Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-27

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foundation. 1t is believed that the
bluffs at the south of the city protected
Winona from damage.
At Dodge center, MINI. large ware
house was blown down and another
/ partially destroyed.
The eastern part of Leroy was also
swept. The Milwaukee depot was des-
the following killed:
/ HENRY FINLEY, aged IL.
! CHRIST GILBERTSON. aged It.
! JOE NETBON, aged 30.
Mrs. Mort. Dunton is badly
injured and cannot Eve. Others in
! jured are Nels Weigen Carl Carsen,
Arthur Maxtield. Mr.. and Mrs Horace
/ Chamberlain, 5. Myers, Charles Blair
/ three small children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cotton.
! Mason City, Iowa, Sept IA de-
structive cyclone passed through the
north part of this county. Two persons
are known to be killed. Mr.. and Mrs.
HaddOn and Il little child were blown
J half mile and fatally Injured The
cycone passed on toward the north
west, with Mably and Plymouth in its
! track.
The sight at Myron Schrneck's is
even Il more complete picture Of desc
lation Two immense barns and Il
house We're made into kinuling wood.
His wife and child were carried 100
feet and when found were under Il
heavy oak beam. Both were probably
fatally hurt. Horace Scheneck My
ron1s father, was covered up with Il
Pill" of lumber. His condition is seri
GUS and as he is % years old his re-
| covery is questionable. The trees in Il
grove and orchard around his place
were all broken down. A willow
hedge running north and south near
the Scheneck homestead was filled
with household goods, mattl esses and
bedding.
Joe ThompSon's house was Quilted
and the wallis are in Il swaying con
dluon. The barn went to pieces and
five horses were buried in it. 1t took
till ) o'clock yesterday morning to dig
siAShl ouN1 bul All NtlC lCGONtItu WILL
out injury. East OF the river in Plum
Greek township the house of George
Holman was carried thirty rods and
dropped with such force as to wreck
it. In it We're Holman, his wife and
six children. Two hildren were killed
outright, four were injured and Hol-
man was seriously injured. An old
man named Diligan, living Il mile
NORTH was killed and seven more were
killed northeast of this place includ-
ing Il man and wife whose name is
not known. John Sweeper and two
children and N infant child of Clause
tpL s WcIe allied.
Orders are coming in to our under
takers for collins. A relief committee
has already been organized but appar
emily there 5 no actual restitution.
The country swept is Il farming sec
ton Wlth great barns filled to the RAT
tefs with hay.
Forest City, Iowa, Sept, IA severe
wand storm struck this vicinity doing
much damage. Definite information
ISlllilbI W IitiN VII ttNNOulA VI wv IIlll-
Guilty of communicating but the loss OF
life in the neiGhborhoOd will probably
reach twelve or fifteen and the num-
Der of injured twice that uuWher. The
loss ef property is heavy. AZ Buffalo
township six are known to have been
killed and at Ellington tw" persisted.
Reports are very IIGaSrc as most of
the casualties are i'll Ou!lyiH- t..Stricts.
Mason City, Iowa, Sept. IA most
devastating and life-destroyiag storm
OF wind rain and had visited this sec
ton. In its destructive path it touched
the south part of Lincoln township and
thence eastward to Manley Junction
and into the south part OF Worth coun-
~. On the way it swept not only val
liable property out of existence. but
number Of lives, Appropriated at least
at fifty persons. These are conserya-
tive figures when taken into conSidera-
ton the length over which the storm
travelled and the swath it made. Ow
to the fact that telegraphiG commune
cation is shut OFT by fallen wires IN the
vicinity of the storm swept area, full
details cannot yet be ascertained, but
the loss of lifc is appal.
ling and the number Of
fatally and less seriously injured will
30 into the hundreds. OF this here is
no doubt. 1t was veritable cyclone.
fierce and terrific lightning flashes be
ing frequent. while peals of thunder
were deafenin- and ar inspiring.
The storm seems to hay" gray lied from
southwest to northeast. 1t appears
that it gathered force south of En-
metSburg. 1t was next heard from
north of Wesley. then in Lincoln town
ship, Il mile north of Granton, thence
speeding straight North to Leroy and
Spring Valley. Usage also fearfully
felt its terrific force, At EmmetSDurS
the ampitheater at the fair grounds
was wrecked as was also one residence.
Four miles north of Wesley it caused
great destruction.
At Cylinder the whole family of
Alexander Goldman, consisting of him
1t