Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-06-25
RUIN AND DEATH.

Several Counties In Minnesota and Adds
Nearly Seventy Names to His Already
Long List of Victims.
FAiRMoNT, Mimi, June 17.-With a
roar equal to the din of twenty railway
trains running over score of iron
bridges a great cyclone swept over the
southern Minnesota counties of Jack
son, Martin, Faribault, Freeborn, Blue
Earth, Mower and Fillmore Wednes-
day afternoon. The storm began about
miles west of the village of Jackson,
moved eastward over the villages of
Sherburne and Wells in Martin county,
passed lightly over Faribault county,
caused great havoc in Freedom and
spent itself in the two counties farther
east wi
The loss of life has been very heavy
how heavy will not be known for
several days, as railway trains are
abandoned because of washed out
bridges and tracks, wagon roads
are flooded and wholly impassable
and telegraph wires are in such
tangle that it will be impossible to-
put them to rights in several days.
The loss of life in this county will
probably reach thirty; that in Free
ooi IL S.Sio VI tSL, anu piiip CioSWhCIc
will bring the total up to nearly
seventy, if not more. Besides this the
loss to buildings, crops and railroad
property in the half dozen counties.
will reach 100000 The Root, Zumbro
and other rivers of southern Minnesota
are raging torrents.
Scores of people received wounds, and
as most of them were in the country
they suffered untold tortures through
exposure to cold wind and rain and
lack of surgical attendance. The storm
will entail great hardship upon those !
who lost their all, although crops are,
not injured.
WELLS, Mimi, June IA most dis
astrous hurricane swept over this coun-
ty Wednesday night, destroying every
thing in its path. Its course was from
north to south. Houses, barns and ma,
chinery in the track of the storm were.
totally wrecked and large amount Of
stock killed. The cyclone was accom-
panied by great electrical display.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 1.-THE great
storm did it's most destructive work
along the Iowa border around Mime
sofa lake and south of the villages of
Wells and Sherburne. Reports brought
in by trainmen say district school
house miles east of Sherburne was
blown into kindling wood in a
twinkling, killing sixteen of the eight
cen pupils and the teacher. In the
farming district south of Minnesota
lake many residences and barns were
blown away and four people were
killed. John Brown, a prosperous
f,r x~f N1,., ,,..,, In
by flying mbers in his yard. His
wife, John Englebrecht, a hired man
and school-teacher were injured, two
of them fatally.
Farmers from the southern Martin
county line report at Wells that at
least thirty people were crushed by
falling buildings, and they fear later
reports will increase rather than dimin-
ish the loss of life. Near Bowen Mills
the house of Bohemian family was
blown entirely away, leaving family
of eight to spend the night in driving
rainstorm.
At Lyndon, on the Iowa border, a
family named Peterson, consisting of a
man, his wife and child, were crushed
in t.Ieir house and four other persons
| injured. Several people had bones
broken at Easton and three buildings
| were blown down. Spring Valley,
| Mower county, was heavy sufferer,
! more, however, from the flood than from
the wind. Houses, bridges, sidewalks
| and all movable property was swept
| away by the resistless waters. Con-
siderable live stock perished and much
| damage was done. Horses and cattle
| lrn,ynn1 in 1arcra hnrS
| Austin, and bridges and dams were car
ried away. All trains at that point are
held and people are going about in
boats. In Blue Earth county several
houses We're blown down, and Mrs.
Nagle was blown into tree top, but
she was only slightly injured.
ALRERT LEA, Mimi, June 1.-Two
death-dealing cyclones passed through
the northern part of Freeborn county
Wednesday afternoon, the first sweep
ing through several townships at 4:30
and the other little after q. Six or
seven persons are known to have
been killed. Two of the number
were children of Henry Christian.
Charles Christopherson, wife and two
children were badly injured. Christie
| pherson's buildings were all wrecked.
j. Fl. Hekcs, his wife and two children
were terribly crushed. The wife and
one child will die.
The village of Hartland and nearly
everything in Hartland township was
razed. In Freeborn township Mikkel
VERSIONS wife and two children are
missing and their home obliterated.
Moland Stems buildings were ruined
and his child killed. Carl Hendrick-
sons fine residence and barns were
demolished. Chris Nigard's barn
blew over and Ole Hansen, who
sought refuge in it, was killed. The
creamery at, Freeborn was wrecked
and +! b. brakes buildings were
strewn over his farm. III. ID. Threed's
buildings were blown to pieces and his
crops ruined Hailstones as large