The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-07-03
CYCLONE SWEEPS THE COUNTY
Funeral Carriages are Overturned and
Farm Buildings Damaged.

Farm Buildings Damaged.
Edgerton was fortunately just out
side the line Of a fierce storm that passed
few miles south OF US about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. A heavy down-pour
OF rain and severe wind occurred here,
but the storm assumed the nature of
cyclone mile south of Indian Ford and
everywhere along the track of its sever
ity of mile or SO in width farm build
ings, fences, windmills, ETC., we're more
less damaged.
funeral cortege was just leaving the
Y. b. church 10 Sandy Sink, where SER
vices were held over the remains of Les
ter Cults, who lost his life by drowning
on Sunday. The corpse had been placed
IN the hearse, couple of carriages were
Tiled with mourners when the storm
broke and they pulled along side thick
piece OF woods, which shielded them.
The fourth vehicle loaded was a wagon
cite which was filed with men, women
and children and no sooner had the
driver pulled away from the church than
the cyclone struck the vehicle, overturn-
ing the outfit with it's load of frightened
passengers. Those seated near the door
managed to escape and on gaining their
freedom assisted the driver in getting
control OF the frenzied steeds. The top
and wheels we're wrecked and but few
OF those inside escaped without severe
bruises. About fifty mourners remained
in the little church expecting at any
moment to see the structure taken from
its foundation but in few seconds the
worst OF the storm had passed over.
For nearly an hour the rain came down
in torrents. Others who left the church
in single buggies drove right into the
worst of the storm. A half dozen bug
gies were upset and occupants bruised.
Mrs. Fay Bump, who resides at MELVILLE
was riding in buggy with her two chill
dren. The terrific wind took her horse
and buggy to one side of the road, over
turning the vehicle and throwing all
three out. AS near as could be learned
no one was killed or dangerously injured.
On the Elmer Gary farm, two miles
west OF town, lightning struck the. barn
just as Arthur Cook, employed on the
place, was putting halter on horse,
brought in from the field, which was
killed. The shock Frustrated Cook, the
horse falling upon him and pinning him
to the floor Horses standing in the
stalls on either side were also knocked
down. The building was not set on fire
though the frame was splintered by the
bolt The Kelley farm, mile south of
Indian Ford was in the track OF the
storm and large tobacco shed and
wind mill were Frustrated.
Around Evansville the storm was. es-
pecially severe. On the Geo. Hall farm
large tobacco shed was blown down
and house taken from the foundation.
A new barn on the Isaac Sherman farm
was wrecked and huge shade trees
snapped off like pipe stems. At Riley |
Searles all the farm buildings except the |
house were demolished The machinery |
was twisted and broken and large hog |
lifted from the pen and thrown into an |
adjacent field with every bone in its |
body crushed Charles Hoague son of |
G. G. Hoague in Porter was severely in |
jured while taking refuge in barn. He /
was In the field when he saw the storm
coming and started for the house. AS |
he neared it he saw the wind mill topple |
over and rushed into the barn just AH the |
building fell and he was caught in the |
wreckage. The Frank Montgomery I
place received the full fury of the storm |
except the brick house demolished In |
the vicinity of Gibbs Lake much dam
age was done. On the farms of James
Lay, Thos. Condor and G.. FL. Stewart |
tobacco sheds and barns we're destroyed. |
Nearly every farm in the track of the |
storm that swept across the county suf-
fered loss that will aggregate many |
thousands of dollars.