Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-26
STORMS WILD WORK
Northern Towns of Lafayette, and
Southern Towns of Iowa County
Visited by Cyclone on Monday.
Three Lives Lost and Several Other
People Injured.

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Blanchard. The roar Of the cyclone
was distinctly heard by many persons
in this city, and shortly after seven
o'clock J. B. Wallis received a tele-
gram from his brother-in-law Andrew
Remfrey, of the town of Fayette,
stating that he (Remfrey) had suffered
great loss of property and that two or
three persons had been killed.
On Wednesday morning Felix Bur
CESS and J. B. Reynolds passed over
the track of the cyclone in the towns
of Willow Springs and Fayette, and
from Mr.. Burgess we learn that the
following report is substantially
correct.
There were two storms, one COM
mencing in the town of WaldWick,
near the line of the Illinois Central
railway, and passing directly east; the
other on the Nick Graber farm (the
old Ansley place., town of Kendall,
passing northeast through the towns
of Willow Springs and Fayette; both
uniting in the latter town, and con-
tinuing in an easterly direction-the
whole course being marked with great
destruction.
The home of James Bailey, of Will
low Springs was destroyed, Mrs. Bailey
killed, and Mr.. Bailey dangerously
injured.
The house of A. 2. Burgess, occu-
pied by Thomas Shockley, was totally
destroyed, as were the outbuildings.
A daughter of Mr.. Shockley had her
arm broken; and all the clothing and
household effects of the family were
carried away.
The Brinigar farm was next visited,
and from five to seven acres of very
heavy timber leveled to the ground.
Joseph Van Matre suffered great
loss in the destruction of two fine
barns; one 4Ox60 the frame of heavy
hewn timber, was entirely demolished
together with the foundation. The
other was carried away leaving the
stone basement uninjured.
Much damage was done to bridges
and trestle work on the line of the
Illinois Central.
Stephen Terrills residence and out
buildings were badly damaged.
James Thompson's buildings were
carried away.
Erick Peterson, of Fayette, who was
blind, was killed.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fergus Taylor of the town of Willow
Springs, had leg broken.
l.. Kline, of the town of Fayette,
had a large number of sheep killed.
Moritz RUNNERS out buildings
were all destroyed.
The houses Of William Kruse,
Edward Howe, James Bailey and D..
G. King were destroyed.
Andrew Remfrey suffered the loss
of great deal of property. His
dwelling was left untouched, but all
of his outbuildings and much Of his
farm machinery was carried away.
Mrs. Monahan and others had barns
and sheds blown down and carried
away.
George Campton's barn badly dam
aged.
John O'Nein's barn totally demol-
ished.
The roof of VIM. Tresner's house
was blown off.
Mrs. II. Hoops barn damaged.
Barns and outbuildings on the old
Kruse place were all destroyed.
Louis Jaques lost nearly everything,
and himself and wife only escaped by
taking refuge in root house.
Edwin Howe lost his house and out
buildings.
John Tresner's house was damaged
and outbuildings carried away.
Alonzo Eaton's dwelling and barn
destroyed.
John Van Matre's outbuilding were
all destroyed but his house was un-
injured.
Oliver Richards house was un-
rooted and his barn and granary des-
troyed.
Some of Col. Peter Parkinson's out
buildings were destroyed.
Mary Parkinson's house totally des-
troyed.
The Darlington Journal of Wednes-
day, May a, contains the following
further particulars in regard to the
storm:
Some damage is reported near the
Yellowstone creamery.
The track of the tornado was from
a half a mile to mile wide. Great
forest trees were torn up by the roots
other trees a foot in diameter were
snapped off like clay pipestems, while
others were twisted and contorted
until they fell to the earth, Some trees
were stripped completely of foliage
and bark, while the trunks and limbs
even to the smallest twigs, retained
their natural shape.
A pet lamb of Ed. Howe's was
elevated high in the air by the whirling
wind and landed unhurt after sailing
twenty or thirty rods through space.
| Willis Norton and the younger John
Demuth started from Darlington in
the morning with Norton's team
hitched to big lumber wagon for the
purpose of gathering up Gillmann's
empty beer kegs from farmers who
neglected to return the kegs after they
drank the beer. The young men saw
the tornado coming and hastily lef
the highway and drove to A Remfrey';
barn, which was close at hand, wher,
they unhitched the team from th'
wagon. Just then the storm demol
. ished the barn, lifted the wagon owe