The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-07-10
THE GREAT TORNADO.

| inst. which drove our Militia and Fire
Company and the people there congre-
| gated from Washington Park at double
quick pace, and darkened our dwellings
so that lamps were lit in many places,
has been as nothing when compared with
the tornado which swept at almost the
same time over the counties south of us
| from Fond du Lac 70 the Lake at She
boygan. At the latter place several
| buildings were blown down and unroofed,
among which was the engine house of
the Lake Shore R. R. The factory
smoke stacks were all blown down, and
the buildings more or less injured The
schooner Stampede was blown from her
moorings against Eighth street bridge,
making that structure impossible.
The tracks of the s. and F. NJ. and n
railroads were obstructed by fallen trees
in every wooden section within the range
of the gale, and trains were greatly de
layed.
At Sheboygan Falls and Halls Cross
ing several barns were blown down and
many buildings more or less injured,
fences and trees were scattered every
where.
In Glenbeula the furniture store of
Mr.. Holmes was completely ruined, the
round house considerably damaged and
dwelling unroofe6.
At Elkhard Lake considerable proper
ty was destroyed. The Schwarty Hotel
partly blown down and entirely unroofed
but no lives were lost as it was first re-
ported.
Between Plymouth and the falls and
along the NJ & n road nearly hundred
buildings have been demolished, timber
fences and crops laid waste, the damage
extending north and south from
the Village of Kiel to Grafton in Ozauk ee
County. Fruit and shade trees were
either rooted up or broken down, and a
young man named Hoffman was struck
on the forehead by falling timber and
so severely injured that his recovery is
despaired of. A young daughter of An
drew Schneik ert, was in their barn, log
structure, and had leg broken by the
falling timbers.
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth re-
ports terrible destruction of buildings
forests and crops. the storm taking in the
whole of Fond du Lac County and ex-
pending its greatest force on a strip of
country reaching from Green Lake to
ten miles east of Fond du Lac and rang
ing from four to ten miles in width, the
Commonwealth says:
s'The destruction along the track OF
the severest portion of the storm, is very
great Houses and barnes in large num-
bers, were injured. We run no risk il
saying that no less than $50 barns were
more OF less injured in the western part
of the county. Miles upon miles of fence
was blown down. Thousa3d IS of trees
between here and Ripon were uprooted,
and as many more were broken off, some
about the middle end others near the
branches or the roots. In some groves
nearly all the trees were blown down. A
large proportion of the farm houses wes
of US were surrounded by shade trees
The tornado blew off or tore up by The
roots many of these trees, and in man.
instances threw them upon the dwellings,
By this means many dwellings were in
iured, some slightly, some seriously.
The grain was whipped to the ground
as though heavy roller had passed ovel
it. To-day the wheat, rye, oats, corr
and all other grain look as though re
covery was very doubtful, yet it may b
too early to give safe opinion.
The towns of Rosendale, Ripon,
part of Eldorado, Springvale, part Q
Metomen, Lamartine, part OF Oakfeld
and part of the town of Fond du Lac
III the western and southwestern part @
this county, suffered severely in damag
to barns, dwellings, fences, grain an
forests. We cannot pretend to give il
dividual losses at thisstime, for the nun,
Der is too great.
The terrible storm struck the cit
about twenty minutes past ten. and wit
great fury. Men rushed for their home
that they might be present to allay th
fears of their families. Everybod
sought shelter with the greatest possibl
haste. There is not street in the cit
without its blown down trees. Not les
than two thousand trees were blow
down within the city limits. But th
damage to the trees is not the most sc
rious thouel that is very great.
| Over fifty buildings were more or les
| i0ldred, many of them being totally ruif
ed; all the gardens we're severely dau
aged and most Of the trees, IN groves c
standing single. suffered to a renarkabl
extent. Scores of large trees, some
foot and a half in diameter, are twiste
and turned into shreds.
| Many of the towns were terribly scoure
| ed Besides levelling thousands of acre
of crops and many miles of fences, barn
were blown down and scores of residence
more or less injured. 1t is estimate
that at least one third Of all the graf
crops will be a total loss, besides the il
caleulable injuries which have been su
fered by this terrible tornado. Still W
are thankful that no human lives hav
sacrificed.
The steamer Manitowoc was struck b
the squan while off Sheboygan, an
thrown upon her beam ends.so suddenl,
that lady passenger was hurled acros
the cabin with great force, receiving St
we're injuries.
WHEN evils appear in our politicals til
cry is for constitutional convention
mend the machinery. The prospect
ame,ioration would be better if ipstea
. OF tlnkering the government we s.