Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-07-01
CASUALTIES IN STORM


Walter saudek, Iineman, electroeut-
ed by live wire at Milwaukee.
Ralph ouisley caught in falling
building and instantly killed at la
Crosse.
William zuebke erasped fallen live
wire and was Instantly killed at osh-
kosh.
Mrs. Edward Lietzke probably was
fatally Injured when home was
wrecked at Watertown.
Mrs. w. Grshlnski and Mrs. Norman
Carroll badly Injured by nyina slass
ut Fond DIV Lac.
Mildred KeppIin, IL years old, IA
tally injured by wind hurled joist at
Green Lake.
Lawrence saIxman, n years old; l.
Sear-old child of Michael kuchmsvek
and Arthur Quade killed when new
barn az Emmett ls blown down at EN-
met, Marathon county. Mrs. Michael
kuehmavek and 3-year-old daughter;
Mrs. Boueha and Carl Wanda fatally
injured.
Fred Koppiin fatally injured while
trying TO rescue his injured daughter
from wrecked home at Green Lake.
Milwaukee. June 25.-Fiye known
dead, nine known to be fatally injured
and an additional list of injured run
aafl AZ 20 saf
60 the highest, twenty-five, and hnan-
cial loss running close TO the million
mark is the toll of the tornado which
Bwep. Wisconsin early Wednesday
Do-ning.
Wednesday night II was known that
the state had suffered gigantic loss
which in many ways cannot be esti-
mated, and that the terrific wind
storm which followed the heat of
Wednesday had left death and suffer
ing in its wake.
The peaceful farming community
surrounding this village of Halder,
In Marathon county, probably will be
found to have borne the brunt OF the
storm. The latest reports from the
village. say that already three are
dead, FIVE are dying and twenty are
more or less seriously injured.
Many Killed and Dying.
The list OF dead and fatally injured
there, is as follows:
LAWRENCE sALzMAN, 81 years
old. instantly killed
ONE YEAR OLD CHILD OF Mich
Rel Knchmavek, instantly killed.
ARTHUR QUADE. instantly killed.
MRS. - BoUCHA, dying from
injuries
CARL WANDA, dying from internal
injuries.
MRS M. KUcHMAvEK. fatally in.
iured.
THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER
OF Mrs. Kuchmavek, dying from in
juries.
Death Hslts Revelry.
Death and injury came to the little
town while 1t was In the midst of
reyelry. Seyenty-five men, women
and children had gathered at the
home of Michael Kuchmavek to at
tend wedding dance which was Civ
en- in a new barn TO celebrate the
completion OF the building. Kuch-
maveks daughter had become the
bride of Wilhelm Manifke OF Milwau-
kee on Tuesday.
A dance was in progress and the
musicians stationed on an improyised
platform at one end of the building
were bent over their musical instru-
ments when the tornado struck the
building.
Wind crushes Building.
The wind crushed the barn and
surrounding building as though they
were made OF paper, and left a shape
less mass, in which the injured we're
struggling.
1t was five hours later when the
three bodies of the dead had been
removed and the injured had been
taken from the demolished barn.
1t is feared that more bodies will be
found, as there are several known
10 be missing.
Fatally Injuries Bride.
Inc daughter OF kuchmavek, who
was the bride at the wedding festiy-
tiles, was among those fatally injured.
The force of the tornado carried her
out of the barn when the building
was demolished and she was found
at daylight. unconscious and lying
in the woods nearby. Her mother
and baby sister are among the IA
tally injured, while another sister.
an infant in arms. is among the dead.
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Postal Robbers Fooled.
Glenwood City.-Four yeggs at.
tempted to blow the safe In the post