The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-13
A WISCONSIN TORNADO.
1t Carries Death and Destruction in
It's Narrow Path.
ONE TOWN REPORTED WIPED OUT.

minated. ana the Loss OF Lie May
Prove TO Be Appalling Homes and
Farm Implements Blown Co Spnnters
Minneapolis. June IA special
from Hudson says: One of the mCst
terrible tornados ever witnessed by the
citizens of Hudson passed through the
country here last night It formed
in waterspout four miles south OF
Hudson, on Lake St. Croix. It was
witnessed by hundreds of people, and
seemed to follow the lake and to be
making directly for the city, but about
two miles south it veered to the east
and left the lake and crossed the
country. It was about 20 rods wide
and destroyed everything in it's track.
The first building struck was over on
the farm of f. c. Mattison One edge
Of the storm struck his building, twist
| ing his barn out of shape and throw
ing his windmill some rods It then
struck the Gridley farm. The family,
seeing it coming, fed for a large stone
quarry about 90 rods from the house.
where they remained safely until It
passed The house is a small brick
one and held to the foundation, but
the angles were torn from the roof.
The cyclone veered to the north, leav-
ing the farm buildings unharmed, but
tearing up large oak trees, three feet in
diameter, by the roots and twisting
them into every conceivable shape,
About one half mile northeast from
there 1t struck the building of H. s.
Mattison. Just before the storm
reached the place the family fled to
the cellar. The cellar door had Just
closed when the crash came. This
place was directly in the line of the
storm, and not a building, tree, wagon
or piece of machinery is left whole
The house was completely swept from
It's foundation, and nothing remained
but the floor which covered the people
| in the cellar. Not one of them was
| harmed. Every piece of furniture was
carried for rods and literally torn into
| shreds. Beside the house there were
| two large barns, machine sheds and
outbulldings, and all were destroyed
Forty cattle and about 100 sheep can
not be found. W. J. Gilpin, who was
passing at the time, drove in there for
shelter but was unable to reach the
cellar. He says it was not over two
| seconds after the cyclone struck that 1t
was all over and that he found him
| self under a part of a lumber wagon,
with timbers, horses and machinery
| everywhere about him. He was unhurt,
but 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. The Gridley
barn, which was left standing, was
struck by lightning by the later storm
and burned. Telegraph and telephone
rufpnc al 4
Joining towns cannot be heard from.
Winona, Mimi, special says last
nights storm was the most severe ever
known there. Dams and bridges were
swept away on all the water courses,
including &sstone arch bridge built to
protect South Winona. The entire
South Side is under water, and many
families have been carried out on RATS.
A large steel bridge over Gilmore
creek was carried away. Every street
in the city was flooded above the curb
ing, and many families were driven
out The Mississippi has raised a foot
and half since Sunday, and all wires
are down. 1t is reported that the G.
M. and st. P. steel bridge at Mime
sofa City has gone down and great
| damage done at Fountain City. Fruit
| and crops on all lowlands are q total
loss. Several horses and cattle were
| drowned and the railroads report
many washouts.
Sixteen hours of rain at Black River
Falls, Wis, caused much damage. On
the Milwaukee railroad all passenger
trains were transferred over the Omaha
road on account of the washouts.
Crops are washed out in many places
and highways and bridges are in a
demoralized condition.
At Gatesville a 20 hours rain dam
aged crops and carried away bridges.
Washouts on railroads are also re-
ported Mill dams are expected to go
out The water is so high in many
places that people are moving TO higher
ground.
At Lacrosse, Wis, the worst rain
storm in II years was experienced Sun
day night and yesterday Nearly five
inches of rain fell. 1t came down in
sheets, doing reat damage to railroad
property. All railway communication
except one, the c. B. and N, from
South Dubuque, and the Southern
Minnesota division of the Milwaukee
line, is cut off. Fifty families in North
Lacrosse were compelled to desert
their homes in boats, and the water
is still rising. Much live stock was
drowned Nearly every bridge In the
Lacrosse River valley is gone No
mail trains on the Milwaukee. Chicago
and Northwestern or Burlington roads
reached Lacrosse yesterday.
Most alarming reports came from
New Richmond, Wis. One report places
the number of dead at that place at 200
Wires are down from here and it is
nfariaOh- G4theggn-soditions emf
difficult to verify any of the reports
The operator at Burkhardt Station
near New Richmond, reports: Many
people killed and injured at New
Richmond"
special from Saltwater, MINI.
says: Last night was a terrible nigh
/, for New Richmond, the village being
almost wiped out of existence by one
/, of the most severe cyclones that eVel
visited that locality. It carried ruiz
and death in its path and at this houl
, It is impossible to give an even par.
tlal list of those who are seriously in
> jured. It is thought many are dead
The news of the disaster was brough
here by J. A. Carroll, a travelling MAJ
from Portage, Wis. who was stopDini