St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
The Storms out West.
TERRIBLE EVIDENCES OF THE VIOLENCE
OF THE WIND.

OF THE WIND.
The tempest in Wisconsin Thursday
was much more terrible and wide spread
than was at first reported. In the vicin-
ity of Primrose, 25 miles south of Mad
ison, and from there through Mount
Vernon to PaOli 25 to 30 barns and farm
houses were blown down, and some ut
terly destroyed, and some of the debris
was carried ~ and l5 miles away, one
shutter of house falling in Lake Men
dota, near Madison. Some IL or IL
persons are known to have been killed.
and large numbers seriously injured.
Teams and wagons were taken from
roads, carried through the air and dash
ed to the ground. At DR.. George Fox's,
near Oregon, two valuable horses in a
pasture were taken up 100 feet, carried
80 rods, dashed to the earth and killed.
The storm came from the direction of
Mineral Point, where it had wrought
such damage, rose from the ground
seven or eight miles southwest of Mad
ison, again striking the earth near Prim-
rose and PaOli. The storm was from
half mile to Il mile wide, and swept
everything before it, moving down
trees, fences, barns, houses and shrub
berry as if with scythe.
The terrible tornado which struck
Mineral Point, Wis, Thursday evening,
entered from southwestern direction.
1t first struck the lead smelling furnace
of James Spencer, tearing it almost to
ruins, then carried off the house of John
Coleman, badly injuring Mr.. Coleman,
his two daughters and Tip Allen, who
were in the house struck the residence
of John Spensely, carrying it from its
foundation and in another instant shat
tering it to splinters. Spenseley's barn
was taken up and carried off, and a
horse in the barn went with it, and
neither horse nor barn or any portion
of either of them have been found.
Friends of Spenseley's from Dubuque,
some OF whom were in the house at the
time the tornado struck it, escaped by
taking refuge in the cellar, but Mrs.
Walter, mother of John Walter, and
Mrs. Spenseley, was carried off with the
house. The house of Mr.. Lafard was
next lifted from its foundation in an
instant and shivered to atoms, carrying
with it Mrs. Lafard, whose body was
found about 100 yards distant, mangled
in a fearful manner. The roof of Mrs.
Addington's stone house was taken up
in the air and carried 100 yards. BEN
jamin Benefits house was DESTROYED.
and Mrs. Bennett thrown over a wood
pile, escaping with but little injury.
The houses of James Prince and William
Jacko were destroyed, while barn be-
tween them was left uninjured. At the
brewery of G. Gilman the storm did
great damage, carrying off the houses
of Mr.. Gilman and Mr.. Adams and
badly injuring Miss thinner. The
brewery building and barn connected
Herewith were demolished, and num-
Der of valuable horses were killed. The
loss to Mr.. Gilman is $4,000 to 800
600. The houses situated in the sum-
mer garden of John Jeuck, opposite the
brewery building, were DESTROYED, and
Mrs. and Mary Jeuck were killed. Mr..
Bohan's family, who lived short dis
lance from the gardens, were seriously
injured, and Mrs. BOhan died about
midnight. Mr.. Beardsley's house and
barn were carried seven or eight rods
from their foundation, William Lack
ling's was taken, and nothing was left
but a few pieces of furniture. A school
house about two and One-half miles east
of the city was carried off with the
teacher and pupils. Two of the pupils,
brother and sister, were killed, and
the teacher was slightly injured. The
teacher, while holding one of the smaller
scholars in her arms, was thrown sew
eral rods. Most of the children were
unhurt, however. The storm in no way
abated after it left the town, but SEEM
ed to increase in fury, breaking down
everything before it., Mr.. Ooley, a
prominent man, was killed in the town
of Waldwick