Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-09-06
STORM RUINS TOBACCO.
Thousands of Dollars Worth Of
Weed Is Destroyed.
DAMAGE IN THE STATE.
Many Places Struck by Lightning and
Deaths Result-Capitol Dome
Hit

tn ousands of dollars damage to the to-
bacco crops south of this city. Many
fields will be plowed under. The loss
to the north is very heavy.
Lodi reports that the storm ruined
$4,000 worth of tobacco last night.
Storm Kills Birds.
Jefferson, Wis, Sept. 2.-[special.l-
Over 300 sparrows were found dead and
stunned on Main street in this city last
evening after the most terrific and dam
aging electrical and rain storm which
has come over this vicinity in twenty
years. The damage is estimated at $14,-
900, exclusive of the loss to crops, within
circuit of ten miles.
Four Inches of Rain.
The storm lasted for only ten minutes,
but in half that time nearly four inches
of rain fell, flooding every part of the
city. The Schroeder barber shop, in the
Stoppenbach opera house basement, was
flooded to a depth of nearly three feet,
and BARRIERS and people in the chairs,
some lathered and only half shaved, fed
hatless and coatless into the streets and
the pouring rain. The North estern
depot was struck several times, but
no damage done, because of the electric
arreSters. Tr ss.nx
Pavements Ruined. '<--sssE
Many streets on which the city has
spent several thousand of dollars for
improvement have been washed out. 1t
is reported that nearly dozen farm,
houses In the vicinity were struck, but
no fires resulted.
Louis Wollin's house and barns in this
city were heavily damaged when light
ming struck a large oak near the house.
All sewers are clogged and in many of
the best homes the rain permeated the
roofs and ceilings, running carpets and
furniture. Lindenau, the aristocratic
section, which is on low land, is COM
pletely flooded.
Lightning Strikes Capitol.
Madison, Wis, Sept. 2.-During a
fierce electrical storm that passed over
this city late yesterday afternoon, light
ming struck the dome of the state capitol,
Mayor Curtis house, and a f1agpole on
the Marston block on Main street. No
damage was done to the capitol building,
as the huge iron dome acted as a splen-
did conductor of the electric fluid. The
lightning followed the electric wiring at
the Curtis home and set FIRE to several
parts of the house. but did not do a
great deal of damage. The fire depart
ment was called out to extinguish the
blaze. The electricity also followed
electric wires leading to the city office
Of the Madison Gas and Electric COM
pany, denolishing a large plate window
glass and doing other damage. The
storm blew down some electric wires,
leaving several sections of the city with
out light.
Lightning Starts Fires.
Racine, Wis, Sept. 2.-Farmers in this
section suffered great damage by fire last
night, caused by lightning Train crews
report three fires near Corliss, four at
Delavan. They counted thirty-eight fires
between here and Clinton Junction.
Churches Are Struck.
Washburn, Wis, Sept 81 Special. /
4 very heavy electrical storm passed
over this section early this morning doing
considerable damage by lightning. The
Norwegian Methodist and the Swedish
Lutheran churches were both struck by
lightning and the steeples of both were
torn to- pieces. The telephone companies
also suffered considerable damage and
many wires of the electric light company
were burned off. No wind to speak of
accompanied the storm.
Child Is Struck.
Kaukauna, Wis, Sept. 81 Special
The 2-year-old SON of Mr. and Mrs.
August Boxer was struck by lightning
today and rendered unconscious several
hours from the severe electrical shock.
Lightning in the same storm also
struck the tower of Mrs Matthew
Mead's fine residence ON the Fox river
bank, shatteTing it and other portions
Of the house.
City Marshal Shocked
Brodhead, Wis, Sept 81 Special
A severe. electrical and heavy rainstorm
passed over the town Last night The city
marshal received severe shock when q
house was struck
Bolt Causes Fire.
Two, Rivers, Wis Sept. 2-TSno-
oial.[ Lightning struck the granary of
Matthias kimmes, al farmer residing q
mile north of here, and set it afire de-
stroYing the. building and contents. Loss
is, estimated at $4,000 partly covered by
insurance
Barns Burned Near Kenosha.
Menosha, Wis Sept 2.-[Special.7-
The storm of Friday evening did great
damage in KenOsha county. Telenhone
and telegraph connections in all parts of
the county We're broken down and the
extreme western part of the county is
completely isolated from the city. The
barn on the farm of G. III. Waldo in
Bristol, was DESTROYED by lightning with
a loss of $500 The barn of George.
Gates In Bristol village was badly dam
aged, and the home of James Rasmus-
sen of Kenosha was struck by lightning
D. Rasmussen and his family were all
badly shocked by the lightning.
School Struck at Delavan.
Delavan. Wis, Sept. 2.-This section
was visited last night by the worst wia,d
and rain storm of the season. The rain
fell in torrents, flooding sewers and eel
lars. The new 100000 school was
struck and one corner badly DANA gad.
On the farm of Charles Burton. three
mics east of the city, where threshers
had been working during the day. light
ming struck the barn, which was burned
to the ground.
Damage at Beloit.
Beloit, Wis, Sept. 2.-[Special. An
electric storm of unusual severity pre-
vailed here last night. A large barn
on the premises of L. NJ. Colt was
burned and the residence of George
Heavy, South Beloit, was badly dam
| aged by lightning.
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