The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02

well as a window screen, hanging on a
wire fence, where it was caught in its
flight.
IS All Of the Household Killed.
Daniel Gallagher and two daughters,
Ellen and eNttie, lived together in the
home. where the young ladies kept house
for theif father, man about 10 years
Of age. They were upwards OF 20 years
old Nobody lives to tell the story.
Body CARRIED Ten Rods.
The dead body of Nettie was found
about ten rods from the house on the side
hill toward the lake, denuded Of cloth
ing except part Of a corset, shoes and
stockings. Her arms and legs were
broken and her head was lying in hole
at the roots of great tree that had been
| uprooted by the storm.
Mr. Crowell, who lives east a mile, lost
some horses and his barn. He was out of
doors and looking toward Galagher's,
saw that everything was being swept
away. Mounting a horse that was tied
at the fence, he went to the scene, find
! ing the dead girl as stated Unable to
| carry her to place Of safety he called
| for help. not daring to leave the body
| there alone with hogs that had been re-
leased from the pen by the wind
He covered the body with boards and
sought help. Some distance away he at
trActed men who were passing and with
their help the body was taken to Laugh
ren's, around the lake, and messengers
dispatched for help. No trace of the old
gentleman or his daughter Ellen could
be found.
Horses, COWS and hogs were lying dead
| al over the premises and particularly on
the side hill toward the lake. It was now
IIdark and search was useless, tho kept
Iup thru the night.
Bodies In the Lake.
At daylight yesterday morning hundreds
OF people were at the scene, and a system
attic search was begun for the bodies in
| the lake. Large numbers of men went
into the water taking hold Of hands and
patroling the lake as far out as they could
reach without floating. Several such
squads worked for hours and about IL
o'clock the body Of Gallagher was found
perhaps $50 feet from the shore. His
clothing was about all torn from his BODY
/ Search was continued for Ellen and soor
! she was found about the same distance
from the shore. Both were taken to the
home of Barney Laughren, a son in law
/ Of Gallagher.
Great trees were uprooted and the bari
entirely peeled off Of others and the Gal.
lagher grove presents an appearance O
destruction by fire more than by wind
1 Gallagher's barn was destroyed and tn,
i earth swept SO clean that one not familia
with the premises would hardly be able t,
i tell where 1t stood.
i A large manure fork was driven thr,
/ a sfx-inch oak tree.
Head OF Cow Twisted OF.
One COW had her head twisted off hal
i way down the neck. A row of large cot
/ tonwood trees several rods in length wa
/ cut off five or six feet from the groun
and the stumps peeled Of the bark. Mos
of the trees on the side hill next the LAX
were uprooted and peeled, and for mile
east pieces Of boards stick up IN tn
ground as tho driven there by maui
A photograph with Miss Nettie's nam
written on the back was found two mile
east The spectacles Of one Of the girl
were found near the lake shore on littl
point Of land, with one lens gone. an
a piece Of window sash, thought to belon
to the house. was picked up here in tn
4 city this morning.
The trees looked as tho the wind BILE,
from every direction. the place eyidentl
being in the center OF whirlwind, in
4 dicating. a screw-shaped current OF al
rather than direct swind. The storr
could not have been more than twenty Q
4 thirty rods wide. Wilder, mile south
was untouched, Laughren, q few rod
north Of the line Of the storm. was no
harmed and hardly felt the wind. Invent
rods south OF the buildings the trees sho,
no indications Of the storm aside fror
S q few broken limbs.
The south end Of the lalsa in straw