Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-31


nadoes ina number Of localities OH the
evening of the 2Srd.
STORM TRACK ACROSS DANE COUNTY.
Twenty miles east Of Mineral Point
the tornado crossed into Dane county.
Ole Severson's house was first struck
and swept away, SeverSon and wife both
being killed. DR.. Netherlands house
was demolished and patient crushed
10 death. Numerous other houses and
barns were swept away and large num-
Der Of people sustained broken limbs
and other injuries. TIE town Of Prim-
rose was next Simon keller's house
was demolished and he and his son
dangerously injured. John Osmanson's
house. barn and all sheds vanished. A
thrilling story is related regarding the
scene presented ut this place. The
house was snatched up with almost
tightening rapidity, with Mr.. Osmanson
and three children i'll it. Mrs. Q. and
three children reached the cellar just
us the house was raised from It's toun-
dation. Off some distance is II cluster
of trees, and upon the tops of these
trees did the house land. Butas it was
raising, Mr.. @. was blown out of door,
fell to the ground, and happily only
received broken rib. The three chill
dren in the trees, and still III the house,
were rescued, one with an arm broken
in three places, and two slightly injured.
The mother and her three little ones
in the cellar received not Il scratch.
n. y. Byrge's house and barn were torn
to atoms and he and his wife both
killed. Hiram Neverson's house was
crushed and swept away and he and his
son horribly mangled by flying timber.
both were doubtless instantly killed.
John Killeny's house was demolished
and his wife killed. The number of
houses destroyed and number OF per
sons injured are both very large. This
town is well nigh depopulated and
ruined. No lives are reported lost in
the town of Montrose, the next in the
line of the storm, but 4 track half y
mile wide extending across the town is
swept clean and numerous persons in
iured. The next town is Oregon, here
the destruction Of everything III the
path Of the tornado was COM
plete. The house of Mr.. ]. Pierce
Il story and Il half building, built of
heavy oak timhers, was lifted from its
foundation, carried about four
rods and squatted down SO that
it is not more than three
feet high. Mr.. Pierce and wife, All old
couple, were terribly injured. The
Young Mr.. Alfred Pierce was blown out
of the door over two fences, and carried
forty rods, landing iii the field 1t was
al done SO quickly that Mr.. Pierce
knows nothing of the event save that
he found himself flying through the air
for an instant, and then experienced the
shock ofianding. lie was not seriously
hurt, aud hurried back to rescue the
old folks, ii possible Mrs. Pierce had
been standing near the stove just before
the crash. and she was found III flames,
but wa. rescued without being
badly burned. The old peoples
recovery is doubtful. The large barn
was ill smashed TO bits Of kindling
The large amount Of hay and grain in ii
was strown all over the country and is
total loss Some stock was killed and
the poultry was carried TO the four
winds.
AT Henry and John Underwood's,
both log houses were unroofed and the
contents Of the chambers blown away
or destroyed.
At Henry Palmer's, two young men
in IL moving wagon, bound for
Iowa, had just halted to gain shelter
from the storm. Mr.. Palmer was
assisting them to unhitch, and the
wagon mad been run alongside the gran
AIRY. When the storm struck, Mr..
Palmer first saw somecattlc and hogs
flying over an adjoining corn crib.
The granary next was lifted over the
wagon and hurled to atoms. BY Il
miraculous fortune, Mr.. Palmer was
not hurt, but one of the
movers legs was broken.
The granery contained four hundred
bushels Of oats which il total loss.
The corn in the crib is also nowhere to
be found. Stock and poultry were
killed and blown away. A wagon stood
in the yard, and the box which belong
ed to It could not he found-not SO
much AS n silver. The movers wagon
also demolished, and the horses
bruised.
At SAMUEL RICE's.
across the road, the house was riddled.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Rice saw what was
coming they rushed out and were saved.
The storm then moweda swath through
the woods belonging to J. c. kiser and
Joseph Fox. Jr., sweeping the trees
down and doing more or less damage
TO buildings. DR.. Geo. FoX's team were
blown from the pasture, carried eighty
rods and killed.
AT wAUKEsHA, WISCONSIN.
The wind blew perfect gale
and the rain poured down in a
perfect sheet all the time, accom-