The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

WauklkO, WIS.,, July Ollie SoulA-
western part of WiInebago county,,
particularly the township Of Nepeus.
kun and also Utica, was visited yes
terday by a tornado more destructive
in the history Of this locality. The
storm broke with fearful fury, lasting:
thirty minutes. The large new barn Of
Morrissey Brothers was leveled to the
ground. Lawrence and Pierce Norris
sey, the owners, had sought refuge In
the barn. Lawrence was hurled
through the air a distance of 100 feet.
His head was badly cut and serious
internal injuries were sustained.
Barns Wrecked.
The barns of Henry Henshaw, w. X.
Scribner and ]. L. Flanagan, in the
same, locality, were completely
wrecked. Reports of loss Of stock are
coming in fast and the damage is es-
timated at many thousand dollars.
Large crews of men haying on Rush
lake marsh report thrilling experiences.
One crew was buried under a nay
stack and eXtricated with dlf1culty.
Two brothers, John and Joseph Deyoe,
are missing, their team being 1ounu
some distance from the q neids
where they We're working. Robert
Craig, a farmer liinvg on the Berlin
road, had an almost
MirP culOus Escape.
He was between his horses quieting'
them when a bolt struck n of them,
killing it instantly. Craig was Knocked
insensible, but revived later. Excite
ment runs high and stories of the
winds havoc are many and constant.
Undoubtedly it was a severe blow TO-
the farming interests of the county. a
special from Kilbourne reports a.
heavy wind, rain and hail storm which
unroofed several buildings and uproot-
ed trees. Plymouth also experienced a.
destructive storm.
Many Buildings Unroofed.
Berlin, Wis, July 8. About the
worst rain and wind storm Berlin ever
had passed over the city yesterday al
ternoon. Many roofs were blown on,
including Wright's mill. Truesdells
tannery and the grand stand at the
fair grounds. Several blocks on HUI
ron and Broadway streets also lost
roofs. The entire front Of the Owen
livery was blown out and many
streets about the city are blocked with
broken trees. Jim Quaddy, who was
taking shelter under the grand STAND
at the fair grounds, was seriously in
iured, and a lad he had with him had
an eye nut out. The telephone and
electric light system are entirely de-
moralized. Mike Decker Of Fargoville
was struck by lightning and killed.
Manitowoc also reports a terrific storm.
Oshkosh Suffers Severely.
Oshkosh, Wis.,, July S.-A rain, hail
and wind storm that caused a drop OF
% degrees in a few minutes and
caused thousands of dollars worth OF
damage to crops and property &C.
Cured here yesterday afternoon.
Smoke stacks were blown down at the
factory of the Morgan company, the
Conglee company, the Wakefield mills
and the Oshkosh Furniture company.
A. strech & Crothers' factory was un-
rooted. A portion Of the city nall
cupola was blown away and a circus
tent blown down and one man serious
ly hurt. Hundreds of trees were
blown down and several barns demol-
ished.
Village Destroyed.
Marshalltown; Iowa, July S.-A re-
port has reached here taat q tornado
md cloudburst occurred at Steamboat
Rock late yesterday afternoon, de-
stroying that village. The report is
partly verified by the fact that the
Iowa. river has risen FIVE feet here
within an hour. A cloudburst between
st. Anthony and Zaringa, twenty-five
miles west Of this city, washed out
nearly a mile of track on the Story
City branch of the Iowa Central rail-
road and caused great damage to
crops. The heaviest storm Of the sea-
ron nrorailod horo Lost niuhf