Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-13

DIRE WORK OF STORM
One Hundred and Ssventy-five Killed
at New Richmond.
FOUR HUNDRED WOUNDED
Fire Follows the Wake of Death
Dealing Tornado.
LIST OF THE VICTIMS
LIST OF THE VICTIMS

| NEW RICHMOND, Wis. June 13-One
hundred and seventy-fye killed and 400
| wounded IA last nights tornado is the esti-
mate Of casualties received at II o'clock to-
| day by General Manager Scott of the
| Omaha road
| The storm struck the Omaha at Board
/ man and followed the track to New Rich
mond. 1t passed through New Richmond
| from south to north. and leveed the center
of the city, and the people were penned in
| and scores buried alive. On the street from
the depot. starting with Henry Beal a. Co.'S
! store, through to the Hotel NichIet on both
sides of the street, every building is gone,
and only the most incomplete information
| as to the killed and wounded was obtaina-
| bic this morning. The list. so far as known
at o'clock this morning, was as follows:
DEAD.
| Miss Abb!e Williams, daughter of o. J.
Williams caught in wreck and burned to
death: MIS-. Grainton. George Stock four
| teen unidentified bodies lying in the Congre-
gatior.al Church, two daughters of S. y.
Hawkins, Mr.. Patton. Mr.. Carey, daughter
of MIR. McKonnon, J. B. Hicks. William
Callahan, farmer; Mrs. John Gillian, Mrs.
]. NJ. Shady Shady, boy; Walter Far
rell. eight years old; unknown man burned
to crisp. unknown man. head completely
severed. probably empioye of circus; VIII
liam BiXby, undertaken; Mrs G. Herd OF
Boardman. Charles Reed of Boardman.
Thomas McChoe eighteen years old; Ole
Gunderson, farmer; Michael Eferson. farm
er; Brockhdrt and three children, Ber-
rard, Josie and Esse; Cora Butler. ID. NJ.
Barrett, Mile Hawkins, Evangeline Haw-
kins, Mary Hawkins, Miliard Wells. city
marshal; Ellen McGrath. Edgar Stocks,
bridge inspector; Thomas McCa6e, teacher;
H.
Tambden unknown laundry girl, Elmer
Johnson. Rose Brooke. Mrs Rose Brooke,
Thomas Carrick, druggist; Anton Segard,
teacher; NJ. Hollenbach. agent of the Omaha
road; A T. Gumbert, Patrick Wells, farm
er; Timothy NoCnan of saltwater.
MISSING.
John Patton, druggist, and an unknown
number of others.
INJURED.
E. n. TAFT. soap; J. B. Hurley, Wiscon-
sin Central agent. foot crushed; Mrs. Cos
grove, eighty-four years old. bruised and
cut Miss Josephine Roschein, slight; Mrs.
Cora Roschein, slight; Frank Jennings,
legs broken; Fred. Lepoint, both legs
broken; Mrs. Brockbank. hip crushed; John
Wells. severe, temple and head; oscar So
brasse, arm broken; John Wells, farmer,
back hurt; VIM. Lavell, leg broken and
head cut; John Ryan. stone mason, back
hurt; Mary McGraw, slight; George c.
Hough, scalp; Mrs. George c. Hough
severe; L. L. Rutty, face and head, slight;
Mrs. J. L. Rutty, slight; - Hall, ribs
broken. severe; James H. Phillips, serious;
Bridget Phillips, serious; Stephen Hawkins
back crushed; DR.. Knapp, bruised; Mrs.
Knapp, bruised; Charles Wells, leg broken
and body bruised; John Gillen, collar bone
a nd hrpl
broken; Mary Gillen. serious; ]. p. Mccoy,
serious; Charles Golden, thigh broken;
Ward Gould. serious: John Gillen. severe.
Among the buildings blown down or
burned are: o. w. Winter. ieweler: Nico-
let Hotel, Manufacturers Bank, Odd Eel
lows Hall, Howell & Townsbury, decora-
tions; Lynch Brothers, farm machinery;
NJ. ]. Casey, furniture; c. H. Todd jew
eler; c. Greeley, saloon; Farmers Alliance,
general store; Patton & Casey. fine brick
block; VIM Fitzgerald, grocer; Casanova
& Conrad, saloon.
Fully as Rad as Reported.
A reporter of the Dispatch, who went
to New Richmond last night on the first
relief train, returned this morning and
fully confirms the reports of the dreadful
calamity which visited that place about o
o'clock last night.
wiped off the map, and of. its 100 inhabi-
tants 200 lie dead among the runs of their
homes, about 600 are injured, many fatal
ly, and scarcely Two score escaped without
injury loss.
The Gay had been close and muggy and
threatening rain. About 5;;s0 O'CLOCK yes
terday afternoon heavy dun-colored clouds
gathered on the western horizon and soon
spread over the sky, gradually growing
denser and darker and presaglng a tor
nado.
Great alarm prevailed shortly before the
storm broke, and refuge was sought In
cellars, wells, caves or underground struc-
lures u-at promised safety.
Terrific Force of Wind.
The wind, which a moment before was a
mere whisper, began blowing with terrible
force. A moment later the storm burst
on the village. Trees bent low to the earth
and were divested of leaves, branches and
even the bark. The storm struck the town
full III the center, and in ten minutes awful
destruction had been wrought. The largest
brick blocks crumbled like egg shells. The
lighter frame structures were whisked
away ike SO much straw and many houses
were carried for blocks and dashed to the
earth.
Five hundred buildings, the finest in the
town. were demolished, and when the
storm had passed about the only structures
of any note left standing were the Catholic
and Baptist churches.
Not a residence was left untouched and
few people escaped without injuries.
Lumber yards went up in the clouds, the
huge pianks being split into shingles. The
large iron bridge over Apple river was
blown into fragments and the parts dis
tributed along the banks half mile away.
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