The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30


and two children. not seriously; Mrs. John
FROST. seriously: Oscar Granger. fatally,
and Mrs. John Whippie. seriously. To-
tai. 10.
lakewood aud Vicinity.
DEAD-Mrs. Clark Eaton. Ed Fineid. Mrs.
~. v. Wolverton. Mrs. Ed Howe. Miss Nina
Howe. Orrin Howe. two-year-old baby:
Mrs. Wells. Eugenia Fiheld, Mrs. Jessie
May Fineld Libbie Davidson. Mrs. Stewart
and Baby Davis. Total. II.
INJURED-Harvey Francis, Mrs. Ed FL
field. Nelson Chapman. Mrs. Kate David
son and her two sons (these may dia):
George Fineld. leg broken and knee cap
torn on; VIII Carr. arm broken and back
wrenched; James Brush. arm broken: Mrs.
Anna Tlnsey. or 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. IS
DEAp-Mrs. Van Wagner. Charles Hicks.
Pew. G. NJ. Pretchyplace. Andrew Petit
bone and NJ Bremeyer Total. 6.
INJuRED-Mrs. II. Copeman. internally
and seriously; Amy Kidder. crushed by
timbers, probably fatally; Mrs. A. NJ. Kid
der. badly bruised by debris: George Hlb-
Ter. both legs and one arm broken: Joe ---.
a farm hand employed by DIR. Suffer head
bruised: II. II. Knapp. slightly injured by
falling glass and plaster: William Alt
hause. internal injuries; Charles Bradley.
arm crushed; Abram Reed. arm broken:
Leroy Hicks. skull crushed. Total 10.
North Oxford
DEAD-Claire Il. Iaidlaw, three weeks
old baby; Mrs. Oscar slade. s5 years old:
Sol Rame. Tom Bishop. Joseph Smedley. Sr. !:
Joseph Smediey. Jr.: Mrs. Thomas BEN
nett, at Dryden. and one unknown man and
woman at Whigville. Total. ..
INJURED-Neil Mathewson Oscar Slade
leg broken; George Besse. head hurt; WIN
Allen. cut on head; Mrs. VIM Il. Allen.
bruised; Mrs. A. Pettibone, severe cuts:
Thomas Bennett, three ribs broken. re-
covery doubtful; Mrs. Joseph Smedley Sr.,
probably fatally Mrs. Joseph Smedley, Jr.
slightly injured: John Peters. slightly.
Total. 10.
I'm 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 p
were injured at Mount Clemens
Mrs. Anna Pohl. widow. back broken,
injured internally. breast crushed in, win
not live: Henry Pohl. aged H. hip broken.
injured internally: Adolph Pohl aged ~
right leg broken. bruised about shoulders
and body; While Pohl. aged 10. injured in
formally, right leg broken, left shoulder
dlslocated, recovery doubtful: Mrs. Jo-
seph Harder, injured internally. cut about
face cut; Mrs. Russell Carter. injured in
ternally. breast and shoulders bruised, re-
covery doubtful: Baby Carter, head bad
~ cut; Gustavc 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 Ortonviile.
The cyclone first struck earth six miles
west of Ortonville. and passed half mile
north OF that village. In these six miles
OF devastated country before crtonville
was reached. rs persons were Killed and
about 20 injured; some fatally, The FIRST
house 20 feel the effects OF the storm was
that OF Joshua Johnson. The storm mad
not obtained all OF It's 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 aud 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 hut foundations TO show
where the home OF Abram Quick. who lived
across tho way. stood. Six occupants OF
the house were killed ana one was seriously
injured. Prescott wilkins, one OF those
killed In the Quick home had reached there.
on a visit but an hour before the cyclone
tore it's way through. The home OF Henry
Flamboy was next destroyed and himself.
his wife and two children seriously injured.
mile east OF F'lamboy's the cyclone de-
molished the house OF John Porritt The
death list I'm this home reaches four The
wind cloud passed on and next wrecked the
his wife and two children were buried In
the ruins but all were gotten out with
severe injuries. John FROST was the next
victim OF the storm. His house was com
pletcly wrecked and his wife seriously hurt.
The homo Of John Mike. on "A line with
ortonvillo was unframed. but his barns
were wiped out Mr.. Mike and his son
John, aged 49, were I'm n barn when II was
demolished. The son was instantly killed
and the snrher is In a critical condition.
Little Left OF lakewood.
Tn the next half dozen miles between Or
tonville 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 Il went along. About is farm
houses were destroyed I'm the line OF the
storm from Ortonville TO lakewood. but
only two persons were killed. -Four others
were probably fatally injured and eight or
ten more or less seriously hurt.
The cloud struck Ortonville without
warning, and there Is little left OF the VII
loge to-day. The Methodist Episcopal
and Congregational churches. the town
hall. practically all the business and most
OF the residences were left In ruins. Nine
persons were killed In the village and many
injured.
Storm Separates.
The three milo stretch from lakewood TO
Thomas Is n scene OF heartrending desola-
ton and wreckage. Everything In the path
OF the cyclone was ieveled. In and around
Thomas the death list Is large and many
are Injured.
After completing its work OF destruc~
ton at Thomas. the cyclone evidently sep
arnted. one section going northeast and
doing an immense amount or damage be-
tween Thomas ana Dryden IN Lapeer coun-
~. and he other following southeastcrly
direction 10 North oxford.
After leaving North oxford the path OF
the southeast cyclone Is marked nj Inter
walls until Mount Clemens II reached. where
great damage was done and many persons