The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21
TWO MILLION IS
LOSS AS GALE
WREAKS HAV0
Twisters Converge Near Stat
Boundary and Devastate
Huge Area
AUSTIN DAMAGE HEAVY
National Guardsmen Called "a
Prevent Looting Of Leveled
Homes
AUSTIN DAMAGE HEAVY


Two tornadoes, which converged
a short distance north of Glen.
vile and then wreaked destruc-
tion - they Travelled on and
through Austin, left . toll Of
six known dead, scores Of IN.
jured, and property damage es.
timated at $2,O0O,00O, latest re.
ports from the devastated area
revealed this afternoon.
One tornado originated in
Iowa, four miles south OF the
Minnesota Iowa lire, while the
other came from the southeast
and converged with the first
twister near Glenwood.
Witnesses declared today It
was evident the two tornadoes
then continued to Austin and
made . half circle back into
Iowa.
Austin, Mimi, Aug. 21.-CR-ToA
OF the tornado which swept two
southern Minnesota counties late
Monday afternoon, razing large Sec
tions Of the city Of Austin and sur.
rounding Minnesota and northern
Iowa towns, grew to eight known
dead this morning as two more vic.
tins died in an Austin hospital.
Scores more injured were rer ort-
ed bringing the list to nearly 100 %
farmers and neighbors brought
storm victims in automobiles for
medical attention this morning, and
it was believed that as lines Of com.
munication were restored TODAY
many others would be listed :.nlonv
the injured and possibly other dead
reported from smaller towns and
rural communities. Damage in Aus.
tin alone was put at $625, 900 today.
The latest dead are Marvin Baum
gartner, who died in the HOSPITAL
from wounds received when the tor
nado crushed the Baumgartuer home.
killing outright his IL year old .9.l
Harold. and Mrs. Harry Johsaei..
who also died in the hospital. We =
the storm erumpled the .Iah
home like an egg shell, Mrs. Jona.
sat holding baby in each arr
though the mother was fatally
by falling beam neither oabv 4t4s
injured.
The hospital at Austin was fiji.
to capacity with injured. and num-
Der Of others continued to be brought
to this city today.
Handicapped by darkness, physi-
clans and nurses cared for the in
jured at Austin by candle and lamp
light. The local electric light plant
was wrecked.
An effort was made late last night
to hook up the city power lines with
the HORNED Packing Company power
plant but this was not completed un-
til this morning, under the direction
Of Jay HORNED, head of the pack
ing concern.
Sufficient power will be given to
city to operate apparatus at the hos
pital here, and for publication Of the
local daily newspaper.
Escape From Theatre
At the Park Theatre, scores Of
persons escaped injury or death
when they left an afternoon uer-
formance just ten minutes before
the tornado vented its fury on Aus.
tin.
The roof was torn off, and the
front of the theatre wrecked, scat
tering bricks over q wide area. The
pipe organ was destroyed, with the
total loss estimated at $55.000.
AS soon as the storm had sub.
sided, Minnesota national guardsmen.
special police and members Of Amer.
lean Legion posts aided in rescue
work.
The Austin Red Cross chapter
sent out aid to the midst Of Tho
storm area, and homeless families
were rounded up, fed and house. Hot
coffee and sandwiches were served
at the local armory.
Sixty members Of Company 81. az
Austin were on duty, together with
200 special police and los Legion
naires.
The storm area in the CITY Wa
roped off and persons were not AZ
lowed into the area. Today the section
affected here was strictly patrolled.
Thieves were caught attempting
to steal some Of the personal e{fects
belonging to homes destroyed. sc
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