Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-07-02
Stneral Sntrllisrntr.
THE GREAT STORM IN THE WEsT.

THE GREAT STORM In The WEST.
Damage done in the Interior and
Storm makes Serious Ravages-He-
ports from our own Correspondents
and late Papers.
From the Evening Wisconsin,
The storm of Sunday night and Monday
morning was one of the severest that has
visited the state in long time. The fall
of rain was unusually large, and was ac-
companied with lightning and wind which
did considerable damage in various parts
of the State. We CLEAN from our exchan-
ges the following particulars.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says:
"Great damage was done to railroads
and crops, and buildings suffered more or
less The Monroe branch Of the Mil. &.
P. du C. r. R. was damaged by the NOV
ing of the trestle work this side of Monroe,
by o washing of the embankments at
Sugar River and by serious displacement
of the track at Hanover On the Madison
branch of the C. & N W. Ry. the track was
submerged and the trains delayed. On
the main line of the Mil q p du G. road,
between the Wisconsin river and Prairie
du Chen the track in some places was
the public hall and a telegraph pole; at
Sharon, Walworth county, dwelling house
was struck and the plastering torn of, but
no one was injured; at Beloit house was
struck, and at McGregor ahouse was struck
and girl IA years of age instantly killed,
and a man severely injured.
From tina same source we learn that the
bridge over Turtle Creek, at Turtleville was
washed away.
At Watertown the lightning struck the
chimney of ]. Bursinger's Brewery, throw
ing it down upon the roofs below and doing
some injury to skyhghts. The current of
electricity flaw down the smoke stack, en-
tered the boiler of the engine, tore off one
end, and passed out at the stove door,
throwing that several feet against the wall
opposite. A tin, conductor which the
lightning touched, was hurled from its
place, and one end melted and burnt like
so much wax. The damage is considera-
BILE, but fortunately, the wall of the mass
i've building below the roof is not in any
way affected
The storm reached Oshkosh at noon on
Monday. The Northwestern notes as fol-
lows:
During the storm this noon, lightning
struck one corner of Carriers bakery, which
stands in the rear of his salesroom and res
taurant, and cut up some queer Freaks 1t
struck close to the roof shiyering the cor
ner stud into fine pieces tearing off the
siding on the outside, and the plasteringin-
side A mon n1ad boy wore at work in the
opposite side of the room, and say that the
room appeared to be full of balls of fire,
and that they were turnedround and round
involuntarily. The boy could not speak
for some time after the occurrence. The
room was filed with smoke, with a strong
odor of birthstone. The hands in eshop
usually do their work near where the build
ing was struck, but had changed their po-
sition this morning to the other side, which
change doubtless saved their lives"
The Stoughton Dane Coz Reporter says
of the storm:
n "We do not remember of having seen the
like fit The heavens presented the ap-
pearance of alternate sheets of flame, and
the lurid glare of the lightning was almost
sickening to behold. The sudden claps of
thunder were calculated to disturb the
nerves Of the most stupid unbeliever in the
power of the electrical fluid The barn of
Mr.. NJ. Johnson, in this village, was struck
and very fine COW killed. Oliver Lyon,
living about three miles south of this vii
lage, had a favorite horse killed in his pas
ture by the lightning.
STORM IN GRANT COUNTY.
From the Madison Journal, III
From Col. John G. Clark, of Lancaster,
Grant County, we regret to learn that that
section was visited by very severe storm,
which might well be called tornado, on
Monday The Colonel says that he has
never witnessed anything like it in his
residence of nearly quarter of century in
Southern Wisconsin.
The wind blewa Nolentgal hail fell like
rain, some two inches in depth, of stones
from the size of pigeons egg down, and
the water came down in perfect foods to q
depth Of fully four or five inches, while the
vivid play of the lghtnings and the sharp
crack Of the thunder combined to make a
scence Of terror The destruction of prop
erty In Lancaster and through the compar-
atlvely narrow scope Of country, where the |
storm ragged in its utmost fury was very
great.
A large brick school house two stories
high, above stone basement, nearly
finished, ready for occupancy, and costing
some $4,000, was totally destroyed, the
wall on one side being thrown down to the
foundation, and the other side to the first
foor-roof, floors and walls mingled in
one common ruin. The building, however,
was imperfectly constructed, and the citi-
zens OF Lancaster take some consolation in
the loss Of their handsome school edifce
from the fact that it might have fallen at
another time when full of children to be
victims.
Trees were uprooted or their limbs torn
on by the gale, grapes, fruit trees, and
shrubbery stripped almost naked, the grow
ing grain beaten down, washed out, or
buried up, and the fair promise of garden
and field almost utterly bhghted.
Hail was piled up in some places three
feet deep, and furnished coolers five or six
hours afterwards. Scarcely building in
the place, except the Court House, where
the glass was simply puttied in, escaped
shattered windows.
The whole surface Of the ground, except
the ridges, was like vast lake. Little hol-
lows became channels for raging torrents,
and small streams were swollen 10 roaring
rivers Fences which had stood for twen-
JN".', "oio SdAilcu Ol. COuu bridges,
never before threatened, were carried away
kiln Of 100000 bricks was scattered far
and wide, and many other instances might
be given OF the destructive power Of the
storm. =
Another heavy rain fell Monday, which
did not improve the condition of affairs, and
when Col Clark left that night, the full ex-
tent ofthe damage was not known.
The people were feeling very much dis
couraged over their losses and blighted
prospects for the season, but we doubt not
that with ths;g wonted courage and ener-
gy they viii 60 to work and make the best
oft =
louR CORRESPONDENCE.
JANIsvnIE, Wis, June 18th. 1s8S.-Edi-
tor Wisconsin by your leave, / win give
you some Of the particulars Of the late