Sunday, June 30, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 30


June 30, 1903 – A cyclone occurred in Heron Lake tonight with deadly results. Eight persons are known to have been killed, and the number may be increased by later reports.

Mrs. Joseph Fritcher and her two children were killed two miles north of Heron Lake, and others were injured.

Mr. Gallagher and his daughter lost their lives near Wilder.

Many buildings were destroyed by the storm, which was the most disastrous this area has known in many years.

The St. Paul Globe; “Eight or More Minnesota People Are Killed in Storm; Eight Deaths in Cyclone; Man and Daughter and Woman and Her Children Among Those Killed Near Heron Lake.”; July 1, 1903; p. 1.


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