The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-10
THE STORM.
Another Town DemoIlShed.

to the Sentinel from Pensaukee says:
A terrible whirlWind struck this town
Sunday afternoon, leaving but three
houses standing. The Gardner House
large hotel, was wholly demolished
saw mills, residences, trees, fences, etc.
were swept away. Six persons arC
known 10 have been killed, 20 wounded
and 8 missing, The losses are heavy.
The storm tore up the largest trees a.
though they had been weeds and whirled
them in the air like feathers. II Is sup
posed That further reports will show
more casualties.
PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER.
CHICAGO, July O.-The following spe.
Cial has been received here:
JANEsvILLE, Wis, July9.
The terrible tornado swept everything
before it. During Saturday evenings
storm at Pensaukee Station, twenty-five
miles north OF Green Bay, on the Chicago
\ Northwestern Railroad, the Gardner
Hotel, the largest brick summer resort
hotel In Northern Wisconsin, was blown
down. Eight persons are known TO be
killed and two missing. Other buildings
were blown to pieces. The place Is n
total wreck. The saw mill, single mill
and a store were totally destroyed. The
tug Spray and n schooner are total
wreck. The school house and fifteen or
twenty other houses were blown down.
4 powerful gust raised the depOt and
blew 1t across the track, and prevente d
the passage Of the Green Bay passenger
train for two hours. Tho bridge was
damaged and misplaced.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 0.-A telegram
from Penraukee this morning gives
the following list Of killed by
the tornado: L. Santo, II. Baumgartner,
jrY Albert Blackbird, Mrs. E. K. Chesly,
an infant Of +. Farley and an infant Of
L. Santo, the last named not found.
Wounded-Albert Gaskey, Herman
Baumgartner, ar, breast and head;
William Baptist, head Martha Nor.
rison, badly bruised; Mrs. L. Santo,
leg broken; Mrs. +. Farley, generally
bruised; boy and girl Of E. L. Chesley,
hurt in the lace; Mrs. Chapman, bruised;
John DIME, face hurt. All the wounded
are doing well and it ia thought will re-
cover. The tornado was not over one
thousand feet wide and lasted two min.
uteS. The velocity and power Of the tor.
nado were terrific.
Asan explanation OF the fact that the
tornado which struck Pensaukee Satur.
day was first reported early this morn
ing it may be mentioned that the only
wire running into that town was so tho
roughly demolished, together with all
apparatus, as 10 render communication
impossible.
A Post special from Oconto, Wis, says
the following additional details are pub.
lished there:
The tornado struck Pensaukee Saturday
near the wagon road and continued south
eastward, sweeping three mills, the hO-
tel owned by Gardner, Of the Gardner
House, Chicago, school house and %
buildings. 1t struck Conlardyille near
the Lucas farm and passed southeast,
taking in a stream about so rods wide,
and destroying everything in its course;
II houses and barns in Conlardville were
damaged, and the crops were Sadly in.
jured. The total loss is estimated at
100000.
r- HEAVY STORM.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, July o. "A
heavy wind and rain storm, with thunder
and lightning, passed over this section
this afternoon. In the town Of Hyde
Park three houses belonging to John Gil
bert were blown down. The damage TO
the fruit and growing crops is very heavy.
STILL ANOTHER TOWN VISITED.
GAIT, 0NT., July "a thunder storm,
with hail, rain and violent wind, visited
this town this morning, causing consid-
cradle damage. St. Andrews Church,
Thompson Woolen Factory and several
residences were unroofed.
TORNADO AT wEsTPIELD, MASS.
sPR1NGF1E1D, MASS, July ga lorna.
do occurred at Westield this morning. 1t
came from the eastward through the
gorge Of the Westfield river, telling trees,
scattering fences and demolishing build.
ing till its force was spent. It
first struck the wall OF the Salmons
Falls paper mill, rebuilding from the
recent fire, which fell, crushing in the en-.
gine house containing two men, one Of
whom was seriously hurt. Two men saw
the storm coming and attempted to reach
a barn near by. They and their
horses we're thrown violently to the
ground and wounded by flying stones.
When they recovered sight the barn was
gone, A family Of six persons in house
heard whirlins nCise, and knew moth.
ing until they found themselves on the
floor 2 rods away. Rest OF the building
was destroyed. Two buildings and a
dozen barns were blown down, and the
crops and trees much injured.
At Cnicopee Falls the wind destroyed
several barns and sheds and uprooted
many trees.