Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14
Madison, May u.

Two persons were killed and thou
sands of dollars worth of property
damaged in a tornado which swept
over Dane county, being particularly
severe in Mazomanie and Sun
Prairie yesterday afternoon. Madison
escaped with a rain storm which
blew ranches off number Of shade
trees in various parts Of the city.
Sought Shelter Behind Barn,
The death of young Bull is most
heartrendering Accompanied by his
little sister, he was on his way home
from school when the storm broke.
When they got to the Wiegen resi-
dence he sought shelter behind the
barn and asked the girl to come with
him. She was frightened by the
! storm and continued running on her
way home. After the boy had stood
. beside the building a few moments
it was raised from its foundation
and blown over. The unfortunate
boy was buried beneath the wreck
and was not seen by members of the
Wiegen family, who rushed to the
ruined building to save their horses.
Fabricated With Axes.
Three-quarters of an hour after
the building had been blown over
some children noticed young Bull
pinned in by timbers and they gave
the alarm. A rescue party was or
ganfzed and it required considerable
time before the Iifeless body of the
boy could be extricated, it being
necessary to use axes to chop away
the timbers.
The chfld's head and one leg were
crushed. 1t is believed that he was
killed instantly. He was the son OF
George R. Bull.
1t is estimated that the damage to
buildings will exceed $4,000. About
half a dozen barns were blown over,
the Drunasky business block was I'M
rooted and shingles were blown off
the roof of the high school building.
The storm came up suddenly and
while it was at its height the sky
was obscured so that almost the
darkness of night prevailed.
Building Fell on Him.
Royston was finishing up work on
q residence when the storm reached
Mazomanie. The house was blown
down and fell on top of him. Pieces
of the building were carried 40 rods.
A brother of Royston, who was also
working on the destroyed building,
was seriously hurt. He was removed
to his home and an examination
showed that he received bad cuts from
pieces of wreckage from the building.
Another man, who was helping the
Roystons, also received injuries.
Three or four barns were blown
over the several houses were unroofed
in the vicinity of Mazomanie. One
man lost his entire flock Of chickens
and his pig pen and hogs were carried
for a distance of about 80 rods.
The wires in the country round
about Mazomanie are all down and it
was impossible to learn the extent Of
damage in the rural districts.
Poles Fall Over Tracks.
In the vicinity of Avoca telegraph
poles were uprooted and blown across
the tracks of the st. Paul road. This
delayed the passenger train due in
Madison at 5:25 p. N. It reached
| Madison about an hour late.
Woman Killed in Illinois.
Rock Island, Ill, May ia lorna
| do yesterday afternoon swept through
Mercer and Henry counties, touching
several towns and doing considerable
| damage. Mrs. GOttch was killed at
Cleveland, wheD9 the storm demol-
ished a school, injuring several child
ren. The RocL Island road at Co
Iona was wrecked.
At Millersburg Is houses were de-
stroyed or damaged and two persons
| injured.
Tornado in Iowa.
Dubuque, Ia, May IA tornado
swept southwest Of Dubuque yester-
day afternoon, wrecking outbuildings
and killing livestock. No one was re
DOrrpd injured