The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-14
NEW g!GHMOND'S DEAD.
Par' .ial List OF the Victims OF
the Minnesota Cyclone.

houses stood but yesterday, and In the
midst OF Il au trees as bare Of leaves.
az ever they were IN the middle OF winter
and almost stripped bare OF bark until
they resented the ghosts Of what they
had been tweuty-four hours ago This is
what the storm Of yesterday wrought In
the space OF three minutes upon the town
Of New Richmond There may have been
cyclones which created greater deyasta-
ton some that have inflicted larger loss
OF life but 60 was only because there
was more La-t,risl for destruction. There
never was cyclone that made cleaner
sweep OF what lay in lts path than the
one Of last evening.
TOWN DEMOLISHED
In the business portion Of the town no.
one building was left standing above the
var windows. Everything above a foam
dauon wall was shaved as clean as
though 1t had been cut with plane
Enormous safes were blown into the MD
die OF the street and the largest safe
was carried across one street and half
way across the square beyond. The day
had been warm and sultry and during
The latter part OF the afternoon heavy
banks of clouds had hung upon the west
ern and southwestern horizon, but moth
ing serious was anticipated until just
few minutes before six o'clock when a
dark blue cloud with edges was ssen rap
idly approaching from the southwest In
a minute long funnel was seen dropping
toward the ground. and then. with a saw
age roar the cloud swept down upon the
doomed town A circus had been exhib-
iting during the afternoon and the streers
wre fun Of strangers and as the awful
cloud bore swiftly down there was
mad rush for cellars. doorways or any
place that promised safety. Some OF the
| crowd reached a refuge and those who
| did not are among the dead.
RELIEF BEING SENT.
It will be several days before the num-
Der Of dead In New Richmond is ac.u-
rately known, and 1t Is doubttul Il the
entire number OF fatalities will ever be
chronicled. In the path % the storm.
both to the northeast and southwest OF
the city were scattered farm houses and
wherever they were struck by that awful
wind there was nothing left hat a pile
OF boards and twisted rafters. How many
were killed in these houses VIII not be
known for a long time 1t is impossible
| 10 FHAlAidAt AiAN HlhbNAA9 ARasf hhA aA t'
total in the best part Of the town and to
make the blow more severe not one pol
! cy OF tornad insurance had been writ
ten for the place. What is gone IS gone
| beyond repair. There Is at prescnt no
| desttution among those who have suf-
fered by the storm. 81. Paul and Mn
neapols. Chippewa Falls and otter places
have sent Ia bountful supplies ana there
e no suffering for food nor necessities,
tut the business of the town IS utterly
wiped out Of existence and n. one man
viii be able to resume business. The dcs-
truction Is SO complete that there IS abb
solutely nothing to be purchased in .he
| town-net box OF sardines a pound OF
| crackers nor a box Of shoes.
The work Of searching Tor the dead was
| carried on during the night as well as 81
| could Doe done IN a drizzling rain int
with the aid OF a few lanterns II was
slow work and after dark the result of
the work amounted to practically moth
ing The police OF St Paul under the lead
5sip of Chief Goss. who had guarded
Tie ruins and preserved -Icr during the
day We're relieved tonight by company
a., of the Tenth Wisconsin battalion
from Chippewa Falls, under the command
II capt Hartwel For the hal,lce OF
ihe time the militia win he control.
New Richmond June l3-The tornado
that has swept out OF existence the pros
porous little city OF New Richmond Is the
most dsasterous In point OF fatality ever
occurring In this section. The exact num-
Der OF dead IS stll unknown but Il win
certainly reach 100 and very probably will
considerably exceed that number AS they
We're recovered the bodies were brought
to the school house or 10 the catholic
or Congregational church. Thence they
are 10 be taken to the cemetsry. except
In a few cases where homes stin stand
in which the Victims can be kept for a
few hours. The bodies were prepared for
burial by local and visiting undertakers,
and soon as identified were marked and |
disposed or as friends requested.
REsCURERs AT WORK.
The catholic priest. who had spent a |
sleepless night and day IN looking after
the bodies and souls Of his parshloners |
was one Of the coolest and best workers |
among the many who volunteered their |
aid. Nurses and physicians from ST. Paul |
who had come down by special train on |
the Omaha road as soon as news OF The
disaster reached Minnesota capital. were
of great help, all night and day, and when
The day closed all the seriously Injured
were believed 20 have been cared Tor
Those whose injuries were serious. but
whose chances for recovery were believed
20 be good, We're quickly sent 70 the hos
'itals OF 81. Paul aud Minneapolis. where
letter care can be given them. The slight
y injured and those whose cases seem
hopeless were kept here and were given
he best of attention,
The list of dead gradually increased
turing the day and tonight IL SCENE
hat 100 might be the minimum while tne
ist OF injured win reach and perhaps ex-
.eeo TWO hundred.
THE DEAD
blNBY WILLIAM undertaken
BUTLER. CORA. MRS.
BRoCKBANK. MRS.
bROCI1BANK BERNARD
BkOcKBAND JOSIE.
BARRETT, DoMINICK. farmer.
BROWN, CARL. aged "A
biGELOW. HAROLD. pho 5praphsr.
BARTON. NICHOLAS,
COsGRONE MRS. CATHERINE.
NALLAiAN, WILLIAM farmer
CAREY. ED, druggist aged 81
CASEY. JOHN.
CAMERON, MRS CLAUDE Pewau-
kee. Wis.
cLoUGH, ETA. servant girl.
CONWAY, JOHN. ERIN
CARGROVE MRS. CATHERINE.
DUNBAR. HENRY
DUNBAR. MRS MARY.