The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-14
SEARCHING VICTIMS
Surgeons Dress Wounds Without Intermis-
SION Churches Turned Into Hospitals
List of the Dead-Another Tornado
in Nebraska-One Hundred More
Said to Be Killed.

New Richmond, Wis, June 13.-Inde-
scibably sad are the scenes of desola-
ton wrought by last nights tornado,
that has practically swept out of ex-
istence the once prosperous little city
of New Richmond. Out of 500 houses
and store buildings comprising the
town, fully 300 were wrecked by the
storm or destroyed by fire.
Almost every family has one or more
members among the dead, injured or
missing, and little groups are seen ev-
erywhere searching, by the light of
lanterns or torch, for loved ones who
may be buried in the piles of debris on
every hand. With frantic energy, the
search has been continued all day, and
up to o'clock "a bodies have been
found although the number of dead
certainly will reach 1O0,or more.
These have for the most part, been
taken to the Catholic and Congrega-
tional churches, which, although in the
very edge of the storms path, miracu-
lousy escaped its fury.
AT temporary morgues, the sights are
such as to touch the hardest heart, as
the grief stricken living recognize in
bodies horribly mangled and often dis
membered the remains of missing dear
ones. The wounded find temporary
asylums in the uninjured dwellings on
either side of the path of devastation,
where doctors and nurses from nearby
cities and towns are doing heroic work
without sleep or rest. As many as pos
sible of the injured whose chances for
recovery are considered good are being
sent to the hospitals at st. Paul and
Minneapolis, where they will have bet
ter care.
The average residents of New Rich
mond estimate the loss of life most Sc
rlously. They claim that hundreds are
missing, who were buied in the ruins,
and there incinerated. One such is C.
A.. Nelson, who owned the Columbian
restaurant, located on Main street.
His estimate of loss is 400 dead. He
saws when the rain storm which prectd-
ed the cyclone, broke, not less than
20 persons rushed into his flace for
shelter He is positive that not more
than four besides himself escaped.
In the Congregational church 10 bo-
dies were laid out on the seats and
through the aisle, and a throng surged
in in search of their dead.
In George Gidden's family TO one es-
capped injury. The family was in the
living rooms over the store on Main
street. when the storm struck. Mrs.
John Glidden was killed; Mr.. Glldden,
John Glidden, Jr., aged "a, Charles,
aged 16. and Ella, aged TO- were all Sc
riously hurt Mary was carried a
block from the house and alighted at
che edge of the mill pond. Many bodies
az thought to be in this pond.
The list so far known is as follows:
Dead-Miss Abbie Williams, daugh-
far of O. ]. williams, caught in wreck
and burned to death; Mrs, Granton'
George Stock, IA unidentified bodies ~
ins in the Congregational church, two
daughters of S. N. Hawkins, Mr.. Pat
TON. Mr.. Carey, daughter of Mr.. NC
Ixinnon. ]. B. Hicks, William Callahan
farmer. Mrs. John Gillian, Mrs. J. NJ
Shady. -- Shady, boy; waiter Far
rell unknown man, burned to crisp IN
known man. head completely severed
nrobab1v employee of circus; William
Bjxby. undertaken; Mrs. G. Hero OIL
Roardman. Charles Reed Of Boardman
Thomas McChoe, IS years old; Ole Gun
derson. Michael Efferon, --- BLOCK
hart and three children, Bernard josie
and Essie; Cora Butler, D. M. Barrett
Millie Hawkins, Mary Hawkins NIL
lard Wells. Ellen McGrath, Edgar
Stacks. Thomas McCabe, -- Far
reu. Vernice Tamben, unknown laun'
dry girl, Elmer Johnson, Rose Brooke
Mrs. Rose Brooke, Thomas Carroll Al
ton Segard, NJ. Holenbach, F. T. Gum
bert. Patrick Wells. Timothy Noonar
of saltwater, DR.. Wade, Carl Brown
Harold Bigelow, photographer; Erir
John Casey, Mrs. Claude Cameron O.
Pewaukee, Wis; John Erin Conwayk
Mrs. Catherine Cargrove, Henry Dun
bar. Mrs. Mary Dunbar dining
room girl, name unknown
Anthony Early; Lizzie Early, aged 81
Mrs. Ole Gunderson. John Henry, Ia
trick Hefferon, Michael Hefferon. Mrs
Hawkins. Walter Hawkins. Frederick
Hawkins. Mason Hallenbeck. Francs
usuenbeclx. - Hennessey, httie
iris, Patrick King, II years; -kei-