Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-05
are practically destroyed.

are practically destroyed.
The c. P. r. railway yards are a
nat eXpanse of ruined shops and
trains. Hardly car remains whole.
Several were picked up bodily and
carried distances in the air and one
was hurled through the freight sheds.
The whole north side of the city lis
practically wiped out.
No one knows how many are dead
on this side of the city
A canoe was carried from Wascana
lake, a distance Of three quarters of a
mile, to Victoria park, and dropped
there. Others, together with Dinghies
and even small sailing vessels, lie
strewn over the southern section Of
the city at distances varying up to
half a mile from the lake.
The cupola of the Baptist church
was dropped in the middle of q street
three blocks away.
The electricians have been wander
ing through the devasted section cut
ting live wires. Power came on about
8 o'clock, after being or since the
storm.
Husbands are hunting for wives.
mothers for their children, men stop
from time to time in their work Of
rescue to ask acquaintanoes passing
for news Of friends and relatives.
Many families were separated at the
time of the storm, as the day was a
hot one, and some sought comfort in
the parks, while others remained at
home.
Numbers were out on the waters Of
Wascana lake. Five are known to be
drowned, failing to reach the shores in
time. Every house in the city that is
standing has been thrown open to
the homeless.
One of the large grain elevators was
picked up and thrown distance Of SO
feet from it's foundation, falling on a
freight train of goods and cattle cars.
One house barely on the edge of the
storm was picked off its foundation
and settled squarely on the vacated
site
LIST OF IDENTIFIED KILLED AND
The Dead.
The following is a partial list of the
killed so far taken from the ruins and
identified:
J. Scoot
j. J. Bryan, manager of Tudhope and
Anderson Co.
Mrs. w. T. Mcdonald.
George Craven.
Mrs. Guthrie.
Mrs. Logic and child (doubtful)
Three others not identified.
Mrs. Paul McEllmoyde, Fourteenth
avenue near Smith street.
Two Cinnamon.
Mrs. J. D. Mckay and two children.
Mr.. Fred Hindson.
James Hindson.
Two taken out of Rev. Mr.. Lewis
house not identified.
Mrs. Shaw, Fifteenth avenue.
John Ferguson, butcher.
Laurence Hodeman, 10 years old.
Smith street.
Arthur Donaldson.
The Injured.
The following is a list of injured
so far reported:
Grey Nuns Hospital-William Nc.
Murdo, William Crabb, Charles Lynn,
E. Frempton, A. B. B. McKillipp, Mrs.
Dougal and three girls, w. J. Wilson,
Mr.. Restadd, Mrs. H. Ayre; immigra-
ton hall-two slightly injured uniden-
tilted. Others injured-Mrs. p H. Cor
don, slightly; Miss Robertson, Dona-
hue Block, seriously
General hospital-Elen Mykins, Mrs.
Holmes, Mrs. Susan Holmes, Mrs. Ora
ham, Jessie Graham, James Loupicks,
Mrs. A. Bruce. Alex Robertson. Mr..
McKegnick, Lois Bates, E. Blonkhorn,
Frank Garston. Carl Keister J. R. Hod-
son, James Moldony, Andrew Bayden.
Mr.. Leach, Bunch Longton, Novo Bull
lock, Martin Kocknidt, Robert Donald,
A. L. Ferguson, Hazel Bullock, 201C
Torn street, MargaretShaw, 1920 Fifth
Smith, Ella Bowesl Reggie Hodson, d.
avenue, Mrs. J. MCCARTHY, 1920 Torn
street, Kenneth Reid, 1920 Torn street.
r. P. Falt, doubtfuL z w. Feather
stone, 1919 Oster .streefN.Te Shilling.
271o Torn street.. F, 5W. Knisht, 1920
Torn street, John, Lee, Walter Martin,
Laura Skilding, VIM. FriEaE Arthur
H. Hermon. Mrs. Jack. Andrsw Evans,
John Horebetz, Ernie Langt0n, Mrs.
Guthrie, Kenneth Gordon;s 9fs. Cor.
don, Mrs. Dunn, James-D Vera
Audrey Saunders. 90 Ts%s
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