Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-18

southern Minnesota counties OF jack
ION. Martin, Faribault, Freeborn, Blue
Earth. Mower and Fillmore Nednes-
lay 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 freeborn and
spent itself ia the two counties farther
east
Loss of Life and Property.
The loss of life has been very heavy
how heavy will not be known for
several days, as railway trains are
a abandoned because ot washed-out
bridges and tracks, wagon roads
are flooded and wholly impossible
and telegraph wires are IN such
a tangle that it will be impossible to
put them To rights in several days.
The loss of life in this county viii
probably reach thirty; that in Free
born eight or ten, and that elsewhere
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 $500, 900. The Root, Zumbro
and other rivers of southern Minnesota
are raging torrents.
Scores Injured.
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.
some Of the Victims In Martin County.
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.
Following is partial list of those
killed and injured:
John Brown. German farmer, killed. wife
fatally injured; Herman Bremen, killed. Mrs.
John Matusa.ck, killed; Moland Stecn, wife
and child badly hurt one son killed; John
Pietros son killed: Mrs John Della,
killed; Albert Klingbert two children
badly hurt: Charles Medeherb's daughter.
arm broken, sons leg broken and an
other daughter injured internally: Herman
Hilles. son severely injured; Mrs. Henry Med
bert, seriously hurt: Mr.. and Mrs Lightenber-
ger and six children injured, one child dead;
Mr.. VERSIONS wife and three children are said
70 have lost their lives.
sixteen Scholars Killed.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, June 1.-THE great
storm did its 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 a district school
house 4 miles east of Sherburne was
blown into kindling wood in q
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
farmer, one of the victims, was killed
by flying timbers in his yard. His
wife. John Englebrecht, a hired man
and school-teacher were injured, two
of them fatally.
Thirty Crushed to Death.
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 q Bohemian family was
blown entirely away. leaving family
of eight to spend the night in = driving
rainstorm.
On the Iowa Border.
At Lyndon. on the Iowa border, q
man, his wife and child, were crushed
in their 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 rcsistless waters. Con-
siderable live stock persisted and much
damage was done. Horses and cattle
were drowned ia large numbers near
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
Maggie was blown into tree top, but
she was only slightly injured.
Two Cycieses In Freesern County.
ALRERr LIZA. Mimi. June 1.-TWO
desth-dealing cyclones passed throuk
the northern part of Freedom county
Wednesday afternoon. the first sweep
ing through several townships at s:st
and the other little after 8. Six OF
seven persons are known TO have
been killed Two Of the numbe,
were children of Henry Christian
Charles Christopherson, wife and two
children were badly injured. Christie
pherson's buildings were all wrecked
]. Fl. Hekes. his wife and two children
were terribly crushed The wife AND
one child will die
The village of Hartland and nearly
everything in Hartlsnd township yeas
rsz-d. In Freedom township Mike
Iversons wife and two children arr
missing and their home obiitersted
Mosand steen's buildings were ruines
and bis child killed. Carl Hendrick
sons 6ne residence and harms wers
demsisshed chris Nsgsrd's barn
blew over and Ole Hansen. whs
sought refuge IN H. va killed The
creamery ~ frsssorn Vas wreekss