Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-03-16

VIII DC Iofmeu uoWH through ths
middle of the water through which
the air passes upward. The wbiilng
motion OF tornado acts in the same
way. 1t tends to create vacuum
in its center, and at that point could
lift very heavy bodies. <This tornado
cut path about one hundred and
fifty yards wide, its path being az
CURLY marked along it's edges as the
track of reaper in field of grain.
Many who saw it coming fed to their
cellars and some were saved 10 that
way Near the village it twisted q
grove of small timber into withes.
1t took north-easterly course
through the south half of the town.
A line drawn from James Edward
house to Chris Andrews will defire
the northwest edge ofthe track and
line from just south of the Masonic
ball to Mrs. Berryman's house will
define it's southeast edge 20 those
acquainted in the village. Within
these limits every thing was destroy
ed. John Fink's house was the first
10 the track; it was unrooted, and
it's occupants not injured. The
Masonic ana Odd Fellows Hall, q
large building with stone walls two
feet thick was pulled down to heaps
OF stones. No vestige of It's north
wall remains and the heap of stones
have no appearance of ever havin g
had any arrangement of man. Parts
of the other walls are standing. The
inside of the building is utterly
wrecked-much of it, including the
lodge fun niture, was carried away.
Next north of this building was Mira.
Fafl3y's. 1t was carried away bodily
with all its contents, from over the
heads OF it's two occupants. They
had reiterated to the cellar and We're
not hurt The next house north was
owned by Mr.. ochabacker and occu.
pied by Fred, Plude. The house
was torn entirely away and child
of Mrs. Pllde's had an arm broken,
Next north of this was Mr.. Joseph
Ciementson's residence. It's roof
was carried away and the frame
pulled to pieces, though left partly
standing. Mrs. Clementson and
daughter were in it and escaped unin-
Jury. Mr.. VIM. Fiddick's house next
north, was carried away entirely,
hurting only chill whose head was
severely cut Going back to the south
side of the swath of destruction and
en- the east side of west street, the
large smith shop which stood with~
in the junction OF tie two streets was
rszed TO TO the ground Next north
of it was the stone residence of Mrs.
Richards. 1t was very heavy and
strong structure the walls nearly
two feet thick. The roof was lifted
off, the partitions torn to pieces and
the heavy rock gablss Tell inside
The walls up TO the gables are still
standing but warped out of shape.
Eight persons Yves IN room in the
north end of the builiing; four of
them were Instantly killed, namely,
Mrs. Elizabeth Richards, her daugh-
ter lizzie, aged about 10. Mrs. T.
Ell. Edwards, daughter-in-law of Mrs.
Richards, and child of Mrs. Edwards.
They were killed by the heavy gable
falling upon them. They were on the
side of the room away from the wall
but the floor gave way on that side
and its joists resting against the end
wall allowed the rocks TO fall upon
the bodies, crushing some Of them TO
shapeless masses. Mrs. Thomas
Mayor and child and two others were
in the room, and, protected by the
slanting floor, were unhurt. Some
of them crouched under q piano
which also afforded some protection.
johnson Richards, aged Is, was in a
bay loft back of the house and was
killed. Thomas Mayor was in the
same sts bic, below and bad his face
badly t. The stable was shattered
to pieces and q trotting horse owned
by Thoa. Mayor, killed. Across an
slley north of the Richards house
was that of l.. S. Eastman. 1t was
a frame house and most of it was
blown off the floors, the rest shaken
to destruction. The family were all
in ii and received no injury. The
neythouse north was James Edwards
It was etirely demolished and its in
mates not seriously hurt. On the
west side OF the next street east
Main street-John Looney's house is
first ia the order we follow. 1t was
lifted entire and dashed down in a
direction the reverse of that OF the
storm. Mrs Looney was found lying
on Tue WffCkeu III ObT dl mI IL ISL tuau .
house, which was 80 or 40 yards west
of Mr.. Looney's. She died within
two hours. Charles Schabacker's
smith shop, large, new and very
strong building, next north, was
dashed to fragments. The men at
work in it escaped. The Primitive
Methodist church was the next build
ing north. 1t was pulled into sections
AID dashed to the ground. The
pieces may be worth gathering up.
Returning south to the east side Of
this street Mrs. Berry mans house
was the first nearly destroyed Its
roof was blown off. North of it was
Matthew Thompson's large two story
house. 1t was lifted off its FONDA
ton and turned nearly quartering
around, where it lodged against treee
The roof was carried away and the
house was otherwise badly damaged
OF the four persons in it one wa:
hurt, not badly Edward Thomp-