The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-26

LATER REPORTS OF CYCLONE
ST. Paul, Mimi, June 23-Notmore than 50 are dead
in Fergus Falls following tornado which wrecked the
Grand Central Hotel and two blocks Of buildings last
might according to adutant General Rhinow who reach
led there on relief train early this morning The ad
dant said that there were So dead and tie casualties
probably will not exceed 70. .
Most Of the dead were taken from the Grand Cenara
Hotel Scores Of injured are in the hospitals He report
led that there Of ascertaning how many
killed injured there were any in small TWINS in the
80 Harold Darker editor Of the Grant County Herald.
reached Fergus Falls at 800 and he returned to FL
bow Lake and declared that not 60 killed with
probably $50 injured in the hispita The tornado he
Said skipped che business district after smashing the
hotel and depot The greatest damage confined to
two blocks / reached Fergus Falls at 3 The cy
clone hit the town at the northwest and crashed
down Union avenue II swept everything before it Most
buildings destroyed were homes They were crushed to
kindling wood The tornado seemed to break when it
struck the Grand Central hotel The building crush
ed like paper Bodies were buried in great piles Of brick
tearing frantcally at the wreckage get the bodies
from beneath think about 40 taken, many were
crushed beyond recognition One hundred and sixty
being taken Of in the hospital The business district
showed the least effects Of the storm Four churches
the Northwest Sash and Door factory the cigar factory
we're all destroyed. All hospitals escaped damage AS
ernor Burnquist and Adutant Rhinow placed the town
under marion law. Everywhere ored was quickly re-
stored Guards were placed to keep workers from live
wires The people were too dazed to tell what had hap
|pened The cyclone struck with the suddenness Of big
|she. The property damage as close as can estimate
will about $3.50 OO0 There is means Of telling
what occurred m the outlaying districts. One of the
most striking tragedies occurred on Lake Alice The
storm picked upa cottage in which the family Of four
eating supper and hurled them into the lake drown
ing them all The Red Cross on the scene early.
CASUALTY LIST OF FERGUS FALLS VICTIMS
Forty Eight known dead and more than $50 injured
the total number Of casualties from the tornado last
might in Fergus Falls. An official checking at p M
was estimated that the death list would not run over Is
The property damage estimated at between two and
ed on special train and announced that they had $780,
1000 available for relief work Rainfall in the storm
was officially announced by the weather bureau as 342
inches. "A partial list Of the dear is as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs Fossen, Fergus Falls
Mr.. Brady trainman.
Mr.. Olson, trainman @ IN
i. E. Larson salesman for the International Har-
|vester Co.
Wa Frazier, Fergus Falls.
Florence Haskin Foxholm.
Marion johnson, Balmora.
1 Viola Nelson
Mr.: and Mrs. F. M: Johnson and son.
Mr.. Engblad. @s*
Nv. "A. Dougherty
IF. u. Ward -: =s..*
Mrs. J. P. Nelson
Mr.. johnson. ## %&%@5
Mr.. Strader Ns &% H.. ,4..
Herman Stein. ##
Mr.. Tomhave. l' E #
e Joe Barbeau. &"s-e ...r.e s#" ".=.N
Six unidentified men.
Mr.. and Mrs August Palm and daughter.
| w. w. Braden, Chicago.
Nette Thompson.
Mr.. Mauberg
s Ada Nelson.
| -Four Krietzer children.
Emma Johnson
Eddie Thompson .+#4