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Etna and Forestville, MN Storm and Drownings, May 1902

Posted October 19th, 2007 by 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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