Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23


roofs were removed. bilIboards and wind
mills were laid flat and trees were up
rooted.
Center Has Passed East.
The wind blew from the southwest at
most places in Wisconsin, Illinois. Iowa,
Missouri and Indiana, and rain fell dur
ing the last twenty four hours in nearly
all Of those states. Thunder and light
ming were most acute in this state. The
center of low barometer pressure was
over Lake Superior this morning and
was passing eastward. West Of the Mis-
ssSippi river the weather had cleared
and grown Cooler.
The forecast for this state is fair and
cooler Saturday. with westerly winds
Succeeding the storm the temperature
was higher than ii had been for several
days. At S O'Clock this morning it was
70 at Milwaukee; SO ut Green Bay; Is
at La Crosse. and 60 nj Duluth.
Two Houses Struck
The residence Of Mrs. j. Phillips. 1902
Twelfth street, and the home of Richard
White, 379 Newhall street we're str....',
by lightning this morning. The fire d..
partment was called, and both fires were
quickly extinguished. The damage was
small.
The storm visited its main strength in
few sporadic localities in Milwaukee,
and in other places it was not sufficient
ly severe to awaken residents. Several
trees were torn from their roots and east
across the road at Fourth and Fifth
streets, between Burleigh and Hadley
streets, though the instruments in the
weather brueau show that at no time
during the night did the wind exceed
thirty miles an hour.
Electrical Display Noteworthy.
The feature of tie storm in the city
was the brilliant electrical display which
Illuminated the night. Two houses in
the town of BrookfieId. shortly beyond
the city limits, were struck by lightning
though little damage was done. The
heavy dOwnpOur OF rain prevented fire.
The rain began to fall after 6 o'clock,
Thursday evening, and with intermittent
lapses it continued until II O'Clock, when
the heavy downpour came. The wind
was at its greatest height at 12:15
o'clock, after which time the storm grad
ually abated until , o'clock, when the
rain stopped.
Rainfall Heaviest Of August
The rainfall Of more than one inch
during the night is greater than has
occurred ut any time this month \ fall
Of more than two inches is recorded for
July y, when the pour continued for
more than twelve hours. Rainfall of two
and onc-half inches fell at Green Bay
during the night, and Chicago received
one and onc-tIird inches. Soil through
out the state has been dry for the past
two weeks and the rainfall has been
greatly needed to frcshen the crops
Blows Tents of Blind Down,
At WhiteliSh FAY great devastation re
suited. The stu u laid flat the tents
uf the blind people who have been camp
ing there this week, creating consterna-
tion among those unfortunateS who
made their way. in the drenching rain,
to nearby houses.
Passenger Pavilion Wrecked
The large passenger pavilion Of the
North Western road wac completely de-
moIishCd portions of it being scattered
over the track and for blocks about the
yiIlagc Tile floor alone was left. This
building. erected ten years ago at the
request Of residents of the village was
100 feet in length and twelve feet wide.
Large trees in the village were up
rooted and thrown in all directions, 50
that the streets were literally covered
with fallen monarchs OF the forest i'll
that picturesque resort.
Street Car Passengers II Panic.
A carload OF passengers arriving at the
bay at IL 40 o'clock became panc-strick-
en- as a result of the remarkable light
ming Flashes seemed to strike the car
and to run along the trolley wires for
blocks. until the motorman pulled down
the trolley pole and shut off the electric
connection. The passengers, who had
run from the ear at the first electric dis
PLAY. were urged to return until the
storm had abated. and they remained in
the car for more than an hour while
deluge fell about them
Destroys Broolfeld Warehouse.
The effects Of the storm were severe
at Brookfeld Junction. where the large
agricultural warehouse of the Gaynor
company was almost demolished. The
roof of the big building was removed and
carried for nearly two blocks and was
then deposited on the tracks of the Mil
waukee road and in different parts of
the village The residence Of w Hill
erected about one year ago, was unroofed
and portions Of the building were torn
away, causing damage 10 the extent of
$1,000. The storm there was so severe
that boards We're torn from one building
and driven through the walls of buildings
nearby.
Half Dozen Cattle Killed.
4 half dozen head of cattle in meadows
near Brookield, were killed by the light
ming. The telegraph and telephone poles