Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
BAD STORM IN The STATE.
Barren County Woman Killed and
Sen Hurt in Wreck of House.
PROPERTY LOSS is GREAT.
Wausaukee Resident Injured by Light
ming at Baseball Game-Houses
and Trees Destroyed.

Barron, Wis, Aug. 22.-[Special. IA Sc
we're storm, accompanied with hail, wind
and lightning, visited this county Saturday
night. No serious damage has been re-
ported except from the village of Dallas,
twelve miles south of here. For a short
distance the storm assumed cycionic
form. The house of Calvin Thompson
was wrecked and Mrs. Thompson, aged
81, was killed and a son injured. The
property loss is several thousand dollars.
Boy Struck by Lightning.
Wausaukee, Wis, Aug. 22.-[Special.I
edward Hendricks, aged II years, son
Of Henry Hendricks of this city, was
struck by lightning while attending a
baseball game at Stiles, Wis. He IS
likely to recover.
Fierce Electric Storm.
Marinette, Wis, Aug. 22.-l Special i
"A fierce electric storm passed over this
part of the country. Trains from the
south were delayed by the falling Of
tree. No lake disasters are reported.
Tow Mill Destroyed.
Hammond, Wis, Aug. 22.-[Special.l
rain, swept over this village Saturday
evening. Buildings were unroofed and
trees were upr0oted and twisted off. The
new Tow mill, recently erected by the
lWlnOna Fiber company, of WinOna,
MINI, was thrown from its foundation
and completely crushed and the loss Is
estimated at $4,000 with no insurance
The Gardiner house was struck by light
ming twice during the storm, but no Sc
Tious damage was done. The new barn
belonging to Richard Joyce, five miles
northwest of the village in the town Of
Warren, was blown down, killing two
horses and a calf. A barn, belonging to
Henry Sharp, also in the town of War
rem, was struck by lightning. and con-
sumed, together with it's contents, also
the barn of Miss Clapp was demolished.
Damage Near GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. al Special. J.
The storm of yesterday did considerable
damage to outlying districts. Word
comes from Stoughton this morning that
the roof of the Hudson house was blown
off. Several tobacco sheds on the Mag
river rose three inches as the result of
rain. Crops were not damaged eX-
tensively.
Barn and Cattle Burned.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Aug. 22.--[Spe-
cial. Lightning struck and set fire to
Frank Thibeaudeau's large barn near
this city, setting it on fire The barn
and its contents, including four cattle,
were destroyed. Lightning also damaged
Corn Is Laid Flat.
Fort Atkinson, Wis, Aug. 22.-[S pe-
cial IA heavy wind storm, accompanied
by hard rain, visited this vicinity Satur-
day. Telephone wires are down in all
directions and communication is entirely
cut off. Large trees were blown over
and the corn in the surrounding country
Us fiat. AS far as is known no persons
were injured.
Communication Is Cut Off.
Ridgeway, Wis, Aug. 2G.-[ Special
A terrible wind, hail and rain storm
struck Grant county, covering an area
of forty miles. A cloudburst was the
cause. Telegraph and telephone COM
munication is cut off. The damage to
crops can hardly be estimated.
AT Sitter, the postoftce front, ma
chine warehouse and lumber yard were
blown away, and lightning did awful
damage.
At Fcnnimore many buildings were
twisted off their foundations. The store
of Frank A. Curran, occupying q large
brick building, was blown down.
Much Damage Near Jefferson.
jefferson, Wis. Aug. Special. /
The heaviest wind and rain storm of
the year, thought to be the tail end of
the Minnesota cyclone, struck the city
yesterday afternoon. Lightning did CON
siderable damage. The wind blew down
trees, and corn suffered from wind and
rain. Farmers report great damage gem
orally. For a time telephone communica-
ton was cut off.