Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-05
10 KILLED
BY TORNADO
IN WISCONSIN
Men, Women and
Children Meet
Death
Girl Blown Into Top of
Tree is Rescued
Unconscious
Farm Property and Dwellings De-
stroyed-LittIe Town of OakdaIe
Entirely Swept Away by
the Storm
By Associated Press.

believed that at least fifteen lives were
lost in the severe storms which swept
over a portion Of western Wisconsin
last evening. Numerous persons were
Injured and much damage to farm and
dwelling property is reported.
According 20 reports received here
the little town Of Oakdale on the Mil
waulkee road near Camp Douglas was
entirely wiped out. Four persons are
reported to have been killed there.
AT Grand Rapids, Wis, there are said
to be five dead as result of the storm,
but communicate, n has not been re-
established with this place and the ex-
tent Of the calamity cannot be ascer
tanned. The list of -,ad and injured so
far as reported is as follows.
Dead at Oakdale:
MR.. JOHN DAME,
MRS. JOHN DAME.
TWO UNKNOWN MEN.
Dead at Millston:
MRS. JASPER POFF and infant.
Dead at Wyeville:
ANDREW BAEMEL.
Near WarrenS:
Two children of .oseph Buckner.
At Keillsville:
LYMAN A. CHARLES.
At Grand Rapids:
Five persons, names not reported.
Near Gillesville:
MRS. MARY BAYER and son.
The injured:
Two children of Jasper Poff.
Mr. and Mrs. John Butler.
William Butterfield.
Oakdale fatally:
Daughter of Oscar Fricke, register of
deeds of Clark county, visiting at L.
Charles home; badly injured.
Gustav Stueke, telegraph operator at
Tunnel siding.
Otto Balgord, watchman at Tunnel
siding.
Miss P. M. larsen of Greenwood,
Wis, probably fatally.
| Several children who were visiting
at the home of Lyman Charles.
| Family of August Boyer, all more or
less injured.
Elsie Weisel, music teacher, Neills-
vile, badly /: jured
| Mrs. A. Maltby, Oakdale.
Mrs. Harry Ward. Oakdale; both seri-
ously injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss near Tomah,
seriously.
John HILL farm hand.
Miss Weisel was driving horse and
buggy along the road when the storm
struck her. The vehicle and horse were
blown away and have not been found.
Miss Weisel was blown into the top
of tree from which she was rescued
in an unconscious condition.
Farm Houses Demolished
Many farm houses ana outbuildings
in the neighborhood of Neillsville were
destroyed and much stock was killed.
Wires were Frustrated in all directions
and it has been difficult to learn details
of the storm.
The Poff district school near Warrens
was blown away ard summer resort
near Tomah suffered much damage.
Many of those killed or injured were
caught in the ruins of their falling
houses and crushed by the heavy tim
bers.
At the home of Lyman Charles near
Neillsville, a social gathering was in |
progress when The storm struck the
house. The host was caught beneath
the ruins of his house and fatally in
jured, dying while being taken to a hos
pital. One of his guests also was prob
ably fatally injured, while several were
seriously injured. The telegraph COM
panies have been working hard all day
to restore communication with the !
storm stricken district, but have only
partially succeeded.
No communication has been estab- /
lished with Grand Rapids, where the |
storm victims are said to be numerous |
Oakdale, which is eported as entirely |
demolished, was town of probably 200 |
inhabitants. It is said that the only |
structure left standing is the railroad !
station in which the town people have |
taken refuge.
BERLIN. July 4.-Koro, small town
two miles from this city, was the scene
of death and destruction caused by
tornado which struck this district last
night. A woman named Paves and her
child were killed.
Many buildings are in ruins and 1t is
probable that other deaths occurred.
Hundreds of people from all over this
part Of the state were here to attend
the fiftieth anniversary celebration of
the city's corporation and the storm
created panic among the old people.
Flour Mil Burns
BY Associated Press.
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