-
mains to evidence their fate.
DR.. Eachus was the first to venture
from the confinement in the cellar.
After he had extricated himself, tearing
his clething and flesh, he dragged the
ice box off of us and pulled us out. The
five that were In the cellar were indeed
fortunate, for our Injuries are the slight
est. But those who were up stairs when
the storm struck the house are, as you
see them stretched out there on those
cots, sadly and painfully injured"
With tears wetting her cheeks Mrs.
Eachus then pointed out the groan-
ing men and women who lay in
the dimly lighted dining room of the
hotel, for the lights had been turned
low and the doors barred against the
anxious and obtrusive crowd which had
gathered on the hotel porch. Then
bracing herself for further speech: the
faint little woman proceeded:
1.-THE first thing we did upon our re-
lease from the cellar was to look for the
other members of our household. We
found them scattered about like every
played. Minnie Miss lay in the road,
her head cut and her mouth bleeding
badly. Carrie Miss, her sister, was
pinned under tree and l guess the
poor girl is hurt internally, for she
groaned painfully. Uncle Simon Good
was cut about the head from
Flying Debris.
but being able to walk he assisted in the
work OF gathering the humanity thus
Uttered for block around. Oh! it was
terrible. was dumbfounded. para
lyzed! But my good husband was as
bold and brave as any man, and forget
ting the pathos of tue awful calamity,
bravely went to rescue other victims.
While was dashing about in the mud
and rain, now and then jumping over a
body lying dead and mangled in the road,
fully forty feet from the Schurmeier
house, where he and his wife were stay
ing. His wife, too. was buried beneath