New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-22
LEFT DESOLAT E'.
Fearful Loss Of Life and Destruc-
tion by a Cyclone in Mime
sofa Towns.
Scores Of Buildings Torn From
Their Foundations and For
ests Laid Low.

MANKATo, Mimi, Special, June 17.-One
of the most disastrous storms that ever
visited Southern Minnesota passed over
large portion of Faribault county yester-
day afternoon. The afternoon had been
sultry and dense oyerhanging clouds seemed
almost to touch the ground. while not
breath Of air stirred. Later heavy down
preceded by wind from the southwest. a
huge funnel-shaped cloud was noticed by
people living west of Wells. 1t advanced
RAPIDLY, with loud roaring sound, and
first touched earth near Jackson.
Two miles west Of SherEurne little dis
trict school house stood and under its APP
parently sheltcring roof the lady teacher
held her eighteen scholars until the rain
should abate. Without moments warn
ing the tornado struck this building and in
tWinkling
REDUCED IT TO sPLINTERs.
One pupil was killed outright and the
teacher and nearly all OF the children were
more or less severely wounded. Whether
any were fatally injured cannot be ascer-
tanned. At the time the little village Of
Easton was visited and three houses were
demolished. From here the twisting fun
neltook an easterly course and utterly de-
stroved everything in its path. Dozens of
farm houses and barns were wiped out of
At Hartland five people were killed and
many wounded. When the center Of the
cyclone approached Winnebago City it
seemed as though that prosperous city was
fated and the greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed there for a few minutes; but, fortu-
nately for the inhabitants, the river seemed
to divide the tornado and one-half turned
southeasterly and one-half northeasterly.
The southern funnel swept south Of Wells
and circled it to the east
THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED
one mile east of Wells and their bodies
were to-day carried into Wells for burial.
One was middle-aged lady, another was
boy and the third an unmarried farmer.
The northern half Of the cyclone was
more destructive. It passed northeasterly
about four miles south of Minnesota Lake,
and not building in it's path was left
standing, while many people were killed
or wounded. The most touching case was
that of John Brown, highly respected
and wel-to-do farmer, whose fine residence
was near the track of the Milwaukee rail-
road. The house was reduced TO splinters,
and all the occup .nts are dead or dying.
Three persons were instantly killed, Mr..
Brown, his daughter and lady school
teacher who was boarding with him. His
wife was fatally injured and is not expected
to survive the night. His daughter was
picked Up and hurled 200 yards by the
killed. Five houses were destroyed at this
point. Among the touching scenes here
enacted were the endeavors of Bohemian
father and mother to protect six little chill
dren from the cold rain that necessarily
and pitilessly beat down. With torn
sheet, the only thing saved from the gen.
eral wreck Of their happy home OF yes;er-
day, they were attempting to shield the
only possessions left to them. Not one log
was LEFT on top Of another TO mark their
ruined home.
THE DEVASTATED TERRITORY
was to-day covered with food OF water
and through deep mud on horseback and
in wagons hundreds otpeople searched for
some trace Of their homes some wind
tossed souvenir OF their lost possessions or
Tor the face o: missing friend. But
nleager reports have come in and it may be
two or three days before the full
sum OF the disaster is known.
Wherever buildings were destroyed they
was so totally and utterly demolished that
not yestige of them is left. The storm
did little damage at Wells, where it blew in
few window fronts and overturned side
walks Several men were Frustrated by
that the air seemed like some suffocating
gas and was Of whitish hue.
Three section hands on the Southern Min
nesota road were injured by flying timbers.
Trees and telegraph poles were broken off
or twisted out OF shape. Wires were not
put in working order until noon. Wires
along the Northwestern road were all
down during the night. At one place,
where the cyclone
STRUCK, EIGHT HOUSES
in succession We're destroyed. and at anoth-
er place house was so completely des-
stroyed that no trace of it Or Of its occu-
pants could be found. thougha search was
made. Scores of people received wounds,
and as most of them We're III the country
they suffered untold fortunes through
exposure to cold, wind and rain
throughout the ght and lack Of surgical
attendance. The storm will entail great
hardship upon those who lost their all,
although crops are not injured. Lasteyen-
ing tram ior Wells from this city was I'M
able to proceed lnrther than Mapleton, ow-
ing to obstructioEs on the track The
morning train from Wells was three hours
late, as the trainmen repaired the telegraph
line.
Riot on a Train.
Y LATRoBE Pa, June ia riot occurred
on a Ligonier valley train last night which
resulted in the death OF one person. and
will likely terminate fatally to another.