Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-18
THE WINDS MAD WORK
Was-Terrible in the Fruitful Sections
of Southern Minnesota.
THE LIVING ARE NOW HOMELESS
And the Dead and Dying Are Scattered in
Ruined Fields.
ADULTS AND BABES RODE ON THE GALE

ST. PAUL, June 1.-THE reports from
the cyclone which devastated the southern
portion of this State Wednesday come in
slowly, owing to the extent of country COW
cred and the terrible condition of the roads,
rendering communication with the cities not
having telegraph facilities almost impossi-
ble =.
While fortunately the first reports as to
loss of life prove to have been somewhat
overestimated, yet the death roll is not less
than 80, and as reports come In later it may
grow to 30. The track of the storm is
marked by ruined houses, devastated farms,
dead and mangled men, women and chill
dren The groves of trees surrounding farm
houses were laid low, in many cases not
vestige remaining of houses, barns or stock;
everything fell before the breath of the
terrible tornado. Houses and cattle have
been found many miles from where the
whirlwind caught them in its grasp.
The storm originated near jackson, in
Martin county, took northeasterly course
through Faribault county until it reached a
point between Wells and Minnesota Lake,
where it divided into two sections-one con-
tinuing its northeasterly course through
Waseca county into Steele county, where it
south by east course through Freeborn,
Mower and Fillmore counties, extending
nearly to the Mississippi river before it lost
its force.
The Clouds Terrible Trail
the passage OF the cloud near that place:
During the passage of the storm, which
lasted about 15 minutes, the scene was one
of the most awe-inspiring character The
air was full Of debris of every description.
Scantling, boards, window sashes, chickens,
ducks and geese were whirled about in the
grasp of the current 200 feet above earth. The
cloud rose and fell at intervals of quarter
of a mile, and dozens of house were wrecked
at every swoop. The dead and injured in
the Polish settlement about eight miles
northeast of Wells cannot now be estimated.
So far as known the list of casualties in this
neighborhood is as follows:
DEAD-John Brown, farmer, wife and son
and daughter; Henry Brewer. farmer; Mrs.
Della; IIfred Frederick, iarmer: ,s X Mrs: 0l n.
Iverson and three children; Mrs John
John Leitenberger; - Melchert, two
daughters of Christian Melchert; John
Pietras; IS Stein, Child of Maryland Stein;
1t is probable the list of dead is much
larger than now known. The injured re-
corded thus tar are:
Mrs. John Della, severe scalp wound,
broken arm. internal injuries; Mrs. Maryland
Stein and child, manyled terribly, latter
may die; Miss Murray, schoolmtstress, liv
ing in the family OF John Brown. five miles
north OF Wells, in critical condition, recov-
and internal injuries: Herman Bremen. Jr,
wife. fractures and contusions Of
the scalps and bodies; Mrs Lishtenberger
hQh nj
Mr.and Mrs. Charles Melchert, both seriously
hurt; Miss Melchert, arm broken; boy OF IA.
bruised and injured internally, will die; two
boys in the family Of Albert Klinbet, man.
gled terribly, recovery doubtful in both
hurt: August Hohensee. farmer, near Wells,
limb broken; Mrs. Frank Yokel and child,
seriously hurt; Mrs. Joe Litzba, slightly in
jured; Mrs. Grey, probably fatally injured.
In addition to the killing of a son of
Mayland Stein, his 17-year-old daughter
was so badly crushed that she we'll die. Mrs.
Zanke, wife of farmer near Easton, is also
dying.
Queer Freaks and Awful Experiences.
A section man named Christianson was
blown 40 feet through air and fell on the
back of hog in the adj dining pasture. The
hog was killed, but Christianson escaped
uninjured. An adopted son of John
Brown was picked and blown half mile
Two people were killed north OF Richland
where the cyclone was very severe. An 49,
month-old badly was found sitting in a
swamp where it had been carried by the
wind. 1t was uninjured.
Albert Lea reports the list of casualties
in Freeborn county difficult to ascertain,
but so far as known are as IoIr,Sws:
Mrs G. Christopherson and child, Andrew
Hansen, aged p; E. McCotley and family, NJ.
Shequin and family.
The injured list is a long one, while the
destruction to property is very great, as the
path of the cyclone was through the richest
farming section of the State.
Blooming Prairie also reports great
damage in that vicinity, but no loss of life.
Falrmont, in Martin county, reports two
killed there and great number injured.
Seven persons were killed between Winnie
bago City and Sherburne. The wind de.
molished a schoolhouse, seriously injuring
the teacher and 16 scholars Much damage
to property is reported, but impossible to
estimate the amount. The Catholic church
at jackson was blown down, but no one in
jured.