The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-17
HALF HUNDRED DEAD
Southern Minnesota Swept by a
Death Dealing Flood.
A soHooLHoUsE is WIPED OUT.

The Teacher and Fifteen Scholars
Killed in the Demolition Farm
Houses, Barns and Other Build
tngs Swept Away by the Violence
of the Storm.
MINNEAPOLIS, June ia special to
The Journal from Mankato, Mimi, says:
One Of the worst disasters that ever
visited southern Minnesota occurred be.
tween 8 and 6 o'clock in the evening.
Every report that comes in is more seri-
GUS that the preceding one. At least
forty or fifty lives are lost.
The extent of country swept by this
awful visition is greater than ever be-
fore known in the history OF the state.
Starting near jackson, on the Southern
Minnesota road, funnel shaped cloud
swept eastward and passed four miles
south of Minnesta lake, then took
broad circle to the south and passed
away south of Wells.
Considerable rain had followed dur
Ing the afternoon, and about 8 o'clock
the atmosphere became almost suffo-
eating. Curious shaped clouds began
over the southwest, and many people
gazed in wonder at the sight. About
$50 o'clock the wind sprang and off to
the west rapidly circling black cloud
was seen rapidly advancing and tearing
assunder everything in its course.
A Schoolhouse Demolished.
1t passed two miles northwest of Sher-
burn, and 1t is reported that it then
struck the district school house, in which
was the teacher and eighteen scholars.
The building was demolished, and the
teacher and fifteen scholars were killed.
AT Easton three buildings were de-
stroyed, and several people were in
5uTed. Linden was visited and many
houses were torn from their founda-
tions. One family composed of man,
his wife and child were killed and
others injured.
A large group OF trees were completely
uprooted. The storm passed on east
ward, destroying farm houses, barns,
and, in fact, everything in its path. At
Wells sidewalks were overturned, store
fronts blown in and also other damage
done.
Four miles south of Minnesota lake
five farm houses and their buildings
were caught in the storm and utterly
demolished. Four people were killed.
The body OF one Of these-John Brown
was taken to Minnesota lake. His
wife, hired man and school teacher
were also injured, Section men suffered
severe injuries. Much damage was
done south of Wells, and it Is reported
that from forty to fifty were killed
south and west of that 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 the belief that it was
the worst storm ever reported in south
ern Minnesota. 1t is expected that later
reports will increase rather than dimin-
fsh the extent of the damage done, as
well as the loss of life and personal
injuries. Many heartrending scenes
occurred.
Storm Damage in Wisconsin.
LA CROSSE, Wis, June 17.-Train No,
Is on the Mankota line found an OBJ
struction on the track about four miles
south OF Minnesota lake, with two
houses blown down and the occupants
lying around badly injured. They
cleared the track and picked up the
wounded and took them to Minnesota
lake.
Train No. 90 is tied up at Minnesota
lake, and train No. at Mapleton. The
storm in that vicinity was very dis
astrouB. No. % found snow fence,
timber and other material on the track
and several people killed in the neigh
borhood. Many were injured. Our
wells section gang is ut Minnesota lake.
Three of them were injured, but not
seriously.
A dispatch from Mapleton says ten
people are reported killed near here and
swenty injured. Six houses are com
pletely wrecked. The Brown family is
among the injured. The cyclone was
-four miles south of the village.
SPRING VALLEY, Mimi, June IT,
There was cloudburst here which de-
stroyed a great deal of property. One
woman, whose house was swept away,
was drowned, but further than that
there was no loss of life An Albert
Lea, Mimi, special says it is reported
that fifty were killed between Wells and
Minnesota lake, but no particulars are
yet received.