The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-19
THREE ARE KILLED
BY SEVERE STORM
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN COUNTIES
ARE SWEPT BY VIOLENT
WIND AND HAIL.
PROPERTY LOSSES HEAVY
Greatest Havoc Wrought in Dane
County, Where All Fatalities
Occurred-BuiIdings Blown
Down and Burned.

Milwaukee-A terrific rain storm
which swept a large part of the state
on May IL, causing the death OF at
least four persons and the loss Of sew
eraI hundred thousand dollars worth
of property in Wisconsin, although no
losses were reported in Milwaukee,
eliminated in a seiches which raised
the water of Lake Michigan from four
10 six feet in all harbors along the
southern shore, wrecking numerous
small boats and causing other dam
age along the southern shore. Though
the greatest havoc was in Dane and
neighboring counties the whole south
ern portion suffered.
Three Dead in Dane County.
Madison.-Hail, wind and lightning
resulted in the loss of three lives in
Dane county and vicinity, the injury
of at least six persons, and the loss OF
several thousand dollars worth OF
property, including damage to crops.
The dead:
CAROLINE OLSEN, aged 70, Yer
ona
WILLIAM POST, Westport.
LAYMAN FREDERICKSON, aged
s, near Oregon.
Miss Olsen, an employe at the coun-
ty farm, was stunned by lightning and
crushed by the falling of walls OF the
farm laundry Post was killed by
lightning while in the barn of his
uncle, James Fitzgibbona
Crushed in Falling Barn.
The Frederickson child was crushed
when the roof of his fathers barn was
blown down. Bernard Frederlckson,
the father, may die from injuries re-
ceived at the same time. At the coun-
ty farm Lizzie Dorman, an inmate, was
bruised by the falling laundry walls.
She was pinned under the debris for
an hour Her injuries are serious. Al
bert Kune, engineer at the farm, had
his ankle broken and was bruised by
falling bricks. Mrs. Clara Brakken, an
employee at the farm, and John Sithle,
an inmate, were slightly injured.
Tobacco Sheds Blown Down.
Practically every tobacco shed in
Edgerton and vicinity was blown down
and the plants ruined. Farm build
ings around Oregon suffered worse
than those elsewhere. Nearly every
other one was either minus roof
or a section when the storm passed.
Stoughton was visited by the tail
end of the storm. A few frail buildings
were blown down Outside of Slough
ton the damage was greater. Farmers
IoI rod
parts of their barns lying in neighbor-
ing fields.
Storm Hits Fort Atkinson.
Fort Atkinson.-A heavy storm
which passed over this city wrought
havoc to many homes and caused
enormous damage to public and pri-
vate property. Buildings were over
turned, roofs fell in, walls collapsed
and trees, wires and telegraph and
light poles were broken down. SevcIa'
men were injured. The loss viii
amount to thousands of dollars.
Two Barns Burned.
Waukesha, Wis, May 11.-Light-
ming today destroyed barns on the
farms of August Honeyjager, town of
WdukGSud, anu w. oI6fSldnu, tOWH
of Genessee. The loss will reach
$4,000 Few cattle persisted.
Evansville, Wis, May IA severe
wind storm accompanied by heavy rain
struck this locality shortly before 10
o'clock this morning. In the vicinity
of Oregon tobacco sheds and barns
were demolished, trees uprooted and
one man was reported killed near the
village of Oregon. 1t is impossible to
communicate with that village by tele-
phone.
Rockdale, Wis, May ia wind
and hail storm went through this sec
ton this forenoon, doing much damage
to growing crops and blew down sew
eral tobacco sheds, silos, hog houses
and windmills.
Racine, Wis, May IA tidal wave
swept Racine harbor at noon today
the water rising three feet and then
lowering for a few minutes. This con-
tinued for an hour. Considerable dam
age was done to craft Marine men
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