Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-13
70 Lives Lost and Great Destruction
Of Property
u WERE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
The Tornado Struck the Southern
End Of Town and Cut a Clean svssh
100 Ysrds Wide Through bs Entire
length.

Marquette. Wis. Special when
darkness fell over this stricken city
Tuesday IL was known that 2s lives had
been lost in the tornado that wrecked
part OF Marquette early anG did much
damage in this vicinity OF the injured
80 were seriously hurt. and some 81
them may die. Several OF the others
are suffering from broken limbs and
internal injuries. In several cases en-
tire families have been killed. 4 man
named Switzer. night Waterman at
the railroad yards. lost his three chill
dren. y. p. Nelson. with his wife and
three children. were found dead. Two
other children were not az home and
escaped injury
Tuesday night order had practically
been brought ont Of the chaotic condi-
tion that prevailed and a relief com
mittee had begun dispensing aid.
Among the relief sent from outside
were - pupils from Bethany COllege.
who acted as nurses.
TRONADO 100 YARDS WIDE.
The tornado struck the southern end
OF the town and cur a clean swath 100
yards I'm width through its entire
length. Coming as 10 did az midnight.
All the people We're caught Without
moments warning. a heavy rain storm
had preceded the wind When daylight
broke over the town DO found the en-
tire population in state OF nanlc
Business was entirely suspended and
every one who escaped Injury turned
his attention toward aiding the
wounded
The tornado seems TO have formed
three miles south 90 Marquette and did
not spend it's force until &C. had passed
many miles north OF the town. III Mar
Quette the residence portion west of the
Main street suffered the principal dam
age The houses In the course of the
tornado We're ain. with two or three ex-
ceptions. completely wroU ked In thls
section there were number of mo-lern
residences. az which only one was left
standing The Swedish Lutheran and
Methodist churches were among the
first buildings struck and they. together
with The parsonage adjoining the Meth
odist church were demolished.
Monday afternoon was hot and op-
pressive. Late in the evening terrific
rain broke over the town. The rain
continued Co fan In torrents until midi
night when the tornado struck Within
less than five minutes Go had wrought
It's terrible work and passed on. Teie-
graph and telephone wires were car
ried down and DO was several hours
before those outside could De- appraised
OF the plight of the city.
TO was not until s o'clock that physi-
clans and surgeons began arriving from
surrounding towns. In the meantime
dozens OF volunteers set GO work to
clear away the debris aud extricatc the
dead and injured. The Swedish Luth-
aran parsonage and several private
residences We're turned into temporary
hospitals The dead were taken 20 a
store room near by.
NARROW ESCAPES
Or Lund. the Lutheran pastor.
passed about among the suffering. min
istering 10 their comfort. while thirty
or forty other persons. working under
his direction. cared for the injured az
other points
There We're many narrow escapes
from death The infant daughter OF
Chas. Salon was lifted in her bed and
carried Co the middle ot the street. re-
ceiving only a few scratches. Salon
and his wife were seriously injured
/ The mattress upon which the baby
daughter OF the Rev smith law was
doubled mp In such a manner as %
cover the child and protect 10 from fall
ing timbers. Ia spite OF the destruction
Of the Smith house. the entire family
escaped unin jured MT and Mrs o. s
EllVin were carried ON their bed a dis