Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-25
A GREAT ADDITION SUNDAY
pownpours Morning, Afternoon and
Evening and Much Damage Is
WROUGHT Near Madison and Else
where Over the State-Cows Killed
in Observation-Disclosures ParaIyzed
Madison. July %,

SUNDAYS rainStOrm was remarkable
for the quantity of water which fell in
a short time as the entire duration OF
the period of precipitation was less
than three hours. One dousing oc-
Cured at about daylight, the second
at 2 in the afternoon and the third in
the neighborhood Of al night. The
precipitation Swas large but not un.
precedented as there is a record of
AS inches in August of last year; and
even that is not the record for Wis
consin, as in June, 1905, at Medford in
| Taylor county, there was rainfall OF
11.2O inches from June 4 to 5, and
incbes of this fell in "a hours. The
same storm at Barron caused a pre-
cipitation of 1925 inches, Z inches of
this amount falling in "a hours.
But the storm was the heaviest Of
the season and was accompanied fer
a time, at the beginning, by high
wind that in some places caused con-
siderable damage. The day had been
hot and the atmosphere oppressive.
! At about 2 o'clock dark, threatening
clouds came up from the northwest
and as they broke across Lake Men
dota the scene was wild enough. The
wind blew a fine gale almost attain
ing the dignity of a hurricane. Trees
everywhere were stripped of their
dead wood and living branches were
torn away and scattered in many
places so that after the storm had
subsidized many lawns in the city had
somewhat the appearance of a slash
ing in a lumber camp. Near Strauss
park one OF the old landmarks, a big
brick barn, was unroofed, the roof
being turned over and, falling in a
neighbours back yard completely
crushing five fine shade trees. No one
was hurt.
In Fair Oaks house not yet fin
ished was lifted off its foundation and,
landing on it's gable, was entirely de
moIished. 1t was the property of
Friedrich Aufrecht and the loss is to-
tai except that some of the material
may be saved for further use. Other
minor items of damage were reported
from the east end but nothing of i'm
portance.
The evening storm was followed by
a golden sunset, with darkning aspect
above and all round-such a weird
scene over the strangely-lit waters of
Mendoza as one seldom sees.
The Storm Elsewhere.
In the town of Middleton the big,
new barn on the farm of Fred Neihus
was caught at milking time and
blown down upon herd of dairy
COWS just in from the pasture. Fiji
teen head were killed and others in
jured. A young woman, daughter of
Mr. Neihus, who vas milking, was
caught in the debris but il such
way that she was not killed, although
seriously hurt. The barn was filled
with hay and grain above and the loss
from damage and death of cattle will
exceed $4,000 The condition of Miss
Neihus was reported improved last
evening. Reports from the towns of
Westport, Burke, Blooming Grove,
Fitchburg and Dane indicate that the
wind storm was not so severe but
that the rainfall was heavy and that
considerable damage may result from
lodged grain. On the Henry Marks
farm in the town of Burke the oats
were lodged fiat. but if they are not
too near maturity may recover some
what
A tree was blown across the lake
drive near the golf grounds.
A 36-MiIe Gale.
The weather bureau at the univer-
sity reports the greatest velocity of
the wind at the observatory as SO
miles per hour, but that point is not
in the line of the gale that hit Fair
Oaks as the wind at that point GER
tainly was much greater. The storm
was freaky in respect to its wind &C
cOmDainament but extended quite
generally over Wisconsin and into
southern Michigan, the rainfall at
Grand Haven being 4 inches. Sparta
also reports a heavy rainfall and vio-
lent wind while at Green Bay, direct
" across the state, the Precipitation
was only SO inches.
Both local telephone exchanges in
answer to inquiry said that but little
damage was done to their lines except
in few instances in the country.
in La Crosse County.
La Crosse, July 23.-The heaviest
rain and electrical storm of the year
has completely tied up all trains on
the Milwaukee, Northwestern and
Chicago and St. Paul. Not a train on
Burlington railway systems between
any road has got out Of La Crosse for
II hours and it is not known when
they will be able to get through. The
worst washouts occurred on the lines
along the Mississippi river between
La Crosse and St. Paul and. though
there were serious washouts on the
Northwestern and Milwaukee roads TO
TIE east, La Crosse is cut of from
communication by rail in every direc-
ton Nearly all telegraph and tele-
phone lines went down and the lines