A Terrible Cyclone.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 499, 28 August 1890, Page 2

A Terrible Cyclone.

t St. Paul (U S.). July 18. A cyclone .truck the northern eide of thia oily this afternoon, and tha lateet estimate of the loss of life is thirtv-six. It ia ranort.d that from eleven to. fifteen were killed at Onleman’e lake, twenty to thirty at Little Oanade, two or more at Like Joanna, aeve. ral at Biss Lake, and that the oyolnqe also reached the White Bear Like. The first reports are from people who have come from the devastated districts, and they also report great damage to property. The cyclone developed from the terrifi, storm of wind, rain, and hail which sot in ,t 3.30 o’clock and raged with unabated fury until nearly five o'clock. At the latter hour the cloude in the eouthweat suddenly aisnmed a funnel shape and were fringed with fleecy white. When tha storm gained its full momentum the wind suddenly veered from the east to the south. Almost in a twinkling the great swirling mass spread out like a fan, and sweeping across Lake Gervahe levelled’ everything in its path. The scene to-night is most gloomy. There must be from twenty-five to forty wounded, some seriomly, but most of them slightly. They have been taken to residences in various parts of the city, and 'no one ha, any idea as to who they are. It is believed, however, that six will cover the number killed, but there are several wounded who are likely to die.

From Lake Garvaise the oyolone passed almost due eset, and, it is reported, struck a settlement twelve miles snn'heaat of Stif’— W ter, demoli.'hing it and killing several perrons. The telegraph lines are, however, all down, and no despatches can get through. The scenes at Lake Gervaise along the path of the storm just after it passed by were heartrending, Hein Was on hand at once. The wounded and dead were dug from the buildings and taken to the houses of neighbors and to hospitals, and the dead were all collected in the hotel of John Coleman, In one of the upper rooms there were seven lying on cot., most of them insensible os under the influence of opiates, The woundefi were also in the attic. In fact, there was not room to accommodate all of them, aod * number were carried to private houses in the neighborhood. It is believed the number of wounded may be even higher than forty, A majority of the buildings were light frame structures, which were so completely blown to pieces that there really were not wreoke under which the ocounant, could be buried. The dead bodies were found many rode from tbe houses they had owned when living. Most alarming news comes from the keeper of tbe boathouse at Lake Coleman. Thia man says he let out this afternoon at least fifteen boats, None of these had less then two occupants, some three or four. Since the fearful storm passed over tbe lake no trace of the boats or unfor unate passengers has been found.