A Cyclone In Minnesota

A fearf ui cycloiie struck the town of New Dim, in tlie Minnesota rivor valley, 65 ralle from St. Paul, on Fritlay even ing, irrecklng the rillags and lts suburbs, and causinga terrible loss of life. 'f wocurrents of r fiom ojiposite directions passing up and down tlie valley at tlie same time was theeauM of tlie catwtrophe. Stone and brlck buildings were hnrled to the ground, awK_tr'"i".,J'ni.ijli.'W(i-ipa'.UfTaJJY blowu $500,000. Ttrarg ïïil t WO gl'Brt destruction of property umi kmm loss of life in the adjolnlng towns of Milford, West Newton, Cairo and Severance. The property de stroyed in New Ulm includes the Catholic catbednü and nunnery, Huntman't btewery, the Bppltek blork, Schullacher'sbrewcry, pHblic school buildin?, the Methodist, Lathermn md ('ongregational churches, and scores of dwellings and business places. The country was peopled almost entirely by Germans. Nearly 25 dead bodies have afready been found, and about as inany more are seriously wounded. Gov. Pillsbury bal íent a company of troops toguard the property and is doing everything possible to relieve the distress. The work of rebulldins has already leen commenced. New Ulm is the county seat of Brown county, and is an important town. West Newton is in Nicollet county across the river, and Kveral niiles northwest LATF.U. The work of rebuilding the ruins of New Ulm is now under way and every man, tvomas and cblW is taking part in thegreat work of rebuilding. A great many of the bulldinn hich were unroofed are bcing repaired so as to afford protection to the "' "t 'i'itiens whose homes were entirely swept rron. .w wth ie()ort8 com. Ing In from tbc country are, if uju,l„k mors unfavorable than those alrcadv brought in. The death roll is being hourly IncreaMd by more bodies being found in the debris. and some of the wounded are dylng, Not lessthan sixof thosewho were so tortnn.ite as to escape death, have since I"'-' íiimiic. lfn. Eckert, whose husb:ind and son were killed, is a maniac. Teams are driving heie and there to-d:iy, picking up what littleean be found of value and taking it to some place of safety. New Ulm, Mimi., July 19.- A eanful estímate of the damage done to the city by the cyclone places the nuinber of buildings destroj-ed at 350, and the money loss at $."00,0(X). Eleven persons are known to have been kilkd. tnaelghtoen wounded, some tatully.