Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-13
TORNADO SWEEPS
THE NORTHWEST
ONE FATALITY AT STODDARD
AND OTHERS ELSEWHERE.
MANY BUILDINGS RAZEO
Widespread Property Loss Reported
Bridge on Burlington Road Car
T'e1 odt and Passenger Train
Tagged on Brink of the Gap oy
Farmer.

La Crosse, Wis, June III. ]. Hal
vorsen was killed and four others
seriously injured, and ten buildings
were leveled by a tornado near Stod-
dard, Wis, last night.
Halvor Halvorsen was injured by
flying timbers. He is fatally hurt
but is not dead. The others seri-
ously injured are:
Mrs. Charles SchecK, hip broken.
Carl Scheck, crushed by timber.
William Jones, conclusion of the
brain.
Mrs. Louis Scheck and infant child,
may die.
Julius Cranke, internal injuries.
Several others are more or less
seriously hurt,
The storm passed up Coon valley
and Mormon coulee, striking Stod-
dard and Brinkman most heavily.
A bridge on the Burlington near
Stoddard was carried out and a pas
.senger train, carrying 200 passengers,
was tagged at the brink of the gap
by farmer named Miller Many
farms are reported devastated.
Probably a Number of Fatalities.
North Branch. Mimi, June IA
tornado passed half a mile east of
mere yesterday afternoon, doing heavy
damage. Probably a number of lives
were lost. Details have not yet been
received, but the storm is known to
have destroyed at least three farm
houses near town. Mrs. Mygran and
Benjamin Lagoo were seriously in
jured. The village Of Wyoming also
was In the path of the storm. The
home of Mr.. Funk of that place was
completely destroyed and some mem
bers of the family hurt.
At Stacey, several buildings were
wrecked Mrs. G. H. Baxter was
severely injuDd and one child had
leg broken.
Reports From Minnesota.
st. Paul, June IA tornado yester-
day afternoon did great damage to
property, killed one man and injureg
many others in the vicinity of Wyom-
ing and North Branch, Is miles north
of here. It is feared that other lives
have been lost, as The storm blew
down telegraph and telephone wires
and it is impossible TO get into COM
munication with outlying farming
communities. Everything in the
storms pathway was laid bare, even
grass being cut as though moved
with d scythe.
The Eugdahl residence on Pine isl
and, three miles from North Branch,
was destroyed and Engdahl, senior,
is reported dead. Other members of
the family received serious injuries.
There is some anxiety regarding
the fate of Sunrise. a town northeast
of North Branch The tornado APP
parently passed in the direction of
that town and it has not been heard
/ from since.
The county poor house at North
Branch was considerably damaged,
but no one hurt.
At Wyoming much damage was
done, small buildings being RACED and
larger ones moved from their founda-
! tons The house and barn of Henry
Funk were completely destroyed and
his wife and son severely injured. At
Iinwood, the Laduke stock farm
buildings were destroyed and much
valuable machinery damaged
Hail Big as BasebaIls.
Burlington, Iowa, June 7.-During a
storm at Oquawka. Ill, yesterday, hail
stones as big as baseballs fell, break
ing every plate glass window in town
and doing other damage.
Elk River. Mimi, June Mrs. Jo-
seph Imholte, Jr, and fve-year-old
son, drowned near Clear Lake while
driving across a river.