Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-30
II e r z I B L e 8 r o r M
Great Destruction of Property
One Man Drowned and Sew
eraI Persons Injured.
The Hudson Star and Times says:

eraI Persons Injured.
The Hudson Star and Times says:
A storm passed over this city on Monday
evening last, about half past o'clock, which
in point of severity and destructiveness.
amounted to tornado. 1t had been unus-
ually hot during the day, the air was filled
with electricity, heavy clouds sending forth
chains Of vivid lightning every instant, rising
dark and threatning. portended the approach h.
ing tempest. When the ttorm first struck,
the wind was blowing from the southwest.
but veered quickly, and blew from due west.
Although ordinary precautions had been ta-
ken by everybody 10 guard against danger
and loss, the terrific ferceness Of the storm
caused great destruction. When the tempest
was at its height. the sight was appalling
The air was filled with flying timbers boards,
stones, trees, and everything movable -
Buildings were wrenched TO pieces in an in
slant, and the fragments hurled in splimters
through the air trees were twisted like reeds.
and torn from the ground, in every direction.
The firmest buildings rocked and trsmbled to
their foundations The rain falling in tor
rents-a constant blaze of the fiercest light
ning-the peals of awful thunder belching
and rolling in deafning volumes Of sound
and all the whirl and roar-of the hurrying
tempest, made scene so terrific and frightful
as to beggar all description. The storm be-
gan TO subside after about fifteen minutes.
but was very severe for over half an hour
OF its extent we are not aware, but according
10 information we have obtained. Judge that
il could not have bsen over three miles in
width East aud west it extended great
distance, not less than fifty miles.
At this writing we are unable TO give par
ticulais of the injuries done to persons. or the
loss 10 property outside of this city. Of
course nearly every body lost something in
broken windows, fences torn down, shrub
berry and gardens destroyed, ETC., but these
we cannot mention in detail.
Evans & Co. had their warehouse unroofcd,
and Otherwise badly damaged, and viii, we
Judge. sustain loss of $1,000.
Coon & Plstts warehouse was partially un-
rooted.
Mantman 4 Kemp lad their building
which they had erected for store and bakery.
completely demolished.
The Fenian saloon, a building used by
Coon & Plat. next door to their warel ouse,
a building on Buckeye ST., near the corner of
Second ST.. and Bankers jewelry store, had
their entire fronts torn cut.
Crosby s ambrotype gallery was badly dam
aged, and a portion of BalsoIn d Browns
building torn away.
II. A. Taylor had his house somewhat dam
aged several windows broken in, and a s. op
unrOOfed.
J. n. Knapp had barn blown TO pieces
Mr.. Brown had the roof torn from his large
residence on Second st.
The chimneys to Staples and Libby & L it,
Ties mills were blown down.
Several of our merchants lest something by
the damage done TO goods in getting wet.
The steamer Tiger was coming up the lake.
about mile below the levee, was capsized
and sunk, and one Of the crew drowned.
The steamer MdyeoDer was lying at the
levee, loading wheat, and was blown out on
to the beach, breaking her wheel and rudder.
III. C. Lee was driving up Second Street
and the buggy was blown over, throwing him
out, and doing him some slight injuries. The
horse ran away, and was found in the morn.
lug on the bluff.
There were no doubt many ether losses
which we have not learned. Numerous incl
dents occurred well worthy Of mention, but
we cannot give them srace. An oak tree,
four feet in circumference, was found lying
near the Boyden House, which many suppose
to have blown across the lake.
Terrible damage was done in the country.
Nearly all the fences running north and south
were blown down. and many barns and other
outhouses. In Hammond. six dwelling hous-
es were blown down, and James Ross and an
old lady whose name we did not learn. Sc
verely injured. In Richmond, several bull
dings were blown down. including COMBS
store. What other damage was done in that
section we did not learn. The storm, in Sc
verify, vas without a parallel in the history
of this section.
There was heavy loss OF property in st.
Paul, and one man severely hurt. The loss
10 this county win foot up many thousands,
but the most lamentable result is the loss CT
life and personal injuries received.