The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-07-11
DESTRUCTION.
A HURRICANE OF WIND AND A
FLOOD OF RAIN
HOW THE ELEMENTS CELEBRA.
TED The FOURTH.
IN W IsCoHslS.

IN WISCONSIN,.
| tfroin the Fond du Lac Commonwea lth
July s.
The indications OF u storm yesterday
were not particularly noticeable until 10
| O. clock. Then, with startling sudden less,
heavy black clouds gathered in the west,
south. and north. 1t soon became dark Is
night--so dark that one could not see to
read in a car or room. The roar of the
coming storm was simply desfening. The
falling trees, flying fences, branches. and
the trembling grain, before the storm
reached one, constituted q scene that was
well calculated 10 stsrtle the strongest
nerves. The terrible roaring could have
been heard for miles. Nothing like it
was ever before heard in this part Of the
country. The rain did not seem like any
other storm that wo ever beheld. II was
more like water rushing over precipice.
| 1t came in great sheets, and when Lear
the earth the wind caught them and
spread Thorn IN wild, msddsned confusion.
How anything could live under the pelt.
ing of such rain ard that terrible tornado
will always remain q mystery TO US. But
we must not waste time In preliminarios.
Up to this time we have only heard OF
the storms ravhges from Green lake and
/
10 the whole lake md reached in both dir
ec,ions-norih and south several miles.
1t took In the whole Of Fond du Lac
county, being over twent, -fve miles, but
WAS N UGH severer in some places than 9th.
ers. The greatest force Of the storm
seem TO be on strip Of country reach
ing from Green lake to ten miles east Of
Fond du Lac, aud ranged from tour to ten
miles In width.
The destruction along tho track Of the
severest portion OF the storm is very great.
Houses and barns in large numbers were
injured. We run no risk in saying that
no less than $50 barns were more or less
injured In the western part Of the county.
, Miles upon miles Of fence was blown down
Thousnnds Of trees between here aud
Ripon were uprooted, and as many more
e we're broken of, some about the middle
!. and others near the branches or the roots
In some groves nearly al, the trees were
, blown down. A large proportion Of the
farm houses west OF Us We're surrounded b,
n shade trees. The tornado blew of or tor,
o. up by the roots many OF these trees, and Il
"A many instances threw them upon tn
- dwellings. BY this means many dwelling
~ were injured, some eighty, some serious
g ly.
be The grain was whipped to the ground q
of though heavy roller had passed over Il
:, To-day the wheat, rye, oats, corn, and Al
other grain looked as though'recoyery wa
sy very doubtful Yet II may oe too early 9
10. give q safe opinion. -
ial The towns Of Rosendale, Ripon q part O
va Eldorsdo, Springvale, a part of Mstomcn
'eo LsnsrTine, part Of Onkhsld, and part o
he The town OF Fond du Lac, ia the westerl
~ and south westorn part Of this county, suf
,l. fred severely In damage 10 bari ., dwell
ings, fences, grain and forest We can
~ not pretend 10 give individual losses, a
- this timo, for the number 10 TO great, w
Of shall give particulars as fas, A. We 20
them.
The terrible storm struck the city abou
- twenty minutes past ten, and with gres
0. fury. Men rushed 10 their homes tbs
to they might DO present TO sllsy the fears Q
I'd their families. Everybody sought shelts
. With the greatest possible haste. There /
" not street IN the city without its blow
Z, down trees. Not less than two thousani
4. trees were blown down within the city
Il. limits. But the dsrnsYs TO the trees 10 no
lie tho MOS. serious, though that 10 yer!
Nv great. - 49, =
u The Hope Mission church, on Hiskor,
be street, owned by the Prssb ytsrians, wa
DO aooaI tbs nr,t structure Injured. Half oil
~ Toe roof " the house wAs blown oil snd
" carried soma dlstanos. The building ~,
10 thrown from iu foundation and carried
u. about Is fsst one corner Of II ssstipg on
N the fence. of M l.. - -
~ ~ hr. J. williams new house on Ii,
~ sosesr OF Hickory md Wsss Dtvissl