The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22
Sixteen Persons Killed and
Many Injured in Scorching
-..Gale Which DevaStateS the
Valley of the Mississippi
DAMAGE SAID To BE
= IN THE MILLIONS
Two Crowded Theaters at st.
. Paul Wrecked and Audi
ences Stampeded in Fearful
Confusion That Follows

ST PAUL Aug. 2l.-Death 10
sixteen persons and destruction 10
property. both private and public. esti-
mated IN round numbers A. $1,000, ooo,
rode on q scorchiug gale which tore
down the valley Of The Mississippi
ABOUT g O'Clock last night from a point
rsear -he confluence of the Minnesota
and Mississippi rivers. near Fort
smelling. Al about lhar point the fury
of [he elements seemingly divided and
R1-h roar descended on rhe Twin
E--les and their euF5Uous. The dead:
LORIN F. HOKANSON. -. Paul.
killed n TivoH Theater; body taken 10
, Cl-y N0rgue
GEORGE X. WENTON. carpenter,
~ Paul. kllled at Tivoii Thelter; BODY
removed 10 CITY Movgue-
VIOLA ROBERT TSCl%. AGED L. killed
by falling walls a. The House Of Coed
Shepherd
ALBERT o'DEA aged IS. at St
LOSls Pe-h-
sIX-YEAR-OLD son or FRANK
EAIGES. az - Louis Park
LAANDNN GIRL aged about To-
-FOUR ENhNoN-N DEAD at Wa
cc1-s. q s1nal station twenty miles
v -st ~ MiuneaDo
MARY o.DOANELL, aged g. Glen
coe. Miun
So EENTEEN- EN-TEAR-OLD son Of
Patrick o'DonneI. Glencoe. Mimi
EEELEEICh GROSS. E-eE-oe. MINI
MRS CROSS. mother of Frederi. X
EEos~. Glencoe 1Iiu--
RICHARD HILL operator AT Mime
aRoHs Junction. killed ay lightning
UNKNOWN NAN
Fn= missing. Edward Gilert. ST.
Psa Was one of Tie last persons seen
u. fls TlvoI Theater during the c.
'iam--y-
long list OF INJURED.
The injured William Tuugby. skull
q lss-Ired. fatally injured. Olaf Hanson.
- PAU. hit on head ny falling arc
amp and knocked unconscious; TheO-
uCre SchweirZer. -. Paul. blown from
has delivery wagon la the La[ayeIte-
avenue bridge. seriously injured; James
D-UsnertE- omaha, Drz heInen. blow 2
trcE- TOY of freight car i'll East St. Paul
3a-ls. severely bruised Mrs. Robert
Younger. caught IN collapsed house. in
cured internally maybe fatally. Charles
S-r0Ls- --acnlnlst. Ornsh caught III
collapse u lhe East - Paul round
house. badly uruiseG- George Leclaire.
- Paul bruised about arms ana body,
Lcr serious Theresa Kemp. actress.
IiVoE Thester. badly CUT on arm and
nocy. bruised lv falling timbers. Sadie
Kenny. actress. riVaI Theater. arm cut
and head bruised. David Berlin. stage
hand. TIVol Th=a-er. arm seriously CUT
sister a. The House of the Good Shep-
EerL name unknown. injured internally
arc body hsllT cut and bruised ccndi-
rlou critical. unknown child. House Of
she Good Shepherd. buried beneath De-
tris may die. Polly O'Nei. actress.
TiVli Thearer. fell down stairs ana
ues injured l- falling debris. hip and
body bruised ana rIr- Warren Whitney.
pienc PLAYER Tivcli Theater. badly cut
about bCdT and bruised rendered uu-
conscious J. WeInholzer =. Paul in
5urs5 iu vre kage II Ti-oN Thester. hip
urLise6 and burned by live electric
vire- Ki-tie Ransom. actress. TivoI
TEearer. 1eL unconscious when crash
came and. was removed by the police.
e sv u recover. r 2 Fork. shocked bv
llEe wire and burned, John Hammond
Fort Smelling. injured about head and
hoev ~ TiV0i Thea-ers Peter Smith.
bartender al TivoH Theater. shoulder
.Cisl6catel and bruised about body and
fmbs. John Lindlund. nose broken and
vocn6e5 on head. Paul Reynolds.
hands badly cur ly falling glass; Mi
Chsel .EE1L- proprietor Of popcorn
stand. head ana fac cut by broken
glass. John Hayden 81. Paul. head cut