Nebraska advertiser., 1878-05-30

otherwise bruised, Her shoes were
taken from her feet and carried away
on the wings Of furious wind.
The house was entirely demolished
and swept from the Fouudaticn, leay-
ing the terrified womeh and children
on the site. Part Of the house was
found one mile away, and a rafter OF
the house was found over a mile dis
tant, driven over five feet into the
ground.
A large barn and Carriage-house
stood about 300 feet northeast of the
house, which contained several bug
gies and cutters, horses. etc. The
barn and contents, except the horses.
were total wreck. The hub of one
of the wheels of Mr.. Walters buggy
was cut out as If done by a piece of
machinery made for the purpose, the
other part of the wheel or buggy not
being In the least injured. One of the
cutters could not be found anywhere.
The debris at the barn was lifted in
the air and taken in an opposite direc-
tion from the passage Of the Cyclone.
which was a strange and, seemingly,
unaccountable phenomenon.
Some of the killed In that vicinity
were Mrs. Waller. John Coleman,
Mrs. Leonard, Dan Zimmers and
daughter, of Highland. two children
of Mr.. Besrdsley, Mr.. and Mrs. Bo-
han, VIM. Ooley, of Waldwich, and
Mr.. Cramer.
A Fort Atkinson special says, 1t
struck the ground at the west side of
Cedar. Lake, and passed eastward,
taking strip which would average
'sbout thirty rods wide, although in
some places twas half a mile wide. 1t
ran to charlottesville, a distance of
sixteen or eighteen miles, befors its
fury abated in the least. Cedar Lake,
southeast of Cambridge, Is three miles
long and two miles wide. 1t struck
the west half of the lake, and eye-wit-
nesses say that all the water was rails
ed up In the air about 200 feet and
hurled over on the eastern half. 1t
took the water up so olean 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 num-
ber Of rods, and despoiling him In the
grave yard. He is somewhat bruised.
A lady by the name Of Hall, living
In the town hall, lost everything but
one chair. She was slightly injured.
It then took the roof from the new
German Church, and lifted II up about
200 feet, held It there for a moment,
and then hurled It away over forty
rods. The church was q new brick
structure, and there Is hardly a brick
left in its place. In this vicinity
very large barn of VIM. Ward was
blown down and two horses killed.
His wind mill was ruined and orchard
destroyed. Samuel Chapman's barn
was unroofed, Geo. Chaughney, Over
sol. John Danells, Kripnef, Hawk,
Mrs. Witchey. John Gross, Mussoht,
C.. Curtis. and many others had build
ings, orchards, fences, everything des-
troyed. The dispatch says, 1.-THE
damage to fences, trees. and orchards
Is terrible. Board fences were taken
up. the posts driven down In the
meadows and grain fields. The boards
were slivered up fine, and the slivers
are stuck all over the fields, SO that
moving with machines will be Inn;
possible. Rail fences had the lead.
r ails flew anywhere and everywhere
going clear through houses, barns and
horses flying through windmills and
windows, and at last shooting down
into some field driving themselves
deep into the ground. Grain Is fiat.
Everything looks as If it had been
combed. Large hickory trees were
moved down as easily as corn would
be. Parts of the buildings are strewn
all through the fields. Dead hogs
and poultry are strewn all over. Live
stock runs at large over the fields.
Some families are destitute, and out
side aid will probably be necessary. 1t
Is the worst scene of destruction Wis
consin ever experienced in the form
of a tornado. Only an eyewitness
can comprehend it: