The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-24
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.

INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.
AS more complete reports are
brought in concerning the damage
wrought by the recent cyclone, many
curious incidents are stated, showing
the wonderful power of that dreadful
funnel shaped cloud which left such
ruin and devastation in it's wake.
Northeast of Wells one house was cut
in two, one half remaining standing
and the other half being torn into a
thousand pieces. In another house
lady was standing on the floor, when
the house about her was carried
away bodily, and she was left stand
ing there uninjured. One farmer re-
ported case which seems to surpass
belief. In pasture enclosed on all
sides by heavy windbrake Of tall
trees, with no possible way to get out,
were some cattle. When the storm
was over the cattle were found on the
outside. They must have have been
carried over the trees and safely set
down.
Mrs John Letusic was killed while
attempting to save her children. She
saw the storm coming and succeeded
in getting them into the cellar, but
as she was herself about to decend the
house was taken and she was crushed
among the timbers.
| A number Of people who saw the
storm approaching saved themselves
by getting into their cellars.
Miss Mary Braun died yesterday
morning from the effects of her inju-
ries
John Braun, Mrs Latusic and John
Pietrus were buried at Mapleton yes
terday, and Herman Beemer at Wells.
Miss Agnes Murray, the teacher
Of the Brown school house.
will recover. The Pease school
house, two miles away, was
also swept away. There is no sign of
either building left, but off in the
grain fields east of where the Brown
school house stood were found some
pieces of broken desks.
The storm seemed to annihilate
every building which it struck, and
nothing but the foundation walls or
small brown patches indicate where
they formerly stood. Not stick or
timber is to be seen. The scattered
ruins of one house were traced for
two and half miles.
Full reports are not yet in from
northeast of Wells, but the track of
the storm has been traced for about
ten miles. Seven miles northeast of
Wells Frank Tellet's grove and sheds
were destroyed. A mile northeast
from there Ned Tellet lost part of
his house and his barn. He had Just
left the barn and only had time to
catch hold of the anchor post of
windmill. The latter went over but
Mr.. Tellet was uninjured. Joy Tel
let's barns were destroyed. Mr.. Low
rvs ten year old son chung to willow
tree and was saved. From there the
storm passed on in the direction of
New Richland.
August Home, living five miles
from Wells, was standing near four of
his horses when they were killed. A
flying roof knocked him senseless.
A peculiar thing about the cyclone
was the manner in which it slivered
every timber that it snatched up.
These broken pieces were carried per-
pendicularly and great numbers of
them were hurled upright into the
ground with the force of sledge-ham-
mer blow, and often cannot be
pulled out. One blunt stick was
forced two inches into a solid tim
Der.
Large numbers Of cattle were killed
and much farm machinery was de-
stroyed.
A barn containing several horses
was picked up bodily and moved some
distance without doing any injury.
One man is said to have been lifted
up and carried some distance and
thrown upon a large hog which was
killed by the shock.