The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-18
I,.sNY HOUSES DEMOLISHED
Growing Grain About County Laid Flat
by Great Wind Storm and Deluge of
WAGER Floods Low Lands and Cellars.
Public Service Corporations Hard Hit.
(From Saturdays Daily.)


a storm with the velocity of cyclone
passed over Kenosha and Kenosha
county. just after three clock this
morning and damage to the amount Of
thousands of dollars was done. The
wires are down to the west of the
city, and it is impossible to find out
the full extent of the damage, but it.
is certain that the parth Of the storm
was wide one and in some parts of
the county it left trail of desolation.
Standing grain is down in all parts
of the county and there was such a.
deluge of water fell during the early
hours of the morning that farmers de-
clare their losses will be very heavy.
The high wind accompanying the
storm of rain did the great damage
and all over the county crops were lev
eled as if they had been passed over
with roller, while in many places
buildings were demolished. There
were no death as result of the cy-
clone, but it is claimed that the death
of Edward Printz, who resided in Ke-
nosha Heights was fastened by fright
from the storm
The most serious damage is report
ed from the neighborhood Of Balm sta
tion and the East portion of the town
of Pleasant Prairie. just after three
O'Clock the cyclone struck this por-
ton Of the county. There was q great
twisting cloud hung down from the
sky and wherever it passed, buildings
were destroyed, trees uprooted, and
fences torn down and carried hun
dreds of feet The residence of Cap
tain O.. Nelson on, the Balm road was
completely wrecked. Captain Nelson
was buried under the debris on his bed
but he escaped without serious in
jury. The loss on his home was esti-
mated at more than $4,000.
Silos ON the Arthur Kelley farm
were completely demolished. The
barns Of George Mahoney were damag-
ed to the amount Of $4,000, the build
Ilngs on the Schiller farm in Pleasant
Prairie We're wrecked. The silo on the
farm of S. Epson in Bristol was left a
wreck, the barn Of Charles Waldo in
the same town was shattered by light
ming, the Riley bridge on the Dublin
road was carried away by the food
which followed the storm causing a
loss to the town of Pleasant Prairie
of thousand dollars. Much of the
new road. which had been put in
Pleasant Prairie was washed out, and
lit is said that the damage to the road
will be in excess of $500. The house
of William Maloney in Pleasant
Prairie was struck by the "twister'
but it was not badly damaged. Re
ports of smaller buildings blown down
are coming in from all parts of the
county and in several places the low
lands of the county are covered with
from two to six feet of water Corn
growing on the hill sides was washed
out by the great flow of waters and
the cabbage plants recently set out
were torn from the ground Out in
the town of Somers a portion of the
sheds Of the Craney and Spaulding
brick company were blown down by
the wind. There were two washouts
on the Western division of the Chica-
go and Northwestern railway, but the
train from the West managed to reach
Kenosha two hours late this morning.
On the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul lines to the west Of the city, the
wash outs were so serious that ali
trains of this company were being run
over the Northwesterr lines through
Kenosha.
The water interfered with the OPP
Grafton of the cars of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric and the Racine
line and at some points along the tight
of way Of the Chicago and Milwaukee.
the water was running over the fences
along the right of way.
There were $50 telephones in Keno
she out of order this morning and ali
toll lines leading to Bristol auo Anti
och were out of commission. In places
in the city the big caoies were broken
by the force of the wind or struck by
lightning Trolley wires were broken
i'm the city and complaints Of live
wires in the street We're received from
several parts of the city.
At that the storm was not nearly so
severe in the city as it was in other
parts of the county. There was little
sleep for Kenosha people after the
breaking Of the big storm and many
of them began early this morning to
fight the rising waters in the cellars.
City engineer Baltzer declared that
there were 1000 cellars in Kenosha in
which water was standing and in the
Southwest part of the city in some
places the water reached the ground
! floor of the buildings. Hundrc&g ct