The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-27

fury of the elements seemingly divided,
and, with a roar, descended on the
Twin Cities and the euvlrons,
The Dead,
Lorln F, Hokanson, $50 Brunson street,
killed at Tivoli theater, body removed to
city mOrgue.
George kwenton, carpenter, S7S Toronto
avenue, killed at TiyOlt theAter, body re-
moved to city mOrguP.
Unknown child, Killed by falling wall Of
domitOry at House of Good Shepcrd.
Three unknown dead at st. Louis Park.
a suburb Of Minneapolis.
-Four unknown dead at WaConia, a small
station 20 miles west Of Minneapolis,
Beginning at a point below Fort
Smelling, there is the first known evil
dence that the storm struck with dam
agin effect. 1t came from the south
west and bowling in its fury, uprooted
trees and demolished buildings in its
pathway towards st. Paul. 1t tore up
two spans Of the high bridge com
pletely. There the bridge connected
with high bluffs at West st. Paul, and
1t Is 1870 feet above the river. This
mass Of steel was carried to the flats
below, where flying steel Orders and
heavy planks fell on several small
frame houses of the fiat dwellers and
crushed them. None of the occupants
of these houses was hurt, they having
seen the storm coming and taken
refuge IN the cayes in the hillside.
The storm tore along the fats, up
roofing trees on Harriet island, and
with a deafening roar and the hiss and
splash of falling sheets of rain, II
struck this city at Wabasha street
bridge. Here were located at the
bridge entrance on opposite sides of
Wabasha street the Tiyoli concert hall
and Empire theater, both Of which
were fairly crowded with men, watch
ing the performance. 10th buildings
stood on the edge Of tie bluff over
looking the river, with sides of tho
buildings open, and were wrecked. The
full force of the tornado struck the
buildings. The buildings began to
sway and rock, and the audience be-
came panic stricken. Men and boys
rushed over each other for the exits.
The lights went out, and the sheet
lightning flashes, nj following anoth-
er with gunfire rapidity, illuminated a
scene of pandemonium, which was In
tensified BY the crash Of glass and the
tearing Of timbers as the frame struc.
ture gave way before the tornado.
Sections of the roof were blown
through the air and landed east In
Third street, q block distant.
Underneath the DEBRIS of the Tiyoli
found, when the storm had
thu mangled bodies Of Lorin f.
Hokanson, n of the employees in the
concert, and George Kewnton, one OF
audience.
On the storm rushed to The north
over the wholesale district, and
every building facing the south from
Wabasha street, four blocks east on
street, had scarcely a whole
pane of glass in any window
Tin roofs on several buildings ware
in bundles and deposited in the
street, flying plate glass, mixed with
he rain, battered everything which
before ii, and horses and car
were swept along the streets,
which, in an incredibly short space Of
ime, were filled with water.
Wires were down, and part OF tho
.ity was in darkness. The high build.
ngs reached skyward above tho small.
ones on East Third street were
haken to their foundations. The
Inc large plate glass windows were
'lown out.
In the path of the wind stood the
ong freight warehouse of the Chicago, .
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, and a
ection of this building, about 400 feet ,
ong, was cut out Of the middle, and ,
he small section Of the end, about so :
left standing at the extreme east
Ide, ,
On East Fifth, Sixth and Seventh p
the conditions were practically
same, except that on East Sew !
nth, more damage was done to roofs I
nd glass. +
At the East Seventh stations OF the G
Pacific and Northwestern Il
ten poles loaded with wires a
ere blown down in a tangled mass. a