Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-03
The Wisconsin Tempest.

Probt bly, il is n : odd description of the
general work If tie terrible cyclone
which commenced at Belmont Mount,
about fifteen miles from Mineral Point.
and seemed 10 sweep into the vortex oi
destruction every thing its fierce power
came in contact v it'll, travelling in q bOrtb-
westerly direction: 1t struck the town
Of Mineral Point about 3 30 o'clock p. NJ,
Thursday, and in few minutes death
and desolatiOn were the results. Mr..
6pensleys house was totally demolished,
most of it carried up in the air and scat
tered to the four quarters OF the compass.
There we're twelve persons in the house,
and, when they saw the angry black
clouds and fierce lightning coming to.
wards them, they thoughtfully entered
the cellar, running down stairway lead
ing from the dining room. All got in
the basement except Mrs. T. c. Roberts
and Mrs. Maria Waller. Mrs. Roberts
remained on the stairs, urging Mrs. Wal
Ter to follow her down, but all at once
Mrs. Roberts thought that one of her
four children was left upstairs, and
started up to get it, Mrs. Waller following
00ls uC otOI IL tuCu etIuCh lUc uOuSE,
and Mrs. Roberts retreated to the stairs
again, feeling sure that all the children
were In the basement. The frame house
oscillated and cracked visibly, while the
stairs on which Mrs. Roberts stod were
moving about ready to fall. The win
dows of the house were blown in, the
glass and sash falling like hail upon the
helpless women. The doors few open.
The house was cleft in twain and the
strong air grasped the form Of Mrs. Wal
Ter, and, after bearing it aloft about 400
feet, dashed her 10 the ground, upon
which she fell lifeless corpse, with two
arms broken and her body otherwise
bruised. Her shoes were taken from her
feet and carried away on the wings Of the
furious wind. The house was entirely
demolished and swept from the founda-
ton, leaving the terrified women and
children in the basement. Part of the
house was found one mile away, and a
rafter of the house was found over mile
distant, driven over five feet iuto the
ground. A large barn and carriage
house stood about 800 feet northeast of
the house, which contained several bug
gies and cutters, horse, etc. The barn
and contents, except the horse, were u
total wreck.
The hub vi one of the wheels of Mr.. Wal
lers buggy was cut out as if done by a piece
of machinery made for the purpose, the
other part Of the wheel of the buggy not
being in the least injured. One Of the
cutters could not be found any " here.
The debris at the barn was lifted in the
air and taken in an opposite direction
from the passage Of the cyclone, which
was strange and seemingly unaccount
able phenomenon.
A graphic account is given by young
Norwegian living mile south of Mount
Vernon, whose wife was in Madison he.
ing treated by DR.. Jackson, of the de.
structiOn of his large frame house and
the death Of his wife's father, named
Narve Berg, brother in law named
Huorand Berg, and the serious Injury OF
his mother in-iaw. A heavy rain-storm
commenced falling about half past 4,
driving all the men-folks in the house.
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the very heavens were opened. Son
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