Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
ELEMENTS ARE FATAL
Cyclone In Minnesota Reported
to Have Killed Eight Mer
in a Saloon.
OTHER ZEN REPORTED MISSING.
More Flood Trouble FOR Much-Af-
ficted Texas.
OTHER ZEN REPORTED MISSING
Governor Gives Warning TO the DWELL
ers on the Colorado-Torrent
Coming Down the Georges.

New Orleans, Sept. PA special
from Austin. Tex, says: "A telephone
message received here last night by the
thief of police from Llano says that
San Saba, forty miles north of that
place, containing about 1000 people.
was partially swept away by the flood
in the San Saba river. which was still
rising. All bridges had been carried
off.
NO news could be had from San Saba
people last night, the wires ali being
down. 1t is feared there has been great
loss Of life in the bottoms. as the rise
was in the night and came without
warning"
Houston, Tex, Sept. 25.--It is re-
ported here that the town Of Marble
Falls has been washed away by the
Colorado river and that there is a fif-
ty-foOt rise at KingSland. Efforts to
reach Marble Falls are without avail.
1t is small town of 500 people, TWEEN
ty-five miles above Austin on the Colo
RADIO river
Minneapolis. Sept. PA special to
The Times from Faribault. Mimi,
says: "Meagre details have just
reached here of a terrible catastrophe
which visited the village of Morriston.
ten miles west of Faribault. shortly be-
fore p. m. yesterday. The village was
struck by cyclone and a barn was
raised in the air and dropped directly
on top of Paul Gatzke's saloon, where
sixteen people took refuge from the
storm. The saloon collapsed and all &C.
cupants were buried in the debris. At
present il is said that seven dead bodies
and six injured persons have been
taken from the ruins. The dead are:
taken from the ruins.
List of Dead and Hurt
Following is n correct list Of the
killed and injured: The dead-Harrv
). Wait, farmer; Otto Gatzke. son of
Paul Gatzke. aged IL Frank Pittman
of Waterville: John RoErer: Elmer
Brooks; Jacob Miller Jr.: Jac3b
Weber.
lnjured-Paul Gafzke proprietor Of
the saloon, internally, may die: Frank
Wilder. internally, may die: Frank
Pittman. y years old. son Of Fraul,
Pittlnan, may die: Porter 4. White
head bruised. condition serious: Bern.
ard " Schmidt. and William Brooks
slightly.
One of the Freak Features
Ihc storm {. ne from a southwest
el'ly direction, passing over H. tn
northeast. The length &c its path in
the village was less than half a mile
hut owing to its peculiar action the
distress and damage resulting were nor
as great as they might have been.
barn belonging to Or. Dargahel which
IS on the outskirts of the village. was
the first structure destroyed and this
was one Of the freak features of the
storm. The barn was picked up and
carried 4 block, leaving the floor unin-
iured with two horses standing on il.
Tie building was crushed From here
the storm jumped n block to the sa-
loon Of Paul Gatke. Before reaching
the Gatzke saloon there is two-Story
building which was left untouched.
All the Killed Were In the saloon.
All the people killed and injured in
Morrist9wn We're in the saloon. having
storm was seen on the outskirts Of the
village. There We're sixteen people in
the structure at the time the storm
struck. The building was raised from
its foundation and crushed like an egg
shell. The first fatality occurred how
ever. before the village was reached.
The storm was first discovered by
farmer. who lives four miles from
MOrristDwn. He saw the funnel shaped
cloud and says that it was bobbing
up and dow on its way to the village
ana made four deScentS in the four
miles. The farm Of John Olson, 4
farmer who resides two miles from
MorriStpwn. is as far n can be- learned
the first place where any damage WIS
done. 'OlSOn's hired man. Peterson,
was killed.
WARNED or A GREAT FLOOD.
Colorado River Surging Down Through