Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-16
LEFT DEATH In ITS WAKE
4 Tornado Causes Fearful Damage i'm
the Southwest.
4 Score of Persons Killed and Hum
dredS Injured.
Houses UnroOfed and the Inmates
Crushed in a Twinkle.

in the destruction of three lives, the in
juring of several persons, and the demoli-
ton of thousands of dollars worth of
property.
The fatalities occurred In one house. the
victims being II. Bernard O'Connell; Mrs.
Maggie 0'Connell and Jos. Weaver. The
latter was a boy of 9 years old. The man
and boy were killed outright by the roof
falling In, and the woman was so badly
injured that she died before she reached
the dispensary.
The injured are Teresa Weaver, aged
9, both legs broken; Mrs. Charles Miller,
badly cut and bruised, and Annie, Mag
gle and Francis Corners
The tornado entered the city In It's full
force at Twenty-third street and Choteau
avenue, passing northwest until it reached
Seventeenth and Olive streets, where it
swerved, takinga direct e~asterly course to
Fourteenth, and then again turned to the
northeast, leaving the city and striking
the river just north OF Tyler street. The
only announcement of the approach and
progress of the storm was a dull, sullen
roar, quickly followed by a torrent of rain,
which In turn was succeeded by sleet, and
before the victims could realize what had
happened the storm had swept by and on,
leaving wreckage and mangled humanity
in It's pathway. Trees were torn up by the
roots and broken off, telegraph poles
swept down as though mere sticks, while
the roofs of buildings were lifted from
their mornings like feathers and tossed
into the streets.
The tornado was of not longer than five
minutes in duration, but in that short
space it left behind it a track of ruined
buildings, unroofed houses, shattered
walls, dismantled churches and schools,
wrecked factories and mills, streets heaped
with debris, telegraph poles blown down
by thousands, and the wire service of the
city temporarily destroyed.
All along the path of last evenings terri
BILE storm large crowds gathered this morn
ing to view the ruins. The house, 922
Mound street, a two-story brick, where
three people were killed, was surrounded
by an immense throng, who gazed on the
scene of desolation with feelings akin to
awe. This house was totally destroyed. M.
McCullum, who occupied the first floor, was
buried beneath the debris, and was taken
out dead a few minutes after the storm
passed. Mrs. Corners, with two daugh-
tiers and a neighbor's boy and a girl,
named respectively Joe and Ida Weaver,
were on the second floor. Mrs. Corners
and the Weaver boy were instantly killed,
aud their bodies were dug out of the
wreck by fremen.
All along the line of the storm bricks
were torn off the outside of buildings and
carried for blocks and dashed into the
windows, in many instances iniuring
those who CHANGED to be sitting within
reach. The number of buildings which
were damaged will probably reach $50,
with loss reaching all the way from $780,
900 to $500, 00Q
The following is a list of injured so far
as known: Miss Maggie Connors, Miss
Mamie Connors, VIM. Brady, Mrs. Rob-
erts, Mrs. Charles Miller and child,
Charles Miller, an employee of the Yer
heyden Lumber company; Mrs. McQuade,
Mrs. J. Ryan and daughter, Mrs. BENZ.
Verified. NJ. j. Alderman, unknown lady,
James McCosh, Wenzel Henzel, Frank
Kohler.
The losses on property are roughly esti-
mated at 100000, but will likely prove
more
VINCENNEs, Ind, Jan. 13.-The lower
portion of the city of Washington, Ind,
is inundated by the food. The water
works are entirely useless. They are stu
ated on the banks of the White river, and
the machinery is entirely submerged. The
Ohio & Mississippi shops and railroad
water-tanks are dry and cannot be filled.
Water has to be supplied from Vincennes.
Fifty-three engines in one string were
waiting for water.
Carlyle, ILL.,, Jan. ia terrific wind
and rain storm visited this section yester-
day afternoon, blowing down fences and
telegraph poles. The storm was more
violent between here and St. Louis, and it
is thought much damage has been wrought.
The all eady high water IN the kaskaskla
river will no doubt be raised several feet.
Rain is still falling.
DETROIT, Mich. Jan. ia terrific
wind and rain storm ragged here last night
and this morning, doing considerable
damage, trees and a number OF signs be-
ing blown down. This morning was the
coolest so far experienced this winter and
there is a slight fall of snow. The steamer
0ssifarge was torn from her moorlngs and
blown up the river to Belle Isle, where she
stranded. She probably will be got off
without any damage. The telegraph and
telephone communication is seriously in
terrupted.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Jan. ia hurri-
cane prevails here. The wind is said to
have reached a velocity of Is miles an
hour. Many buildings have been partial
" demolished and several persons have
been injured by falling debris. George
Welter was struck on the head by a falling
chimney and killed; Geo. Seward. an ex-
press wagon driver, was kicked in the
head by his horse which had been blown
down by the force of the wind. Seward IS
not expected to recover Tht south wall
of the Joselyn block was blown down, fall
ing on and crushing the frame building
next door. No one was injured, but many
had narrow escapes.
DOVER. Del, Jan. 13.-The thermome-
ter yesterday registered from Is to 80 de-
or ees in the shade and in the sun went up
to 106. The peach buds are so advanced
that a general freeze would entirely kill
them.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mimi, Jan. 13.-The
first great storm of the winter is raging
in the upper Mississippi region. There Is
nearly a foot Of snow and the river Is firm
" frozen.
New SALEM. n. D., Jan. 13.-The
storm which struck this city during Satur-
day night, was the most terrific In the
memory of the olde inhabitant.
MONTREAL, Jan. ia dispatch from
St. Hilaire says the Grand Trunk train
from Montreal today was blown from the
track. The conductor, brakeman, mail
clerk and three passengers were seriously
and several other persons slightly IN
jured.
WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 13.-A blizzard
has been raging since midnight Saturday
night. Snow IS about a foot deep. the
mercury is at zero and the wind is from
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