The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-05-18
Remarkable WhirlwiId.

A terrible visitation at Hazel Green,
Wis, on the 10th of March last, is de-
scribed in a special dispatch to the Chi
cago Tribune as the result Of collision
between two sections of a cloud, which
had divided and come together again.
The clouds Joined, and a long cylindri-
cal shaft shot down. The cylinder was
about 100 feet in circumference and 20
feet in hight. Ii struck the ground a
milo southwest Of Hazel Green and. plow-
ing a furrow 600 feet long, feet wide,
and several feet deep, seemed to absorb
the earth and the rocks. As il moved
along in a northeasterly direction, il
looked like a clay colored column whirl-
ing with incredible speed around a cen
trail vacuum. IL was a solid mass of hea-
Wy rubbish. As the cylinder came up
the slope. the rush and yell and whirr OF
the column-sounding like the rush and
shrieks of the wind on the sea, and
like the thunder of guns-attracted the
attention Of the people of Hazel Green,
and they hocked to their doors and win
dows Steadily il came on, sometimes
bounding fifty feet into the air, then
rushing down.again. In two minutes It
descended on the little hazel grove just
southeast Of the town. The trees were
snatched up by the roots and whirled
ninety feet into the air and supported
there
The cap of the column was a stone s
feet long feet wide, and feet thick.
This stone was held in its position while
the column covered a space OF three
quarters of a mile. just between the
grove and the town, $50 feet from either,
the column spun around over a small
space and then recommended its march.
The air was filled with the yells and la
mentations Of the people.
Tearing off corner Of a frame house,
the column rose some thirty feet into
the air, and then, lowering for An instant
fell perpendicularly upon the roof of the
Masonic Hall, stone building. The
structure was mashed fiat This was at
half past four. and a meeting had been
called for FIVE o'clock. Half an hour la
ter seventy persons would have been as
sembled in the upper portion OF the
building. The next house was of frame,
and occupied by Mrs Richards and her
family. A daughter in law and her two
children were saved by the scantlings
above them, while the rest Of the family
were killed outright. A frying pan con
tanning three cakes was on the stove, and
the frying pan, still containing the cakes
was found a mile and a half northeast of
the village. Twenty-six houses were car
ried beyond the ken Of mortals. where
they went no one can tell. The track Of
the column is filed with sawdust and
bits of wood as though a sawmill had
beiched out half finished lumber yard.
The trees for several miles were filled
with chairs, bits OF furniture. carpets,
clothing, bits Of window shades, and
household materials.
Mrs Looney was sitting in her kitch
en-. The house disappeared as II touched
by the magician's wand, and the crushed
body of Mrs Looney was found 4OO feet
of, stripped OF clothing and with the
skin peeled of her back from her neck
down.
OF the rest Of those killed nothing can
DO said, beyond that the bodies were
found not less than 300 feet from where
they started. A boy and girl were found
out on the prairie, wandering about help
lessly They were in house of which
no account has been received. They re-
membered being lifted into the air, and,
when found, were nearly quarter OF
mile from where the house used 10 be,
badly bruised and unable to account for
their condition. Probably the most re-
markable spectacle was that DIR. Kittoe's
horses, which, with barn, buggy, and
harness, were lifted GO feet into the air,
and the horses dropped at least 100 rods
from the former site OF the barn. The
column was then a huge mass OF debris,
and a spectator says that the horses
went up through the center OF the col
umn, whirling around SO swiftly that
they looked as If torn in pieces. They
were found utterly unbruised, but stone
dead. and not more than 10 OF 20 feet
apart. The whole affair was over in two
minutes, but the devastation was most
complete.