The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-26

stands alone at the foot of ST. Vincent
by, was unroofed, and three small negro
houses demolished. Onward the wind
sped in it's fury, demolishing trees and
fences until it reached Eleventh street,
where a house owned by John Hayes
was leVeled to the ground SklmminS
close to earth the storm swept through
small pine grove tearing the trees up by
the roots and hurting through the air
like arrows. Beyond the grove the storm
cloud swooped down upon negro settle
ment, and the frail cabins were crush
ed like eggshells. not one being left in it's
paythway. Carrie Elm, a negro woman,
was buried beneath the debris, but most
of the negroes escaped with slight in
juries Eastward the storm swept, cut
ting it's way through another strip of
woods, striking the Second Presbyterian
church, at the corner of Avenue H and
Fifteenth street, demolishing the struc-
ture.
MADE A CLEAN SWEEP.
East of the church, directly in the tor
nado's path, in another negro settlement
much havoc was wrought among the
frail shacks, seven of which were swept
away. A number of small houses were
leveled between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets. In the alleyWay, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, a
completely demolished, and Grenna Curry,
a negro woman, was caught beneath the
timber and sustained serious Injuries.
Three other houses were blown down
near by. The storm then struck the more
thickly settled residence portion of the
city, and it's work of destruction in
creased. A cottage occupied by Fred
Schaeffer, in South Eighteenth street,
and a small frame building a few doors
north. occupied by L. H. Stewart, was
badly damaged Almost clean sweep
was made of the district lying between
Eighteenth and Twentieth streets and
Avenues H and I, two blocks Here the
scene is one of complete demolition. Inc
frame cottages were reduced to f1attened
piles of debris; every tree, large or small,
was either crushed down or uprooted,
and there, with fallen telephone poles
and their tangled wires, made picture
Of destruction A row of small cottages
fronting east upon Nineteenth street,
between Avenues H and I, were fattened
out The occupants had no warning, and
were unable to escape from their homes
and were rescued by workers after the
storm The house on the corner of Nine
teenth and l. in this block was occupied
by w M Merritt, a members of the fire
department. and his family, a wife and
two small children. The MerrittS were
rescued with no more serious hurts than
a few bruises. The second house was &C.
cupied by the family of Edward Mann.
These were rescued, badly bruised. The
third house was occupied by Roy Nc
Cullough and Charles R. Robinson and
their families. These escaped serious in
iuries. The fourth house was occupied
by Capt N d Johnston and his daugh-
ter They were caught in one corner of a
room, the only part of the house left
standing and after the storm made their
way out The last house in the row was
the property Of D. McRae. Mr.. McRae
was caught beneath the wreck, but es-
capped unhurt Mrs. Hardwick, who lived
in the same house, was i'll and in bed.
She was buried under the ruins but was
rescued without apparent serious inju-
ries.
From Nineteenth to Twentieth streets,
on avenue I, every house but one little
shanty was destroyed Mintor's grocery
store was picked up and tossed into j.
A. Van HOSES yard killing DR. G. c.
Chapman, who had left his buggy to
escape the rain.
W. P. Dickinson a medical student
who was with Dr. Chapman was struck
in the head by a piece of flying timber.
He is not expected to live
j. e. Minter, proprietor of the store,
had his arm broken, and j. H DethroW,
a clerk, was injured on the head. The
wind at Twenty street, struck
with tremendous force, destroying small
buildings in it's path for half a mile
and killing and injuring many people in
its path. 1t struck a small house which
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