Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-05
Hurricane Sweeps Western
Wisconsin, Towns Wiped
Out Dwellings Demolished
Growing Crops Beaten Down,
WIRES FRUSTRATED
IN ALL SECTIONS
Meagfe Communication With
Stricken District Renders it
Impossible to SeSure Full
Details of Catastrophe,
[By Morning journal Special Leased wire,


IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
st. Paul. July At is now believed
that at least fifteen lives were lost
in the severe stoems which swept over
a portion of western Wisconsin last
evening Numerous other persons
were injured and much damage to
farm property and to dwelling houses
is reported. According to reports rec
eeived here the little town of Oak
dale, ON the Milwaukee road near
Camp Douglas. was entirely wiped out
out. Four persons are reported TO
have been killed there. At Grand
Rapids, Wis, there are said to be five
dead as a result of the storm, bul
communication has not been estab-
lished with this place and the extent
of the calamity cannot be ascertained
The list of dead and injured SO far
as known follows:
The Dead.
AT Oakdale
MR.. AND MRS. JOHN DAME.
TWO OTHERS, whose names have
not been learned.
AT Millstown:
MRS. JASPER FEoFF AND IN
FAINT.
ANDREW BAUMEL.
| Near W tIItuhs
TWO CHILDREN OF JOSEPH
| IBUCKNER.
AT Keetsville;
LYMAN a. CHARLES.
Near Gillesvile:
MRS. AUGUST BEYERS.
SON OF AUGUST BEYERS.
The Injured.
Two children of Jasper Fefon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Butler.
William Butterfield, of Oakdale, IA
tally
Daughter of oscar Fricke, register
| of deeds of Clark county, visiting at
Lyman a. Charles home badly in
| jured.
Gustave stuke. telegraph operator
at the Union Siding.
Otto Dalgord, watchman at the
| Union siding.
Miss p. NJ. Larson, of Greenwood,
wis. probably fatally. Several child
rem who We're visiting at the home Of
| Lyman Charles.
Family of August Boyer, all more
or less injured.
Elsie Weisel, music teacher, Neills-
| lvlle. badly hurt.
Mrs. Harry Warren. Oakdale, serl-
lously.
Mrs. A. N. Maltby, oakdale, seri-
ously.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pentiss near Tomah,
seriously.
John Hill, farm hand.
Miss Weisel was driving a horse and
buggy along the road when the storm
struck her. The vehicle and horses
were blown away and have not beea
| found Miss Weise was blown into
| the top OF a tree from which she was
rescued in an unconscious condition.
| Many farm houses and outbuildings
In the neighborh0od of Neillsyille were
destroyed and much stock was killed.
| Wires were Frustrated in all direc-
tions and 1t has been difficult to learn
! details of the story. The district
school near Warrens was blown away
and a Summer resort near TOmah suf-
fered much damage.
Most Of those killed or injured were
caught In the ruins of their failing
bers.
lAt the home of Lyman Charles hear
Neillsville, a social gathering WAS IN
progress when the storm struck the
house. The host was caught In the
ruins VI his house and fatally injured
dying while being taken to a hospital
one of his guests also was proba-
bly, fatally injured, while several 9th
ers were severely hurt. The tele-
graph companies have been working
hard allAday to restore communication
with the storm district but have only
| partially succeeded. No cummunica-
! tlon has been established with Grand
| Rapids, where the storm victims are
said to be numerous. Oakdale, which
Is reported ak entirely demolished, was
a town Of $40 inhabitants.
/ The storm was headed directly foI
Nelllsvllle. but just north Of the city
divided and passed around Il, spend
ling its fury on the farming commun-
llty in that vicinity,
Al the Charles farm a 1900 pound
Ehorse that was tied to the manger
lin the stable, was carried thirty rods
Imanger and all, and set down 'unin-
iured. Feathers were blown from
lchickens and the fowls apparently un-
Injured otherwise. and IN other In
stances fowls were picked up and
drawn as though by an expert butcher
When the storm crossed Black
river Il took all the water out Of tht
lriver and left the bed Of the stream
dry At the Rose place the storm de-
lEtroyed the barn and moved the house
lthlic feet and set It down not much
Injured. There was much difficulty
IN getting medical aid for all the IN.
! iured, but 40 far us known all are
lnow being cared for
FIJI Isian1s Swept By Hurricane.
Victoria. g. G., July 4.--News Of 9
disastrous hurricane In n portion 0l
1.-THE Fiji group resulted IN the com.
plete devastation Of Futuna ISLAND
causing great property loss but no loF
OF life. was brought by the steamer
Moana. Captain Davidson, which ar
rived from the scene ofthe hurricane
Il The island lowered high with beau
tlfnl vegetation now Il is a lump D
brown earth The sea was strewn wltl
debris and that no lives were lost !
considered remarkable