Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-05-24
THE HURRICANE.

do there.
The terrible gale which passed
through our city yesterday was one of
those events which are never forgotten.
Short in its duration, it will live all the
longer in the memories of those who
suffered from its whitening effects. The
oldest living men here assert that, for
fierceness and wrath, they have never
seen its equal. More damage may
oftentimes have been done in cases
where the "Storm Fiend" prolonged
his devastating visit, but no more
appalling tragedy has ever met
the eye IN SO short a
time. Bricks and planks and trees,
whlrllng around as so many snow fakes
IN an Alpine storm, lent terror to the
gloomy scene, which, aided by the
frightful glare of the forked lightning
streaking the stormy armament, caused
both saint and sinner alike to tremble.
The largest trees were torn from the
earth and bent as SO many twigs. Like
so many aspens they shivered and
swayed hither and thither in the merci
less blast, and what was most strange,
the younger in years witnstood the
fury of the tempest more stoutly than
the older, as if they were unworthy the
notice of the DESTROYER.
Nor We're the waters of the mighty
mississippi idle. They danced in wild
glee and beat their shores with all the
anger of the "tempest tossed ocean, "
engulting in their mad career many
boats of minor size which had been ly-
ng at the landing.
Both the morning and midday and
evening of yesterday were exceedingly
hot The suns rays were intense, and
everybody wore his ightest garb until
about the hour. of 4 p. NJ, when sudden
gloom spread itself over the sky, and it
became evident that the rain was COM
ing. We had long been wishing for
rain, but previous to its fall smart
breeze sprung up from the South. It
almost instantly changed its di-
rection, and, veering round to the
northwest, gave ample symptoms
that it would very soon grow into
a desperate gale Onward it came, ga
mighty and strong wind" and about
six it had reached the climax of it's
fierceness. About half past six the
rain commenced to fall freely, which
had tendency to allay the fury of the
clements, and about bedtime there was
scarcely breath OF air stirring. The
following catalogue of disasters will
speak for itself. But, sad as has been
our experience here, we dread that
few days will bring us wilder vail
from the water, where we very much
tear the suffering must have been Ia
mentable. We give the more serious
losses, together with the names of the
sufferers, below:
5. l.. James & Co., lessees of the
penitentiary and south walls
blown away, together with the roof of
the shoe factory and cells in the south
wing of the building. Estimated loss,
S100, 900.
United States Arsenal Storehouse
No. l, two hundred and fifty feet long
by sixty feet wide; whole CT second
story and roof blown away; also three
hundred feet of the laboratory frame
building and roof of one of the powder
magazines. Rough estimate, 500, 900.
W. ID. Peterson, coal merchandise
boats laden with coal and several flats,
number unknown. Estimated loss be-
tween $50, 900 and 100000.
j. Sharp Mcdonald & Co., coal mer-
chants. Estimated loss $4,000.
5. l.. James & Co., brickyard- dam
age to machinery and buildings. Esti-
mated loss between S., 900 and Sc, 900.
Catholic church-Roof blown away
and half the arch on the inside expect
ed to fall Estimated loss $4,000.
Charles Weick-Three buildings I'M
rooted and otherwise damaged. Esti-
mated loss 81, 500
Abbott Il Coady, merchants Store
unroofed and goods more or less dam
aged
Among those who suffered in minor
degree, having the roofs and gable ends
of their houses blown away, are the
following: Henry Jones, A. J. Bogel,
Arbour & Brother, Judge D. D. Avery.
w. L. Tunnard, Judge Favrot, Timothy
Duggan, Mrs. Waldrich, r. II. Burk, G.
K. David, A. Montan, ST., Mrs. Green
wall, S. NJ. Hart. The losses of the
above persons vary from 5000 to $500 /
A two-story frame house, lately occu- I
pied as barber shop, on Florida ST.; /
frame building occupied by Mr.. Bo-
gan, on the edge of the town; black
smith shop on government street, and /
small frame building out on Africa |
street, were annihilated, and everything
within their walls destroyed. The frame .
residence of Col. Carruth, in the west
ern suberbs of town, was unroofed and
the interior of the building considera-
bly, damaged.
Whlle the storm was raging last
evening, and after the walls of the pen
ltentlary and the roofs of the cells had
peen blown away, an attempt was made
py some of the eonvicts to escape, but
only one or two succeeded in getting
out OF the prison. They were speedily
retaken
We learn that the steamers Pike and
Leonldas We're badly injured by the
storm, and it is thought that many
other boats have shared the same fate,
The sugarhouse on the plantation of
Mr. Joseph Bernard was leveled to the ,
ground, together with number of cab
ms blown away in the quarters.
Inc sugarhouse, Clubhouse and cabins {
on the plantation of Hon James Nc :
Cullen were all destroyed.
On the plantation of Mr.. w. S. Pike !
a portion of the sugarhouse was blown |
down, and all the cabins. s
Among those who suffered bodily in
lunes during the progress of the storm
We're:
One colored man on the Bernard ;
place killed, and several wounded ..
Two colored men killed on the Pike :
place and several wounded. !.
On the McCullen place, several col :
ored persons were wounded. !
In the city two colored men were =
io /
we have been unable to learn the =
names of the parties killed and wound. 7
Cd, and can only say that many have =
been seriously injured, while the :
wounds of others are of a comnarat;ya
~ trivial character. d
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