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Etna and Forestville, MN Storm and Drownings, May 1902
19 October 2007 - 6:57pm — Linda Horton
THREE CHILDREN DROWNED.
The Storm in Minnesota Claims Three Victims.
SPRING VALLEY, Minn., May 19.---An electrical storm accompanied by a cloudburst passed over Etna and Forestville, Minn., last night. Several large barns and other buildings were completely demolished.
Herman Wilbright, wife and three children, who were returning home in a buggy, were thrown into the raging torrent and all of the children were drowned.
The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, NE 19 May 1902
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
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