The record-union., 1899-06-15
Only Six Structures Left Standing
at Herman,
While Ten People Were Killed and Twenty
Five Injured.
Thirty-two New Graves Made at
New Richmond, and Estimates
That From Fifty to One HUM
dred Bodies Are Still in the
Ruins.

OMA1A, June 1f.-A SpeClal TO tH6
Bee from Herman, Neb., says: Ten
persons dead, twenty injured, five
of whom will die, and half Of the re-
mainder suffering from very serious
wounds, sums up the list of casualties
resulting from the cyclone that wreck
ed this place on Tuesday night.
The loss of property aggregates $780,
600. One hundred buildings have been
destroyed. Only six structures remadm
intact, three on the north and the same
number in the south part of town. These
comprise four residences, the school,
house and one church.
The population are in a pitiable condi-
tion. Those who lost their homes, and
there are about 500 of them are abb
solutely without resources, and must
depend on public charity for sustenance
and chance to begin life over again.
The few who escaped without injuries
or loss of property are SO completely
dazed that they do not know what to
do
The work of relief has already be-
gun. About as.hundred of the unfor-
tunates are housed at Blair The lat
ter town to-day raised $500 as a relief
fund, and the Washington County au-
thorities appropriated $500 for the same
purpose. Two dozen tents were sent
out from Blair this afternoon and are
tonight occupied by the homeless. The
Blair fire department has been on guard
adj day at the scene of the disaster
keeping depredators away, though
there is nothing left to steal House
hold goods W ut to pieces in the wild
swirl that Obj ,terated the town.
Advices from Blair tonight state
that most of the injured there are do
ing WE'LL The dead will be buried to-
morrow. 1t is hoped that in few
days the work of rebuilding will be-
gin. Offers of assistance are pouring
in from all quarters.
THE SCENE AT NEW RICHMOND.
NEW RICHMOND CWis), June IA
Thirty-two new graves We're made to-
day in the two little cemeteries at OPP
posite sides of town, constant suc-
cession of funerals threading a pas
sage through the Uttered streets all day
long.
The work of clearing up the town
was undertaken in a systematic man
ner this morning, and decided progress
was made. The numerous dead ami
mails lying around were all buried to-
day The fires which had been
Mi5 lOl I'LL ~ -rSlA ilodiS WCiC
extinguished, and a number of cellars
in which dead bodies were supposed
to be, were cleared up. The militia
kept a strict guard around the edges
of the devastated district, and no one
who could not show excellent cause for
admission was allowed inside the lines.
Supplies have been coming in all day
from all directions, and there is no
scarcity of anything to eat. Bedding
is not too plentiful and blankets are
needed. Food was SO plentiful that the
relief committee made a large sum or
money by selling sandwiches and bread.
All tine funds derived from this source
of revenue Were turned ove- to the
general fund and from this source alone
nearly $500 was derived.
The relief committee has received ten
ders of money from various sources.
amounting to about $1,000. Enough
additional money is in sight, it is sad,
to supply all immediate demands tor
cash. A number of tents were put UP
to-day for the wounded, and more VIII
be erected tomorrow. 1t is proposed
to move as many as possible of the in
iured into them and relieve the crowd
ed condition of the hospitals, which. are
rather limited in capacity. All of the
wounded were doing we'll To-Day ana
no more immediate deaths are iooked
for.
1t is expected that the task of look
ing for the dead will proceed with
greater success. The number stu in
the ruins is variously estimated from
80 up to 100. o. W. Mosher. who has
been at the head of the relief work,
says that fully sixty -five children were
still missing, and large number OF
adults as we'll. This etinIate Is gen.
orally considered too large. The work.
ing party expect to find fifteen to twen-
ty-five bodies in the basement OF Will
Jams hardware store.