Daily globe., 1878-05-25

Great Destruction OF Life and PrOnertv
+ ---Terrible Force of the Wind---Houses
and Animals Picked up Like Straws,
Hurled Through the Air, and Dashed to
the Earth and Demolished and Killed.
Names of Some of the Victims.
ss In Wisconsin.
MADISON. Wis, May M.-Iast nights heavy
storm was accompanied by the unusual phe-
snomena of q rain of sticks, stones, boards and
twigs, of various sizes, and large hail. The
soYoaone came from the southwest, probably
from Mineral Point. Between Mount Vernon
and Oregon it was specially severe. Fifteen to
twenty barns are totally destroyed. Nor
wegian, living near Mount Vernon narrowly
escaped death, and his father-in-law,
Harve Bergt, and brother, Herbsand
Bergt, were killed instantly, while his mother
ln-law was seriously injured by the destruction
OF their dwelling. O. B. DAILY, wealthy mer-
chant of Mt. Vernon, also killed. A num-
Der OF prairie fires started during the evening.
report from Oregon, Wis. says many houses
were torn down near Paoli and three or four
persons killed. Great destruction of property
and loss of life undoubtedly resulted from the
storm. News comes in slowly, as telegraphic
communication with that part Of the State is
wanting.
LATER AND WORSE.
MADISON, Wis, May 24.-The tornado which
passed over this place last night proves to have
been more widespread and destructive than
was thought last night The storm came from
the direction of southwest, passing through
section of the State where no telegraphic COM
munications established hence details of
the great destruction and loss of life are m ca
gre. Enough has beea received, however, to
show the devastation and sacrifice of property
and life has been appalling. In the
vicinity of Primrose. twenty-five miles south
west of this city, from there through
Mount Vernon to Paoli, the storm seems to
have done wide spread damage. From Is to 30
barns and farm houses were blown down, some
of them utterly destroyed and the debris car
ried off before the mighty avalanche of wind,
some of it falling at IL or Is miles away one
shutter of house falling in Lake Mendoza
near this city. Some IL or Is persons are
known to be killed and large numbers serious
ly injured. Graphic yet terrible descriptions
are given of the terrible effect of the tornado
Teams and wagons are reported taken from the
roads and carried in the air and dashed to the
ground. At DIR. Geo. Fo1's near Oregon, his
valuable horses lin pasture were
taken up hundred feet in the air
carried fifty rods and dashed to the earth, kill
ing them instantly. The storm came from the
direction of Mineral Point where it wrought
such terrible damage, raised from the ground.
seven or eight miles southwest of Madison and
again striking the earth near Fort Atkinson
northeast of here. Near Primrose and Paoli
the storm seemed from half a mile to a mile in
width and swept everything before it, moving
down trees, fences, barns, houses and shrub
berry as if with scythe. Further returns may
be had tonight.
Among those reported killed and injured are
the following: At Mount Vernon, VIM. Osborn,
wife and daughter seriously injured. At
Paoli, the family of F. A. Clark slightly injur-
ed. vOrcgon, wife and children of M. McCarty
badly injured; Mr.. and Mrs. Piene seriously,
cannot recover, Montrose, wife of John Ga
lena, killed; others badly injured.
THE WRECK AT wAUKEsHA.
MILWAUKEE, May 24.-Much damage was done
by the tornado last night at Waukesha, Wis.
Many houses were unroofed. Large shade trees
were broken, sidewalks and fences destroyed
chimneys blown down, DC. The summer house,
spring house, and wind mill at the Glenn
springs were completely wrecked. The Bethesda
spring suffered to the extent Of one summer
house, eight or ten trees, and quar-.
ter of mile of fence. At the Siluriau
spring the summer houses in course
Of construction were completely de
stroyed, together with the wing containing
the bathing rooms, while the main building
of the town hall was torn off and the rafters
| hurled down through the building with such
force to demolish everything in their course
being driven into the ground in an upright po
sition. At the Fountain house many Of The
| trees planted several years ago were uprooted
| together with nearly all those planted thi,
| spring. The total loss is estimated at from ter
| to twenty thousand dollars.
AT s1NERAL POINT
DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 22-The Dubuqu,
Herald has the following special concernin,
the tornado at Mineral Point. The terrible
tornado which struck Mineral Point on Thurs
| day evening entered from southwesterly di
rection. It first struck the lead smelling fur
mace of Mr.. Jas. Spensley, reducing it almos
to ruins; next it car aied off the house of Jno
Coleman, badly injuring Mr.. Coleman, hi
two daughters and Tip Allen, who were i,
the house at the time. It then struck the resi-
from its foundation and in another instan
shattering it to splinters. Mr.. Spensley::s barr
was taken up and carried off, and the hors
which was in the barn carried off with it, an
neither horse or barn or any portion of eithe
Of them have yet been found
from Dubuque, some Of ~ whor
were in the house at the time the tornado struc
it, escaped by taking refuge in the cellar, bu
Mrs. Waller, mother of John Waller and Mrs
Spensley, was carried off with the house. Th
house of MIR. Leonard was next visited
and was lifted from it's foun
dation in an instant and shivered
atoms in the air, carrying with it Mrs
Leonard, whose body was found about 10
/ yards distant mangled in a fearful name,
The roof of Mr.. Addington's stove house wa
taken up in the air and carried hundreds o
yards. Ben Benefits house was totally dc
stroyed, and Mrs. Bennett thrown over tn
woodpile, escaping with but little injury
The houses of Jas. Prince and Williar
T. Jackson were destroyed, while
barn situated between them, LEI
uninjured. At the brewery of G. Gilman 1h
storm did the greatest damage carrying off tn
houses of MIR. Gilman and Mr.. Adams, an
badly injuring Miss Simmer. The brewer
building and barn connected Herewith wei
totally demolished and a number of valuab]
horses killed. The loss to Mr.. Gil
man will reach upwards of $15, ,0C
or 500, 600. Housas situated in the summe
garden of John Jenck, opposite the brewer
Mary Jenck were killed. Mr.. Bohan's famil,
who lived a short distance from the yards wei
dangerously injured, and Mrs, Bohan die
about midnight. The house Of Martin O'Dow
was reduced to ruins. Mrs. Beardsley
house and barn were carried seven or eigl
rods from the foundations. VIM. Cooking
house was taken and nothing left but fe
!: pieces of furniture. A school house. about q
miles east of the city, was carried off, with Il
teacher and scholars. Two of the scholars,
brother and sister, were killed, and the teach
slightly injured. The teacher, while holdin
; one os the smaller scholars in her arms, ",
thrown several rods. Most Of the childre
were unhurt. The storm in no way abate
after it left the city.
Near Chicago.
81 CHICAGO, May 24.-About six o'clock la
. evening tornado struck settlement abo