The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04
ST. CHARLES CYCLONE
SCATTERS DEATH
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tured. The saloon of H. S. Logan was
wrecked and the opera house and build
ings in the vicinity were practically
destroyed. A large part of the high
school building was carried away, but
as it was Saturday, no scholars were
there. Three teachers had a narrow
escape.
The storm swept through the Gene
terry and destroyed many stones. Three
miles out 1t struck the homes of john
son and Pike, killing the son of the
latterand probably fatally injuring the
daughter of the former.
Everything on Main street in st.
Charles was damaged. Fronts were
blown in, roofs torn off and damage of
the worst description resulting. Three
farmers-W. o. Crittenden, William
Mitchell and George Jessen-were kill
ed in the street.
Near the Altura house and outbuild-
tngs Of John Simons were destroyed.
From there the storm hot near Rolling
stone and then went across the coun-
try to Independence, Wis.
SuItry Before the Storm.
The day had been abnormally sultry
for the season of the year and during
the morning there had been showers Of
rain, accompanied by f1tful gusts of
wind. Towards noon the sky became
heavily overcast, but indications Of
tornado were entirely lacking
This being Saturday, the country
people from the surrounding farms
main street to do their customary
shopping.
At $3.50 the storm cloud was seen ap-
preaching from the southwest and
there was an immediate scramble for
places of safety. The tornado struck
the town from the southwest quarter
and made clean sweep through 1t, fol-
lowing almost entirely the line of the
main street and devastating the build
ings on either side. Then the resi-
dences further back from the business
center were struck and many of them
blown completely away. 1t seems al
most miraculous that there was not
greater loss of life.
Relief Train Sent.
relief train was sent from Winona
as soon as the news of the serious ma
ture of the storm was received there
and physicians were soon caring for
the injured.
The storm came upon the town with
such suddenneSs that it was filling the
air with the debris of demolished
buildings before the citizens fully real
lied the nature of the calamity. Many
VA luOSS lIJu1 ISCSiNGQ luelT
from flying missiles, while others were
caught beneath the wreckage Of their
business houses or homes and remain
ed pinioned down until rescued by the
relief party.
Another relief train will leave for st.
Charles from Rochester in the morning
with provisions and clothing.
So far no reports have been received
of any loss of life in the country adj
jacent to ST. Charles. The storm, how
ever, scenes to have followed very
closely the boundary line between Min
nesota and Iowa, and damage to farm
buildings, dwellings and grain stacks,
with injury to human beings and death
to live stock, Is reported from several
points in that locality. The fury of the
storm, however, seems to have spent
itself in ST. Charles
st. Charles is in Winona county, ff-
teen miles northwest Of Winona, and
has about 1900 people. Two railroads
the North Western and Chicago
Great Western-go through the town.
Wisconsin Town Stricken.
The City of independence, Wis, on
the Green Bay road east of here also
experienced a disastrous cycionic yisi-
tation about 2:S0 this afternoon. The
storm came from the southwest in the
form of terrific blow. 1t was only
about a minute in duration, but in that
time did great deal of damage, which
is roughly estiamted in the neighbor-