The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-14
CYCLONES DEAD
The Victims in New Richmond
Probably Over a Hundred.
WRECK OF MANY HOMES.
Of Five Hundred Buildings Only
-, Two Hundred Remain.
A TORNADO STRIKES NEBRASKA.

In the Village of Herman Only Schot
Building and a Small Dwelling Are Lei
Stauding-Twelve Known Dead, and
Is Reported That the Death List Will B
Increased to Half Hundred.
New Richmond, Wis, June 14.-In
dsscribably sad are the scenes of desc
lstion wrought by Monday night
tornado, that has practically swept ou
Of existence the prosperous little city
Of New Richmond. Out OF 500 houses
and store buildings comprising the
tewn fully 800 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 everywhere
searching for loved ones who may be
buried In the piles of debris.
Thus far "a bodies have been found,
although the number of dead certainly
will reach 100 or more. The recovered
dead have. for the most part, been
taken to the Catholis and Congrega-
tiopsl churches. which. although In
the very edge Of the storms path. mi
raculously escaped its fury. In these
temporary morguss the sights are such
as to touch the hardest heart, az the
grief stricken living recognize in
bodies, horribly mangled and often dis
membered, the remains Of missing
dear ones.
The wounded find temporary asy-
lums 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
possible OF the injured whose chances
for recovery are considered good arc
being sent to the hospitals at ct. Paul
and Minneapolis, where they will have
better care.
The business part Of the city COW
cred a space Of four squares each way,
and was built solidly 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 OF or twist
cd and uprooted. The tornado came up
the river Hudson, whore the damage
was comparatively slight. Following
the general course Of the river and the
branch Of the Omaha road the storm
gained In intensity az 1t progressed,
and was at Ito worst when 1t struck
the business center Of New Richmond.
Outlying residences In tho path Of the
storm were stripped Of shingles and
boards or Sides we're blown OF, or, as
more frequsntly happened. were torn
asunder and the fragments were shat
tered to the four winds Of Heaven,
Ttess were upfobted and roadways
blocked. washed away or 10 ovarAowsd
a. to bs made entirely unrecqgpiuahle. |
The deselate view. Of New Hiehnond |
Of today Is one not soon TO Be forgot
ten. ALONG tho broken fragments of |
their hohes the people wander help.
l<ssly. striving somewhat atmleaniy |
aud hopelessly to gather together what |
has been left to them. On the west
and east limits Of the city many houses
are still standing, with little or no
damage, and to these homes the occv-
pants welcomed their less fortunate
nsighbors and friends. The property
loss cannot be estimated at this time,
md may never be accurately known
Il was almost total, for the insurance
agents report that no tornado insur-
ance was carried in the town, and In
only a email number Of places, where
ire Joined In the destruction of prop
srty, will the business men be at all
'eimbvrsed for their losses.
1t is the average resident of New
Richmond who estimates the loss Of
ito most seriously. They claim that
hundreds are missing who were buried
n the ruins, and there incinerated.
)ne such is c. A. Nelson, who owned
he Columbian restaurant, located on
dain street. His estimate of the loss
8 400 dead. He says that when tho
ain storm which preceded the cyclone
'roke not less than 20 persons rushed
nto his place for shelter. He is posi-
i've that not more than four besides
himself escaped. More conservative
stimates, however. give the death list
q probably 100