The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-17

killed south of Minnesota lake. Mrs.
Brown, hired man and the schoolteacher
were badly injured.
effect that from forty to fifty 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 re-
ceived in confirmation of this loss Ten
are reported killed in the neighborhood of
Mapleton and twenty injured. The tor
nado passed four miles south OF Mapleton,
and that village suffered little loss. Ihe
west corner OF Freeborn county was IN the
path of the storm, and considerable dam
age to property and crops was done there,
while several fatalities are reported also.
There were two storms. the first at 4:30
o'clock and the second on hour later. Both
came from the west. and the second was
verltable tornado. Ii Itdestroye ed everything
In it's course. according to reports received.
The damage was chiefly In the farming DIS
tricts. and the reports. therefore are com;
twenty-five, took shelter in barn near
Hartland, but the barn was blown down
and he was killed. In Freeborn township
Mrs. Michael Iverson and three children.
and child of j. Steen are reported Killed,
while many more are more or less seriously
injured. 1t is, rs yet almost impOssl bic to
get names of the dead and injured. A
pouring. drenching rain accompanied the
wlnd-storm.
WHERE THE FIRST CASUALTIES OCCURRED.
The first serious damage of the tornado
was at the school house near Sherburne.
where three were killed and thirteen
badly injured. From there the storm
kept to the east. destroying eight farm
houses and barns. John Y0nkers. whose
place is four miles north of Paramount. In
Martin county, lost two children, and many
horses and cattle were killed. The dam
age to property and destruction of life in
Martin county IS thought to be even higher
than at first stated,
At Hartland five people were killed and
many injured. The center of the tornado
seemed to be coming toward Ninnebago
and the people or that city were a panic.
bnt the river served to divide the
tornado into two parts and the
town was safe. One-half OF the tornado
turned to the southeast, cIrcling sOrIth Of
of that place three people were killed.
| The storm demolished q log house in which
were Mrs. Nagle and child. 1t took the
IN hurps baby n Ms Nsas d''ap1s
landed in q tree some distance sway
| also without injury. 1t then went east of
| Hewey's, where it took q house and tore 1t
to pieces. Here it evidently split. and the
| Sutton's place and took the roof Oft
| his barn. 1t then struck northwest
| to Henry Adams house. taking the
| kitchen about four rods south and
landing it right side uD. The remainder of
the house was torn TO pieces 1t then
| went directly east, passing about three
| quarters of Q mile north of the city. and
unrOOfing the schOOl.house and destroying
| appeared. The next heard of 1t was from
| Wells. where considerable damage was
done and a number killed
The other portion of the tornado was
| more destructive. 1t went whirliDg about
four miles south of Minnesota lake. de-
stroying everything IN the way. Not q
| building was left standing and many peo-
| pie were killed and injured. The case
of John Brown has already been
made into kindllng wood. and all its occu-
pants are dead or dying. Mr.. Brown. his
daughter and a lady school-teacher who
lived with them were instantly killed.
jured; A son of g neiehbor was
killed. as also were five horses. The
log house occupied by q Bohemian family
\ was destroyed, but the family Of eight
is IN Faribanlt county, but the other coun-
| ties suffered only little loss.
The locality that was yesterday 80 badly
| wrecked was to-day covered with a sea of
| water and mud. In the mud and water
| nants of their houses, and In some cases
| for missing friends. Where buildings were
| des stroyed it was done so thoroughly
| and completely that not vestige remained
| voting itself to blowing in the roofs of
| several buildings and blowing down q num-
ber of pedestrians. At one place the tor
nado destroyed eight houses in succession,
and in another case house was 80
| completely destroyed that not trace
| of either house or occupants remained
Many people suffered from injuries, and
their sufferings were made more intense
hYn Uh IN fha nnlh ind and
rain. The storm will cause much hardship,
| as crops are almost destroyed. Consider.
| able stock was drowned.
More Victims of the Quebec storm.
ST. Rose. Que, June 16-Further intelli-
gence of Tuesday's great tornado shows
| that destruction and loss of life was not
confined to this place. but spread to many
| places in this vicinity. Advices from St.
Ephriam state that that district was visl ted
| by the terrible storm which has sown death.
destruction and desolation every where
| in its passage. In the parish OF
s nfsreS Maz,aG.s ns, tae ndnr Inhabitants have
| Anselm Houte has lost everything. and in
| place of his dwelling there remains only q
heap of rubbish. His wife and children.
| four in number, were buried in the ruins.
| The babe. three months old, was killed in
| its mothers arms. and the mother he-self
was crushed under a beam which broke
| her thigh. Some minutes before the acci-
| dent two children of Alphonse Miquette
entered the house. These four children
suffered the fate of the inhabitants of the
| house. The oldest, aged eleven, was found
| dead under stones and mortar. At st.
| Helena five buildings were wrecked and
| fifteen persons wounded some seriously.
Hurricane in Iowa
WATERLOO. Ia. June 16.-Reports have
just reached this city of o very disastrous
hurricane which passed through the north
east portion of this county early this after
noon. The storm dropped down on the
farm owned by Gen. A. G. Fuller. of Bel
vidcre, ILL.,. twelve miles north of here.
| wreckinR almost every thing in the place.
| Five large barns are totally destroyed. AS
| far as heard from no lives were lost.
| DEADLY ELECTRIC BOLT.
| Lightning Strikes the Grant Monument at
| Chicago and Kills Three Persons.
| CHICAGO June 16.-DnrinR the thunder
storm that passed over the city this even
ing lightning struck the Grant monument