Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
TORNADOES KILL
G IN WISCONSIN
Three Storms Strike Four
Counties in Central
Part of State.

E
western counties of Wisconsin in the
+ late afternoon of August z. left in
/ their wake a death list of six, scores
of injured and property damage which
may reach 100000
Wire communication with the dew
astated area was destroyed aud com
pteAensive surveys OF the wrecksgs
in Trempealeau, jackson and Chippe-
wa counties. which bore the brunt Of
the destruction. were difficult
The list OF dead includes:
William Berg, 60. near Bloomer.
fatally injured in the collapse Of his
barn.
Alice Garwin, 8, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Garwin, whose home cob
lapsed at Black River Falls
George Nash. so. farmer near Black
River Falls, caught in his barn when
1t was wrecked
Percy Waiter, a sailor. home on fur
Tough, crushed in his home at
Bloomer
Julius Baguen, 16, Osseo killed
while descending TO the cellar Of his
home
Richard Secora. 60. farmer living
near New Auburn whose neck was
broken when the wind picked him UP
and dashed him against fence
The first tornado struck In l@rthern
Trempealoau county. sweeping down
upon Ossoo about $50 p M demot
ishlng several homes and farm build
ings and eXhausing itself near North
field in Jackson county
About a half hour later the second
tornado appeared in Jackson county
and swept past the outskirts Of black
I River Falls. leaving death and dosruo-
ton in it's path
AT D. IN. the third tornado came
/ out OF Barron county sweeping into
Chippewa county and wreaking It's
most destructive vengeance in the
vicinity OF Boomer stopping 90 miles
short Of the thriving industrial cities
of Chippewa Fails and Eau Claire
Canning Plant Destroyed
The pea canning plant of Armour h
! Co. at Boomer was destroyed Mrs,
/ Jean Berg. an employee Of the factory,
I is missing and worllmen are search
T ing debris OF the wreckagp fearful
that She may have been killed The
entire force OF 100 employees WIS AZ
work when the iac,ory was hlt by the
tornado
1t is the second tornado experience
the central western counties of Wis.
consin have experienced In two years.
Barron, Rice Lake. Cumberland and
Chctek. all i'm Barron county escaped
the worst fury Of The tornado. but
/ some damage was REPORTED l.om Rice
Lake ana Chet.k principally u tree@
and smaller buildings. and baarv rala
and hail ION al aE Of those points.
Many Homes Wrecked
Among those injured d Maet River
1 Falls were Mrs Law# Darwin. and
Mrs George Cleveland. as. both Of
! Black Rive Falls. who We're pinned
beneath failing tmhcts when their
homes collapsed. and Mrs Louis IlaL
yorson who WINS seriously burned at
Osseo when the wind overturned the
stove al her home
Several residences were wrecked NJ
Black River Fails by the furious wind.
together with the plant Of the jackson
Box CO MIS- Lewis Darwin and her
little daugl 81, 8. were caught in the
wrcchaee of their home as IL col
lapsed The child was dead when res
cucrs found her under the debris. and
I tho mother was taken to a hospital
/ IN a serious condition
/ The Eau Cla!refa Crosse bus wan
/ directly i'm the path OF the storm. but
escaped unchanged and was able 70
/ continue its journey to La Croass.
I with passengers walking al many
points whore he road was blocked By
fallen trees and wires
When Tho tornado first appeared
near New Auburn. Charles ZelbelL
farmer living two mites from there.
hustled his wife aud three children
into his automobile ana drove away
from The unnelshapeJ cloud Ha
/ spceded % a neighbours home several
/ miles to the uasf and just managed -
avoid the twister When he turned
/ after the storm he found every build
ing on TITS farm had been shattered
to spllntefa
Mr. and MrF @ II Iteach aad thelr
three children narrowly eacaped sart
ous injury or death when. seeing ths
twisier cloud coming. they sought
refuge iu the cellar OF their home a
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