Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01

Milwaukee, May 3O-Reports of the
severe rain and wind storm in western
Wisconsin are coming in. In the town
of La Prairie several barns were
wrecked and twelve windmills close to
the city were destroyed. Large trees
were Iprooted and much of the early
crops destroyed. British Hollow,
hamlet near Potosi, was nearly de-
stroyed by the heavy wind. The town
hall and several small buildings were
blown down and other damage done.
La Crosse reports that in many places
the crops were actually washed from
the ground.
Storm in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, May 30-A terrific wind
and rain storm passed over this section
yesterday, doing much damage, but no
fatalities resulted. The Miller street
school house, in Minersville, was I'M
rooted and several children were sup
posed to be pinned under the debris.
one was seriously injured. The roof #
Warmcastle livery stable in the east
end was blown off and the entire sys-
tenn OF telephone, telegraph and troll
ley circuits was Frustrated, delaying
street car traffic for three hours. The
east end electric light plant was par
TALLY wrecked. The damage through
out the city to trees, fences, roofs, ETC.,
| is heavy. Reports from the surround
ing towns give the damage as consid-
cradle.
Nebraska Hit Hard.
Omaha, May 30.-Additional reports
| just received show that Sundays
| storms in Nebraska were more wide
| spread and more destructive than at
| first reported. Severe hail storms hit
| five counties in the south central part
of the state, namely Adams, Clay, Fill
more, Saline and Gage, while in Cedar
| county cloudburst did an immense
amount of damage. In the counties
hit by the hail storm, small grain was
nearly all destroyed and the fruit
ruined, while the loss in broken win
dows makes quite a respectable sum.
| A cloudburst in Cedar county thor
oughly deluged the country, flooded
the houses, swept away barns and out
| buildings, and drowned considerable
stock. Every bridge on East Bow
creek, from it's source to the Missouri
river, is out The damage is very
heavy. During the storm the Catholic
| church and priests house at Menomi-
nee were badly shattered by lightning.
| The farmers hit by the Hamilton
county storm are destitute and a relief
fund is being raised for their benefit.
Buffalo Bruised.
Buffalo, May 30.-A severe rain and
wind storm passed over Buffalo and vi
cinity yesterday, causing damage to
property and injury to number of
people. In this city the 9O-foot smoke
stack at the works of the Buffalo Cast
Iron Pipe company was blown over.
In falling it crushed into wall Of the
foundry building. Andrew Reidle and
Valentine Hahn, workmen, were prob
ably fatally injured and 20 others
grand stand at the Lake Avenue
grounds was wrecked. Daniel loot
hill was fatally injured and two others
were painfully injured Reports from
iona wanda, jamestown and other
places report much damage in the way
of trees and outhouses blown down,
windows blown in and signs torn
down. Many houses were struck by
lightning.
At Other Points.
Campaign, H., May 30.-A terrific
hail storm passed over Champaign
county from west to east yesterday.
The greatest damage was done in The
vicinity of Homer and Sidney. At Sid
ney hundreds Of windows were broken.
The hail also did much damage 10
growing corn.
Owesso, Mich, May 30.-A tornado
passed through the village of Perry,
destroying 5000 worth of property.
No one was killed and only one person
was injured.