Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-26
+, TORNADO DID ITS WORK.
nsmolished Everything that Hap
peued to Come in its Path.
rha Velocity of the Storm Reached a
Tremendous Rate.
Teacher and Her Little Flock are
Found Liteless.

Paw PAW GROVE, H., June 2l.-A
-s,f buildings were demolished and
s.rsrteen persons killed by a tornado
--l..h .wept over this place shortly before
5srs last evening.
The scene when the tempest struck the
lawn was full Of horror The whole vii
MI al, enveoped in "A black cloud and
Fearful roaring was heard.
I, AN instant the air was full of flying
,r5-j and timbers, and as the tempest
....sl quickly over, it was seen that the
.,,ra had suffered a fearful stroke.
Not thing was left standing in the
,atb of the cyclone, and where once stood
ora of comfortable homes there were
r.v but scattered ruins.
Five miles from Earlvilie, post village
srtt miles from here the storm was
s.ralv severe The wind had, apparently,
.r4gt Ms fury when it reached the vicinity
+ rna Field school house. new building
Sending at the southwest of the -Four
Corners
IN this time a fearful roar was heard,
erd 4 black cloud driven from the north
west wept up and gave the cyclone re-
rewel energy The fury of the storm was
n a second the whirling tempest had
.trn.k the little school house, and in an in
slant he building was torn to pieces, the
material of which it was composed being
scattered far and wide.
AZ the time thcre were but eight per-
son, IN the school room, and as the storm
wa, heard coming up they attempted to
rush outside to seek safety in the open air.
II Was too late. however, for the death
dealing tempest was upon them, and not
on. escaped 20 tell the fearful experience
chat moment
The teacher Mis-, Maggie Mcbride, and
her seven pupils wef- instantly killed and
their bodies were carried some distance
Al. were fearfully bruised and some were
crushed and pounded almost beyond recog-
milton Several of the bodies were hurled
rtaa little creek that flowed near, which
was now swollen into a torrent. These
were carried down stream and have not
vet been recovered
Iapumes of those who persisted in the
wrs.ling of the school house SO far as
known ire
MISS MAGGIE MCBRIDE, the teacher
EDNA Hunt.
JENNIE RADLEY.
VI ME BERRY.
ADA RUDOLPH.
LENA PRENTICE.
CARRY WHITE.
Peter Realms, an old broom pedder. was
driving by the school house when the cy-
clone swept down on the doomed building
He too was caught up in the whirling
cloud and his lifeless body dropped into
and wagon We're also lifted bodily into the
air and no trace OF them has since been
found
The cyclone then swooped down on the
house Of Newton Wood, and when it lifted
NOT. yestige of the structure was left.
The family had received warning and had
taken refuge i'm the cellar. This undoubt-
ellis saved their lives though all suffered
more or less serious injuries
The storm here swept the ground clean
Of everything, and seemed to possess ire
mudUs power. Huge trees were torn mp
0y tae roots and carried far away; fence
were wept out of existence, orchards OBJ
lteutej and everything in its path de-
s'royeJ The width of the storm was
about eighty rods, and it seemed to
gather fury as it progressed. The noise
that accompanied the tempest was like the
roaring OF q hundred freight trains. and
brought terror to anyone who heard it.
lae rotary velocity of the wind was ter
nH. and it progressed forward at the rate
.' eighty miles an hour.
boo reports. from surrounding towns
show The storm to have started at Harmon,
a+e county from there to have proceeded
t0>ayette and then on to Compton to
.a" Paw. a great many are seriously
inquired. but are distributed over a dis
ne Of thirty miles and cannot all be
r-.ad The list Of the dead is as fol-
lows.
Mus BITNEB, >uhIetto.
Miss MAGGIE MCBRDE, Paw Paw.
DAUGHTER OF lsCHEL PRENTIs.
IAuGHTER or ISAAC BERRY.
IArGHTEB or WM. Hull.
DAUGHTER OF BEDLEY.
Son OF MGs G.. WHITE
~HN on s. OvERKIRk.
'uN or tfEo. RUDOLPH
I.IEE REAMs
AlE~. SEARCH.