The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-03-16
A TORNADO.
The Town of Hazel Green. Wis, Gets a
Blessing----Twenty-fve Build
ings Blown Down and Eight
Persons Killed,

DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 10.-A lorna
do passed over this section about four
O'Clock this aft ernoor which was espe-
cially disastrous at Hazel Green. Wis,
twelve miles directly east of this place.
The Herald dispatched a reporter to the
scene, who, at late hour tonight, re-
ported these facts The storm struck
the village between 4 and 5 o'clock this
afternoon on the west side, and contin
ned north as far as Maclay's shops, and
then took an easterly course, sweeping
through the entire village, leveling to
the ground some twenty fine buildings,
and killing outright some eight persons,
besides seriously wounding some twelve
or more others. The following are the
names of those known to have been kill
ed Joshua Richards, Mrs. John Loo
ney, Mrs. Thomas Richards, Mrs. Thos.
Edwards, Miss Thompson, daughter Of
Edward Thompson, who, together with
his son, is also supposed to have perish
ed also son of Joseph Jackson. The
following are among the buildings de
molished The dwelling house of Mrs.
Thomas Richards, John Looney, Joseph
Edwards, Mr.. Eastmans, Ed. Thomp
son, Matthew Thompson, and Joseph
Jackson, besides which were large
blacksmith and carriage shop (the name
of the owner not being known), and the
Primitive Methodist Church building.
These are all that are known at present
to have been destroyed. The carnage is
reported as terrible. The hurricane was
succeeded by deluge of rain and hail.
of which Dubuque experienced but a
1.-THE.
The village of Hazel Green has pop
ulation OF probably 1000 inhabitants at
a liberal estimate. It is situated II
miles directly east of Dubuque and 10
miles north of Galena, in the extreme
southeastern portion of Grant County,
Wisconsin, aud not more than half a
mile from the Illinois State line. It is
almost wholly mining village, and is
situated in the very heart of the best
Wisconsin diggings. 1t is one of the
oldest villages in the lead bearing re-
gions, and in 1884 was quite village
ghen Dubuque and Galena were places
of less than | ZOO inhabitants. 1t Is sur
rounded by ine farming country, as
well as mining territory, and contains
several stores, a hotel, and all the usual
adiuncts of C country village. Many
people in Dubuque have friends there,
and to them the Intelligence of this ter
rible tornado will come with crushing
effect. The town stands out upon the
rolling prairie, and hence must have re-
ceived the full force of the storm which
bore death to Sc many OF its inhabitants.
Hazel Green is noted as the place where
the poet j. g. Percival died 20 years ago
aud where he lies buried
QUINCY, ILL.,, March 1.-THE Wing
has reports of the effects of the storm II
Missouri last night. The hurricane came
from the southwest, and ruck Eliza
BEETHOVEN, on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad, about o'clock. Some
seventeen houses were Frustrated, five
persons killed, and several severely in
jured, some OF them fatally.
At Hasson, on the same road, three
dwellings and tee railroad depot were
blown down, and three persons killed.
Wither's mills near Hannibal, Mo-, were
blown down. but No one was injured.
The damage TO timber ana fences is very
great, anG Ii is thought that further re-
lorts will show much greater loss OF
ife in the neighborhood not yet heard
rom.