Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-25
A WISCONSIN HURRICANE.
Fearful SceHe."Pine Trees Torn from
their Roots and Carried Bodily
Through the Air.

From the Eau Claire wis Free Press
Dame Nature, this year, seems to be un-
usually capriciOus. She ushered in 1870
with frowning and GOODNESS which bOded
little good to the poor and homeless, and
winter if short, was sharp and cold.
Spring in fts fullness was month earlier
than usual. and as a consequence we had
Immense floods. Summer, too, with her
warm and ardent nature, seemed to be
more intense, so much so that the very
grass shriveled beneath the warmth Of
her affection. And if the seasons thus far
have been capriciOus, nature has exhibited
other phenomena which have drawn out
lengtbened hOmily, both from wise and
TInwise, learned and ignorant, leaving the
people Just about as enlightened as they
were before the subject was discussed.
But it is of storms and hurricanes we
would now speak, for the Chippeway
Valley has been especially favored in this
line during the past spring ana summer.
And lightning, too, has been severe, the
effects OF which have been felt the entire
length OF the valley. But Of what we
would write is one of those terrific and
most fearfuily sublime storms Of which
we have all heard, but such as are rarely
witnessed. The facts concerning this hur
riezE,e were related TO Us by l. B. Hatha-
wAv. who was on Brunette river, eighty
miles north Of here, where the storm oc-
CURED. NJ. Hathaway was looking up
pine lands for entry, and was about five
miles from his camp, on Thursday last,
when he noticed dark and angry looking
clOuds covering the whole northern hO-
rizon. At first be thought but little of the
matter. but in few minutes he was
aroused 70 the danger Of his si@Iatiou.
The course of the storm was plainly in
dicated to be in the direction in which be
was. north to south, besides the whole
northern heavens seemed to DO IN cEn-
WILSON'S. He started under brisk run
1or camp. For who, eighty miles from
civilization, alone, buried in the great
woods, would like 10 be out in such
st,Nruns. the effects Of which may be seen
in Ne numerous .'windfalis" of our pine
ries ,ud the danger therefrOm is what
tirst cor Qes 10 the mind Of person thus
situated. Well, as we said, he started
under A run for camp; but fortunately for
himself and perhSps guided by an over
ruling Providence, he lost his way, and,
instead Of finding his own camp, came
upon an old logging saAanty, which nap
pened 10 De lust out Of the course which
marked the hurricane only by few rods,
and qs the storm burt upon him he
dashed into the shanty, and, feeling sort
of security from the impending danger,
took a look around him.
The thunder rent the ar, great Dalls OF
electric tire dropped, seemingly. from
heaven. and burst, destroying whatever
was in their course, and cast lurld light
upon all surroundings. A few rods to
the right could be seen underneath, sap
lings and large trees moving through the
air and falling before the scythe. All ma
ture was cOnYulsed and seemed strug-
Cling with some great pain, or perhaps,
sndeavoring to prevent death from get
zing the mastery, and thus prolong exist
ence. And no wonder at such time that
man should feel his insignifcance and lit
fleness. and be led to eXclaim: "Grest,
great. fearful and wOndrous Is Thy power,
o Most Hight"
Well. the storm absted in about fifteen
minutes. and thankful for his own dellv-
erance, Mr.. Hathaway went out and sur
viewed the scene OF destruction. As far
north or south as the eye could discern,
and at least a mile wide, marked the road
OF the hurricane; not single tree was
left standing. So strong was the wind
1bst trees to the size of tive feet in diam
.ster. we're either torn from their fastening
or broken square OF, and some of them
car ~ied bodily through the air to great
,listaD.,es. From the account furnished
ns II was the most fearful hurricane ever
Know a in the northwestern country.