Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-14
Illinois Also Suffers From the cy-
clonic Vista
ton.
HIGH WINDS WERE PREVALENT
Storm Sweeps Entire West, Center
ing East Of Mississippi
River.
River.


mails littering the ground over an
area a quarter of mile in width
and twenty miles in length indicate
the tremendous force with which
southern Wisconsin's worst cyclone
swept a path through Rock county,
killing eight persons, injuring many
more and doing damage to the ex-
tent Of nearly a million dollars. One
of the injured, Albert Schmidt, Ia
years old, near Hanover, will die.
His father and two sisters are dead.
At least one more may die.
The dead:
Alice Schmidt, So years old, Han
over, was blown from barn and
killed instantly.
Alice Schmidt, 10 years old,
daughter OF Anton Schmidt, blown
across the road and found nearly
buried in a field.
Reggie Schmidt, Ia years old. sis
ter Of Alice Schmidt, found dead
beside her sisters body.
Helen Austin, 5 years old, Mil
ton, instantly killed.
Mrs. John Crowder, who lived be-
tween Brodhead and Orfordville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Proebe. resided be-
tween Brodhead and Orfordville.
Leon Ientz, 16 years old, Hanov-
er. blown from barn and Instant
~ killed.
Amy Korbin, 8 years old. two
miles north OF GAINESVILLE, instantly
killed. when her house was demoi-
ished.
Among the injured were the fol-
lowing:
Albert Schmidt, IA years old. will
die.
peHsyyl Kerr Ker ~; condition reported
serious.
Mrs. Alfred Austin, Milton, cut
about face, chest and side, probably
will recover.
Mrs. Caroline schaefer, "a years
old, Hanover, face bruised and back
hurt, condition serious.
Mrs. Louis Lehman, 26 years old,
injured internally.
Wire service was demoralized
Saturday night and it was not until
yesterday that details of the cyclone
were obtained.
Saturday night the mercury drop
ped nearly to zero.
The cyclone was of the "twister
variety.
1t originated in the vicinity OF
Orfordville, twelve miles southwest
OF GAINESVILLE, travelled northeast for
several miles and then turned to the
east, missing this city by narrow
margin. It's force was spent near
Milton. The greatest damage was
done near the point of origin and
ct Milton. The cyclone was accom-
panied by driving rain. There had
been high wind all day Saturday
and this continued throughout the
night. The cyclone lasted only a
few minutes. Although it occurred
about the middle Of the afternoon
It was dark as night. The binding
downpour made search for the dead
and dying a terrible task.
OF the Schmidt family, residing
thlee quarters of mile from Han
over, there is only one survivor. He
is Albert Schmidt, the 14-year-old
boy. The physicians say he cannot
recover. Alice Schmidt and her
younger sister were in the house
when the cyclone struck. Their bod
les were blown across the road, the
house being demolished. Anton
Schmidt, the father of the boy, AL
bert, and 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 yard. The body was buried
in the debris and received internal
injuries.
Mrs. Elizabeth Proede, bride Of
O. few months, was instantly killed
when the house was carried away.
Her husband was in the barn and
discovered the body of his bride af-
ter the cyclone passed. The Proedas
lived near Orfordville.
Leo Lentz, 16 years old, was
blown from a new barn, which he
was helping erect for James Little.
six miles northeast of Hanover, his
father. Theodore Lentz, who was al
so working on the barn, was unin-
jured.
Near Milton there was one death,