Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-31
WILD WINDS.
4 Severe Storm at Mineral Point
on Tuesday Afternoon.
A Great Many Tress Blown Down.
Several Buildings Damaged, and Con.
siderable Injury to Crops in the
Vicinity.
a BIG BLOW.

tuesday was one of the hottest and
most sultry days of the present con-
tinued hot and sultry weather. At
about five o'clock in the afternoon a
verv black and threatening storm
came up with great rapidity from
the west, and hardly had people
sought the shelter of their houses and
closed doors and windows to pre-
pare for it when it broke with ter
rife force upon the city. For a
time it was almost dark, while the
wind blowing with tremendous force,
broke down scores of trees, leveled
fences and demolished chimneys in
almost every quarter of the city
while many substantial buildings
were made to culver and shake as If
they would go to pieces.
The two large tall chimeys on the
west side of the city hall were blown
on the roof, crushing in considerable
of the roof as they fell, while the
long ladder fastened to the west side
was blown away ; the cupola on the
second ward school building was
blown to pieces; two chimneys on L.
Priestley's building on High Street
were demolished; and porch railing
around the west and south side OF
the building blown away as was also
railing on VIM. Perry's building.
On the whole there was not a great
deal of damage done to buildings.
But in almost every lot in the city
trees were blown down, broken off
and uprooted, and shrubbery broken
and damaged, while some streets
were almost impossible for teams
because of fallen trees and limbs.
The damage to crops in this vicin-
ity is considerable, corn, grain, to-
bacco, ETC., being very generally lev
eled to the ground; although it is
said that the small grain escaped
better than the corn, and as the corn
has the longer to grow it may rise
and in the end be not SO greatly
damaged. In many cases stacks
and loads of hay were overturned
and scattered.
A wagon belonging to John Ross,
which was partially loaded with hay
was raised by the wind and carried
distance of several feet.
At Daniel Davisson's east of town,
wind mill was destroyed and a
very large barn moved several inch
es from its foundation. At Richard
James's, Waldwick, the roof of his
kitchen was blown off and his wind,
mill destroyed.
The storm came up so suddenly
that many who were on the road
travelling had not time to seek 8
shelter before the storm broke
upon them.
Rev. P. Allen, ST., had been out
to his mill in Waldwick and had
very rough experience in getting
home.
J. P. Hawkins was out on the road
to Laxey, ard his buggy was over
turned and himself thrown out
lie managed to unhitch the horse
and saved himself and horse as best
he could. Although rail fences and
other things were flying around pro
miscuously, and for a time he die
not know whether he was going te
be translated or not he fortunately
escaped uniniured.
Many other incidents which oc
cured might be noted, but they are
such as are common to all storms
which of late years are becoming all
two frequent.
A dispatch says Chas. Hess new
house, at Montfort, was totally de
moralized by the storm and Mrs
Hess and children slightly Injured
Geo. Gibson's new house was also
damaged, and Mrs. Gibson seriously
hurt while hurrying to the cellar.