Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-24
CONTINUE HUNT
FOR BODlESA
FERGUS FALLS
New Troops are Sent to City
to Search Ruins of
Buildings.
.t -, ..N
ANOTHER DEATH IS
REPORTED TO-DAY
Funerals Commenced This
Morning With Burial
of Child.

Fergus Falls, Mimi. June a.
Lieutenant Burns. in charge of
compiling the death list, said this
afternoon that ,48 dead have been
accounted for. as the result of
the tornado that struck here Sum
day.. this number including the
two bodies taken from the river
tional deaths that occurred to-
day.
Lieutenant Burns said that the
death toll unqueetionably would
be less than sixty.
Fergus Falls, Minn., June 24.-Two
fresh companies of the sixth Minne-
sofa infantry, Minnesota National
Guard, that arrived in Fergus Falls
this morning, took up the task Of
stricken city for bodies Of victims still
unaccounted for.
Particular effort was centered on
the Grand hotel, ruins of which will
be systematically covered in expecta-
ton of finding bodies of A. E. Bran
denberg, president of the First State
bank of Fergus Falls. and George
Woodhouse, proprietor of the hotel,
both of whom are missing. Military
authorities who received information
during the night to the effect that
asylum for the insane. found such in
formation was incorrect when they
made inquiry at the asylum.
The burial Of the city's dead com-
menced this morning, the first funeral
being that of Sisserine June Slettede,
the 4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Slettede. She. was killed
in the ruin Of the family home.
Another death occurred this morn
ing when. Bay Pennock, colored. died
Of injuries at the Wright hospital
injured and are in the same hospital
fwhere the child died. '~~. III
!, ,s,aRpliess sAsFtxine. :.
+, Food supplies from outside districts
began arriving this morning. 1t II
not anticipated, it was announced
that any one will suffer from lack OF
Following a conference this morn:
ink between members of citizens
committee and Adjutant General w
+. Rhfnow, commanding the military
forces here. it was announced thai
there would be no community funerals
| or burials.
1t was announced at military head
quarters that 25' arrests had beer
made since yesterday for violation o1
military orders. but that no lootine
had been reported.
Military headquarters reported thai
a. corps Of clerks are revising the lists
Of dead and injured. and announce.
ment Of revised and corrected lis
will be made late today.
Elmer e. Adams, state representa-
tive, after listing the property dam
. POD hui k1an ,k4 III ,i,.r
that loss will be in excess of $2,000,.
900. According to figures available
today only per cent of this amount
Is covered by insurance.
Mayor George Frankberg today es
hmated that the city's tornado loss /:
not less than three million dollars.
S1,5O0.Oo0 Too Low.
ga careful survey of the city shows
that the early estimate of millior
| and q half loss is too conservative
and that the actual loss is at leas
three million dollars" said Mayor
| Frankberg.
Forty per cent of the residence
district IL in ruins. and about the same
portion Of the business district has
Military authorities reported onl,
two infractions Of orders against be.
ing about the city during the nigh,
! except by. special permit
A revision of the list of injured
made at military headquarters today
placed the total injured at eighty
nine.
The Identification of woman taken
| from the Grand hotel ruins yesterday
afternoon as Mrs. Pillingsled,~ wal
further established this morning. Il
| Is believed she is Of New York city
| st. Paul. Mimi, June IA daily
supply Of 5000 loaves of bread from q
| st. Paul bakery was arranged for to.
day and shipment of other foodstunl
and building materials were forward.
ed to Fergus Falls by Major w. A
Curtis. in charge Of military affairs Al
the capitol.
Paul Kirk, federal crop reporter Al
Fergus Falls, reported today to thu
state department Of agriculture thai
crop conditions are acute, and tha'
immediate attention must be given Il
injured cattle and horses.