Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-01

through the northwest from the goth to
the 23d were so widespread that it is
no easy matter to give a comprehensive
review of the resulting devastation.
From every hand come reports of dam
age, from the minor note chronicling
the unr0ofng of barn or shed to the
startling dispatch announcing the de-
struction of a village. Rain fell III tor
rents, compromising injury by soaking
the interiors of houses deprived OF roofs
or partially uncovered by the roaring
whirlwinds. Newspaper space is in
adequate to full demands on occasions
like this. and consequently the work OF
the editor becomes one of selection
rather than that OF detail. Freaks of
lightning were innumerable and inter-
esting TO all except those who were
badly frightened or stunned by the
fluid; but so many eccentrlcitles are
noted Of the invisible giant, from time
to time, that the imagination can
readily supply the lurid varia-
lions necessarily omitted for lack
of space, The damage to crops In the
aggregate is large, but no particular sec
ton can be cited as having been laid
Il
tull force of the elemental fury there are
many fields which escaped unscathed,
while in other sections where the lorna
does ricocheted, as itwere, without brush
ing up things IN general, there are farms
as badly damaged as any in the districts
visited in force by the storms. Reports
from given sections vary Ill consequence,
and while ii is safe to state that the dam
age is heavy, q sweeping assertion that
crops are ruined could not trtthfully be
made. Below will be found a summary
of the leading items culled from various
sources:
WISCONSIN.
Hail was very heavy north of Wau-
paca.
ACRES of vegetables in the low lands
near Fond du Lac were destroyed.
Mrs. GRACE Fault was killed at
Dodgeville by the wreck of her house.
4 HORSE in pasture at Bedford's farm,
Stocl1bridge, was killed by lightning. 1t
was owned by Abe Burtch.
AT Kaukauna the roof of the Clipper
Paper Mill was blown off, and Crowns
photograph gallery demolished.
LIGHTNING struck the granery of Con-
rad Mueller In Bostwick Valley, near La
Crosse, and destroyed it with its con-
tents.
URIAH STRoUPE. of Byron, Fond du
Lac County, had two steers killed by
Lightning. The animals were near wire
fence. ma
EDWARD SIMMONS, Of Lake Mills, lost
five COWS. They were struck by light
aing while standing near q barbed wire
fence.
TIE Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul
Railway bridge at Shiocton was washed
out, and the track for some distance sub
merged.
The two bridges on the Cemetery
road, Fond du Lac, are washed away.
They were the property Of the Gravel
Road Company.
A LARGE number of bridges were
carried away in Sbebovgan County
Both dams at Cascade, in the same
county, were carried away.
AT Palmyra COW shed 100 feet long,
belonging to farmer named Bramish,
was destroyed. A large orchard, owned
by the same party, was ruined.
The dam at Weyauwega went out.
Citizens saved the mill by protecting its
foundation with bags of gravel. Prink's
bridge, two miles up stream, was carried
away.
A Mas. SCHROEDER, the wife of farmer
living about two miles north of Mantle
VOC, was killed by lightning. The hus-
band and child were also severely in
jured.
The barn of Mr. Nick Bane, on the
Milwaukee Road, southwest of Kenosha,
was struck by lightning and burned with
its contents. Damage about 81 800; in
surance 5000.
THE loss by the breaking of the dam
and the washing away of portion Of
Clark's saw mill at Kaukauna is placed
at $4,000. This includes lumber,
shingles. logs and cord-wood carried
down stream.
LIGHTNING struck derrick which was
being used by Corcoran's men in build
ing a bridge on the Air Line four miles
south of Fond du Lac. The derrick
was smashed to splinters and dozen
men stunned for an instant. --
A LARGE stock-barn at Reedsburg,
owned by Samuel Weidman, was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground.
Most of the stock was saved, but a large
amount of hay and grain was consumed
Loss 81, 800; insured for 81, 200.
The barn Of John Bartels, two miles
from Oconomowoc, was struck by light
ming and four COWS were killed. A new
building IN process of construction by
Jesse Paul, with frame up and partly
enclosed, was carried from the founda-
ton and badly wrecked.
THE Roche Building at Grand Rapids
was blown into the river, the Gardner
Block partially unroofed, the front of J.
Wards drug store blown In and stock
considerably damaged. Many buildings
were moved from their foundations and
the fronts to several damaged. The
court house tower was struck by light
ming.
The damage to the town of Cobb,
Dane County, is estimated at 80, 900.
About twenty buildings were damaged
more or less. Seven persons were buried
in the wreck of the O'Neil saloon build
ing. Mrs. Kelly, Of Ridgeway, sister