Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-25
A CYCLONE In WISCONSIN.
One Woman Instantly KIlIed--k Little
Child Taken Up I'm "a WhIrIwInd and
is Unhurt-Great Destruction of

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One Woman Instantly IkIlIed--k Little
Child Taken Up I'm whIrIwInd and
is Unhurt-Great Destruction of
From the Janesville (Wis) Gazette. Aug. II.
On Saturday evening" about o'clock,
most disastrous tornado passed over the
towns Of La Prairie and Clinton, in this
county. On visiting the scene, yesterday,
we learned the following particulars pa 2 4
A few light, low clouds we're seen flying
from northwesterly direction a greater
part of the afternoon, no one in that vicin-
ity fearing any danger from the storm, At
about 6 o'clock light cloud was observed
coming from the southeast, moving at a
very rapid rate. AT the same time large
black cloud passed over the orchard of Mr..
Jacob Schencks. Il seems that as thesetwo
clouds approached each other they settled
to the earth, a low heavy noise was heard,
resembling the moving Of heavy train of
cars, accompanied by terrific peals Of thun-
der. The cyclone formed in shape some
thing similar to large balloon, with large
trunk extending to TIE ground. At this
time il had reached the farm of Mr.. Holmes,
occupied by Mr.. Thomas Monahan. The
first damage done was the tearing down Of
lifting il some twenty feet in the air, land
ing on the opposite side of fence. Next
came a barn, twelve by twenty-five, which
was taken up and torn completely 20 peices,
the most complete wreck We eversaw. just
before the tornado struck the barn, Mrs.
Ellen Monahan, an infrm lady, seventy
eight years Of age, went out to take care of
little boy, who was in the barn with his
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ahan was taken up in the whirlwind and |
instantly killed. The girl was taken up
also Incredible as it may seem) to height !
of fifty feet (some who witnessed it say one
hundred faet), her clothes were torn COM
pletely of and carried quite a distance,
doing her no bodily injury. When asked |
how high she was blown, she answered,
"Oh, sir, / was up almost TO the sky"
The storm then took an easterly direc.
ton, dropping quite down to the earth, so
low that men stacking a short distance away
could see over the whole Of II, and in ia
progress lifted some eighteen stacks Of
grain, carrying some ofit a distance Of forty
rods, undoing the bundles and completely |
threshing the greater part as il went.
The cloud was about the size OF large |
circus tent, and after leaving the farn OF |
Mr.. Holmes, did not again STRIKE the earth |
until il reached the farm of Mr.. Briggs, |
near Turtle creek, where il met tcrru firms |
for the last Gms, scattering a few stacks Of |
wheat, doing no oparticular damage. From
Mr.. Briggs farm the cyclone took an aerial |
light, making in appearance a grand bal
loon las near az can bedescribed) ascension,
passing rapidly TO the southeast The re-
suits OF this catastrophe are not known.
Mr.. Monahan's loss, besides the family
Affections, is very great, losing his entire
crop, and every building on the farm, save
the farmhouse The funeral Of Mn. Mon I
ahan was 70 have been to-day, AZ the Cath
olic Church. At no place 10 its path did
it cover more than three rods in width, and
when at distance Of three miles from the
scene Of is earthly career, Il seemed to roll
over on the side OF the huge balloon, nov
and then sending ont volley Of chained |
lightning, accompanied with lond and Ioslg
pesls Of heavy thunder, and passing away
in the distance, leaving litle or no rain.
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