Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-06
DAMAGE By THE ELEMENTS
The Recent Storm Worked Consider
able Damage in Wisconsin.
A Shaft of Lightning Calls WauSaw
Man to His Reckoning.
The c.. NJ. 4 s. P. Depot at Platte
Vile Fired by Bolt.

LODI. Wis. June 3.-A terrific wind
storm, closely suggestive of Il cyclone,
| passed over this village last night Early
IN the evening. ominouS dark. blue-gray
clouds began to roll up from the north
western horizon, an oppressive calm pre-
vailed. and then, with thunderous roar,
the storm burst over the place. Trees
bent low before the invisible power, and
many were broken down, while from 9TH
erS limbs were torn and hurled away
Out-houSeS were toppled over, fences
wrecked, and no little damage done in
other directions. The isolation of the viii
lage IN a Shelterlng valley seems to have
saved 1t from worse damage. \ deluge of
rain followed the wind. The storm ere
ated very general alarm.
FOND DU Lac, June 3.-During a severe
storm, which was general throughout the
state last night, and amounted almost to a
cyclone in northern Wisconsin, a large
tent of Robinson circus was blown down
during the performance. A scene of pan
demonium followed, the screams of wo-
men mingled with the roarS OF wild beasts
The excitement was more intense on ac-
count of the fear that the animals would
get away. Besides being thoroughly
drenChed many women and children lost
tAiVAA NLtttS anu IltlNNs WHICH NCIt Ndli ttN
away by the wind. While none were
dangerously injured, a good many were
severely bruised.
OREGON, June 3.-During the storm
last evening, at about s o'clock, VIM.
Buckley, aged 90 years, residing about
five and half miles west of Oregon was
struck dead 10y lighting while standing in
his barn door. His son-in-law, who was
about two rods from him at the the time,
went and picked him up Immediately, but
life was extinct. There were no marks on
the body, nor anything to show that the
bolt had struck anywhere near. The de-
ceased leaves a wife and eight gTown-up
children. The funeral will occur from the
Catholic church IN Oregon tomorrow.
WAUsAU, Wis. June 3.-During
violent rain storm accompanied by heavy
thunder and sharp lightning passing over
the city yesterday afternoon from west to
east, Charles Passatt teamster in the EN-
ploy of Curtis Brothers and company, was
instantly killed by lightning Just outside
the city limits while III the act of driving
his horses under cover to project them
from the storm. A bolt also struck in
the city shivering and riddling a build
ing. The inmates fortunately escaped in
jury.
PLATTEvHLE, Wis, June 3.-The Mil
waukee & st. Paul companys' depot was
struck by lightning and burned, at
o'clock this morning. The loss is $4,000
with partial insurance. All the records
were burned. The loss of freight is 500
The company's warehouse, occupied by
Sheperd also burned. Loss 81, 500. par
italy insured Shepherds loss of grain
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fire department saved other warehouses,
lumber yards and the Northwestern COM
pany's buildings.
NIRoQUA, Wis. June 3.-The heaviest
rainfall of years visited this section yes
terday morning. Many bridges on sur
rounding streams are swept away, and
much other damage Is done.
DoDGEvILLE, Wis, June 3.-The most
terrific storm of wind, hail and rain thun-
der and lightning, visited this city last
evening, at half past 6, that has been
known for twenty years. Though no
damage was done everything was deluged
with water, and the trains were compelled
to stop on the road. Large landsIides Oc-
cured at some places on the railroad, and
men worked all night to clear them out.
LA CROSSE, June 3-There was some
thing like a watelspout at Maiden Rock,
yesterday. Two hundred feet of the Bur
lington track was more or less washed
and a sewer being built through the vii
lage was completely torn up. Rains have
been heavy for the past twenty-four hours
hereabout, but no great damage was done.
BELoIT, June Considerable damage
was done by a terrific wind and rain storm,
last night, here and vicinity. The cleo
tric light plant was destroyed and several
buildings more or less damaged.