The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-06-04
WIIIRLWIND.
Further Particulars Of the
Great Storm.
LOSS OF LIFE AND
PROPERTY IN IT'S TRACK.
AT MINERAL POINT.

lt first struck the lead smelling furnace
of Mr.. James Spensely reducing it al.
most TO ruins. It next carried OFF the
house Of John Coleman, badly injur.
ing Mr.. Coleman. his two daughters,
and Tip Allen, who we're in the house
at the time. It then struck the resi-
dence of John Spensely, carrying the
house from its foundation, aud in an.
other instant shattering it to splinters.
Mr.. Spensely's barn was taken up and
carried OFF, and horse which was in
the barn carried away with II, and
neither horse or barn, or any portion
of either of them has yet been found.
Friends of Mr. Spensely. from Du.
bnquo, some of whom were in the
house at the time the tornado struck
at, escaped 10y taking refuge in the eel.
lar, bat Mrs. Waller, mother of John
Waller and Mrs. Spensely. was carried
off with the house.
The house Of Mr.. Leonard was next
visited, aud was lifted from it founda-
tion in an instant, aud shivered to
atoms in the air, carrying with il Mrs.
Leonard, whose body was found about
100 yards distant, mangled in fearful
manner.
The roof of Mr.. Addington's stone
house was taken up in the air and car
ried hundreds Of yards.
Benjamin Bennett's house was total
ly destroyed, and Mrs. Bennett thro wn
over in a wood-pile, escaping with but
little injury.
The houses of James Prince and
William Jacka were destroyed, while a
barn situated between them was left
uninjured
At he brewery of G.. Gellman the
storm did the greatest amount Of dam
age, carrying off the houses o. Mr..
Gellman and Mr.. Adams, and badly in.
juring n Miss thinner. The brewery
building and barn connected Herewith
We're totally demolished and a number
Of valuable horses killed. The loss 10
Mr.. Gellman will reach upward OF fif-
teen or twenty thousand dollars.
The houses situated in the summer
garden Of John Jenck, opposite the
brewery building, were destroyed, aud
Mrs. Myers and Mary Jenck were kill
ed. Mr.. Bohan's family, who lived q
short distance from the gardens, were
dangerously injured, and Mrs. Bohan
died about midnight
The house of Martin O'Dowd was re-
duced TO ruins. Mr. Beardsley's house
and barn were carried seven or eight
rods from the foundations. Wm.
Cocking's house was taken. and moth
ing left but few pieces Of the furni-
ture.
A schoolhouse about twO-and-a-hali
miles east OF the city was carried of
with the teacher and scholars. Two Of
the scholars, a brother and sister, we're
killed and the teacher slightly. The
teacher, while holding one of the small
Ter scholars in her arms, was thrown
several rods. Most of the children are
The storm in no way abated after it
left the city, but seemed 20 increase in
fury, breaking down everything be-
fore IT,
Mr. Coley, a prominent man, was
as one or two NorwegiaDs, whose names
We did not learn.
PORT ATKINSON AND VICINITY.
FoRr ATKINSON, WIS, Nay 2I-The
report OF the tornado yesterday was
suppose TO convey at least an idea OF
it's destructiveness, but, after eXamin-
ing the ground over which il passed A.,
the description given conveys no idea
OF its fearful work. Ii struck the
ground at the west side Of Cedar Lake,
and passed eastward, taking a strip
which would average about thirty rods
wide, although in some places Il was
half a mile wide. II ran 90 BulWiukles-
vile, a distance of sixteen or eighteen
miles, before its fury abated in the
least. Clear Lake, southeast Of Cam
bridge, is three miles long aud two
miles wide. IL struck the west half OF
lake, and oye-witnesses say that all the
water was raised up in the air about
200 feet and hurled over on the eastern
half. IL took the water up so clean
that the whole bottom was visible on
the west side. 1t then struck Oakland
Center, blew down the brick Town Hall
and the brick school house, taking one
Of the scholars and carrying him q
number Of rods, and dcspoiling him in
the graveyard. He is somewhat
bruised. A lady 10y the namo OF Hall,
living in the town hall, lost everything
but one chair. She was slightly injur.
ed. IL then took the roof from the
new German Church. aud lifted 1t NJ
about 200 feet, held it there for a mo-
ment, and then hurled it away over iC
rods. The church was a nav brcl
structure. and there is hardly one bricl
left in place. Tho Fort Atkinson anC
Cambridge mail carrier had Just arriv
ed at the Center when the wind strucl
his stage; IL lifted the vehicle anC
horses from the ground, carrying then
three rods, and laying them alongside
the fence. The driver was blowr
around a little, when he crawled unde
a culyert, to get out Of the way Of rails
trees, etc. He said the air was full O
wood. He was sure that there wer
several cords Of wood in the air a
once, and he was right. VIM. Ward
place was the next victim. His barn,
very largo one, was torn TO pieces. Tw
fine horses were crushed IN the ruins
His boy was in the barn at the tim
aud was severely injured, but vii
probably live. His windmill was ruin
ed, and the large orchard totally dc
/ stroyed.
samuel Chapman's barn was uurooi
ed, but his property received no othe
serious injury. George Chaughney
barns were unroofed and sevorel
splintered. Oyersols barn was IN
rooted. John Danells lost his barn
hop-house, and windmill; all tots
wreck. Mr.. kripner lost part OF hi
barn aud one horse, flying rail goin
clear through him, just back OF hi
forelegs II. Hawks place is entlrel
stripped. There were five persons
the barn. The hired man, Chas, Smid
was instantly killed 10y fracture OF Il
skull A woman standing near hi
was entirely stripped Of her clothing
The barn was blown clear of the foul
I dation. IL killed one horse aud on
COW. Chickens were stripped OF the
feathers, nearly clean enough for cool
ing. The house is drawn out of shap
so that il is useless. The wind toe
his large grindstone aud carried IL
rods. Mrs. Witchey's place Is entirel
destroyed. Not one building Is LETT
She was severely injured, aud Il is
wonder how she escaped instant dealt
This place is n sad scene. Edward
buildings were entirely destroyed.
The family we're buried in the ruin
but only one person was injured. Joh
Gross had one barn and windmill el
tirely destroyed. His house was nea
ly torn down, and Is worth nothing.
Ills hired boy was blown sixty rods j
10 the field, but not severely inlure
One of Gross children was whirl'
around straw pile a number OF time
bnt escaped injury. They lost all the
/ a. - IL L. Al MnaclI'a na