Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
DEADLY TORNADO.
Southern Minnesota Meets with
Destruction.
Many Lives Lost In the Storm-A school
Teacher and Fifteen Pupils Perish
Great Damage Also Caused
by Floods.

MANKATo. Mimi, June IA school
teacher and fifteen pupils dead near
Sherburne, a score or more of persons
dead or dying at other points, and a.
vast amount OF damage done through
out the region about this city tells in
brief the story of q tornado which swept
over this section yesterday afternoon
Every report that comes in is worse
than the preceding one. The extent of
the country swept by this storm Gas-
greater than ever before known in the
history of the state
Starting near Jackson, on the South
ern Minnesota road, funnel shaped
cloud swept eastward and passed four
miles south of Minnesota lake then
took broad circuit to the south
and passed away south Of Wells Con-
siderable rain had followed during the
afternoon and about o'clock the at
mosphere became almost suffocating.
Curious shaped clouds began over the
southwest and people gazed in wonder
at the sight About $50 the wind
sprung up and off to the west rapidly
circling black cloud was seen rapidly
advancing and tearing asunder every
thing in its course.
The tornado passed two miles north
| trict schoolhouse, in which were the
! teacher and eighteen school children
The building was demolished and the
teacher and fifteen scholars killed.
At Easton three buildings Were de-
stroyed and several people Were injured
Lindon was visited and many houses
were torn from their foundations. One
family, composed of a man. his wife and
/ child. Were killed and others injured
a large grove of trees were completely
uprooted.
The storm passed on eastward, de-
stroying farm houses, barns and in fact
everything in its path At Wells side
walks were overturned, store fronts
blown in and other damage done Sew
era1 men were blown down by the force
OF the wind.
Four miles south of Minnesota lake
five farm houses and their buildings
Were caught in the storm and utterly
demolished and four people were killed.
The body of one of these-John Brown
was taken to Minnesota lake this
morning. His wife, hired man and n
school teacher were also injured. Sec
ton men suffered severe injuries
Much damage was done sOsth OF
Wells, and 1t Is reported that forty to
village. As most of the damage was
done in the country, reports are slow in
coming in, but what has been already
heard is enough to insure belief that IL
/ was the worst storm ever reported in
southern Minnesota
1t is reported that later reports VIII
increase rather than diminish the ex-
tent OF the damage done, as well as the
loss of life and personal injuries
At Rochester at ) o'clock yesterday
afternoon terrific hail, rain and cleo
trio storm broke and continued for six
hours Rain fell in sheets and the sur
rounding country Is inundated. The
Zumbro river is u raging torrent full Ot
debris Night trains on the Winona *
St Peter road were suspended The
track is washed out and water foul
feet deep on the track in some places
The trestle half mile west of Roches-
ter was washed away and traffic is at Z
standstilL
Ten are reported killed in the neigh
borhood of Mapleton. and twenty IN
iured. The cyclone passed four miles
south of Napleton, and that village SUI
fered little loss. The northwest corner
! of Freeborn county was in the path OF
the storm. and considerable damage L
property and crops was done there
, whilesseveral fatalities are reported
Two inches of rain fell in Faribaul-
county within less than tyventy-foC'
hours. and several bad TvashOuts are re
!, ported
Probably the worst damage IN thG
state by the storm outside the actua
cyclone district, was at Spring Valley
where the rain caused a bad flood
: The whole town was flooded
Houses, bridges, sidewalks and
everything near the river were washed
away. The damage is estimated Il
from So, 900 to 5000 Cummings &
Taylor, lumber dealers, are heavy
losers Mrs Taylor's millinery estab
lishment suffered, as also did the resi-
dence of Mr.. Tomb, both building: