The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-17

OF General Grant, and the damage done to
the monument Will be covered by few
dollars.
TERRIBLE CYCLONE IN MINNESOTA.
Forty or Fifty Lives Lost and Much
Property Destroyed.
ST. PAUL, June ia storm of wind
and rain. which in some sections devel-
oped into verltable cyclone. laid waste
the southern and central portions of this
state late yesterday afternoon. and it will
be some days before the full extent of the
disaster is known. That there has been
loss OF life is beyond question,
but time alone can tell how
many lives were lost. Jackson,
Martin. Faribault. Free-born and Blue
Earth counties were the scene of he storm,
although it was very general all over the
state. The cyclone began to form near
Jackson. and after sweeping across Martin
and Faribault counties it scattered near
Wells and took a northeasterly course.
suddenly sweeping to the south, and dis
appeared below Wells.
The loss of life will be very large,
some estimates running as high as hun
dred. Although that is the extreme figure.
lives were destroyed, but the exact num-
Der cannot be given tonight. Everything
in the path of the storm was swept from
the earth-houses and barns being splin-
tered, and trees and telegraph poles
snapded like pistols. The debris
was ssrewn all along the railroad
tracks, so that where traffic was not
interfered with by washouts it was blocked
NEn9 r,y,sl1
freight train which left Mankato last
night discovered house on the track, a
fash OF lightning revealing its presence
just in time to avoid wreck. An exami-
nation of the surroundings revealed half
O dozen people lying among the broken
tinbers. all seriously and some fatally
hurt
Along the Milwaukee road from Jackson
to Minnesota lake the scene is one of
great devastation. Wrecked houses,
barns and torn up forests line the road,
and united families of yesterday are today
mourning not only over the death or in
jury Of loved ones, but also for the loss of
crops.
After leaving Sherbourne, the cyclone
travelled east. destroying eight houses and
barns. John ionkers, whose place is near
Paramount, Martin county, lost two chill
dren. Many horses and cattle were killed.
The damage to property and destruction
OF life in Martin county is thought
to be even greater than at
first stated. At Hartland five
people, including Hanson. were killed and
many other were injured. One mile east
of Wells three people were killed. The
storm demolished the house in which Mrs.
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was carried some distance in Its carriage
without injury. Mrs. Maggie landed in
tree, also without injury. The storm
passed on, destroying five houses en- route
and the next heard of it was from Wells.
When the cyclone split, after striking
the Nagle house, one portion went south,
while the other passed four miles south of
Minnesota lake. destroying everything in
its path. Not a building was left stand
ing. and great many people were re-
ported killed. At Minnesota lake John
Browns daughter was killed, but his wife
was only seriously injured. The worst
damage was in Faribault county. but the
other counties named suffered only little
less.
The territory so badly wrecked yester-
day is today covered by sea of water and
mud. Hundreds of people searched for
the remnants Of their homes, and in some
cases missing friends. At one place the
cyclone destroyed eight houses in success
sion, and in another case house was so
completely destroyed that not trace
OF either house or occupants re-
manned. Many people suffered from
injuries and their sufferings are more in
tense through exposure TO the cold wind
and rain. Probably the worst damage in
the state, outside of the actual zone of the
cyclone, is al Spring Valley. where heavy
rains caused bad foods. the whole town
being inundated. Houses. bridges and
everything near the river was washed
sway. Considerable stock was also
drowned. The damage is estimated up
wards Of $50 ESQ.
MANKATo. Mimi, June 16.-One of the
wovs- disasters that has ever visited
Southern Minnesota occurred late yester-
day afternoon. \ funnei-shaped tornado
swept over the land, laid waste scores of
happy homes and sent forty or fifty souls
lntoetern'ty. The extent of the country
devastated IS greater than ever before
known IN the history Of the state. Start
ing near Jackson. on the Southern Mime
sofa road, the cyclone swept eastward four
miles 10 the south OF Minnesota lake.
then took broad circle and passed south
oE Wells.
Two miles north of Sherburne It struck
district schoolhouse in which was the
teacher and seventeen pupils. The build
ing was demolished and three OF the pu-
pl'S Killed outright and three severely in
JUred. At Easton three buildings were
destroyed and several people injured. At
Linden many houses were torn from their
FOUNDATIONS. \ family consisting Of
man, wife and child were killed, and 9th
ers were injured. The storm passed on
eastward. destroying farmhoQses, barns
ana everything in It's path. -Four miles
south OF Minnesota lake five farmhouses
were utterly demolished and four persons
were killed. The body OF one, John
Brown, vas taken from Minnesota lake
TINS morning. His wife. a hired man and
school teacher were injured. Much dam
age was done south of Wells. II is re-
ported that forty or fifty persons were
Killed south and west Of that village.
The log house Of Bohemian family at