Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-26
WISCONSIN TOWN
IS UNDER WATER.
VILLAGE OF BOAZ IN RICHLAND
COUNTY NEARLY RUINED
BY FLOOD.
GREAT DAMAGE BY STORM.
People Are Suffering, as It Is I'm
possible to Get Help to
Them.

MUSCODA, Wis, July 22.-L Special. ]
The village of Boaz, Richland county,
having a population of 400 is entirely
submerged as a result of the Wisconsin
river overlooking. A number of the
houses have been moved from their fQun-
dations, carried along distances ranging
from 100 yards to a 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 an average
depth of four feet. Provisions have been
brought from the Geighboring towns, but
the roads are so bad that it is impos-
sible to supply the people who are in
need. Most of the inhabitants are now
on their way to MuscQda.
List of the Losses.
Among the places submerged were the
following:
William Barnes -four mill
The Berry hotel
II. I. Berry'S saloon.
Fish & Peterson, Stayc factory.
Thomas JOhnsOn'S cheese store.
kepplcr Co, general store.
OSS OuIlanG'S SaWmill.
l. w. Parcel's hardware store.
IOnn Ryan's wagon shop.
w. j. Skaters general store
So far as is known no lives are lost
Other Towns Suffer Loss.
The mill dam at DaImoral, Richland
county, was completely swept away, as
was also the mill dam at Excelsior. The
loss at each place is estimated at $4,000.
All the bridges between Muscoda and
Sylban Corners, a distance of twenty
five miles, have been swept down the
river. The dixie road along the Wiscon-
sin river across from IUscoda has been
submerged and portion Of it has been
completely wiped out.
Crops Badly Damaged.
PRAIRIE DU CHEN. Wis, July 80
i Special. IA terrific storm early last
evening followed by another at midnight
did untold damage to crops i'll Crawford
Vernon and Nichland counties An i'm
menSe volume OF water fell flooding low
ground and drowning live stock Rail
roads are at a standstiIl and no service
will be possible up the KicFapo0 valley
for several days. The Burlington is
badly washed out ut StoGdart and Genoa
No fatalities OF human life have yet
been reported Telephone service through
out this section is badly crippled.
Lightning Strikes Two; May Live.
ROLLING PRAIRIE Wis, July Do
Especial. Wv lille standing in their door
William Zimmerman, farmer, and his
1o-year-old son were struck by light
ming. Both are in a critical condition.
Dane County Storm Swept.
MADISON, Wis. July 22-[ Special
"A number of houses We're blown down
and barns were unrOOfed and
moved from the foundations and
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storm that struck this city last
evening. \ considerable amount of
damage was done to the crops in the i'm
mediate vicinity, especially to the tobac-
co 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 cattle killed.
His daughter was milking at the time,
and was taken from the ruins uncon-
SciOuS.
Crops Are Damaged.
KENOSHA. Wis. July 22.-iSpe-
cial. I-Reports from the outlying dis
tricts of the city and county show that
great damage was done by the storm
Sunday. Three horses were struck by
lightning and rural telephones through
out the county were crippled. Many
lines were struck by lightning and peo-
pie had narrow escapes. The corn and
standing oats were badly damaged by
the storm.
Hill Residence Is Destroyed.
FRIENDSHIP, Wis. July % Spc-
cial. il. 3. Hill had a narrow escape
from death during the storm Sunday
morning when a bolt of lightning struck
the Hill residence while the members of
the family were preparing breakfast.
He was rendered unconscious by the.
shock. and was severely burned about
the face. The bolt set fire to the house,
and the flames spread so rapidly that the
family barely had time to save their per-
sonal effects. The Hill homestead was
one of the oldest in the village having
been erected in 1861 by ]. Hill, mer-
chant of Friendship and father of y. +.
and ]. B. Hill. 1t was valued at $1,000.
The outbUildings on the place We're saved
by the heroic efforts Of the neighbOrs
who formed i bucket brigade and kept
the flames from the burning residence
under control.
Racer Struck at Oshkosh.
OSHKOSH, Wis, July 24--.-[Spe-
cial. lightning did considerable dam
age here Sunday in one Of the most Sc
we're electrical storms Of the season. y
bolt of lightning struck the racing
boat, Twenry-three, putting two holes
through the hold. Several houses Were
struck but no fire was reported.