The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-22
CYCLONE SEASON OPEN
onIo Comes to the Front with
the First Fatality.
FREMONT THE SCENE OF DISASTER.

me mouse Of William L. Green Cru.bsd
o' 'he storm, One Person Being Instant.
~ Killed aud Another Fatally Ipiur.a-
Nr"die Containing II Baby Picked I'm nv
'"e wind and Carried Quite "A Distance
school House Wrecked.
FREMONT o., April ga oyclono
"hich proved fatal to two persons and
"hich ala damage amounting TO many
thousands of dollars passed across San.
uusky county Monday noon. 1t was lust
O'CLOCK when big black whirling
oiouu was seen In the southwest approach.
ing at fearful speed and apparently
neaueu Tor the heart of the city. People
on the streets cried out TO each other In
Tear and ran in search OF "A place of rein ge
"iiiiain Il Greene, together with his son,
James, and the lattor's family, occupied a
large frame residence on farm directly
IN the path of the storm. The house was
crushed W. L. Greene was killed out.
right, and the mangled remains carried
some distance from the site of tho build
ing Mrs james Greene was badly in
lured and will probably not recover. Her
infant child was peacefully sleeping In
the cradle when the house was struck.
ne cradle and Its occupant were picked
up like feather and carried quite a dis.
lance In an adjoining field. When dis.
covered the cradle was smashed, but the
babe was unharmed.
Blown Across n Field.
Az the farm of Amos Hetrick John Low
ana Hetrick were shearing sheep In
barn. The barn was lcvcled to the ground.
Low was blown out of the barn across a
iorty-acre Held against tree and was in
stantiy killed. Hetrck escaped with
light injuries A young child of Charles
fuckers was badly injured by flying
pieces OF timber. Abraham Fought, a
farmer, was struck, and an arm and leg
We're broken. Ruins, scattered far and
wide, are all that are now left Of what
were few hours ago many ideal country
houses and farms.
AT II O'CLOCK Monday night there was
great excitement caused by the rumor
that the Ball schoolhouse, In Rice town.
ship, had been demolished and that many |
OF the scholars were seriously injured. |
This report could not be substantiated. |
however AT 8 o'clock the coroner drove |
out to Kingsway and took charge OF the |
bodies of Low and Greene A large num- |
Der of oil derrcks near Kingsway were |
blown down and rendered useless The |
damage in this particular alone will be /
very great The damage in this locality
will be fully 100000 to farm stock and |
Strikes Freight Train.
At Muscolong creek, where the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie railroad lies in the /
path of the storm, fearful damage was
done. The road bridge, fine iron struct-
ure, was twisted all out of shape. A bad
wreck was nearly occasioned, as a freight /
train east.bound was passing at the time.
A large tree fell across the train. striking
the caboose, crushing IL like an egg she'll
Several trainmcn were in the caboose at
the time, bur thoy miraculously escaped
injury. AT BOoktown, several miles di.
rectly north of this place, the small ham,
et was laid waste Not building Is
eft standing. While no one was seri-
lusly injured many were badly bruised.
The schoolhouse just north of the hamlet
vas crushed and is mass OF ruins.
there was no school this
week, else the injury there would have
Jcen appalling