Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
LIST OF THE DEAD
CONTAINS, THE NAMES OF ONE
HUNDRED VICTIMS.
That Large Numbers of
Dead Would Be Found In the
Easements of Destroyed Business
blocks Were Not Borne Out
Thorough Search Of the Debris
Shows That None Had Taken
Refuge Therc-Only Two Addf-
tiOnal Bodies Discovered.

New Richmond. Wis. June 1.-THE
revised list of the dead by reason of
the New Richmond cyclone. including
the deaths in the st. Paul hospitals
contains the names of 100 victims of
the war Of the elements The pretlic-
tons that large. numbers of dead
would be found in the basement of the
Ward Williams store, i'll the basement
of the Alliance store and beneath the
ruins of the other. large mercantile es-
adjustments We're not borne out. The
basement of the Williams store was
cleaned out and no bodies We're found,
The debris was cleared away from the
Alliance store and it was found that
the floor had withstood the pressure
and the basement. with whatever
goods had been stored there. was in
tact. And so with the other business
blocks. The work was pressed rapid
ly. There We're plenty of men. more.
in fact. than could be protitably en-
ployed in this work, and a careful
search was made Of every point where
it was expected or likely that further
victims Of the storm would be found.
The only result was the discovery of
the body of Thomas Martin. the bar,
Der. The ruins Of his own shop had
been searched on Wednesday without
result. Yesterday morning the debris
of the adjoining buildings was over
hauled and Martins body was found
beneath the mass. 1t is conjectured
that his body was carried to the point
where it was found by the cyclone for
he was known to have been in his
shop when it struck. In the afternoon
efforts were directed to the debris just
north Of the Richmond bank. where
City Clerk Hughes thought
The Body of His Son
Willie would be found. The search
was successful. These We're the only
two bodies recovered during the day,
and it is probable that the awful list
is about completed. About noon the
sluice gates in the dam We're opened
to drain the millpond. where. it is
thought. that some bodies may be
found. The waters Of the pond rushed
out in raging torrent. but the river
is so swollen by the recent and con-
tinued rains that not much impression
was made upon the confined waters of
the pond. and it will be some time be-
fore it can be drained. Nor is it likely
that very many bodies will be discov-
cred when it is. Time enough has
elapsed for the reporting Of the miss
ing of the whole district, and the
nst Of the missing is comparatively
small and almost balanced by the list
Of unidentified dead. Dr.. Epley has
some charred bones that he says are
those of an infant. perhaps a year DID,
and no one seems to know whose baby
it may have been. Probably the moth
er is amonk the injured and has not
vet been able to make inquiries about
her child. Yesterday the plump lit
tie arm of another baby. probably less
than year old. was found near the
railroad tracks and taken to the Con-
gregational church. where it brought
forth many an exclamation of pity
and distress from those who saw it. 1t
may be part of dismembered body
whose head was found Wednesday.
One of the most heartrendng features
Of the calamity is the difficulty of sat
isfactory identification of loved ones
which has confronted the bereaved.
This is especially the case where the
bodies We're reached by fire