Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-25

suCn tnal disastrous cyclone WaS dn
possibility, but the debris OF wrecked
houses and the scores of dead and
dying, which make this a city of
mourning tonight, attest the falsity of
the theory. The day had been notably
chilly for the season. Men wore over
coats ali day long. The morning was
bright and fair, with the wind blowing
freshly from the southeast. As the day
advanced clouds obscured the sky, and
the air grew more chilly. At 4 the
whirling masses fell on the earth with
a noise that can only be compared to
the buZzipg and rumbling of million
railroad trains.
THE FRIGHTFUL SOUND
continued for not more than two min
utes. The frightened people crept
from their cellars and hiding places to
behold the magnificent spectacle of
the cyclone as it passed from the land
upon the waters of Lake Michigan,
where it twirled and created innumer-
able water. spouts, some of which form
ed spedtacles beautiful in the extreme.
All the houses OF the west side of
North Main, north of English street.
are demolished. Most Cf them are
wood, but one was large brick house,
owned by Mr.. Fisher. Fred Falk's
house on Euglish street was completely
wrecked. Many houses on North Wis.
consin street were more or less dam
aged. One house on High street facing
east, was picked up and appeared to
float in the air twenty feet above the
earth, and when it alighted it was in
toler bic state of preservation and faced
south. A barn on Milwaukee street
was lifted into the eir, and it came
down bottom side up, presenting 8
strange appearance. S dewalks in the
track of the cyclone were drawn int
the air, trees torn up by the roots, and
out-houses, ETC., were no more than
feathers waited by a breeze. The path
of the rhetorical monster was literal
scene of ruin such IS the eye in Racine
never before dwelt upon. The cap
boards of houses appear to have been
ground into splinters, some of which
had the dim ensions of mere slivers.
Fourteen pei sons were in Petura's sa-
loon, on Douglass avenue, and, though
the two-story brick building in which
it was located was reduced to mere
pile of bricks and mortar, no one was
seriously injured. Beach's barn was
taken up into the air, aud after whirl-
ing like top alighted in good order on
its side, like ship on her beams. The
flax mills, the vinegar mandatory
and the brick-yards of William Bau-
mans
SHARED THE COMMON FATE
of destruction. The roof of Bettroy's
bakery was lifted off. and on the same
street, St. Clair, the cupola of Father
Mathew Hall wss damaged The smoke
stack of the old silver plate works fell,
and the cornice of St. Joseph's Cashe-
Gral was twisted eff. The roof of Po-
licemar Griebiels house foated away,
aud an old unoccupied tenement house
OF George Bucher is numbered among
the things that were. Telegraph poles
were not respected, and as the wires
are down, communication with outside
points is difficult. The 7:30 train from
Chlcago was delayed mile north of
the city by q house which had been
picked up By the cyclone and deposit
ed square'y on the rails.
THE SCENE AMONG THE DEAD,
wounded and dying at the northern
part Of the city, was one painful be-
yond description. In many instances
surviving relatives had lost all sem
blance of reason. Physicians were not
numerous enough to give prom.t as
sistance, and numerous bleeding vic
TINS were rolled up III blankets, while
anxious relatives ran in every direction
to secure medical aid. The sufferers
are, as q rule the poor, and if. as has
been charged, the wealthier classes
were not present at the scenes of dis
aster to do with hands and purse all
ihat becomes members of the brother
hood of humanity, it should be remem-
bered that the night up to late hour
has been threatening in the extreme.
Many fears of the speedy visitation of
another cyclone have been justified by
the fierce aspect of cloud and atmos-
phere.
The tightening is still playing and the
atmosphere has shown changes Of tenn
perature as high as 20 degrees within as
many minutes. 1t such time it Is not
strange that men should ling around
their hearths 10 protect loved ones.
A FEATURE
of the results Of the storm is that the
houses in general appear to have ex-
ploded. Those within the storm center
we're 10 vscnim, and the pressure of
the air from the inside acted as an
explosive, hence tie debris lies in and
around the foundations nearer the
circumference. Some few houses
were lifted and carried bodily
for short distance, and here
the occupants Jared better than
those in the storm center. All
THE PHYSICIANS
in the city were called into service, and
responded nobly TO the call for help.
As fast as they were e1tricated from
the debris, the wounded were examined,
and, when their condition permitted,
were conveyed to S.. Luke's ald 81.
Mary's Hospitals.
IN ILLINOIS
There was also great destruction in
I'll. by the same storm, but no lives
were lost as far ss can be ascertsined
It's course was to the east little north
of Rochester. and was last heard of on
Grand prarie. Us trail WAS marked
with ruin and destruction. Houses,
barns, fences and trees were lifted from
their places and demolished. At the
Wabash junction hpuse and barn be-
longing to Mrs. Loose, occupied by a
te.aat named bunker was struck ana
torn 10 pieces. Banker snd child were
badly hurt. In The same vicinity Mrs.
Engish. The residence of Edward
lies, near the Wabash junction, was de-
s,royed. Further on toward the east
the cyclone struck the residence of B.
G. McVey, situated on somewhat
elevated piece Of prairie, and of course
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