Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-25
TORNADOES KILL
MANY IN STATE.
1lOenty-Eight Are Reported
Dead Near Thorp and
Ashland, Wis.

Eau Claire, Wis.-Twenty-eigh per-
sons We're reported killed, scores in
Jured and property loss of probably
$l,OOO,O00 entailed when cold wave
swept eastward over Wisconsin the
afternoon of September 20, causing
tornadoes near Ashland and Thorp
and violent stroms at other points.
According to dispatches of the Asa
sociated Press from Thorp, twenty-two
persons were killed in that district
alone. Six are reported dead near
Ashland, where the storm cut narA
row path twelve miles south Of that
city The known dead reported are
SOPHIE GRAIKOWSKI, Is. Thorpa
ANTON LARZINSKI, 8, Thorp.
ROSE ROYENSKI, Is, Thorp.
ROSE KOLYZAREZEK, 81, Thorp.
BETH SCHMITZFRANZ, 8, Thorp.
ELSIE MATTSON, z, Ashland.
WILLARD ANDERSON, 8, Ashland
MR.. AND MRS. JOHN HILL, both
So, Ashland.
JACOB HOLMA, 40, Ashland.
VICTOR FLANDER, "a, Ashland
Five persons are known to have
been killed, score of others were
injured, some probably fatally, and
twenty or more barns and other farm
buildings were wrecked in a twenty
mile stretch between Thorp, north of
here, east to Redville.
The damage to buildings was estil
mated at $200,0O0 The storm crippled
wire service in the county and SUR
rounding sections Of the state, MAXI
ing definite check of the storms
damage impossible.
The most seriously injured are JOS
eph SchmitzfrantZ, father of the dead
child, and her mother, who is not ex~
pected to live The family was rid~
ing in small coupe when the storm
struck. The car was carried several
rods into field, demolishing it.
The Graikowsl1i girl was killed when
their home was demolished. All other
buildings on the farm were wrecked
and not tree was left standing after
the twister passed.
Kolyzarazek was found dead by the,
roadside.
Cellars Save Many
Many families saved their lives by
taking refuge in their cellars when
they saw the tornado approaching
Several barely had time to reach safe
ty before it struck and at one homes
the family had just gained the cellar
when the house was lifted from the
foundation and a reaper was hurled
into the. basement, but none was in
jured
The family of William Oberle hur-
ried into the cellar just as the house
was lifted off the foundation and car
ried across the road
Farms where some of the greatest
damage was done included those OF
Chester Poor, brick house wrecked
inside, but left standing; barn, two
silos, granery leveled, three horses, six
cattle killed.
John f. REESE, barn, silo wrecked
roof blown off of the house. Fred
Header, house, all other buildings de-
molished, son, Thomas, injured.
Frank Broemer, house and barn
damaged fine standing timber leveled.
Charles Freenook, barn down, win
dows smashed in the house and fur
niture inside demolished. Richard
Biddle, barn and silos blown down.
house unchanged outside, but all fur
niture inside wrecked. Peter Biddle,
barn and silos down, furniture in
house wrecked. Frank Mortimer,
barn wrecked.
Several houses were unroofed on the
outskirts of La Crosse, it was reported
and many trees were uprooted in the
residence district
Communication with towns in Tay-
lor county was cut off. 500 line re-
ported miles of its telegraph poles
down.
Lifts Water From Lake
A cyclone swept over Lake Chetek