The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-18
A WINDY TERROR.
estasae Shakes Up Wisconsin and Other
Places Doing Much Damage-.Compen-


Places Doing Much Damage-Compen-
sating Feature. a Humorist Injured.
ST.. PAUL, September 11.-Speeials from
Clear Lake, Wis. say: Late yesterday
afternoon a cyclone struck this place and
devastation was the result. The greater
portion of the town is in ruins and three
lives lost. The scene after the storm passed
over was horrible in the extreme. Men.
women and children were running about
in perfect frenzy of excitement and
fear. Here and there people
could be seen coming out of their cellars.
almost
PARALYZED WITH FEAR
The strongest man was as little child, for
no human power could have resisted the
storms terrible force. One house of brick
veneer was taken from its foundations and
turned completely around, while the bricks
were felle3 from the wood as if sliced off.
A large barn was blown away, leaving the
floor and managers, with the horses peace
fully eating their supper. A little chliJi was
taken in the arms of the tempest and
landed in the branches of tree but slis htly
injured. One large frame house was blown
completely out of sight; not one particle If
the house or furniture could be found,
though search for miles was made in the
track of the storm. The family had for
tunately taken refuge in the cellar. Many
families are
LEFT DESTITUTE.
not vestige of their worldly possessions
remaining. A report received from Marine
says fifteen or twenty houses were wrecked
by the cyclone, and that a number of people
were injured. Nearly all the doctors of
Saltwater are out there. The house of
David Lyman, four miles above Saltwater,
on the road to Marine, was blown down and
some of the inmates injured. Only por-
ton of the storm struck Saltwater,
STRIKING SOME TENTS
at the fair grounds, tearing them in
ribbons. At Clayton, Wis, half of
the lighter structures in the village
were blown down by the storm. The
cyclone struck about six O'Clock, doing
nearly all the damage in fifteen minutes.
At Chippewa Falls the storm was the worst
of the season. The river is now between
sixteen and seventeen feet above low wa
ter mark and still rising rapidly. Compe-
tent judges look for much higher water.
and in this case the upper bridge over the
dam will probably go out, as it is badly
strained now. At Rock Rapids the
heaviest storm of the season COM
menced at six o'clock last night and
continued until 1890 p. m. Some hail ac-
cOmpanied it. No special damage has been
reported in that vicinity. At White Bear
Lake the cyclone struck about five O'Clock
in the afternoon. 1t swept a track less
than a mile and a half wide. There was
the usual
FUNNEI.-sHAPED CONFORMATION
oil IL Il,
brakes fine large house TO the west of Tom
Brian's place, suffered seriously. most of
the windows being blown in. The
sheds of the Duluth Railway were de-
mOliShed and hundreds of trees blown
across the track between White Bear sta
ton and DellwOOd There were people
who asserted that there had been two
storms, one from the southwest and one
from the northwest. They met at White
Bear and FLASHED, after which came the
trouble. A party engaged in threShing for
Charles Thelander, in the town of Grant,
retreated to the barn for protection. The
sstructure tOppled over and George Ruther-
ford was
CAUGHT IN THE FALLING TIMBER,
and fatally injured, Ira j. SOUle, the en-
gineer, also received severe injuries.
Where wire fences inclOsed pasture lands
horses and cattle were blown against them
and badly hurt. Bill Nye, of the Laramie
Boomerang, was driving with his brother
about three miles east of Cedar Lake when
the tornado struck them. Bill was lifted
clear out of the wagon by the force of the
wind, and dashed TO the side of the road.
His right leg was broken in two places be-
low the knee. His brother was only
slightly injured and walked baci; to
Clear Lake and secured help. Il
was six hours before the injured
man could be brought to town OWING to the
road being blOckaded with fallen trees.
About forty
BUILDINGS WE'RE WRECKED
in Clear Lake, including the Methodist,
Congregational and Lutheran Churches.
Humboldt & Co.'S mill, three miles east
was destroyed; loss, $4,000. At Eau Claire
the Chippewa River is nineteen feet ana
six inches high and still rising six inches
an hour. The Eau Claire River is about
sixteen feet above low water mark and
still rising Heavy rains are reported
on upper tributaries of both streams last
night, and three feet more will bring the
Chippewa to
THE HIGHEST POINT
of 1880. AMI it will be reached tonight All
the bridges on Duncan Creek at Chippewa
Falls were carried away and scores of fami-
lies are moving out of their houses with
teams in four feet of water. The PhHniX
Manufacturing Company are under water.
The GrOcers Company, Keysler & Co.,
Richardson Sc Co., the Free Press Company
and many other firms have vacated their
Easements. The country road bridges are
nearly all gone out.