The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

pie were at the station. Several were
members of the st. Paul Athletic as
sociation, which had arrived to begin
the annual two-weeks' outing at Coney
island. In the number We're Paul Won
ment company, Frank Silloway of the
Deere & Weber company, Marcus
Nobis Of the Plymouth, Jacob Kunz Of
the German-American bank, Herbert
Kimball, 1914 Twenty-frst avenue N;
Gussie Stump, 600 Eighth avenue N.
From st. Paul were J. w. Nolan, sec
rotary of the association; A. G.
Byrnes, known as Farmer Burns"
the wrestler; Hugo Schumacher, Alice
.Corcoran, Eta Murphy, Mrs. Mayme
and Alice Davis, Miss Molhe. A M.
Colwell, the ticket agent, got out with
the others.
Those who crowded into the station
express the hope that such a lot may
not fall to them again. About eighty
were in the party, and they returned
to the cities last night.
Hide in Ditch.
Paul Won Kuster said: Il heard a
rumbling noise about five minutes be-
fore. The first thing knew bricks
began to fall from the chimney. The
side Of the station toward the track
fell out first, and the other side, then
the ends. I think I was the last one
out. got into the ditch across the
track with the others and then ran
out and was blown up the street,
where I chung to a pole until felt it
trembling. Then I made for the ditch
again, where stayed with the others
during the rain and storm
Miss Alice Davis of st. Paul had
the most narrow escape. Her hat was
clipped from her head by falling de-
| bris, and she just missed a sure death
warrant. Miss Davis has been unable
| to find a trace Of her hat.
Old Man Goes Crazy.
! Villagers had common experiences
The storm burst suddenly and events
were rapid. One moment they were
peacefully following household Gus.
toms and the next were grooping in
| the dark and pelting rain Cor any.
thing firm to take hold OF. They were
! hunting the homes that just mo-
ment before had stood where they
were now looking in vain.
ALI was chaos, especially in the
| minds of everybody. One old man, re.
! Gently come to town from Belle
| The Injured.
The few injured persons were
! struck by flying debris. Mr.. and Mrs
Wisner are reported to be the mos
seriously injured. Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son, who live across the lake from
Waconia, suffered severe injuries, an6
Albert Kohler was hurt by the remov
| al Of his house from it's foundations
George Roussopoulos and his moth
er, well known people of st. Paul, liv
ing at 439 Olive street, were at thu
home Of j. w. Broberg, where the,
met injury. DR.. Soper found it nee
essary to take six stitches in the boy
scalp and one in his leg. The top O
the left ear was neatly removed b.
the same storm agent, and when tn
young man left for st. Paul Sunda
night his head was entirely conceale,
in bandages. Mrs. Roussopoulos wa
hurt in the left leg and her arm on tn
same side was seriously bruised. MI
Nelson had several ribs broken, wa
bruised and gives signs Of internal In
jury. Mrs. Nelson had series Of pain
4 full sprains.
Escapes Unexplainable.
Miss Katherine Kohler, teache
in the Minneapolis Summer schoo
her father, grandfather, grandmothe
and children Of three different fan1
lies, were in one of the first house
struck by the storm. The rear PAL
of the house was driven back by tn
wind without much damage, but tn
front has been carried away: Mis-
Kohler's father was sitting on thi
. porch and Miss Kohler does not ur
7 dertake to say how she got him ir
, side. All around the Kohler hous
: on Olive street were other damage
| homes, and in nearly every instanc
not an occupant received even
scratch. Special providence SCENE
to be indicated when a house we
: completely wiped away leaving every
> one sound and happy to have bee
I saved.
0 House Stood on End.
: In the house Of William Graf, az
: joining Kohler's, were an even doze
0 persons, including a daughter, Mr.
q Henry Workman and her children.
!. the rear the house belonging to M
8 Kunz was stood on end without boz
Y lily detriment to it's owner and
e wife. Across from the Kohlers Il
|, tenants Of a house belonging to MI
: Thomas escaped, altho little RENAME
: of the structure but the grou1
8 floor. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hartman al
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruiz with four chi
v dren escaped by going to the cell
e and Mrs. Mart Kugler and a frie1
d with five children were in the ne
s house, but went free from injury.
5, The property damage was mainly
y the blocks bounded by First and Sc
n ond streets, Olive, Elm and Main. A
tho a line Of poplar trees on the ma
s road from the station to the boat Ian
It ing are uninjured, the greatest amou
" Of house damage is done on til
g street. st. Joseph's church, facil
IS Elm, was badly damaged in tt
steeple and upper part, and the t
roof of the new brick addition w
rolled off. Some little damage w
done the parish hall also.
n Town Hall Gone.
~ The steeple of the German Luther;
- church, substantial structure, w
- blown into the street. carrying
= struction In its fall. The Hotel &c
- man, across from st. Josepl's, met
6 sad fate. The town hall and fire e
- ginehouse, as such, is simply a. mer
y Dry. Max Weinman's hardware sto
t. is demolished, and the seven occ
n pants of the upper story were saw
in the fall Of the building by gra
ir bling hold of hands and all pull,
Is with will. Frank Wostrel's har
IL ware store was not spared, either, a