Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19

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erty Destroyed-Th Damage Will
Amount to Hundreds of Thousands
of Dollars-Relief Sent From
Stevens Point.
Minneapolis, June 13.-The Tri-
bune's Saltwater (Minn.) special says:
''This was a terrible night for New
Richmond, the village being almost
wiped out of existence by one of the
worst tornadoes that ever visited this
| locality. It carried ruin and death in
| it's path and at this hour it is impos-
sible to give even a partial list of
those seriously injured. 1t is thought
many are dead. The news was
brought here by J. A. Carroll, a tray-
cling man from Portage, Wis, who
stopped at the Nicollet house in New
Richmond when the tornado struck.
He saw the funnel-shaped cloud as 1t
came up the principal street, and took
refuge in the basement Of the hotel,
which was completely wrecked, to-
| gether with every other business house
] in the city. In the terrible sheets of
rain that followed, Carroll and his
comrades succeeded in recovering the
proprietor, Charles McKennon, wife
and child from the debris and they also
removed a laundry girl who was ia
tally injured. They also removed two
men named Barrett and NewAll
who were severely injured. Car
roll drove to Saltwater by team
for relief and a train with
doctors left here at 1915 a. m. Car
roll further says that fire followed the
storm and that what is left is being
destroyed by fire. Many people are
doubtless killed and the damage
amounts to hundreds of thousands of
dollars"
Succor for New Richmond
Milwaukee, June 13-A message was
received at the Wisconsin Central Of
| fees late last night from Stevens Point
| from A. r. Horn, division superintend-
ent of the Wisconsin Central at that
place, as follows: cit commenced to
rain on the st. Paul vision at this
evening and the wires went down west
of Jewett Mills at 1880 p. m. At 8:45
we got a message from Robertson on
| the Omaha, via Marshall, that a cy-
clone had struck New Richmond at
7:30, killing and wounding from ESQ to
| 500 people. We started a special train
out from Irvine, with surgeons and
nurses" A second message from Horn
reads: PARTY just came into Jewett
Mills and reports that DR.. Wade was
killed, and DR.. Eply had both legs
broken and they are much in need of
DOCTORS
Boardman Wiped Out.
North Wisconsin Junction, Wis,
June 13.-A tornado and cyclone struck
just east of here last evening, destroy
ing wires, unroofing barns, houses,
outbuildings, hay stacks, etc., all
along it's path. It is reported that
Mrs. Dave Hefferon, living north, was
killed. The extent of the storms dam
age will not be known before daylight.
A courier from Boardman has just
come in and reports the whole town
wiped off the face Of the earth, many
people injured and possibly some
killed.
There are repeated rumors in Mime
Isapolis that the tornado at New Rich
mond, Wis, killed 25O people, The
news cannot be confirmed at this time.
The storm split beyond the twin cities,
the dangerous part going north and
east over Hudson and New Richmond.
The other division of the storm did a
little damage near Glencoe and points
! southeast of there.
Hudson Has Narrow Escape.
Minneapolis, June 13.-The Tribune's
Hudson (Wis.) special says: zone of
| the most terrible tornadoes ever wit
messed by the citizens OF Hudson
| passed through the country here last
evening. 1t formed in water spout
| four miles south Of Hudson on Lake
St. Croix. 1t was witnessed by hun
dreds of people, and seemed to follow
the lake and to be making directly for
the city, but two miles south it veered
east and left the lake and crossed the
country.
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 total loss. Several
horses and cattle were drowned, and
the railroads report many washouts.
Henry Schultz of Stockton was struck
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