The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-07-25
WISCONSIN TOWN
is UNDER WATER.
VILLAGE OF BOAZ IN RICHLAND
COUNTY NEARLY RUINED
BY FLOOD.
GREAT DAMAGE BY STORM.
People Are Suffering, as 1t Is I'm
possible to Get Help to
Them.


The village of Boaz, Richland county,
having population of 400 is entirely
submerged as a result of the Wisconsin
river overlooking. A number of the
houses have been moved from their foun-
dations carried along distances ranging
from 100 yards to mile, and set down
on some high elevations.
People Rescued In Boats.
The people of the town are moving
about it boats gathering up their prop
erty. In some places the water is from
six to ten feet deep with au average
depth Of four feet. Provisions have been
brought from the Geighboria- towns, but
the roads are SO bad thar ID is impos-
Sib!e 10 supply the people WHO are i'll
need. Most of the inhabi,4uls are now
on their way to Muscoda.
List Of the Loss
Among the places submc.-.l were the
following:
William barnes -four mill
The Berry hotel
II. 7. Brrry's saloon
Fish a Peterson, Stavc fac "y.
Thomas JohH-ou'S cheese store.
krpplor Co, general storu
uss OullunGs sawmil
T. W. FlrrcI's hardware Store.
lunn Eyan'S wagon shop.
W. j. Slatcr's general stOr.
So far as is known TO lives are lost.
Other Towns Suffer Loss,
The mill dam ut Dalmoral, Richland
county, was completely swept away. rs
was also the mill dam at Excelsior. The
loss at each place is estimated at 5000.
Ali the bridges between AIuScOda and
Sylban Corners, a distance of twenty
five miles, have been SvUUf down the
river. The dixie road alon- the Wiscon-
sin river across from Nuscaia las been
submerged and n portion OF il has been
completely wiped out.
Crops Badly Damaged
PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis. July -.
-I Special IA terrific storm carly last
evening followed by another at midnight
lid untold damage to crops iu Crawford,
Vernon and Richiaud counties. An I'M
mcuse volume If water fc.. ilooding low
-rouud ana drowning live stock. Rail
roads are az a ,Jaudst.ll and no service
will be- possible mp the Ki.Eapoo valley
for several days. The Burlington Is
badly washed ou; ~ Stpddug and Genoa.
W fataIitje, of human ,.fe have vet
nrrn reported. Telephone service through
out this section is badly crippled.
Lightning Strikes Two; May Live.
ROLLING PRAIRIE. Wis, July -
Special l-WhIIc standing In their door
William Zimmerman a farmer, and his
lJ-ycar-Old son were struck by light
ming, Both are in Il critical condition
Dane County Storm Swept.
MADISON, Wis, July 22.-l SpcciaLl
A number of houses were blown down
and barns were unroofed and
moved from the foundations and
boats were pulled ashore in the
storm that struck this city last
evening. y considerable amount of
damage was done TO the crops in the i'm
mediate vicinity, especially to the tobac-
GO crop. The heaviest loss, 50 far re-
ported is that of Carl Niehus, farmer
living west of Madison. whose barn was
blown down and sixteen cattl" killed.
His daughter was milking n the time.
and was taken from the ruins uucon-
SciOus.
Crops Are Damaged.
KENOSHA. Wis. July - Spe-
cial I-Rcports from the outlying dis
trictS Of the city and county show that
great damage was done by the storm
Sunday. Tire" horses were struck by
lightning and rural telephones through
out the county were crippled. Many
lines were struck by lightning and pco-
pie had narrow escapes The corn and
standing oats were hadl" damaged by
the storm.
Hill Residence Is Destroyed.
FRIENDSHIP, Wis, July r. Spo.
cal. j. Il. Hill had narrow escape
from death during the storm Sunday
morning when bolt of lightning struck
the Hill residence while the members Of
He was rendered unconscious by the
shock and WAS severely lnrn1G ubuUt