Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-08
A Destructive Wind.StOrm in Detroit.

Press of the 2Sth ult.
The DESTROYER seemed to be whlrlwind
which rose apparently near the southwest
crn limit of the city. II was first seen in
that direction in the shape OF a dark,
smokylooking spiral mass, shaped like an
invertel tunnel of enormous dimensions,
and whirling with inconcevable rapidly.
lis forward movement was also very rapid
in course north of east, but it did not
strike the earth until ii reached the vicin-
ity Of Williams avenue and Ash street.
There the first evidence Of its awful power
WAS seen in upturned sidewalks and de
molishcd outbuildings, but no dwellings
seem TO have been caught in that immedi-
ate ncghborhood.
The greatest destruction was south Of
Grand River avenue, from and including
Fourteenth street 10 Eighteenth, between
Magnolia and Linden streets. It's track
was perhaps $50 feet WIDE and within
that limit nothing could resist its tremen-
dous force Houses were taken up high
in air, shaken into fragments and, IN many
instances, scattered over territory a mile
in length. Indeed, flying pieces Of tim
Der were seen whiring aloit and flying
about fully two miles from the place
where the work of demolition began.
Where, AT one moment, stood a row OF
substantial houses the next Witnessed
scene Of devastation impossible 10 realize
with scarcely vCstigc Of the buildings in
8igat, 80 utterly were they swept OIL the
face oi The earth.
lt'is NOT difficult to conceive that such
Il reholseless monster carried death and
mutlIltion on its wings. Everywhere
were heard the cries Of the wounded,
whose bleeding and mutlated bodies were
pitliul 10 look upon, Richard Bates,
ag'd eleven years, was caught up and
carried into the topmost branches OF a tall
elm which stood on the commons near his
mothers house AZ The corner OF Fifteenth
and Linden stien.S. Ills violent contact
with the limb. tore he clothing from his
person and he fell dead to The ground,
distance Of fully fifty feet.
4 little babe seven months old, the
child o! Carl Peca, who lived on Four.
tecnlh street, was found dead in he street
Its father and mother were both injured
and removed 10 Harper Hospital.
Nrs. Van DuzCn, II widow with two
@h'I'rcn, on Fifteenth street, had gone up.
Town "a visit her father, and when She re-
tiu0eed her house was nowhere to be found
~ lga3 been carried bodily At least 200
lcct, torn 90 atoms and scattered far and
rid". The only recognizable portion of
Tie aiding found was the front door
Frederick RademnCher, Nho lived ut
Tt~ sixteenth street was sitting nj home
'NiA Ms wife and two children hen lac
sulienly fell himself hurled through the
IN aud saw the walls and timbcrs II his
dwelling flying IN every direction. He
ESCAPED with a slight scalp.wound, but
his wife was more seriously injured. The
children were also Cora. crlbly bruised,
bot lA.il hwy arc MT dangerous
Nj a. MIR Bates the parents of the
lad whose lri1bt,,a death ha4 already been
recorded, Hnd e younger son were badly
wounded
The house of Martin Schneider, at the
corner of Sixteenth and Linden streets,
WAS totally DESTROYED, but both Mr.. and
Mrs Schneider were miraculouSly saved
Shy cupboard which protected them
s5rmn the falling timhcrs, When they
nwcr rescued both were found to be quite
g ,uiturt
Joseph Bully, of 712 Sixteenth street,
was standing in vacant lot adjoining his
house when n portion of the roof was
wrenched of and hurled to the ground,
grazing him in its descent and intlicting q
bad wound on the side of his head,
Two vacant houses ON Seventeenth street,
near Linden, were demolished, aud
fhird, adjoining, was partially torn down.
The names ol the owners could not be as.
ccrtaincd, but rs no person was injured
there IL is not SO important.
August Seaman. who lives on Twenty
third street, and his wife We're visiting a
friend ON Fifteenth street. and were caught
liz the track of the destroyer Seaman
has a shocking wound extending from the
forehead across the crown 10 the back of
his head, his right arm Is shattered. and
his collar bone Is broken Mrs Seaman
has terrible cut under her let) eve
Herman Mike received two fractured
arms and severe body bruises lie is con.
sc5ouS, hot his condition is extremely crit
iral.
Many other, were more or less injured.
seven were taken 80 Harper Hospital, hut
majority ot them were cared for by
friends and uejEh0ur, In the different PARTS
ol the city, >e lt Is not possible, n the
present writing, 20 furnish a complete list
of the victims
Incident upon myilcnt ILLUSTRATING the
peculiar action rf This >tnm.yluul. Nhtfl-
wind or whatever it was might h. related
Il time and space were az command
Two horses We're carried over b.~n and
flung 10 the earth dead, and numerous
smaller domestic animals were mnla 10
perform some most astonishing 1NraHons.
Houses on The outer edges ~ the track ot
the storm were punched rRl ol hu'e> hy
huge timber> That were Whirlrd H.... end
over end, shade and trui, trees urv. un.
rooted and carried a long distance. hwcA,
from topping chimney ratified Gown anil
struck fleeing men amt Vumru. HFaf farr.-A
the mar at the storm came thrma>t anru,l.
ing >hrivks.