Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01
TORNADOES Kill
so IN WISCONSIN
Farm Communities Swept
by Terrific Storms; 10
Dead Near Thorp.

consin mas reached fifty and at least
that many were seriously injured.
Property loss will run into millions of
dollars.
A careful check of the names on
the death list for Clark and Taylor
counties, the territory covered by the
Thorp-Owen cyclone, has reduced to
Thorp-Owen cyclone, has reduced the
fatalities to nineteen.
Those reported dead include the
following:
ROSE GRAIKOWSKI, Is, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Graikowski,
near Thorp.
MRS. JOHN LANIEWsKI, near
Thorp.
MARIE sCHMITz FRANZ, 8, near
Thorp.
MARCIA KOLYALARCEK, IS, near
Thorp.
WALTER HILL, near Withee.
MRS. TRESTER DUNEVANT, near
Withee
Mrs. sDunevant's two children.
MRS. JOHN THORSON, near
Withee
HARRY NORRIS, Redville.
MRS. NORRIS, Redville.
NINE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OF
MR.. AND MRS. NORRIS.
MRS. PETER MATYAS, Redville.
INFANT SON OF MR.. AND MRS.
FRANK WEAVER, Redville.
LOUISE LANDER, 9, north of Med
ford
JUNIOR LANDER, 8, north of Med
ford.
BLANCHE VOTERS, north of Med
ford
FRANK VOTERS, north of Medford.
HARRY VOTERS, north of Medford.
JACOB HOLMA, 40, near Sanborn.
ELSIE MATTESON, 70, south of
Ashland
VICTOR FLANDER, "a, of Han
cock, Mich. killed near Sanborn
MR. AND MRS. JOHN SILL, both
So, near Sanborn
WILLARD ANDERSON, 9, near
Sanhorn.
RALPH OBERMEIER Milwaukee.
Two children of Joe Patricia, near
Couderay.
MR.. AND MRS. JOHN GRIMES,
near Starks.
VINCENT zEBROUsKI, near Three
Lakes.
Besides the many dead, perhaps an
equal number suffered INJURIES re-
curing attention, for the Thorp-Owen
district alone, twenty-five seriously
injured persons were sent to hospitals,
principally at Chippewa Falls, Stan
ley and Owen, Wis.
1t was around Thorp and owen in
Clark county, that the heavy burden
fell, for there the storm nullified wire
communication with the stricken
parts, and automobile couriers found
their progress impeded by tree strewn
highways and occasionally washouts.
The twister cut a path a half mile
wide in it's work of destruction, level
ing whole farms and hurting autos
and human beings through the air.
1t is estimated that at least Is farms
were in the path of the tornado and
that property damage will be close to
100000.
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 home,
the family had Just gained the cellar
when the house was lifted from the
foundation and reaper was hurled
into the basement, but none was in
jured.
Seven Dead Near Ashland
The death list of the tornado near
Ashland reached seven, Mrs. Jacob
Holma having died.
With her death, there were five
casualties at the John Hill farm, John
Hill, Mrs John Hill, Jacob Holma and
Victor Flanders all having been killed
instantly.
All of the twenty-one people injured
are expected to recover.
Eagle River, the county seat of Villas
county, is also reported to have been
hit by the storm, but the amount of
damage can not be ascertained here.
Many summer cottages at lakes near
to Rhinelander were destroyed.
Village of Three Lakes Raced
The twister which hit Three Lakes,
Oneida county village of 500 inhabi-
tants, wreaked its fury right in the
town proper, and did not miss a single
store, dwelling or barn. Every struc-
ture in the town was badly damaged,
many of the buildings blown to match
wood and in some instances not a sign
is left of dwellings but the founda-
ton. The loss is more than S125,000.
The tornado damage in Oneida
county will exceed 100000. At
Ankle Broken by Automobile
Dodgeville - Sylvester Dochnahl
living east of this city, suffered