Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-30
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track escaped alive. He says that he
could see large pieces of timber hurled
from the cloud as though shot lf0m can
non
Hail fell that measured nine inches in
| diameter. Some were brought to this city,
and four hours after they were picked up
they were as large as hens eggs.
The roaring of the tornado was fearful,
and could have been heard easily ten
miles. AT this place, six miles away, it
was perfectly appalling, surprising in ter
ror anything that we ever heard except the
roar and din of terrific battle.
A telegram from Keota, last evening,
says that five persons were killed about
three miles from that place. One child
was torn to pieces.
Our reports are from only few points
on the line of the terrible destroyer, and
we cannot estimate the amount of dam
age, but it may be many thousands of
dollars. Many more lives were probably
lost than those reported, and no estimate
can be made of the stock killed. Nothing
heretofore so terrible and violent has ever
befallen this county, and we can only con-
template its devastation with awe, and
wonder that so many escaped alive.
EvENING.-Additiona news from the
tornado makes the damage a great deal
more than has been heretofore reported.
Six more persons have died since my for
mer telegram, making eight in all. Below
are the names not before reported: Ladan
Housel, Mr.. Dawson, Mr.. Baker, daugh-
ter of Jacob Seek, and two children of
| Henry Waters. There are many others
who are very low, and their lives are des-
paired of These are all reported to us
within six or eight miles on the line of the
! storm.
We have not been able to hear from
other parts of the country to what extent
the storm has ragged. An immense
amount of property has been destroyed.
1t is impossible to describe the scene after
the storm had passed. 1t resembled
long tract of country that had been sud
denly overflowed and everything carried
away, and as if the water had suddenly
fallen and left everything in complete
ruin. The force of the storm must have
been tremendous. Nothing resisted it.
Heavy cattle were carried over quarter
of mile, and thrown to the ground with
such violence as to half imbed them in
the earth. Wagons and farm implements
of all kinds were streWn all over. Even
the spokes were broken out of the wagon
wheels. A hog was found pierced
through Will u GWO Wy lOul olAiDSl, I'lll-
ming it to the ground. Probably thous-
and persons from this place visited the
scene, and rendered. all the assistance in
their power.
A telegram from Sigourney says that in
Lancaster, Keokuk County, every house
but one was entirely destroyed, but no one
is reported killed, though several were
severely hurt.
KEoTA, Iowa, May %.
The most terrific storm ever known in
this part of the State, passed through here
yesterday afternoon about three o'clock.
1t started, as far as heard from, ten miles
southwest, on Skunk Bottom, travelling in
southeasterly direction to within two
and half miles of this city, sweeping
everything before it. Up to the present
time there are reported four persons kill
ed, eight or nine slightly hurt, eight
houses, three barns, one saw-mill and sew
eral granaries blown down, and from 200
to 800 head of stock killed. Building
material and agricultural implements, in
Guiding threshing machines, reapers,
corn -plows, planters, cultivators, etc, in
every shape imaginable, are strewn the
entire distance. The storm seemed to con-
fine itself, in width, from 100 to 400
yards
1t is reported that the town of Lancaster,
fifteen miles southwest, in this (Washing-
tony county, is in ruins. AS we are writ
ing, more buildings are reported blown
down, further southwest.