Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-29

of property is very great, amounting to
upwards OF $1,000. The storm passed
through the northern portion of the
town, few rods west of Atty. Gen.
Wilson's residence, uprooting trees in
Mr.. Wilson's yard and breaking down
his fence. Had the tornado struck
Mineral Point only few rods further
south the entire business portion of the
city would have been demolished and
hundreds if not thousands of lives
would have been lost. 1t appeared to
grow stronger east of the city, raging
terribly through the towns of Mineral
Point, Moscow and Waldwick, LAYING
waste houses, barns and fences. and in
the latter town killing VIM. Ocley, a
prominent citizen, and one or two Nor
wegians whose names are not given.
A Adamsville about Is miles east of
this city five persons were killed and
from Is to 20 wounded. Calls for med
ical assistance have been COMING
into town all day, and the number Of
reported injured are increasing.
AT OREGON, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
The tornado came to the ground
about five miles west Of the village
Of Oregon. Peter Taylor's large
barn was struck and left total
wreck, and contents scattered. At Mi
chael McCartha's, about one-half mile
northeast of Taylor's, the residence, a
story and a half frame building. was
lifted from the foundation, carried a
few rods and smashed to atoms. Mrs.
McCartha was badly hurt, and her
recovery is doubtful. Several chill
dren were badly hurt, though
not seriously. The cook stove was car
ried fully forty rods. All the outbuild-
ings were destroyed and contents scat
tered. Boards, furniture, and other
things were scattered for half mile.
The next place struck was John
Leven's log house which was unroofed
At Sam Cowdell's the barn was torn to
atoms and the roof deposited fatty up
on the house demolishing the latter but
hurting no one.
At Henry Ellsworth's the chimneys
were blown from the house and sheds,
ETC., destroyed. At Geo. w. Montanye's
the large barn was unroofed.
AT ]. PIERCE's
the tornado did its worst. The house
a story and half building, built of
heavy oak timbers. was lifted from its
foundation, carried about four
rods and squatted down Sc that
it is not more than three
feet high. Mr.. Pierce and wife, an old
couple, were terribly injured. The
young Mr.. Alfred Pierce was blown out
of the door over two fences, and carried
forty rods, landing in the field. 1t was
all 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 of landing He was not seriously
hurt, aud hurried back to rescue the
old folks, if possible. Mrs. Pierce had
been standing near the stove just before
the crash, and she was found in flames,
but wac rescued without being
badly burned. The old peoples
recovery is doubtful The large barn
was all smashed to bits of kindling.
The large amount of hay and grain in it
was strown all over the country and is
a 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.
A SAD AFFAIR."
At Henry Palmer's, two young men
in a moving wagon, bound for
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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 somecattle and hogs
flying over an adjoining corn crib.
The granary next was lifted over the
wagon and hurled to atoms. BY
miraculous fortune, Mr.. Palmer was
not hurt, but one of the
movers legs was broken.
The granery contained four hundred
bushels of oats which is 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 be found-not so
much as 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 moved swath through
the woods belonging to ]. G. 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. .'....
rs.. AT WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN.