The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-08-25
Hurricane plows Wide Furrow Through
business and Residence Dis
tricts of Cities.
RECORD OF STORM.

Dasha and Sbley streets damaged. ,,
Two spans Of Mississippi river brius'
gone.
st. Paul, MINI, Aug. 22.-Sixteen lives
lost-twelve of them in or near the tWii
cities-scores Of persons injured ant
property damaged exceeding S2,ooo,oo'
are the results OF the tornado whici
swept over this section at 8 o'clock sat
nrday night Other parts Of the state
also were devastated, the loss Of crops
and buildings being extensive.
In st. Paul and Minneapolis the great
est damage resulted in the business dis
triCts. From Wabasha street for blocks
east on Third street in st. Paul scarcely
a building contains whole pane of glass
As the tornado struck some of the sky.
scrapers and the crash of glass was
heard. many Of the tenants were panic
stricken.
Tin Roofs Given Roll.
Tin roofs of some Of the structures
were rolled in bundles as one would roll
a huge sheet of paper and deposited in
the street. Wires were torn down and
part Of the city was in darkness. Tele-
phone service between the Twin cities
was cut off for three hours and telegraph
lines were Frustrated.
Two river steamers with large crowds
on board were caught in the gale and
buffeted about and the passengers thrown
into a panic. The wind blew ninety
miles an hour.
The Dead
HEDGES. 6year-old son Of Frank Hedges
Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Junction: killed by lightning
HOkANSON, LORIN f.. $50 Bruusor
street; killed at Tiyoll theater; body re
moved TO city morgue.
kWENToN, GEORGE, carpenter, 37'
Toronto avenue; Killed at Tlyol theater
body removed 10 city morgue.
OnHE, ALBERT. aged 81 Minneapolis
UNKNOWN CHILD, killed by falhn,
wall Of dormitory at house Of the Coco
Unknown WOMAN. Minneapolis.
ROBERTSON. VIOLA. aged IL
FOUR UNKNOWN. dead at Waconla.
small station twenty miles west of Mil
AT GLENCOE.
GROSS MRS. /. j.
CROSS FREDERICK.
O'UONNELL, MAHN. aged H.
oDoNNELL, PATRICK, aged II.
Missing.
Gilbert. Edwin. 43S South Robert street
was one OF the last persons seen in Two
tAca;,r during the storm.
The Injured.
Berlin David, stage hand. TivoH theator
arm seriously cut.
ponghcrty, James, Omaha. brakeman
blown from top Of freight car in East 81
Paul yards; severely bruised.
Dugun. John, telegraph operator; hea,
cut by falling glass.
Egan, Michael. proprietor of popcorn
stand nj Fifth and S!hley streets; head am
face cut by broken class
! lN " u
Hanson. Joseph cook street; struck b,
electric light pole: not seriously injured.
Hanson, Olaf g3b Forest street: hit Of
head hy falling are lamp and Knocked IN
Hayden. Bert, 41o East Lucy street
limbs and body bruised and cut.
Hayden. John, 40 East Lucy street; hea
cut and side bruised.
Kcmpf. Therese, actress, Tivol theater
arm badly cut and body bruised by fallin
Kenny. Sadi actress, Tiyoli theatcr; arr
Lcciairr. George, 33s South Wabash
street. cut ana bruised about arms an
body; condition not serious.
LIndlubd. John. nose broken and woun
imnghy william, 94s Payne avenue; sku
fractured: fatally injured
O'Nrn. Polly, actress. Tivou theater; fe
downstairs aud was Injured by falling door
hnusom. kittie, actress, Tivoli thcater; fe
unconscious when crash came aud was I,
moved by police; will recover.
REYNOLDS, Paul, hands badly cut by falln
glass.
Snnborn. Walter. GA Bedford; burned o
neck by live wire.
scott. Annie. actress at Tlvoli cut an
bruised about head and shoulders.
Schwcitzpr Theodore, 5i4 WAconta street
blown from his delivery wagon on the Ii
fayette avenue bridge; seriously injured.
smith Peter bartender at rvoli shoulde
disiocated and bruised about body an
limbs.
sister at House Of Good shepherd, nam
unknown: injured internally and body badl
cut and bruised; condition critical
strong. Charles, machinist; canght in tn
collapse Of the East 81. Paul roundhOuse {
the Omaha, badly bruised.
Unknown hoy. rendered unconscious b
1--we wire at Rice and Como streets.
Unknown child, House OF the Good SheI
herd; buried beneath debris, may die
Younger. Mrs Robert. caught IN collapse
house ut Gl2 Lafayette avenue; injured Ii
'ctnallS; may he fatnl
Weholzcr. j., to7 Wabasha; injured I
wreckHge at Tlvoli theater; hip bruised an
burned by live electric wire.
Whitney, Warren. piano player, Two
thcntcr; badly cut about body and bruised
rendered unconscious
Scores of other persons in all district
Of the city are reported to have sustaine
bruises and cuts by falling timbers an
glass.
Cuts Path Half Mile Wide.
The tornado in st. Paul cut a pathwa
about II falf mile in width and eigl
miles in length through the business an
residence district The downtown bus
Ross district was hit hard, many Of til
biz office and business blocks being rio
Died. and the stocks of wholesale house
seriously da nOged by the heavy rain tina
accompanied the wind
The storm cloud, which came from til