Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-17
WIND, WAILSAND WOE.
Death and Devastation Mark the
Terrible Trail Left by
A CYCLONE OUT IN MINNESOTA.
Happy Homes Wrecked, Fruitful Farms
Destroyed, Forests Leveled and
MANY MANGLED CORPsEs SCATTERED

Sc PAUL, June 16.-A storm of wind
and rain, which, in some sections, developed
| into q veritable cyclone laid waste the
southern central portion of this State late
yesterday afternoon. 1t will be days be.
fore the full extent of the disaster is known.
Time alone can tell how many lives went
| out in the unnatural darkness of that ter
rible day.
jackson, Martin, Faribault, Freedom
and Blue Earth counties seem to have been
the scene of the storm, although it was
storming at the time pretty much all over
the State. The cyclone began to form near
jackson, jackson county, and after sweep
ing across Martin and Faribault counties
was scattered near Wells, close to the
boundary of Freeborn. Its course was to
the northeast at first, but it later took q
sudden sweep to the south, disappearing
below Wells, which is almost directly east
of jackson. Reports place the loss of life
between 80 and 100 souls
Swept on Everything In Its Path.
heavy rainstorm broke out at 4:3O o'clock
and before that had passed away clouds be-
gan to gather in all their terrifying black
ness. Soon the terrible looking cone put in its
appearance, and as it whirled across the
country it licked up houses. barns, trees,
crops and people-everything in It's path.
Many houses that were but partially de-
stroyed covered the mangled remains of the
former occupants and owners of the farms.
Debris was strewn along railroad tracks so
that where traffic was not interfered with
by washouts it was blocked by wrecked
buildings and trees
Last night freight, after pulling out
Mankato, discovered a huge obstruction
across the track. It proved to be house,
and the engine was almost touching it
when stopped Within the building were
half a dozen people lying among the
broken timbers, all seriously and some
fatally hurt. The Cyclone had taken the
building from its foundations some distance
of,
Pitiful Trail of Devastation.
Along the Milwaukee road from jackson
to Minnesota Lake the scene is one of de-
vastation. Not every house is wrecked,
but SO many are destroyed that the scene is
pitiful This section is one of the richest
in the State, and one of the most thickly
settled. Wrecks of houses, barns and torn
up forests line the road. People who were
happy yesterday in the consciousness of an
assured crop and a united family circle are
to-day mourning not only the loss of crops,
but also the death or serious injury of loved
ones
Near Sherbourne teacher and 1S scholars
were kept in bv the afternoon rains, and
when the cyclone struck the schoolhouse
the building was wrecked and 16 killed, in
cluding the teacher A man with his wife
and child was killed at Linden and others
injured. John Brown and three others
were killed south of Minnesota Lake. Mrs.
Brown, a hired man and the school teacher
were badly injured.
The Death Roll VIII Be Heavy.
The first reports from Wells were to the
effect that from 40 to 30 had been killed
near there, the worst of the storm having
been to the west and south of that village.
As yet no reports have been received in
confirmation of this loss. Ten are reported
killed in the neighbothood of Mapleton and
20 injured. The cyclone passed four miles
south of Mapleton, and that village suffered
little loss.
The northwest corner of Freeborn county
was in the path of the storm and consider
able damage to property and crops was done
there: Andrew Hanson, aged %, was
killed there. In Freedom township Mrs
Mike Iverson and three children and a
child of j. Steen are reported killed, while
many more are more or less seriously in
iured 1t is yet almost impossible to get
drenching rain accompanied the wind
storm.
Reports have reached Waterloo, Ia, of a
very disastrous hurricane which passed
through the northeast portion of that county
early this afternoon. The storm dropped
down on the farm owned by General A.
G. Fuller, of Bellividere, Ill, completely
wrecking almost everything on the place.
Five large barns are totally destroyed. As
far as heard from no lives were lost
Fatalities in Many Places.
At Harland, five people were killed and
many others injured One mile east of that
place three people were killed The storm
demolished log house in which |
were Mrs. Mat Nagle and child 1t |
took the child in baby carriage some
distance not hurting it. Mrs Nagle was
landed in tree some distance away also |
without injury. 1t then went west to |
Hewey's, where it took house and COM
oletely tore it to pieces Here it evidently
'plit, and the west wing passed to the south
% !Critton Sutton's place and took the roof
,ff his barn. 1t then struck northwest to
Henry Adams house taking the kitchen
lbout four rods south and landing it right
ide up. The balance OF the house was torn
% pieces. 1t went directly east
passing about three-quarters of q mile north
# the city and uDroo6ng the schoolhouse
md destroyed a wind mill and then passed
ast and disappeared.
The next heard of it was from Wells,
vhere considerable damage was done and a
lumber killed The other portion of the
yclone was more destructive 1t went
Vhirling about four miles south of Mime
ota Lake, destroying everything in the
Tay. Not building was LETT standing, and
many people were killed and injured.
The Sad Case of One Family.
The case of John Brown has already been
mentioned. His fine house was reduced to
,indling wood and all its occupants are
cad or dying. Mr.. Brown, his daughter
nd lady school teacher who lived with
hem, were killed instantly, while Mrs.
Brown was fatally injured A son of
eighbor was killed, as also were five
orses. The log house occupied by Bohe-
,ian family was completely destroyed, but
he family Of eight escaped injury.
The territory that was yesterday 80 badly
'recked was to-day covered with a sea of
7ater and mud. In the mud and water
undreds of people searched for some rem
ants of their homes and in some cases for
Kissing friends Where buildings were de-
.royed it was done so thoroughly and COM
letely that not a vestige remains. At one
lace the tornado destroyed eight houses in
and in another case house was L
, completely destroyed that not trace of
lther house or occupants remained.