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


VIM. Oolcy, while attempting to keep
the door closed, was instantly killed.
L. Targuscn's house and barn was
carried away, and Targusen badly in
jured and wife killed Libbe Camp
bell, daughter of Senator Campbell,
received injuries at this place from
which She has since died.
The number killed in the county is
thirteen, as follows:
Mrs. Joseph Howe. Lost Grove.
Mrs. Waller, of Dnb uque.
Mrs. Leonard, Of Mineral Point
Miss Alice thinner, Of Eden.
Mrs, Meyer, OF Mineral Point.
Oliver Beardsley, town Of Mineral Point.
Eliza Beardsey, town OF Mineral Point.
Mrs. Bohan. of Mineral Point.
VIM, Ooley, Of Wadwick
Miss Libbie Campbell u Rldgcway.
Mrs. swndron, Moscow.
Ole Swindson, Moscow.
Nils. Torginson, Moscow
We take the following account of
the tornado and the estimated dam
ages from kilograms to The Chicago
Times, sent from this city by their
correspondent, w. II. Penrose, which
we deem substantially correct:
The house owned by Edward
Williams, in the Welsh settlement,
WAS the first struck, and completely
demolished; loss $500 Three houses
i'll u row, owned by Mrs. Phillips,
Frank Owens, and Mrs. Jones, mother
OF John J.. Jones, judge Of Iowa colln-
ty court, were then struck and leveled,
and then one house across the road
was unroofed; loss to the four 81, 800
John Davis house is also blown down !;
loss $3.50. Steven Thomas barn and
out-houses are blown down; loss $3.50.
The next was John Lewis Out-houses
and part of his dwelling; loss $780,
Hugh Hughes dwelling and out
houses are also among the wrecked ;
loss $3.50. David II. Davis house,
cultiyator, buggy, wagon and reaper
blown away; loss 81 900. The next
was David Thomas stone house UNI
rooted damage 500; Steven Thomas
house is also blown down; loss $500.
No one was Killed, and only two ser
iously injured, Mrs Phillips and Mrs.
owens, III this place. Mrs. Meteor
mick's place about two miles west of
here, was the next struck by the storm
which carried off part of her house
and out-buildings; loss $3.50. \ bridge
situated about IL quarter Of u mile
from this place, was carried one mile,
John j. Ross farm was the next
struck, suffering to the extent of ST.
800. Hugh Phillips place, which joins
on the west, was struck, demoliShing
Il new barn and killing five head of
cattle, besides destroying two miles of
fence; loss $1,000. Tom Kelley, Join
ing, had his house, stable and wagon
demolished; loss $500 Mrs. Howes
place, in Lost Grove, was demolished,
killing Mrs. Howe: loss 800. James
Spensley's furnace Was destroyed; loss
$500. John Coleman's house was the
next wrecked, seriously injuring Cole
man and his daughter; loss $500. r.
Oates orchard and grove were then
swept BY the wind. doing 500 worth
OF damage John Spensleys residence
and barn and house occupied by
George Leonard, belonging to him are
gone, Mrs. Waller and Mrs. Leonard
being killed; loss $4,000. John Fran
els stone house was damaged to the
extent Of $500. John Arlington had
$50 in money and $3.50 worth of prop
erty destroyed. Benjamin Benefits
house, barn and orchard are also
the destroyed; loss. $1,000. j
Lanyon's barn was blown down, two
men being in it ut the tine-one, John
Oates, receiving injuries about the
hip; loss So. A. Jenkins house was
unroofed; loss So. ;. Webb's house,
occupied Nv las. Prince, blown over;
loss $500. William Jacka's house, barn
and wood-shed blown down and partly
carried away; loss 500. Judge Goth
ren's and John liutchinson's fences
and groves destroyed loss, $500.
:. Adams house unroofed; loss 500.
{. Gillmann's brewery, house, stables
and orchard are mostly blown
away Alice thinner Of Eden, died
On yesterday. from injuries received
1T the house of Chas. Gilman. The
loss III property here is about 100000.
About a quarter of Il mile north OF
this place. l.. Bohan's new House was