The morning call., 1892-06-18
Further Details Of the Minnesota Cy.
clone Still Coming In.
DIRE DESTRUCTION AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The Storm Passed Over the Richest Farming Country
in the State-SOme Curious Freaks
Of the Wind.
sp ecial to the MORNING CALL

ST. PAUL, June 17.-Reports about the
cyclone which devastated the southern
portion of the State on Wednesday are still
coming in. The first reports as to loss of
life have proved 10 be somewhat overesti-
mated, yet the death roll is not less than 80
and may grow to 90. The dead and injured
Ia the Polish settlement, eight miles north
east OF Wells, cannot be estimated. The
greatest loss was about Wells and Mime
sofa Lake. The list of dead as far as known
includes those In that neighborh0od and
around Hartland.
The dead are: John Brown and wife,
Herman Brenner, Mrs John Latusick, son
OF Maland Stein, Mrs. John Della, son Of
John Pletrof, Michael IversOn, wife and
three children, Alfred Frederick's step
father, child of Lichtenberger, Andrew
Hanson. two children OF a man named
Hebes Henry Brewer, Mrs. Cautouchek,
Alfred Frederick and the two daughters OF
Christian Melchert.
Missing - Thomas Yokiel and several
others are reported.
large numter were injured, among them
Miss OHare and 16 pupils at the Silverton
school, several Of whom may die.
over 81 people are reported injured, half
dozen of whom cannot live. Two people
were killed north of Richland. An IS
wheIe 1t was carried by the wind. unin-
jured.
The destruction to property is very great,
as the path of the cyclone was through the
richest farming section of the State.
Fairment reports two killed and many i'll
lured. Seven persons were killed between
WlnnebagO City and Sherbourne.
Fled for Their Lives.
DELAvAN, Minn.. June 1.-THE cyclone
ma oil Vqdn ftor-
noon crushed barn belonging to II. Duffy
and passed TO the farm Of G. Leitenberger.
The family ran for the cellar and part Of
them reached shelter uninjured. The
storm struck the house and reduced it to
splinters. One OF the children, girl of
seven, was killed Leitenberger and an
other of the children were seriously in
Jured. One mile east the house Of l.. Pit
cher was UnroOfed and the outhouses were
carried away. The house Of a man named
Armstrong was moved from its foundation.
barns and other OuthouSes were destroyed.
Passing on the cyclone swept everything in
its path. killing two persons two miles
farther east. Late reports make the number
OF killed in this vicinity 6. with 80 injured.
MANKATO. Mimi, June 1.-THE latest
developments substantiate the gravest fears
OF yesterday as to the cyclone. The death
loss will amount TO at least 80. Seventeen
bodies have been recovered thus far, with
large territory to hear from. The cyclone
is the worst that ever visited the North
west.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 17.-Another storm
swept over Scranton tonight, accompanied
by high wind which blew the roofs from
the houses. Itdemolished outbuildiDgs and
wrecked an Enclosure of the Scranton base
ball park. TIE Meadowbrook Silk Works
were struck by lightning and all the mate
rial in the works was ruined.
ALBERT LEA, Mimi, June 17.-Every
report adds to the list OF injured and the
loss of property. Three children were
killed in Martin County. The list of casual
ties in Faribault County is a long one, and
hard to ascertain. Thus far six deaths are
reported in this county, with many injured.
The destruction to property cannot be es-
tlmated, as the path of the cyclone was
through the richest farming country in the
State.
The killed in Freeborn County are now
reported: Andrew Gansen, Mrs. Mike
lversOD and three children of Freeborn
Township. child of j. Steen, families of NJ.
Shequin, +. McCOtleY, Andrew Hauldon,
wife and child and c. Christopherson. Two
others, names unknown, were seriously in
jured. 1t is reported an unknown man was
drowned near Hartland.
BLOOMINGTON, Ia. June 17.-In a light
ming storm this afternoon Carrie Walter,
record 2:24h. valued at $4,000 and owned
by Mayor Foster, and Pogue Hague, valued
at $1,000, were killed by lightning. Ed
Hunter, trainer, was stunned and is still
unpOnaciOus