The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-13

N4SAAAOAA OOA40AS W eSSy
Damage Was Done by
the Storm
Milwaukee. Wis. Nov. IA Senti-
nel special from GAINESVILLE. Wis, says:
Splintered timbers. broken furnt-
ture, crumbled rock and plaster. scat
animals littering the ground over an
area a quarter mile in width and
twenty miles in length indicate the
tremendous force with which southern
Wisconsin's worst cyclone cut a swath
through Rock county. !;tlling eight
persons, injuring many more and do
ing damage to the extent Of nearly a
million dollars.
OF the injured, one, Albert Schmidt,
u years old. near Hanover. will die
His father and two sisters are dead.
At least one more ma. die.
The dead:
Anton Schmidt. 55 years old, Han
over. blown from barn and killed in
stantly.
Alice Schmidt. 16 years old, daugh-
ter of Anton Schmidt, blown across the
road and found nearly buried in a
field.
Reggie Schmidt. IA years old. a
sister Of Alice Schmidt. found dead
beside her sisters body.
Helen Austin, 5 years old, Milton,
instantly killed.
Mrs. John Crowder. who lived be-
tween Brodhead and Orfordville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Proedee. who resided
between Brodhead and Orfordville.
Leo Lentz. 16 years old. Hanover,
blown from barn and .....antly killed,
Amy Kerban, 8 years old, twenty
nine miles north of GAINESVILLE. in
stantly killed when house was de-
molished.
Albert Schmidt, "a years old. will
wenzel Kcrban. condition reported
serious.
Florence Austin, 6 years old, Mil.
ton. collar bone broken.
Mrs. Alfred Austin, Milton. cut about
face. chest and side, probably will re.
cover.
Miss Elizabeth Hume, sister Of Mrs
Austin, will recover.
Mrs. Caroline Schaffner. - years
old, Hanover, face bruised and back
hurt. condition serious.
Miss Gusta Schaffner. cut about the
face. condition not serious.
Mrs. Louis Lehman, &c years old
injured internally.
:. Ralph Lakmann. 3 years old. face
cut and bruised. condition not seri.
GUS.
: Wire service was demolished las,
night and 1t was not until today that
catastrophe were obtainable. A steady
downpour of rain added to the con.
fusion Saturday night and made iden.
tification of the dead difficult. Sat.
urday night the thermometer dropped
nearly to zero and it was fearful
night for the grief stricken survivors
as many were left without a roof tc
cover their heads. Neighbors opened
their homes and all day Sunday those
who escaped death huddled. about the
stove relating details of their expert.
ences.
The cyclone was Of the twister'
variety. It originated in the vicinity
Of Orfordville. twelve miles southwest
of GAINESVILLE. travelled northeast 70,
several miles and then turned to the
east, missing this city by narrow
margin. Its force was spent neal
Milton.
The greatest damage was. done nea,
the point Of origin and at Milton.
4"O SySAOuC WdS dCCOIIlpdIlleu ny
driving rain. There had been a high
wind all day Saturday and this con.
ttnued throughout the night. The
cyclone lasted only few minutes. Al.
though 1t occurred at about the mid.
die Of the afternoon 1t was dark al
night. The binding downpour made
search tor the dead and dying a terri.
BILE task
OF the Schmidt family. three-quar.
ters Of mile east of Hanover. there
Is only one survivor. FIe is Alber,
stcians say he cannot recover. He lies
on cot and means. little suspectine
that father. and sisters are dead. All
day today he talked incoherentl,
about football and mentioned many
playmates by name.
Alice Schmidt who kept house fol
her father and her younger sister
were In the house when the cyclone
struck. 1t Is believed thcy threw theil
arms about each other and died to.
gether. The bodies were blown across
the road. the house being demolished
over their heads. Their necks were
broken. skulls fractured and it re.
qlired two men to pull the half buried
bodies from the ground. Anton
Schmidt. the father Of the boy Albert,
and a tramp were in the barn. The
tramp who was not injured says Mr..
Schmidt was blown through the barn
door. His body was found in the hog
yard.
The boy was buried in the debris
and received internal injuries.
People In Hanover were informed Of
the fate of the schmidts by the strang-
er.
A search for the bodies was instt-
tuted at once. lanterns being used
The remains of the sisters were found
two hours later. The dead were taken
to the home Of a neighbor. Mrs. E.. G.
Brown. Her home was turned into a
Temporary morgue and hospital. the
son being carried there also.
Bride Killed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Probes. bride Of a
few months. was instantly Killed when
the house was carried away. Her
husband stood in the barn door and
saw the house carried away. and dis
covered the body of his bride after
the cyclone passed. The Proedees liv-
ed near Orfordville.
Leo Lentz, 16 years old was blown
from a new barn which he was help
north Of Hanover. His father. Theo-
dore Lentz. who was also working on
the barn. was uninjured.
Near Milton there was one death.
Helen Austin. years old, n daughter
of Alfred Austin. a rich farmer.
There here were in the house when
the cyclone struck but Helen was the
only one killed. Mrs. Austin was seri-
r tho @tNn=V.