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

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police had the greatest difficulty in
preventing the curious from trespass-
ing on the dangerous ground
North Street suffered even more
seriously from the wind. From De
Soto to Bronson the roadway was
completely blocked by fallen trees.
Two houses were brown down COM
pletely, dozen were unroofed, and
only one structure escaped serious in
JuTles. The Christian home was I'M
rooted, and flying timbers pierced
huge holes in the walls. Indeed, fly
ing t11nbers did a large amount Of the
damage on North street.
The storm, according to residents
OF the district, struck North street
and Burr street at about $50 o'clock.
The rain fell IN sheets, and the wind
blew hurricane Looking out of
closed windows, the people saw a
rush Of flying limbs, pieces of wood
and debris coming from every direc-
ton. For about five minutes the fury
OF the storm continued undated.
Within fifteen minutes after the
first swirl of the wind things had
quoted down, and though the rain
was still coming down in torrents, it
was possible to go out of doors.
Ruin was everywhere. To add to the
horror of the situation, there was lit
tie or no light in the district. Few of
the residents in this portion of the
city made any attempt to sleep.
The Lincoln school on Collins
street, near Burr, was badly wrecked.
The roof was torn off, the walls badly
cracked, and the upper story COM
pletely wrecked
The storm was not so severe on
Payne avenue, although serious dam
age was done The Swedish church
on Payne avenue and jerks street
was blown from its foundation and
scattered for block along the street,
and the Omaha roundhouse at Payne
avenue and Whitall street was un-
rooted
Waconia, Aug. 2I-Four people
| killed, as many more expected to die
! and a score more or less seriously in
jured, to which may be added prop
| erty loss Of $25o,ooo, tells the story
Of the tornado which swept over this
| village shortly before s o'clock last
night
| Three of the dead are in one fam
lily, August Moy, his wife and I-year-
old daughter, having had their lives
crushed out by a falling chimney and
the caving in Of one end Of their
| home. Five other members of the
| Moy family were in the house at the
time, and all of them were injured.
The fourth person killed was Rob
ert Lohmar, living mile northeast
! of the town. Mr.. Lohmar sent his
| family to the cellar, while he re-
| NAMED behind to close the house.
Before he could reach the cellar the
| tornado picked up the house, twisted
it into pieces, and Lohmar was killed
by flying timbers. None of the mem
bers of his family, was injured, al
| though the house was blown from
| over their heads.
Today the village is little more than
complete wreck. Almost every
| house in the business district is either
swept away or SO badly damaged as
/ to practically be useless. Fully fifty
residences crumbled before the ter
| rife storm, during the fifteen minutes
| when it was at its worst.
The city of Waconia is in tears. With
/ four of her citizens dead and at least a
/ score wounded, the residence section
/ and business houses complete wrecks
/ her streets Uttered with debris, and
1 above all, the crops of the surrounding
country total losses, the little German
| American villige, thirty-two miles to the
/ southwest of Minneapolis is wrapped to-
/ day in gloomy contemplation Of the aw-
| full ravages of Minnesota's last terrific
tornado.
Glencoe, Mimi, Aug. GA. tornado
struck the township of Rich Valley and
Bergen, Saturday night about 8 o'clock
killing four people: Mary O'Donnell
aged thirteen, daughter of Patrick
4 O'Donnell; the seve1l-year-old daughter
Of Anthony O'Donnell; Frederick Gross
and his mother
/ Horses and cattle are dead and
mangled and grain is scattered every.
where. Many barns that were in the
track of the storm are gone ano
others not torn down are moved from
their foundations.
| People from town are going out tc
rescue any who may be under the de.
| bris of barns and houses.
/ Reports Of the severity Of the storm
are continually coming in The storm
was about mile wide and it is moi
definitely known how far it extended
1t lasted about an hour Corn is fiat
/ for miles around and it is doubtful
if it will come up again. Rain in tor.
rents came down and water is stand
ing everywhere. Thousands of dol
lars worth of damage has been done.
/ Saltwater, Special, Aug. 2I.-The
| damage done by the storm of las
night in the neighborhood Of this city
| will exceed 100000, although the de.
struction of property within the city
limits was restricted to the blowing
down of shade trees in Washington
Park and on private grounds Ath
| letic Park had its high board fence
hattened.
The damage was heavy on the St
/ Croix and at South Saltwater. Scores
of log RATS were broken loose along
1 the shores near South Saltwater ane
| formed jam across the lake at thai
point Many of the logs drifted dowr
the stream.
1 Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 2I.-Betweer
thirty and fifty persons are believed
4 to have lost their lives in the tornado
5. which passed this town shortly after
. o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Vague reports have been received