Morris tribune., 1891-07-22
SUPERIOR,S CYCLONE.
THE WISCONSIN CITY VISITED BY
A TERRIFIC WIND STORM.

Large Threc-Story Building Blown Down
and Totally Demolished - Seventeen
Men buried In the Ruins of the Col
lapsed Structure = Five Bodies Re-
covered.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, July IA
violent wintt storm struck this city
about 2:30 p. N. 1t attained the dignity
of a hurricane, but was not at all cy-
clonic in its actions. 1t blew down
eight or ten buildings, but with the ex-
ception OF one location, no loss of life is
reported. The large three-story build
ing situated at the corner of Third street
and Lamhorn avenue was blown down
And Totally Demolished.
There were tweutv-six men at work in
the building at the time and a number
of pasSersby had taken refuge in the
structure to csc; pc the storm. Seven
teen men were buried in the ruins
khen the building collapsed, five of
whom have already been taken out
dead. number Of others seriously
wounded and five are still missing. So
far as known the dead are:
JOHN I4-A UER, aged +6 years.
CHARLES LJCIUS, 24 years.
HERMAN ROUSSEY, 20 years.
UNKNOWN MAN, about 35 years of
age.
JOHN SCOFIELD, died from injuries
received in the back and broken limbs.
Whel, the storm came up, Boss Car
penter Gross called to his men who
were working on the building to get
out, and twelve of them jumped from
the windows. At the same moment
number Of paSsersby ran into the struc=
ture to escape the storm. IA they en-
tered, the building collapsed without an
instant's warning,
Huryins Seventeen Men.
The structure did not move foot from
its foundation. 1t simply fattened out
as though by terrible blow from above.
The timers on the roof remained where
they wore and escaped serious injury,
though the fall was thirty-eight feet.
Hundreds saw the catastrophe and the
work of rescue began at once. The
ruins stood not six feet above the
ground and the roof seemed to cover
the whole, greatly retarding the work
of rescue. It was an hour before the
first hoay, that of Herman R0ussey, was
recovered. He was found in sitting
position, bent nearly double, with
Srikcg Driven Into His Spine,
and almost every bone in his body
broken. John Lauer was found on his
back with four timbers lying across him,
cutting his body into as many pieces. 1t
was horrible sight, and overworked
rescuers sickened in removing the body.
Scofeld was found in what evidently
had been room on the third floor, and
was still alive, though he died as soon
as the weight was removed from him,
his back being broken. 1t was over an
hour before another body was found.
The tuo injured men were then gotten
out. Semple was wedged between two
upright timbers and that saved his life.
The bodies of Lucius and an unknown
man, evidently one of those who took
shelter in the ill-fated building, were
found in the wreck of a room on the
RTOuIlO llOCI. DUH bOA1Oo " 1rsSbCASe
pHt OF All Resemblance
TO humanity. Whils the work of rescue
had been going on, rain and lightning
and high wind had set in and the vio-
lence OF the storm became terrific, fore
ing the men to leave work, but they
soon resumed 1t is probable that all
bodies will be recovered before morn
ing. Contractor Goss insists that no
more remain, but that is hardly proba-
bic. Five of the number escaped almost
pniraculously with slight injuries.
pthsr Damage Done.
Five buildings were blown down at
the steel plantin the south part of the
CITY, and section of one of the barge
works buildings was carried away.
Ehimneys We're blown down and cor
siderable minor damage was done,
There is no means OF accurately giving
the amount of damage, except in the
demolished big building, which had had
about SO, 600 worth of work put on it.
Assistant Fire Chief Kellogg, while
assisting in removing the dead and dy'
ING from the demolished house, was
caught by moving timber, breaking