Warren sheaf., 1892-06-23
RUIN AND DEATH.

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The Storm King Not Yet Satisfied with
His Fatal Work This Year-He Visits
Several Counties in Minnesota and Add,
Nearly Seventy Names to His Already
Long List of Victims.
FA1RMONT, Mimi, June 17.-With a
roar equal to the din of twenty railway
trains running over a score of iron.
bridges great cyclone swept over the
southern Minnesota counties of Jack.
son, Martin, Faribault, Freeborn, Blue
Earth, Mower and Fillmore Wednes.
day 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 in the two counties farther
east.
The loss Of life has been very heavy
how heavy will not be known for
several days, as railway trains are
abandoned because of washed-out
bridges and tracks, wagon roads
are flooded and wholly impossible
and telegraph wires are in such
tangle that it will be impossible to
put them to rights in several days.
The loss of life in this county will
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, 1000. The Root, Zumbro
and other rivers of southern Minnesota
are raging torrents.
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
not injured.
WELLS, Minn., June IA most dis
astrous hurricane swept over this coun-
ty Wednesday night, destroying every
! thing in it's path. It's course was from
north to south. Houses, barns and ma
chinery in the track of the storm were
totally wrecked and a large amount of
stock killed. The cyclone was accom-
panied by a great electrical display.
ST PAUL, Mimi, June 17.-The great
storm did it's most destructive work
along the Iowa border around Mime
sofa lake and south of the villages Of
Wells and Sherburne. Reports brought
n by trainmen say a district school
house miles east of Sherburne was
clown into kindling wood in a
,winkling, killing sixteen of the eight
zen pupils and the teacher. In the
farming district south of Minnesota
AXE many residences and barns were
blown away and four people were
killed. John Brown, a prosperous
farmer, one of the victims, was killed
oy flying timbers in his yard. His
wife, John Englc brecht, a hired man
Ind a school-teacher were injured, two
If them fatally.
Farmers from the southern Martin
county line report at Wells that at
least thirty people were crushed by
falling buildings, and they fear later
:eports will increase rather than dimin-
sh the loss of life. Near Bowen Mills
ihe house of a Bohemian family was
blown entirely away, leaving family
If eight to spend the night in driving
:ainstor1n.
At Lyndon, on the Iowa border, a
.alnily named Peterson, consisting of a
nan, his wife and child, were crushed
n their house and four other persons
i injured. Several people had bones
broken at Easton and three buildings
we're blown down. Spring Valley,
Mower county, was a heavy sufferer,
more, however, from the flood than from
;he wind. Houses, bridges, sidewalks
md all movable property was swept
4 lway by the resistless waters. Con-
i siderable live stock perished and much
damage was done. Horses and cattle
we're drowned in large numbers near
Austin, and bridges and dams were car
led away. All trains at that point are
leld and people are going about in
GOATS. In Blue Earth county several
houses were blown down, and Mrs
Nagle was blown into tree top, but
she was only slightly injured.
! ALRERT LEA, Minn., June 17.-Two
1eath-dealing cyclones passed through
The northern part of Freeborn county
Wednesday afternoon, the first sweep
.ng through several townships at 4:3O
and the other a little after &. Six or
seven persons are known to have
been killed. Two Of the number
we're children of Henry Christian.
Charles Christopherson, wife and two
children were badly injured. Christie
l pherson's buildings were all wrecked.
]. III. Hekes, his wife and two children
we're terribly crushed. The wife and
one child will die.
The village of Hartland and nearly
everything in Hartland township was
:azed. In Freeborn township Milkkel
[verson's wife and two children are
missing and their home .obliterated.
Moland Stems buildings were ruined
and his child killed. Carl Hendrick.
sons fine residence and barns were
demolished. Chris Nigard's barn
blew over and Ole Hansen, who
sought refuge in it, was killed. The
creamery at Freeborn was wrecked
and r. B. brakes buildings were
strewn over his farm. FL. d. Threed's
buildings were blown to pieces and his
crops ruined Hailstones as large
as goose eggs fell for three.
. quarters of an hour.
PRESTON, Mimi, June 1.-Fillmore
county was visited by a cloudburst dur
ing the night which destroyed crops
carried away bridges and sidewalks anc
drowned many cattle and hogs. The
loss to crops may reach $4,000.
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WALTERS ON A STRIKE.
In Chicago $50 of Them Are Out, ant
Many Restaurants Closed.
CHICAGO, June II. The waters
strike is growing more general and the
. iown town restaurants are in a bat
plight. About $50 walters are out
The proprietors with only one excep
tion say they will never sign the agree
ment formulated by the strikers. 1t il
the intention of the strike leaders tt