The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-29
TOWNS TORN UP.
A Cyclone Practically Destroys
lakewood and Thomas.
It Kills Great Many Persons "A List
OF Forty-One Deaths Published
The Loss of Property Is
Enormous

Detroit, Mich, MayH.-The cyclone which
devastated the northern portion OF Oak
land county Monday evening swept path
half a mile wide and 16 miles long from west
to east, clearing the earth Of nearly every
thing movable. Forty-one persons were
killed outright and Y were injured, some of
whom will die. The list of killed and in
jured at the various points, so far as known,
Is as follows:
Near Ortonville.
DEAD Mrs. William Mitchell, Claude
Mitchell, her son; j. Mitchell. a baby son I;
Abram Quick, Glen Quick. six-year-old
son; Myrtle Quick. four-year-old daughter
Ross Quick, a baby son; Mrs. Henry Quick,
mother of Abram Quick: Prescott wilkins,
John Porritt, Mrs. Joseph Porritt, his
daughter-in-law Mrs. Lewis Porritt,
daughter-in-law; Mrs. william Kitchen,
Abram Kitchen and John Mike, Jr. To-
tai, 15
INJURED - Mrs. Joshua Johnson, leg
broken; Baby Johnson, not seriously hurt;
William Mitchell. fatally; Don Mitchell,
his son, will recover; Mrs. Abram Quick,
will recover; Joseph Porritt, fatally; Will
liam Kitchen. seriously; John Mike, Sc
rlously; Henry F1amboy, wife and two chill
dren, not seriously; Benjamin Westby wife
and two children, not seriously; Mrs. John
FROST. seriously; Oscar Granger, fatally,
and Mrs. John Whipple. seriously. To-
tai. IL.
lakewood and Vicinity.
DEAD-Mrs. Clark Eaton, Ed FJfield, Mrs
N. r. Wolverton, Mrs. Ed Howe, Miss Nina
Howe, Orrin Howe, a two-year-old baby;
Mrs. Wells, Eugenia Fifield, Mrs. Jessie
may t1held, Libbie Davidson. Mrs. Stewart
and Baby Davis. Total, II.
INJURED-Harvey Francis, Mrs Ed FL
field, Nelson Chapman, Mrs. Kate David
son ana her two sons (these may die);
George Fifield, leg broken and knee cap
torn off; Will Carr. arm broken and back
w hnh 10 l..
Anna Tinsey, of Pontiac, several ribs
broken; Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Smith and
two children: Mrs. Green, John Clark, John
Kent, Mrs. Francis and two children. To-
tai. 49,
At Thomas.
DEAp-Mrs Van Wagner, Charles Hicks.
Rev. 9. M. Pretchyplace, Andrew Petit
bone and NJ. Bremeyer. Total,
INJURED-Mrs. r. Copeman, internally
ana seriously; Amy Kidder, crushed by
timoers, probably fatally; Mrs A. M. Kid
der, badly bruised by Debris George Hib-
Ter, both legs and one arm broken; Joe -.
q farm hand employed by DR.. Suffer, head
bruised; 7. b. Knapp, slightly injured by
railing glass and plaster: William Alt
hause, internal injuries; Charles Bradley,
arm crushed; Abram Reed, arm broken;
Leroy Hicks, skull crushed. Total. TO-
North Oxford.
DEAD-Claire L. Laidlaw, three weeks
Sol Reme, Tom Bishop, Joseph Smedley Sr.
Joseph Smedley, Jr.; Mrs. Thomas Ben
nett, at Dryden, and one unknown man and
woman at Whigville. Total, 9.
INJURED-Neil Mathewson, Oscar Slade.
leg broken; George Besse. head hurt; Viii
Allen, cut on head; Mrs. VIII E. Allen.
bruised Mrs. A. Pettibone, severe cuts:
Thomas Bennett, three ribs broken, re-
covery doubtful; Mrs. Joseph Smediey, Sr..
probably fatally; Mrs. Joseph Smedley, Jr..
slightly Injured; John Peters, slightly.
Total. 10.
In Tuscola county.
DEAD-Joseph Malburg.
INJURED-August, julius, Fred and Ed
ward Haske; Mrs. Julius Haske and Mrs.
Urbane. Total, 6.
Injured at Mount Clemens.
No lives were lost. but the following u
We're injured at Mount Clemens.
Mrs. Anna Pohl, widow. back broken,
not live; Henry Pohl, aged ID, hip broken.
injured internally; Adolph Pohl, aged ~.
right leg broken, bruised about Shoulders
and body; Willie Pohl. aged 10, injured in
tornally. right leg broken, left shoulder
dislocated, recovery doubtful: Mrs. To-
seph Harder. injured internally. cut about
head and arms; Russell Carter, head and
face cut; Mrs. Russell Carter, injured in
ternally, breast and shoulders bruised re-
covery doubtful; Baby Carter, head bad
ly cut; Gustave Cutche, cut on head and
right arm broken; Mrs. William Ormsby
left arm broken and badly cut on face;
Miss Anna Belle Teabo, left arm broken,
right arm injured, skull fractured.
Work of the Storm Near Ortonville.
The cyclone first struck earth six miles
west of Ortonville, and passed half a mile
north of that village. In these six miles
OF devastated country before Ortonville
was reached, is persons were killed and
about 20 injured; some fatally. The first
house to feel the effects of the storm was
that of Joshua Johnson. The storm had
not obtained all of its fury and the build
Ing was only partially demolished Mr..
Johnson escaping injury and his wife and
baby being only slightly injured.
A mile further east stood the home and
barns OF William Mitchell. Not trace of
them is left but the foundation walls.
Mrs. Mitchell, her son Claude and baby,
Jay Mitchell, nine months old, were in
stantly killed. The father was seriously
bruised and internally injured and will
probably die. A big silver was driven into
the center of his forehead. All of his stock
was killed. Don, another son, is seriously
hurt.
There is nothing but Foundations to show
where the home Of Abram Quick who lived
across the way stood. Six occupants Of
the house were killed and one was seriously
injured. Prescott Wilkins. one of those
killed In the Quick home had reached there
on u WISH Dut an nour DeIOre the cyclone
tore It's way through. The home of Henry
was next destroyed and himself,
his wife and two children seriously injured.
A mile east of Flalnboy's the cyclone de-
molished the house of John Porritt The
death list in this home reaches four. The
wind cloud passed on and next wrecked the
home of Benjamin Westby. Mr.. Westby,
his wife and two children were buried In
the ruins but all were gotten out with
we're injuries. John Prost was the next
victim OF the storm. His house was COM
pletely wrecked and his wife seriously hurt.
The home Of John Mike, on a line with
Ortonville was unframed, but his barns
were wiped out. Mr.. Mike and his son
John, aged is, were In a barn when 1t was
The son was instantly killed
and the father Is IN a critical condition.
Little Left of lakewood.
In the next half dozen miles between Or
tohville and the little settlement of Oak
wood the cyclone seemed to lose some Of
its force, or the farmers living In that
section were particularly lucky. The cy-
clone Travelled the road as straight as an
arrows flight, spreading out or contract
ing as 1t went along. About Is farm
houses were destroyed in the line of the
storm from Ortonville to lakewood, but
only two persons were killed. Four others