The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04
Four of It's Occupants
Are Injured Quite
Seriously.
WIRES ALL AWRY.
Telegraph and Street
Railway Folks Suffer.

northwest, and turning it completely
upside down, all OF the Kirnse family,
with the exception of the mother, were
thrown off to the right, and nearly
clear of the debris. The three younger
Children, Frieda, two years of age;
Lena, six, and Annie, twelve, did not
receive as much as a scratch, while
the injuries to the other son, William,
are of rather a trivial character.
Mrs. Kirmse was thrown directly be-
meath huge pile of debris, and it was
only with the most hercuIean efforts
Ryan and Officer Ryder that they
were able to make a sufficiently large
aperture through which Mrs. Kirms@
could be taken from the wreck
Rachel was also imprisoned in the de-
bris, but managed to eXtricate himself
He was rather stunned by the fall, but
Gid not seem to be badly injured.
AS soon as it was found that assist
ance would be required, the city hos
pital was notified, and the ambulance
dispatched to the scene Mr. Kfrmse
decided not to have any of his family
taken to the hospital, but Mr. Ratchet
was brought over, and had his wounds
dressed. Rachel is a cigarmaker,
siXty-1iVe years of age and worked for
Tuchelt Bros, $40 Wabasha street. 1t
was thought that on account of his
advanced age, his injuries might prove
serious, but advices from the hospital
late last night indicate that beyond a
cut behind the right ear, which IS
Iethef palnful, ana a general shaking
uP, mF, halchel is not badly hurt
Dr Gravel was early on the scene
ana attended to the Kirmse fanliIy'
VINO mad been removed to the residence
Oh AIVeda Gagnier, only a few feet
away. Mr.. Kirmse is probably tn
most most paddy injured, having one of his
IeIt rlbs broken. his right arm frac
Iured ana bad cut on the iugular
ne mead 1t is feared that he has
other internal injuries which NAV nor
nave been discovered last night
Mrs. klrmse and her son. William
were quickly attended to by DR.. GRAY,
ei, and in talking with G lob man
aalol tiE AFTER the occurrence, William
gave the following account of the ac-
cident:
rather, mother, myself and the OH.
er children were seated in the kitchen
ana Mr.. Ratchet had gone I'D stairs 70
lay down, when we heard a heavy
crash. was scared, and hoIIered 10
iather that lightning must have strucI,
the mouse. l did not have the words
spoken when the wind took IN the
building and carried it fifteen feat
turning it upside down, and smashing
II TO pieces. I was thrown pretty near
~ away from the wreckage of +ha
building, but [ guess a piece of tim
per must have hit me on the head as
II feels pretty sore. I did not lose CON
seriousness. [ looked around and saw
mother trying to get out of the very
center of the house. or what was left
OF 1t. just then some men came. and
helped her out Father was so badly
hurt that he tainted. but Frieda. Lena
and Annie were not even touched
They were thrown farther away from
the place and fell in some soft mud >,
When a reporter visited the place
last evening the house looked as if
it had been through Dakota cyclone
Not piece of timber of any descrip-
ton was left standing, and the stone
wall in parts was tumbled down. Just
at the time the Tightening did its work
and when the policemen first visited
the scene of the catastrophe. there
were strong indications of smoke and
burning timber, but the debris did not
catch on fire. Had it done so, the fate
of Mrs. Kirmse must have been a
dreadful one, as it took several min
utes to assist her out of the place into
which she was thrown, and, with the
high wind, the slightest fire must have
spread through the wreckage with
great rapidity. The roof of Mr. Gag
niers barn was blown off, but other
than this no further damage is report
ed in that vicinity.