Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-26


suit of the tornadoes which devastat-
ed portions Of eastern Iowa, western
illinois and northern Wisconsin
Wednesday night. Iowa heads the list
with 10 fatalities. They are as follows:
Near Riggs Junction, Michael Hines,
NJ. G. Maloney, James Maloney, Rose
Maloney, Mary Call. Near Delmar,
Oba Allison, Pat Hynes, Sauren Glenn
ensen. two children of Francis ALI
son, A. D. Hildre, William Griem.
Near Preston, Charles Flora, Mrs.
Charles Flora, three Flora children.
Near Quigley, William O'Mera, child
of John Clark. Fourteen deaths are
reported in Illinois as follows: At
Stillman Valley, Michael Nelson, Mrs.
Nelson, infant son of Nelson's, Julia
Johnson. At Byron, William Rees. At
Adeline, Thomas Mullen, Mr.. Schunt-
Ter At Forreston, three small chill
dren of John Mass. At Pawpaw, Mrs.
Frank Chichester. At Lanark, Mich
olas Schultz, Samuel Hoover, Mrs.
John Kesser inmates of county poor
house which was destroyed. Three
other inmates were fatally injured.
Wisconsin reports nine known dead
with unconfrmed stories bringing the
total in that state up to 81. The dead
are: At Amigo, Ignaz Barr, Fred. Bill
liIgs, Goldie Sheldon. Al Pennington
John Forburg, E. C. Beckman. At
ZeigIer, Fred. Hanke, Mrs. Hanke, AL
bert Hanke, Fred. Hanke, Jr. At
E1mhurst, ten are reported dead at a
lumber camp. Heafford junction.
eighteen reported dead at Goodyear 5
humber camp.
The storm in Iowa started near
Starwood and swept through the
northeastern part Of Cedar county, the
southeastern part Of Jones county, the
northern part of Clinton county and
touched the southern part of Jackson
county Nineteen persons lost their
lives and more than twice as many
were injured.
Property loss will probably reach
100000 In many places not build
ing Of any description was left stand
ing Cattle, horses and hogs were
killed by the hundreds. In numerous
instances farmers lost everything that
they possessed. The Iowa storm
crossed the Mississippi river into Hill
nois near Savanna. Considerable dam
age was done on the Illinois side before
this storm spent itself. The second
tornado in Illinois started near Still
man Valley and swept northward
wrecking farm houses and killing as
it went But the greatest loss of life
was at the point of origin, where four
were killed. At Lanark the storm
ended it's career by wrecking the coun-
ty almshouse and killing three in
mates. Three others were fatally in
jured There were over so persons in
the building when it went down and
all of them were more or less injured.
In Wisconsin the storm was more
violent than anywhere else, but for
tunately it originated in the lumber
ing districts of the northern counties,
swept along the line Of the 500" road,
and spent its force in the pinerie5.
Nine people are known to have been
killed. Vague reports brought IN by
train crews from the scene of the
storm are to the effect that IS bodies
vi hlcu lIODl IL camp near IlSdI-
ford Junction are now lying in the
railway station at that place. 1t said
too that ten Iumbermen we're killed
near Elmhurst, but this report also
lacks confirmation. The property
damage in Wisconsin, while quite
heavy, will doubtless fall m, ch below
that done in the fertile farming dis
tricts along the Mississippi in Iowa
and Illinois.
Amigo Hit Hard.
Wausau, Wis, May 20.-The lorna
do which passed across Marathon
county Wednesday night did most Sc
we're damage at the village of Amigo,
Langlade county, and then took an
almost straight course northeast from
one end of the county to the other.
Passing north and east of Wausau it
struck the farmhouse of August Han
Ike which was demolished; Mr. and
Mrs Hanke and four children perish
ing in the ruins. At Amigo it struck
the north outskirts of the village and
made a path a quarter of a mile wide
and three-quarters Of a mile long.
About 35 houses were destroyed. The
storm seemed to be coming straight
toward the business part Of the city
when it suddenly veered slightly to the
north and the damage was much less
ened by the slight change in its
course. The following is list of
the killed and injured at Amigo:
Killed-Fred. Billings, switchmau;
Ignatz Barr, farmer; Goldie Sheldon,
child.
Irjured-Mrs. Mike Lenski: Mrs.
Alex. Mcmillan; Mamie Mcmillan;
child of Mrs. A. Tollefson; Annie Steil;
Homer Sheldon; Lulu Sheldon; DR.. T.
S. Drake; Mrs. Dan. Sweeney; Mrs
John Knott and two sons.
Pennington Wiped Out.
Minneapolis, May O.-Passengeo
reaching this city from points in Wis
oonsin describe the situation as ter
rible. Pennington is literally wiped
off the face of the earth and the Sos
railroad company suffered heavy loss
by the destruction of its individ ua
terminal buildings. The station build
ing, round house which contained five
engines, a two-story hotel and severa
other buildings were entirely demol
ished. Charles S. Roberg section