The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-22
FIFTEEN LIVES
LOST IN STORM
Damage Estimated at $1,000
600 in Round Numbers.
PARTIAL LIST OF VICTIMS
TWIN CITIES IN THE PATH OF
DEATH-DEALING BLAST.
PARTIAL LIST OF VICTIMS


the confluence of the Minnesota and
Mississippi rivers, near Fort Smelling.
At about that point the fury of The
clements seemingly divided, and with
q roar. descended on the twin cities
and their enyirons.
Dead.
Lorin Il. Hokanson. 35S BrIson street,
killed at TiVoli theatre, body taken TO
city morgue.
George X. Wenton, carpenter, 27S
Toronto avenue. killed at TivOli theatre,
body removed to city mOrgue.
Unknown child. killed by falling walls
of mouse Of Good Shepherd.
Albert Odea, aged 50, at St. Louis
park
six-year-old son of Frank Hedges, at
St Louis park
Unknown girl, aged about TO-
Four unknown dead at Waconia, a
small station twenty miles west of Min
neapOlis.
Richard Hill. operator at Minneapolis
Junction, killed by lightning.
Unknown woman
Missing.
Edward Gilbert. 4ss South Robert
street. was one of the last persons seen
in Tivoi theatre during the calamity
injured.
William Tungby, skull fractured, IA
tally injured
Olaf Hanson. 93e Forest street, hit on
head by falling arc lamp and Knocked
unconscious
Theodore. Schweitzwer. al WaeOuta
street. blown from his delivery wagon
IN the Lafayette avenue bridge, serious
~ injured
Lanes Dous<I7ert,- Omaha brakeman
blown from top OF freight car in East
St Paul yards. severely bruised.
Mrs Robert Younger caught in coll
lapSed house at 612 Lafayette avenue,
injured internally. may be fatally
Charles Strong. machinist. caught in
collapse of the East st. Paul round
house of Omaha. badly bruised
George LeClaire, 33S South Wabash
street, bruised about arms and body;
not serious
George Leclaire. 1855 South Wabash
street, bruised about arms and body;
not serious
Theresa Kempf, actress. Tivoli thaa-
ire. badly cut on arm and body,
bruised by falling timbers.
Sadie Kenny, actress, Tivoli theatre,
arm cut and head bruised.
David Berlin. stage hand. TiEolI
theatre, arm seriously cut.
Sister Athu. of Good Shepherd. J1aTe
unknown. injured internally and body
badly cut and bruised; condition crit
cal.
Unknown child. House of Good Shep-
herd. burned beneath debris my die
Polly ONeilI. actress, TivUIi theatre,
fell down stairs and was injured ny
falling door, hip and body bruised and
cut.
Warren Whitney, piano player. Tivoli
theatre. badly cut about body and
bruised. rendered unconscious
J. Weinholzer. 500 Wabash avenue,
injured in wreckaee at Tivoh theatre.
hip bruised and burned by live eIetrie
wire.
Kittie Ransom. actress. TivOli thea
tire. fell unconscious when crash came
and was removed by the police; viii
recover
F. E. Fork. shocked by live wire and
burned.
John Hammond. Fort Smelling. IN
jured about headand body at Tivoli
theatre.
Peter smith. bartender at TivoH thea
TIRE. shoulder dislocated and bruised
about body and limbs
John Linlund. nose broken and
wounded on head.
Paul Reynolds, hands badly cut by
falling glass.
Michael ECan. proprietor of popcorn
stand at Fifth and Sibiey streets, head
and face cut by broken glass
John Hayden. 40 East Lucy street,
/ head cut and side bruised
Bert Hayden. 40 East Lucy street,
limbs and body bruised and cut
Annie Scott. actress. TiyOl theatre,
cue and bruised about head and shout
ders.
Unknown body rendered unconscious
by live wire at Rice and Como streeSs.
John Dugan. telegraph operator, lead
cut by falling glass
Joseph Hansen, Cook street. struck 10y
electric light pole. not serious
Bridge Went Down.
Beginning at a point below Fort Smell
! ling there is the first known evidence
that the storm struck with damaging
effect. 1t came from the southwest
and, bowling IN its fury, uproOted trees
and demolished buildings in its path
way toward St. Paul Il tore of twl
: spans Of the nigh bridge completely
! There the bridge connected with The
high bluffs at West st. Paul. and il Is
$50 feet above the river. This mass q
/ steel was carried TO the flats below
! where flying steel Sirders and neavS
pianks fell on several farmhouSeS and
4 crushed them. None of the occupants
of these houses were hurt. they having
seen the storm coming and taken rel
! uge in the caves in the hIilSideS-
The storm tore along the flats. NJ
roofing trees on Harriet island and
with a deafcning roar and the hiss ant
splash of falling steel it struck sh7s
I city. Here was. located at the bridgs
| entrance on opposite sides of Wabash
| street the Tivol concert hall and I'm
! pire theatre. both of which We're fairly
! crowded with men watching the Fer
| f0rmances- Both buildings stool on ths
( edge Of the bluff overlooking the rsvei
with sides Of the buildings open, ar
| were wrecked. The full force ef tis
l tornado struck them. The building,
/ began TO sway and rock and thu aud
/ fence became panic-stricken- Mel -21C
/ boys rushed over each other FOR thu
/ exits. The lights went out anf
/ the sheet lightning flashes, on
/ following another with gunfir'
I "a pidity. Illuminated a scene o
| pandenloniuIn which was intensified bs
/ the crash OF glass and the tearing %
| tiInbers as the frame structures save
/ way before the tornado.
sections OF the roof were blown
through the air and landed east II
Third street, a blockadistaat.
Mangled Bodies Found.
! Underneath the TiYOii were found tn
: manEled bodies of Lorin T. Hokinson
one Of the employees IN the concert hall
and George Kuewton, one. Of the aud
fence.
on the Storm rushed to the north
scontinued On Pase .