Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15
Terrible Tornado Sweeps
The Northwest.
Wisconsin Towns Suffer
From Wind and Water.

ipgs OF II, 5. Madison. Just before he
storm reached the place the family and
farm help fled to the cellar. The cell
lar door had just closed when the
crash came. This place was directly in
the line of the storm and the buildings,
machine sheds, buildings, trees and
fences were all destroyed. The people
in the cellar escaped unframed. Forty
cattle and 100 sheep cannot be found
at this hour w. ]. Gilhin, who was
passing at the time was badly shaken
up. The storm passed on to the north
east, destroying everything in its wake
and was followed by rain in torrents
and terrible lightning. Wire commun-
cation is down and adjoining towns
cannot be heard from"
Cloudburst at Tomah.
Tomah, Wis, June 13.-The storm
here was the hardest and the water
is the highest ever known. All of the
railway bridges on the Lemonweir riv-
er, within 70 miles of Tomah, are ont
and all bridges on Council creek,
except one, is gone. The st. Paul &
Wisconsin Valley railroad tracks were
washed out in all directions and trains
are tied up. All of the farms in Lem
onweir valley are inundated and
grain crops. The hay on the bottoms
will be worthless. The road bridges
on Bear, Deer Mud and Mill creeks
are reported all gone out.
Big Building Collapses.
Sparta, Wis, June 13.-Much damage
was done by the heavy rain storm yes
terday. Beaver Creek, running
through this city, undermined the Gin
over brick building and it fell with its
contents into the food, the occupants
barely escaping. The approaches of
the five iron bridges in the city limits
and several dams were washed away
All crops were damaged and many
| head of live stock drowned.
Lightning Kills One.
Winona, Mimi, June 13-Sunday
nights storm was the most severe ever
known here. Dams and bridges were
swept away on all the water courses,
including the dyke and the stone arch
| bridge built to protect South Winona.
! The entire south side is under water,
and many families have been carried
/ out on RATS. The large steel bridge
| over Gilmore creek was carried away.
Every street in the city is flooded above
the curbing, and many families have
been driven out of their homes. The
Mississippi has risen foot and a half
since Sunday morning. The wires are
/ all down Great damage was done at
Fountain City Fruit and crops on all
/ low lands are a total loss Several
horses and cattle were drowned, and
| the railroads report many washouts.
Henry Schultz of Stockton was struck
/ by lightning and killed.
Lightning Strikes School.
Faribault, Mimi, June 13.-The Sc
we're storm of the past 80 hours has
been very damaging to crops. Light
ming struck Skinner hall at the feeble
minded school Monday. The occu-
pants were unframed but the build
ing was badly damaged.
Escape In Boats.
La Crosse, Wis, June 13.-The worst
rain storm in II years swept over this
section Sunday night and Monday.
| Nearly 5 inches of rain fell. All rail-
/ way communication, except on ihe
! Burlington & Northern from South
Dubuque and the southern Minnesota
/ division of the Milwaukee, Is cut of.
Fifty families in north La Crosse were
compelled to desert their homes IN
boats. The water Is still rising. Over
100 head of live stock were drowned
Nearly every bridge in the La Crosse
valley Is gone. There were no mail
trains on the Milwaukee, Northwest
ern or Burlington roads TO this city last
night
Chicago Trains Held.
St. Paul, June 13,-0wing to Inc
washouts along their lines the various
Chicago trains were held here last
night. it being impossible for them &c
get through The wires are badly de-
moralized to nearby points. Over two
inches OF rain fell in an hours time
and the wind blew gale. Advice
from Wisconsin say local trains are
more or less interrupted by washouts
Baraboo River Oyerfows
Elroy, Wis, June 13.-The heavy
rain yesterday caused the Baraboo riv-
er 10 rise and overflow the fats foi
miles around The railroad tracks ars
washed out and trains badly delayed
| The iron bridge al Wilton was carried
away and the abutments we're des-
troyed The Sparta yards are under
water and both tunnels between thai
city and Elroy are completely filed
The lower portions ofAthis city are
flooded and should the water continue