Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-23
IN PATH OF THE TWISTER
SUGAR GROVE AND TOWER
WILLIE HARD HIT
Tornado Damage is More Extensive
than First Thought. Will Run
Close to 81 .000, zoe

The cyclone that passed south of Us
a week ago on Saturday night was of
such an appalling character that the
lesser things anG property losses in the
southeastern corner Of Vernon county
we're not noted in last weeks CENSOR.
Readsto1n and Sugar Grove communi-
ties were quite severe sufferers. The
Readstown Tribune tells of many loss
es, among them the following:
In this immediate vicinity only one
person WIS seriously injured, Mrs. 0s-
car Olson, who had one of her legs
broken in two places. She was struck
by piece Of flying timber. The cy-
clone struck the Kickapoo valley fair
by dipping over the hill to the west,
where it demolished the barns, tobacco
sheds and other out buildings and a
portion of one of the dwellings on the
Surenson farm and tobacco shed on
the Peterson farm below. Crossing the
river it took slap at the buildings on
the east side, demolishing or damaging
every building on the farm of JOHN O.
Johnson. At the George Martin farm
the damage was comparatively slight,
a tobacco shed being the only building
of consequence that was blown down.
All the buildings on the Ole Torger
farm were demolished or damaged in
Guiding the house, and one cow and
some hogs killed. The COW was struck
by piece of 2x4 which penetrated
about two feet into the cows body.
The windows Of the house were broken,
the partitions loosened, the dishes shak-
en- from the cupboard and broken.
Edwin Hale lost all of his buildings
and a part Of the house. At the A. B.
Ewers farm the out buildings were all
destroyed and part of the house car
ried away. Walter johnson lost all Of
his outbuildings. windmill, chimney and
three calves. Jonathan Ward lost to-
bacco shed, windmih and damaged to
other buildings. Mrs. Henry Ward
lost all buildings except the house. V.
A. Lewis probably sustained the great
est loss of any one farm in this vicinity.
The roof and upper ceiling of his house
was taken, the windmill, large circular
barn, with silG in center, and all other
out buildings except frame granary
built over forty years ago. B. f. Chit
wood lost his barn. G. H. Turner's
barn was blown down, granary unroofed
and overturned. c. C.Kellogg suffered
slightly Guy Williams lost all of his
outbuildings. Ransom Kellogg lost
several buildings. VIM. Alexander lost
all buildings except the house. Kossie
Smiths barn was partly unroofed.
Grant Alexander lost all buildings ex-
cept house. Grant Smith lost one
windmill and tobacco shed. + 7. Van
Winter lost all outbuildings except the
bee house A. D. Crpmrine lost all his
outbuildings Earl's automobile was
crushed into an unshapely mass. Mrs.
Dora Hutchison's tobacco shed was
moved off its foundation. A.C. Lakes
barn was partly unroofed. George
Williams lost his large new barn. -Four
horses were pinned IN the wreckage
but all were taken out alive, though
one or more may die. Dr.. +. s. Tain
ter lost his new hay barn. F. j. Lew
is barn was moved off its foundation.
G. D. Holcomb's kitchen was unroofed
and small building blown down. Cas-
per Stokes silo was blown down. l..
w Swain lost a tobacco shed Dick
Sutherland lost large new barn. At
most of these places other damage was
done, which. in the aggregate, amounts
TO thousands of dollars, such as the de-
stroying of timber and orchards, fences,
crops, etc. George Williams and Wal
ter johnson are the only ones that we
are informed of who carried insurance
against such loss. Many others suf-
fered minor losses from the storm, but
nearly all feel that they were in great
measure fortunate in this community IN
not having any member of their family
killed or seriously injured.