Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 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.-[Special.1
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 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 an average
depth of four feet. Provisions have been
brought from the 2eighboring towns, but
the roads are so bad that it is impos-
sibe to supply the people who are in
need. Most of the inhabitants are now
On their way to Muscoda.
List of the Losses.
Among the places submerged were the
following:
William Barnes -four mill
The Berry hotel.
II. T. Berrys saloon.
Fish & Peterson, stave factory.
Thomas JOhnSonS cheese store.
Keppler Co, general store.
Oss OuIland's sawmill.
t. w. ParcelPs hardware store.
Jonn Ryans wagon shop.
w. j. Slater's general store.
So far as is known no lives are lost.
Other Towns Suffer Loss.
The mill dam at DaFmoral, 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, distance of twenty
1--WE miles, have been swept down the
river. The dixie road along the Wiscon-
sin river across from Muscoda has been
submerged and portion of it has been
completely wiped out.
Crops Badly Damaged.
PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, July %.
i Special. IA terrific storm early last
evening followed by another at midnight
lid untold damage to crops in Ora wfOrd,
Vernon and Richland counties. An i'm
nense volume of water fell flooding low
ground and drowning live stock. Rail
roads are at a standstill and no service
will be possible up the KickapOO valley
Tor several days. The Burlington is
badly washed out at Stoddart and Genoa.
been reported. Telephone service through
out this section is badly crippled.
Lightning Strikes Two; May Live.
ROLLING PRAIRIE, Wis, July o.
Special while standing in their door
William Zimmerman, a farmer, and his
15-year-old son were struck by light
ming. Both are in a critical condition.
Dane County Storm Swept.
MADISON, Wis, July 22.-[Special.1
A number of houses were blown down
and harms unrOOfpH and
moved from the foundations and
boats were pulled ashore in the
storm that struck this city last
evening. A considerable amount of
damage was done to the crops in the inn
mediate vicinity, especially to the tobac
CO crop. The heaviest loss, so far re-
ported is that of Carl Menus, a 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-[Spe-
cial. 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 o. Spa-
cial. il. B. 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 A. f.
and ]. 3. Hill 1t was valued at $4,000.
The outbuildings on the place were saved
by the heroic efforts of the neighbors
who formed a bucket brigade and kept
the flames from the burning residence
under control
Racer Struck at Oshkosh. =
OSHKOSH. Wis, July 22.-[Spe-
cial. Lightning did considerable dam
age here Sunday in one of the most Sc
we're electrical storms of the season. A
bolt of lightning struck the racing
boat Twenty-three, putting two holes
through the hold. Several houses were
struck but no fire was reported.
WOMAN KILLED BY LIVE WIRE