The record-union., 1899-06-14


Williams was brought to the same place
from the ruins of her fathers home
near the railroad tracks. Walter Far
rell, a boy, was also laid among the
dead in that church. Pat McNany,
who was given in the last list of in
jured, died during the day and at a
late hour to-day the rescuers gath
cred together most of the pieces of the
mangled body of Michael Heffron and
he was added to the list of dead
During the day. scattered groups of
rescuers searched the debris where
bodies might be found. A fire COM
pany from ST. Paul kept two streams
of water playing on the smouldering
ruins for fire had been added to the
horrors of the tornado and a dozen fires
were blazing till a heavy rain at the
close of the day about extinguished the
flames. Some of the merchants organ
lied private salvage corps and man
aged to save some property, but the
amount was small.
The business portion of the city
covered space of four squares each
way, and was solidly built of brick and
stone. This entire space was swept
clear, foundation walls and in some
places masses Of debris alone marking
where the business places formerly
stood. Trees that had lined the streets
of the neighboring residence district
were broken clear off or twisted and
uprooted
The tornado came up the river from
Hudson, where the damage was COM
paratively slight. Following the gen.
eral course of the river and the branch
Of the Omaha road, the storm gained
in intensity as it progressed and was at
its worst when it struck the business
center of New Richmond. Outlying res
licences in the path of the storm were
stripped of shingles and boards or sides
were blown off, OR, as more frequently
happened, were torn asunder and the
fragments We're scattered to the four
winds of heaven. Trees We're uproot-
ed and roadways blocked, washed away
or SO overfiowed as to be made entire
ly unTecognizable
A circus was in town on Monday, and
people had come in from all the sur
rounding country. After the circus the
people had crowded into the city to do
their shopping before going home in the
evening. 1t was at this time that the
storm clouds came up from the south
west. The circus grounds were outside
the path of the storm, but the people,
being I'M the business places, fell a prey
to the terrific wind. As soon as the
news of the disaster had reached the
outside world offers Of help and help
itself began to arrive and several re-
lief trains were sent in.
The desolate view of the New Rich
mond of to-day is one not soon to be
forgotten Among the broken frag-
ments of their homes the people wan
der helplessly. striving somewhat aim
lessly and hopelessly to gather around
what had been left to them. On the
east and west limits Of the city many
houses were still standing with little or
no damage and to those houses the
occupants welcomed their less fortu-
nate neighbors and friends, givr them
such aid as was possible
The property loss cannot be estimated
at this time, and may never be accur-
ately known. 1t was, almost total,
for the insurance agents report that
no tornado insurance was carried in
the town and only a small number OF
places where fire contributed to the
destruction of the property will the bus
mess men be at all reimbursed for .heir
losses. -
ANOTHER SECTION SUFFERS.
MINNEAPOLIS, June ia special
to. the Tribune from Clear Lake.
Wis, says: A cyclone struck this
vicinity about 6 O'clock last evening.
Three miles north and west several
houses and outbuildings were swept
Fred Kenneth was blown several rods
and his skull fractured Sam Olsonss
house was destroyed, he being killed
and his wife fatally injured HNharo 4.