Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-12
ELEMENTAL FiIRlES.

water-Spous Sweeps Through Mexican
VAliey-over a Hundred Lives Lost-EX-
tensive Damage to Crops and other
Property in Wisconsin,, Iowa and Else.
where.
Ell PAso. Tex, June "A waterspout
burst in the mountains about eight leagues
east of Lagos, Mexico, Sunday, near the di-
yiding line between the States of Gunana-
iuato and Jaliseo. Immense quantities OF
water swept down the mountains with
irresistible force toward the we'll
populated plains and valleys below,
and left deSolation and ruin
in their wake. There are already one hun
dred lives reported lost, and il is feared the
list may be swelled still larger when all the
details are known. \ great many houses
We're swept away. Steps have been taken
in Lagos among the wealthy manufacturing
classes 10 alleviate the pressing wants of
many who escaped from the valleys but lost
everything.
MINIATURES, Wis. June 9.-Dspatches
from various parts of the State show great
damage done to fruit trees and crops by
violent hail-storm Sunday. Trees are entire
ly stripped of their foliage in Dane, Jeffer-
son, Lacrosse. Rchland, Vernon and other
counties. At Lake Geneva every coESerya-
tory, including those of \. X. FairbaRk
and l.. 4. Letter. of Chicago, was entirely
wrecked. One florists loss there amounted
to one thousand dollars, and thousands of
paneS of glass were broken. In many towns
there is no wind0S-giaSs TO be had, the de
mand being far in excess of the supply.
LA CROSSE. Wis, June 9.-The villages
OF New Albion and Victory, forty miles
south of this city, were almost destroyed on
Sunday by tornado. The tornado struck
New Albion from the northwest about one
O'Clock. The railway elevator school-house
and seven residences We're levc!ed in an in
slant. The fronts of all business blocks were
broken in, twenty houses unroofed and many
barns blown out of sight. Four people
Were injured, one child dangerously. The
School-houSe, L fine two-Story frame build
ing, was raised high in the air and crushed
to Splinters when it fell. The loss
to New Albion and vicinity
is 100000 Victory is village con-
tanning about fifty houses. All were
wrecked or damaged. Loss. $4,000. No
one was killed, but several were slightly
hurt. The tornado lasted nine minutes.
Crops We're hadlJ damaged, Reports of
great damage from hail and wind i'll South
ern Minnesota continue to pour in. with UNI
limited orders for glass.
DUBUQUE, Ia. June "a cyclone with
a heavy rain and haistorm, struck this city
from the west Sunday night. The school
house was picked up and smashed to atoms.
The st. Paul warehouse, operated by Me
Michael Bros. and contang fifteen hundred
bushels of grain was blown over on
the railroad track. Erickson X SarltS lU.n-
Der was blown all over town, some
pieces being sent flying through Win
doMS. and Others going through
Il nrin lnr,
two bnggies and cutter were completely
demolished. Ludke's dwelling. Mrs. Cor
enys dwelling and Mr.. Stones
dwelling We're RACED to the ground.
The German Church was moved OF its
foundation and warped badly. Mr.. LudEe
had two children hurt one having an arm
broken and the other being bruised
in the body and limbs, not Sc
riously. These are about all the injuries
to persons. The sorghum mill owned by
Il. 5. Davis was completely wrecked. about
twenty barns were demolished, and all the
fronts in the business part of town Were in
jurcd by flying timberS. The storm lifted
loaded ears from the side-track and blew
about thirty minutes. The loss will reach
$4,000.
WASHINGTON, June Am examination
of the Washington Monument confirms the
report that the capStone Lad been shattered
by lightning. \ break was made by the
lightning at the northeast corner oT the cap
stone. and four fragments fell to the ground,
where they wcl., found yesterday,
nearly forty feet from the base of the mon
ument. The engineer in charge is at the
top of the shaft carefully inspecting the in-
jury to the stone. To repair the damage
will require the re-S2tting Of several stones.
ST. THOMAS, Ont, June "a heavy
thunderstorm passed over this section Sun
day evening" causing considerable dam
age. The wind and lightning We're terrific.
A house in the east end of the city, occupied
by 4 family named Ryan, WAS struck by
lightning, which entered through the
chimney, and passed through the room
where Mrs Ryan was sitting, striking and
instantly killing her \ man named Still
son was knocked down in the street and
severely wounded.
BALTIMORE, Md. June "A special
from Woodstock, VA. says: \ hurricane,
accompanied by waterSpout struck this
place at 6:45 Sunday night uErooting the
Methodist Church and blowing down
fences and trees. The streets We're flooded
by the rain. No such storm has been
known here in the memory of the oldest
citizen. At least ten Thousand dollars
damage was done in the town.