The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-19
STORMS HAVOC.
Last Nights Tornadoes Devastated
Wide Areas.

Rhinelander, Wis, May ia cyclone
passed from west to east across Pierce
and Oneida counties in northern Wis
consin about o'clock last night. The
track of the storm extended 40 miles
from Brentwood, Price county to Pen
nington, Oneida county, both towns on
the 500 railroad. At Pennington, the
roundhouse depot and a number of
houses We're destroyed. Two men,
Charles Fosber, section foreman, and
E. c. Beekman, car repairer, We're kill
ed.
Eight were injured. Five are report
ed killed at Harshaw, a small lumber
ing town 20 miles west of here.
Detroit, Mich, May ia very heavy
wind and hail storm swept across a
portion of southern Michigan early this
morning. At Battle Creek, the old
shops of the Brown & Upton Thresher
company. 200 feet long, were complete
ly unroofed. NJ. NJ. Shipman, a wagon
maker, is missing and is believed to
have been killed.
At Kalamazoo small buildings were
overturned roofs blown off, windows
broken and the electric lights were ex-
tinguished by lightning. Much dam
age was done through the country by
blowing down of chimneys, orchard
trees, fences and out buildings.
Chicago. May 19-Conductor E. D.
Carroll, of the C. M. & ST. P. R. r., who
arrived In this city today, after a run
center in Iowa and Illinois yesterday,
says: 1.-The first reports received Of the
deaths and disaster caused by this
storm fail to give the full account of
the havoc worked. When full reports
are received,I believe it will appear that
yesterdays storm was one of the most
destructive on record.
I'll int 6o1 no
tween Marion and the Mississippi the
worst havoc was wrought. Several
people were killed and the buildings of
the town were swept from their foun-
dations.
eat DeImar Junction, I received news
that four persons had been killed; at
Briggs Station report was brought IN
of many buildings leVeled ana TWO per-
sons killed; at Preston, five were re-
ported dead and then the train crossed
the Mississippi into Illinois.
LAT Savannah news was received of
the killing of four persons at Teades
Grove, the first station east of that city.
All along the line of the G. M. & ST. P.
road from Savannah across the state
were received reports OF violent and de-
structive storms.
1.-THE property loss by this storm can
not be fifty described. At Stillman
Valley" continued Mr.. Carroll, I'VE had
the first view by daylight of the awful
devastation wrought by the storm. A
section of the village about forty yards
in breadth was SO completely razed
that not a single piece of wood yard
in length could be seen. Had the cy-
clone veered a few feet northward the
main street would have been destroyed
and scores of lives would have been
sacrificed
At Marion, Mr.. Carroll says there was
a very heavy storm of rain, hail and
wind. At Savannah hail stones that
measured seven inches in circumference
fell.
After it had passed Stillman Valley
the storm turned to the north and
wrought destruction in Wisconsin. But
for a course of $50 miles, it followed the
easter1y track of the c. M. & ST. P. road
and left death and devastation In Its
path.
Mr. Carroll relates that at Delinger
Junction, a man drove up to the rail-
road station, gave his horses loose reins
and rushed into the depot for shelter.
A moment later the cyclone swept the
edge of the building, caught the horses,
hurled them through the streets and
killed both of them. So violent was
the wind that their carcasses were torn
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