Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-16
MANY DIE IN A STORM
WISCONSIN WIND CARRIES RUIN
AND DEATH.
Little Town of OakdaIe Wiped Out
Woman Blown Into Treetop,
Horse Borne Away-Other queer
Antics of Elements.

1t is now believed that at least fif-
teen lives were lost in the severe
storms which swept over a portion of
Western Wisconsin Wednesday even
Ing. Numerous other persons were in
jured and much damage to farm prop
erty and to dwelling houses is report
ed.
According to reports received in st.
Paul, the little town of Oakdale. on
the Milwaukee Road near Camp Doug
las, was entirely wiped out. Four per-
sons are reported to have been killed
there. At Grand Rapids there are
said to five dead as a result of the
storm, but the extent of the calamity
has not been ascertained.
The list of dead, so far as reported,
is as follows:
Dame, Mr.. and Mrs. John, at oakdale.
Two persons at Oakdale whose names have
not been learned
Pom, Mrs. Jasper, and infant at MiIlston.
Baumel, Andrew, at Wyevflle.
Buckner, two children, at Warren.
Charles, Lyman A., at Neillsville.
FIVE presons at Grand Rapids whose names
have not been reported.
Beyers, Mrs. August, at Gillsville
Beyers, son of august Beyers, at ellis
vile.
The injured reported are as follows:
Poff, two children.
Buckner, Mr.. and Mrs
Butterfeld, William, 0akdale; fatally.
Stucke, Gustave, telegraph operator
BalgOrdl, Otto Waterman.
Larson, Miss p NJ, of Greenwood, Wis.
probably fatally.
Several children who were visiting at the
home of Lyman Charles badly hurt
Family of August Beyers all more or less
injured.
Wensel, Elsie, music teacher, Neillsville
badly hurt
Maltby, Mrs. A. w. Oakdale; seriously.
Warren Mrs. Harry, Oakdale; seriously.
Prentiss, Mr.. and Mrs, near Tomah; seri-
OuSly
HILL John, farm hand.
Miss Wensel was driving along the
road when the storm struck her. The
vehicle and horse were blown away
and have not been found. Miss Wensel
was blown into the top of tree, from
which she was rescued in an uncon-
scious condition.
Many farmhouses and outbuildings
in the neighborhood of Neillsville were
destroyed and much stock was killed.
Wires were Frustrated in all direc-
tons, and it has been difficult to learn
details of the storm.
The Poff district school, near War
rem, was blown away, and a summer
resort near Tomah suffered much dam
age
Most of those who were killed or
injured were caught in the ruins of
their falling houses and crushed by
the heavy timbers.
At the home of Lyman Charles, near
Neillsville, social gathering was in
progress When the storm struck the
house. The host was caught beneath
the ruins and fatally injured, dying
while being taken to a hospital. One
of his guests also was probably fatally
injured, while several were severely
hurt.
OdhudlC, Which, ID 1tpOL ltu DIS cHliIc-
~ demolished, was a town of probably
200 inhabitants 1t is said that the
only structure left standing is the rail-
road station, in which the townspeople
have taken refuge.
The storm was headed directly for
Neillsville, but just north of the city
divided and passed around it, spending
it's fury on the farming community in
that vicinity.
At the Charles farm a 1000 pound
horse that was tied to the manger in
the stable was carried thirty rods.
manger and all, and set down uniniiilf-
ed. Feathers We're blown from chick
ems without injuring the fowls other
wise, and in other instances the fowls
were picked and drawn as though by
an expert butcher. When the storm
crossed Black River it took all the
water out of the river and left the bed
of the stream dry. At the Ross place
the storm destroyed the barn and
moved the house thirty feet and set 1t
down not much injured.
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