New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-24

WdyZdtd, IN the course OF an hour or
less, damage was done to property to
the extent of $4,000, to say. nothing
of the Disagreement of the landscape
on mainland and islands to the tear
ing down of trees.
The first damage was noted in the
vicinity of Howard's Point, and the
storm had increased in fury when it
reached Phelps island to an extent
seldom witnessed.
The beautiful island was sad
sight. It has been one OF the beauty
spots of the upper lake, and plans
had been made to turn the island into
costly country homesteads in the
near future. In fact, party of SUR
veyors were at work plating the
island Saturday.
Saturday nights storm struck the
State Fair ground with great fury,
but the big buildings were not in
jured in the least and no damage was
done which cannot be repaired in a
day or SO. A number of people sleep
ing in the tents which had already
been put up had a narrow escape as
the tents went to the GROUND at
the first blast of the storm. Mr..
Randall and his sons sailed out and
rescued the drenched people and
many of them were taken care of in
the office building for the rest Of the
| night.
In the district commonly known as
the Minnesota Transfer at Merriam
Park the power of the storm was
most disastrously felt. Several Of the
| industries there will be paralyzed for
some time to come.
Five stories of the Northwestern
| grain elevator near the University av-
enue bridge were hurled to the ground
| and the immense machinery used to
| run the elevator, which is located in
| the top story, plunged straight into
| the very vitals of the huge structure.
| A smaller elevator some FIVE stories
in height, few rods from it was
turned over completely. The total
loss is estimated by Mr.. Magnuson,
one of the owners, at $4,000.
St. Louis Park is a sad scene Of
death and devastation.
Three persons were killed at that
place, between twenty and thirty in
jured, and fully twenty dwelling
houses were destroyed Manufac
turing plants were badly damaged
and the total properly loss there will
aggregate fully 100000 The prin-
cipal loser is T. B. Walker, who
owned nearly all the dwelling houses
and some Of the manufacturing build
ings. The electric railway system be-
tween Minneapolis and Hopkins also
suffered a loss into several thousand
dollars, between St. Louis Park and
Hopkins.
The dead are: Albert Ohde, a sa-
loon-keeper, aged 81; Anna Haydo,
aged s; and John, a o-year-old son of
Frank Hedger.
Of the losses to manufacturing en-
terprises, the Minnesota Sugar re-
fnery suffered probably the heaviest.
| The buildings of the plant were al
most totally demolished and he loss
will reach perhaps 100000 The plant
of the Fosston Wind-stacker Com
pany was damaged to the extent that
much of it will have to be rebuilt in
order to be operated. Part of the
buildings were RACED and there is
| heavy damage to finished product.
The loss is estimated at about $25,-
ooo The Monitor Drill Company es-
capped less unfortunately, with loss
of not more than $4,000. Managers
Of this concern state that work will
not be delayed The Methodist
church was twisted into almost to-
tai destruction.
A row of six houses owned by T.
B. Walker were RACED fiat Among
the families living in them were those
of Charles Haydo, Carl M. Sorenson
and Charles Peterson.
Last nights terrific storm struck St.
Paul at 40, and resulted in extensive
/ damage and three fatalities
The storm was confined principally to
the river district, striking the bluff end
of the famous high bridge and destroy
ing two spans, then sweeping across and
completely demolishing the Tivoli the
alter, where two men were killed, George
Kweton, 378 Toronto avenue and L.
F. Hokanson, a Northern Pacific fire
man, of Burr street. Several actors and
actresses in the Tivoli theater were in
/ iured by falling debris, and there were
number of minor injuries in the ex-
cite1nent of emptying the auditorium
/ A girl, name unknown, was killed at
the House of the Good Shepherd
| The wind swept down Third street,
| and struck Wabasha slightly It left in
4 its path tangled mass of wreckage,
| broken glass, demolished chinneys
| roots, walls, wires and poles. Many OF
the iron trolley poles were bent and
twisted like straws.
| Communication between the two cit
| les, by train, electric cars, telephone
and telegraph was almost completely cut
off
4 The slides of the Peoples Ice Com
| pany's ice house demolished, seven
/ windows in the Catholic church
broken, the cornice blown from the
| front Of an old house on the main
street and number of trees blown
down is the extent Of the damage
done by the storm at Mendoza.
The storm came down the Miss
issippi river valley from the south
west, blowing down trees, some OF
which INSTRUCTED the road, and when
it reached the ice house, about a hall
mile above the village, it swept
around to the north side and threw
the slides, on which the ice is con
veyed from the river to the house
to the ground. Some of the debris
| fell on three empty box cars standing
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