The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-04

Al1IlllCdpOllS, us WI
of the dead from Tuesday evenings
terrific wind, rain and electrical
storm in this section was brought to
five today when additional reports
were received from Carver, 35
miles from here.
Three persons, two women and a
man, were killed at Carver when the
county fair park pavilion was demol-
ished by the wind, the reports said
while five other persons were injured
as result of the storm
The dead at Carver are Miss Chris
tine Nelson, school teacher, crush
ed to death; Mrs. Johnson, killed
with Miss Nelson, and Mrs. Johnson's
son. All were killed when the pavilion
caved in on picnickers seeking shelter
from the storm.
Two Die in Minneapolis
The other two deaths occurred in
Minneapolis.
The terrific wind nearing the pro-
portions of tornado, and accompan-
led by heavy rain, tore and twisted
its way through Hennepin county and
vicinity, its toll besides the dead
including 20 injured and property
damage running into millions.
At Chaska, Carver and Shakopee
southeast of Hennepin county, the
damage was placed at 100000. st.
Louis Park, Hopkins, Excelsior and
a score of other lake points, also suf-
fered heavy damage.
Henderson, ST. Peter, Mankato,
New Ulm, Waconia, st. Cloud and
other points were isolated, all tele-
graph and telephone wires being down
and traffic being virtually impossible
over the tree strewn highways. Build
ings were torn down at many places
and great trees and poles were gen.
orally torn from the ground. So ter
rife was the wind that at Hopkins,
the street car trestle was warped out
of shape.
Incomplete reports show the great
est damage and toll of dead and in
Jured at Hopkins and down through
Chaska, Carver and Shakopee, in
dicating that the area between thes
points was the center of the storm.
Heavy Winds Do Damage
In Hastings Vicinity (
Hastings, MINI, June 3.-Several
windows were blown in, street lights
broken, trees blown down and some
damage to small buildings was done
by high wind, rain and electrical
display here Tuesday night. No one
was hurt. The rain lasted about an
hour.
Communication at Mable
Is Still Paralyzed
Wlnona, June "a storm of cy-
clonic proportions visited the vicinity
of Mabel, Fillmore county, last night
and blew down buildings and trees on
e number of farms. Because teIe-
phone wires are down it has not been
possible to find out details.
Only Slight Damage .,-sz~
Is Done Near Winona
Winona, June 3.-More than an
inch of rain fell here last night in a
severe wind and rain storm but dam
age was confined to interruption of
telephone service and losses of min
or nature such as the blowing down
of trees and branches. The rain was
so heavy that roads near here were
covered at low points to a depth of
one or two feet. The rainfall was
IL. -
Rain Is Almost CIoudburst
At St. James-No One Hurt
st. James, Mimi, June "a heavy
rain, bordering on a cloudburst fell
here last night, flooding some base
ments and causing slight damage. The
rain was accompanied by a strong
wind, lightning and thunder. No one
was reported injured in this vicinity.
Damage Heavy Following
Wind Storm At Rochester
Rochester, June 3.-Damage total
ing thousands of dollars was done in
20 mile radius around Rochester
last night by the severest wind and
rain storm of the season. An inch of
rain fell here in half an hour during
a cloud burst about 900 P. M. The