New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-27
AWFUL WORK OF THE WIND
FULLER DETAILS OF THE HAVOC
WROUGHT IN MICHIGAN
VILLAGES WIPED OUT AND SCORES OF PEOPLE
KILLED AND INJURED IN THE

VILLAGES WIPED OUT AND SCORES OF PEOPLE
KILLED AND INJURED IN THE
PENINsULAR STATE
Detroit. May 2S-The tornado which devastated
the northern portion of Oakland County last
ing swept path half mile wide and sixteen miles
long, from west to east, clearing the earth OF
nearly everything movable. About forty persons
were killed outright and fully that number were
injured. some of whom will die.
The tornado first struck earth SIX miles west Of
Ortonville and passed half mile north Of that
village In these six miles OF devastated country
before Ortonville was reached fifteen persons were
killed and twenty injured. some fatally. The dead
Mrs William Mitchell. Claude Mitchell her
son; j. Mitchell. baby son; Abram Quick, Glen
Quick six years old; Myrtle Quick. four years old;
Ross Quick, a baby; Mrs Henry Quick. mother OF
Abram Quick; Prescott wilkins. OF Mayville, sixty
years old John Porritt, seventyfve years old: Mrs
Joseph Porritt and Mrs. Louis Porritt his daugh-
ters-in-law; Mrs. William Kitchen Abram Kitchen
and John Mike. jr. Among those seriously in
iured are William Mitchell. fatally; Joseph Porritt
fatally; William Kitchen. John Mike. Mrs. John
FROST. John Mike ST.. may die; Oscar Granger
fatally, and Mrs. John Whipple
The first house to feel the effects OF the storm
was Joshua Johnson's The storm had not attained
all of its fury. and the building only partly
demolished and nobody killed A mile further
east stood the house and barns OF William Mitchell.
Not a trace of them is left but the foundation
walls. Mrs. Mitchell, her son Claude and baby,
Jay Mitchell nine months old. were instantly
killed The father seriously bruised and inter-
nally injured and will probably die. and a son.
Don. was seriously hurt. All Of Mr.. Mitchelrs
stock was killed. There is nothing but foundations
to show where the house Of Abram Quick 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 visit only an hour before the tornado tore its
way through
The home OF Henry FTamboy next destroyed,
and Flamboy his wife and children were
seriously injured. A mile east or Flamboys the
wind demolished the home of John Porritt- The
death list in this home reaches four. The wind
cloud passed on and next wrecked the home OF
Benjamin Westby Westby. his wife and two chill
dren were buried In the ruins but all got out with
severe injuries. John FROST was the next victim OF
the storm. HIS house completely 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 eighteen were in a barn when 1t demol
ished The son was instantly killed and the father
is In a critical condition.
In the next half dozen miles between Ortonvile
and the little settlement of lakewood, the storm
seemed TO lose OF its force. or the farmers
living in that section were particularly lucky. The
tornado travelled the road straight as an arrows
flight neither spreading out nor contracting as II
went along.
About eighteen farm houses were destroyed In the
line Of the storm from Ortonville 10 Oakwood but
only two persons killed. Three others we're
probably fatally injured and eight ten more or less
seriously hurt. The dead in this section Mrs.
Clark Meaton and Edwin Fhe!d; fatally injured.
Harvey Francis, Mrs Edwin Fihefd and Nelson
Chapman.
The cloud struck Oakwood almost without warn
Ing and there little left of that village to-day The
Methodist Episcopal and Congregational churches.
he Hal business
OF the residences left In ruins. Nine persons
killed In the village and many injured The
dead: Mrs. y. b. Wolverton. Mrs Edwin Howe Miss
Nina Howe. Orrin Howe. two-year-old boy; Mrs.
Wells Eugene Fifeld. Mrs. Jessie May F'held Mrs.
Lily Davidson, Mrs Stuart and - Davis. a baby.
Those seriously injured Mrs. Kate Davidson.
Berram Davidson and Wesley Davidson
The three-mle stretch from lakewood to Thomas
is a of heartrending desoation and wreckage.
Everything in the path OF the tornado was levelled
In and around Thomas the death list is large and
many are injured. The dead and seriously injured
between Oakwood and Thomas and in the latter VII
lage are Dead-Mrs Van Wagner. Charles Hicks.
the Rev. c. VI. Pretchypace. Andrew Pettibone. NJ.
Bremeyer. Injured-Mrs. r. Copeman. internally
and seriously: Amy Kidder crushed by timbers.
probably fatally; George Hiber. both legs and one
broken
Thomas the tornado evidently divided. section
going northeast and doing an na Trs apee e
County and the other following a southea sterly di
rection to North oxford. The list OF dead at and
near North oxford is: Claire f. I.aidlaw. baby;
Mrs. Oscar Slade thrty-five years old; SOL Kane,
Tom Bishop Joseph Smedley ST, joseph Smedley,
jr. Mrs. Thomas Bennett. at Dryden unknown
man and woman. Thomas Bennett and Mrs Joseph
Smedey er. were probably fatally injured.
After aving North oxford, the path Of the south
east cyclone is marked at intervals until Mount
Clemens is reached. where great damage was done
and many persons injured. Mrs. Anna Pohl
will not live and the recovery OF Willie Pohl, aged
ten doubtful Mrs. Russell Carter Is injured In
ternally Baby Carter has head badly cut.
Gustave Cutche cut head and right arm
broken; Mrs. William Ormsby, left arm broken and
badly cut on face; Miss Anna Belle Teabo. left arm
broken right injured. skull fractured.
The next heard from the storm was near Walker
VILE. Ont, twenty miles due south OF Mount
Clemens The tornado evidently expended its force
after striking Canada. no other reports OF dam
age have been received. 80
After passing Dryden and Whteville In Lapeer
County. the next heard from the other storm was
in Sanilac County. thirty miles away at the village
of Amadore. which nearly swept away. Tho
funnel shaped cloud struck mile west Of the
village and in a path half mile wide and six ana
a half miles long TO the shores OF Lake Huron
every building more or less damaged
Tuscola County also visited by a windstorm
Of cyclonic violence last evening. Nearly every
building in the path of the storm, which started
near Clifford and travelled directly east for six
miles was destroyed. Joseph Malourg was MT Dy
a fying board and Instantly killed
LIGHTNING ALSO DOES DAMAGE
.... x,,ce crpr-fv AND DESTROYED IN VARIOUS