The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-28
| FUNNEL SHAPED CLOUD.
The Little Town of Morristownl
Minnesota, Visited by a
Regular Twister.
EleHT MEN KILLED; OTHERS MISSlN6
ne Ioss of Property a. the Track of the
Tornado Quite Heavy buiid'"gs i'Ne'
Hodiiv From Their Foundations Car
ried Distance and Crushed Like Ess'
shsiis-

st. Paul. Mimi. Sept. ga Pioneer
Press special from Faribaui', Mali,
says:
"Word has been received here to-
night that a cyclone struck Morris
town AT o'clock. Eight men have been
killed and large number more are
missing. Reports very meager-
large tree was lifted from the ground
and carried over house top and de-
posted on nearby building. which
was used as a saloon. The house was
completely wrecked, and the bodies OF
eight men were taken from the RUNS.
The report does not say how much
damage was done To property there.
hut il is feared that the loss is not a
small one"
A special to the Times from Fari-
bault, Mimi. says:
1.-THE storm came without warning
upon the citizens of Morristown, from
. southwesteriy direction. passing
over to the northeast. The length OF
its path in the village was less than
half a mile. and owing TO its peculiar
action the distress and damage done
were not as great as they might have
been. The storm made jumps of one
block. but whenever it came down ev-
erything was crumbled by the power
of the wind.
"A barn belonging to Il. Dargibell,
who lives on the outskirts of the vii
laCe, was the first to be destroyed.
and il was one of the freak features
of the storm. The barn was picked
up and carried a block. leaving the
floor uninjured. with two horses
standing on it. The building was
crushed.
''From here the storm jumped
block to the saloon of Paul Gatzke.
Before il reached the Gatzke saloon
there is a two-story building which
was left untouched. All the people
killed and injured in Morristown were
i'm the saloon. having bnrriedly taken
refuge there when the storm was
seen on the outskirts Of the village.
There were rs persons in the struc-
ture at the time the STERN struck.
The building was raised from its
foundation and crushed like an egg
she'll But before the building fell
three people managed TO escape. and
the other 10 were found in the list of
dead and injured.
after leaving the saloon the storm
crossed the street and destroyed the
barn of j. +. Temple. and took the
roof from the barn of w. NJ. Bigoli. Ii
then crossed the Cannon river. and
destroyed the barn of Adam Snyder,
killing several hogs.
The storm then passed off 10 tho
northwest. and did no further dam
age.
1.-THE first fatality occurred. how
ever, before the village was reached.
The storm was first seen by farmer
who lives four miles from Morris
town. He saw the funnel-shaped
up and down on its way TO the village
and made four descents in four miles.
1.-THE farm of John Olsen, farmer
who resides two miles from Morris
town, is. as far as can be learned. the
first place where any damage was
done. Olson's hired man. Peterson,
was killed, but the particulars could
not be learned i'm Morristown las.
evening.
'.Thc citizens of Morristown were
prompt i'm caring for the dead and in
jured.
Henry s. Waite. one of the victims
was farmer residing three miles east
of Morristown. and was a republican
candidate for representative. He was
~ years of age, and had resided here
all his life"