River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-04-13
FIGURING UP.
Counting the Losses Resulting from the
Recent Storms-They Reach Intc the
Hundreds of Thousands.

Counting the Losses Resulting from the
Recent Storms-They Reach Intc the
Hundreds of Thousands.
DETROIT, Mich, Aprii 1O.-fhe recent
storm that ragged in Michigan was one
Of the most severe and general of the
season. The financial loss runs far into
the thousands, in a great meas.
ure the result of electric bolts.
The losses reported from that
source alone exceed 100000. In the
barns destroyed fourteen horses are
known TO have persisted. The rain
came down in torrents. varying
he monotony at intervals with
terrific showers Of hailstones. At
Grand Rapids telephone and cleo
tric lights and motors were burned
out, and the electric cars were serious
~ interfered with Trees and out
houses were blown down and the
floods following the heavy downpour
overlooked sewers and flooded cellars.
Railroad traffic was somewhat inter
fered with by the numerous washouts.
The farmhouse of Isaac +. Gresham,
located miles southwest of st. Johns,
was struck by lightning and entirely
destroyed. together with its contents.
Three of Mr.. Cheeseman's children are
seriousl-- burned.
RAcINE, Wis, April iO.-I2eports com
ing in from all over the country are
that the recent storm was the worst in
ten years. The wind and hail did great
damage TO fences and hay.tacks.
Barns were blown down and buildings
wrecked, and many hundreds of lights
of glass were broken by the hail. At
Browns Lake, near Burlington. the
large new summer hotel being erected
by Mr.. Hawkins was blown TO pieces
involving loss of many thousands at
dollars.
CHICAGO. April 10.--'rhe hails.orn
which swept over the south side dis
trict bounded BY Thirty-first and
Thirtv-ninth streets and State street
ard the lake last Friday night is es-
tinated TO have caused a total damage
amounting to about 100000.
BUFFALO, y. v. April 10 Reports
from number of points IN western
New York show that the wiudstorm OF
Friday morning did considerable
damage to property and caused
the loss of one life. At Spring
vile the barn of Vedder Ilemstreet
farmer. was blown down and Hem
street, who was milking cows at the
time, was caught and crushed to death
under the heavy timbers. His hired
man was severely injured. At West
field roofs We're torn off and several
buildings blown down. At Brock
ton the vineyards and orchards
suffered severely and several build
ings were unrOofed. The hose
tower at Angola was blown down
and carried with it the telephone
wires. Part of the roof of the Angola
hotel was blown off At Mayville a
number Of barns were demolished At
Dunlirk chimneys, trees and roofs were
blown down, while farm barns, fences
and orchards in the vicinity suffered
severely. 1t was the severest storm
ever known in this section Of the state.
The residence of George III. Talcott,
at Talcottville, Lewis county, was sup
posedly struck by lightning some time
during Friday night and burned to the
ground. The house was situated about
mile east of the little village and was
formerly wayside tavern. The neigh
bors did not know that it had been
burned until after daylight. They at
once visited the place and made the dis
covery that Mr.. Talcott and his mother
a lady over 20 years of age, had been
burned in the house, the cLarred
and blackened corpses being found
in the ruins. The theoy that
the house was struck by lightning
is purely guess work and is based
on the fact that severe Thunderstorm
passed over the section duriny the night.
4 coroner has been summon ed and will
make all possible investigat on, as some
hold that Mr.. Talcott and his mother
might have been robbed and murdered
and the house set ON fire To hide the
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