The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-06-27
RUINS SEARCHED
! FOR 81 MISSING.
Bodies of Forty-Four Known Dead
Recovered From Wreckage
of Fergus Falls Tornado.
LOSS over s1,5OO,OO0.
Number Of injured Now In Hospitals
Reaches 167-Shelter Is Given to
1900 Made Homeless by Storm
Relief Work Speeded.

Fergus Falls. June 25.-Rescue work
ers in Fergus Falls are still searching
the ruins of the storm for the bodies
of identified victims, brought to a total
of A, with So persons missing or un-
accounted for. The city was placed
under martial law and soldiers are
patroling the storm swept section Of
the city to guard property.
Shelter has been provided for 1900
people made homeless by the storm,
and provision has been made for feed
ing and caring for the victims. The
list of injured under care in various
hospitals totals 1877.
Property Loss Of $780, 900.
Estimates of the property loss in the
city are around S1,500,000, with the
possibility that it will reach $4,000
900.
Cooperation has been established
between the Red Cross and the mill
tary forces on duty, with the citizens
relief committee named at a mass
meeting. Governor ]. A. A. Burn
quist's proclamation calling for con-
tributions from all over the state for
relief of the storm sufferers was an
impetus to the local relief work
Two additional companies of militia
arrived and relieved men who had
been on continuous duty II hours. Ad-
jutant General W. F. Rhinow is in per-
sonal charge of the guard organization,
working with the city authorities.
Mayor George Frankberg announced
that the guards have orders to shoot
down any one found looting.
To Drag Lake for Bodies.
Steps are to be taken to drag Lake
Alice. Several handsome summer
homes on the shore of this lake were
swept into the water, and four bodies
were recovered from the lake. It is
possible that others will be found in
the wreckage.
are missing. Their home was blown
Into the Otter Tail river, and it is be-
lieved all four were thrown into the
water and drowned, if'not killed by the
wreck of their home.
Six Rescued Alive From Hotel.
Six persons still alive were rescued
from the Grand hotel ruins. The base
ment is full of debris, and in it are be-
fieved to be the bodies of F. A. Bran
denberg, president of the First State
bank, and George Woodhouse, proprie-
tor of the hotel, who were in the lobby
when the storm broke The hall clock
In the hotel Office still shows the hour
of 1852, marking the time when the
storm broke.
Known Dead.
Mrs j. L. Anderson.
Bernice Anderson, daughter, 8 years
pld
Mrs. K. NJ. Billingslea, As.
w. W. Braden, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Lawrence Crogan, S5.
Lohrenco Crogan, son, 8.
William A. Daugherty, SO.
John Engblad, IS.
Jcns o. Fossen, ST., IS.
Mrs. Jens o. Fossen christianity,
wife of above, 20. 4
William A. Fraser.
MISS Anna HaugDerg.
Mrs. Florence Askin, Foxhome,
Mimi, 80.
f. M. Johnson, wife and two boys.
Marion Johnson, Otter Tail, Iowa.
Mrs. Emma Johnson, no address, 80.
William Jones, IS, Lyndale Ave. No.,
Minneapolis, SO.
Mrs. Frank Kenitzer, 80, and baby
boy.
Susan Krietzer, II.
Daniel Kottke, 35, Minneapolis.
Isable, Kreitzer, 10.
Otto Kreitzer, One Mile Lake, IS.
Mrs. Martha Martinson, 20.
Miss Ada R. Nelson, 25.
Mrs. J. P. Nelson, so.
Viola Nelson.
Harry E. Olson, Minneapolis.
William Papke, %.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Palm.
Mable Palm.
Edo Fleming Ross (boy), IL years
old.
Mrs. Percy Ross.
Serene Slettedo, a.
Herman Stein, state hospital, So.
Leona Strader, Negress, Aitkin,
Mimi, 10.
Sophius Strand, So.
Mrs. Albert w. Tomhave, %.
Eddie Thompson, 8, son of Mrs. EN-
ma Johnson.
Unidentified, one woman.
FL. Ward, 20.
Houses Blown Into Lake.
Passengers and crew of the Oriental
Limited train on the Great Northern