Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-08-23
SHEDOYGAN IN A STORM
Wind Wracks 200 Buildings inl
Wisconsin City.
STORMS AT OTHER PLACES
Death by Lightning at MT. Clemsns,
Mich.-wind Causes Rough Tfdewster
Which browns Two In Lake Michigan
Southern Michigan Storm-swept.

Sheboygan; Wis, Aug. 22-1wo
hundred buildings were wrecked By
tornado which cut path through his
city shortly after noon, the proprty
/ loss being estimated at more than
$500 600 Although it was the usual
dinner hour, and hundreds of residents
were in their homes when the storm
broke, not one fatality was reported.
and no one was seriously injured. or
the buildings in the path of the storm
fully fifty were demolished be!ond
hope of repair, and $50 more we're
twisted about, unroofed or cavei in
by the flying timbers. Factories. 1usi-
ness blocks and residences alike went
down before the wind. while brew
cry and a church were among the
structures suffering serious damage.
The tent of a horse and pony show
was torn from the ground and flown
away. The animals. we're freed and
ran panic-stricken through the city.
The roof of the malt house Of. the
Konrad Schreier Brewing company
was lifted: from the building ami car
ried over $50 yards and thrown into
the street. 1t was carried over the
huge ventilator of the brewery The
American Folding Bed com1any's
plant was demolished and the sheds
in the A. .Zeinbal & Sons brick yards
were blown down and the bricks scat
tered in every direction.
The storm struck the South Side
Lutheran church and the steeple was
blown down on two residences, crush
ing in their roofs. The Fourth ward
schoolhouse, a beautiful building, was
wrecked, one side and the frona being
blown in, causing the roof to fan, car
rying the floors down into theIcellar.
The plant of the Gutenberg & Some
man company was partly wrecks id. The
home of Thomas Atkins was tom into
kindling wood and strewn abyut the
streets. A 5-year-old son of Or. At
kins was buried under the detris and
was gotten out with much difficulty.
His life was saved by pillars which
piled In front of him in a cdrner OF
the house. where he had run FIR shell
ter. Among other homes destroyed
were those OF Charles Kotz, Herman
DEFINE, Henry Tillmann. Henry Schlem-
er, Otto Joerns. Mrs. T. Leh. Mrs.
William Groh and E. Clarenbak
Much Damage About Racne.
Racine, Wis, Aug. ga funnel
shaped cloud formed near hel9this aft
/ ernoon and moved southwad. Much
damage is reported from tie country
south of the city. where se*ral barns
were unroofed and much stick killed.
/ The wind was followed by "a steady
downfall of rain for fully hat an hour.
Big storm In North Daso ta.
Cogewell N. D., Aug PA heavy
electrical storm passed oves Sargent
county. Nicholson, on the 500 road,
reports twelve freight cars off the
track. the depot and windmill blown
over. In this city chimreys were
blown off the buildings. the depot
on the 500 road was blown from the
foundation, and several smhl build
ings wrecked. Heavy damage to
grain is reported by farmer.
Killed by Lightning.
Detroit, Mich. Aug. 22.-1he entire
lower peninsula Of Michigan vas swept
by an electrical storm. Tbs damage
to crops is immense. From all parts
OF the peninsula come reports Of stand
4 ing grain beaten to the grand and
: practically ruined. The loss TO farm
ers Is heavy. Ferdinand Holtz.
young farmer, was struck by lightning
near Mount Clemens and killed. The
storm in Detroit swept down npon the
camp which had been pitchd on the
boulevard for the biennial encamp.
ment of the Knights of PyArias and
RACED / 900 Of the 800 terts to the
ground. Windows We're broken in all
parts Of the city by the windland rain.
and upwards of a dozen buildings
were struck by lightning
Two Drowned in Tidew, tier.
Chhago. Aug PA big wave swept
| Lake Michigan. causing the. water to
recede 100 feet from some psrts Of the
illinois shore. The Chicago liver level
fell about four feet Wild the tide
was going out the current flowed with
great velocity toward the lake. and
when the lakes waters rushed back
! 70 the shore the river almost became
a torrent and the current flowed in
I the opposite direction
When the wave returned tao deaths
+ resulted. and Number OF bathers mar
4 rowly escaped with their Ives The
dead: Eugene Patterson. - years ola.
I former bellboy at the GreatINorthern
/ hotel: drowned II the TOD of 10th
street William Rider. Is fears old:
2Sl6 South Park avenue dIowned AZ
+ the foot of 10th street.
+ Patterson was bathing whh the Wa
ter went out and was carried far ont
He could not touch bouomi and was
powerless 70 save himself fom being
carried along The wall Of Mater. soon
came back with i roar. bat the other
batherS were only washed hrther in
shore and none was injured Patter-
sons body was not found Patterson
came 10 Chicago from s.. Lohis. where
hs lived at 101V Garrison avAnue. Ri
der was fishing from a raft thfch was