Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-17
MARKED BY DEATH
The Path of a Cyclone Through
Southern Minnesota.
Estimated That Over Fifty Lives
Were Lost.

School House Struck and the Teacher and
Fifteen Scholars Killed-Only Three
Escape-Farmhouses and Other Build
ings Dem Blown from
the Track at One Place.
MINNEAPOLIS, June ia special
to The Journal from Mankato says a
tornado passed over southern Minnesota
between 8 and Wednesday afternoon.
Starting near jackson, it swept east and
south. Curious shaped clouds began to
form over the southwest, and many peo-
pie gazed in wonder at the sight. About
$3.50 a. III. wind sprung up and off to
the west a circling black cloud was seen
rapidly advancing and demolishing
everything in its course.
school House struck.
1t passed two miles northwest of Sher-
burn, and it rs reported that it then
struck district school house, in which
We're the teacher and eighteen scholars.
The building was demolished, and the
teacher and fifteen scholars killed,
At Easton, three buildings We're de-
stroyed and several people injured.
Linden was visited and many houses
were torn from their foundations. One
family consisting of man, his wife and
child We're killed. and others injured.
A large grove of trees was completely
uprooted.
The storm passed on eastward de-
stroying farm houses, barns, and in fact
everything in its path.
At Wells sidewalks were overturned,
atnra fronfu 1lpu,, in anJ Dtha,. dam Ua
done. Several men were blown down
by the force of the wind.
Four miles south of Minnesota Lake
farm houses and buildings Were caught
in the storm and utterly demolished.
Four people were killed. Among them
are John Brown, who was taken to Min
nesota Lake. His wife, hired man and a
school teacher were also injured. Sec
ton men suffered severe injuries. Much
damage was done south of Wells, and it
is reported that forty to fifty were killed
south and west of that village.
Reports Slow Coming In.
As most Of the damage was done in
the country, reports are slow coming in,
but what has already been heard is
enough to ensure the belief that it was
the worst storm ever reported in south
ern Minnesota. 1t is said later reports
will increase rather than diminish the
extent of damage done as well as the
loss of life and the personal injuries.
Many heart rendering scenes occurred
during the night.
The loghouse of the Bohemian family
at Bower Mills, near Minnesota Lake,
was blown entirely away, not onelog re-
naming.
The family of man, wife and six
children, spent the night miserably in
the rain, without shelter from the ele-
ments. They huddled together upon a
heap of straw, and with piece of sheet
endeavored to ward off the cold wind
and never ceasing rain that chilled them
to the skin.
At Wells section man received ter
rible injury in the breast from flying
board A brakeman who saw the storm
at that place said he plainly saw the
funnel approaching from the west, and
as it passed north of the village he was
cast to the ground by the terrific pres.
sure of the air, which was so close that
1t almost stifled him.
Blew Train from the Track.
On the Chicago, Milwaukee and st,
Paul railroad train was blown from
the track by the force of the wind. Two
people were killed and seventeen in
! jured.