Almond, Wisconsin Storm
July
1880
Wind and Lightning in Almond
Almond Correspondence of the Journal
A wind storm of great force passed over this
town on Friday evening at about nine o’clock –
leveling grain, fences and in some instances
working more serious damage.
The new barn of Frank Mathe on Sec. 23, was
completely wrecked and Mr. Mathe who was at the
time trying to his horses, which alone saved his
life. The horses were both killed, lying under
the weight of quite a quantity of hay that was
stored in the loft in addition to the lumber and
timbers of the barn. Mrs. Mathe called the
neighbors who after a considerable time,
succeeded in extracting her husband alive, but
badly injured. Mr. Mathe lost his house and its
entire contents without insurance in March last
by fire, and this second misfortune falls very
heavily upon him. Loss five hundred dollars. At
Lock Frosts the wind took up a heavy barn 40 X
40, and carried it about eight feet setting it
down upon a flock of sheep, killing thirty one
of them. It also completely demolished a large
double shed and moved his largest barn, a
building 40 X 11? feet, partially off its
foundation. It will probably cost from four
hundred to five hundred dollars to get things in
shape again. Michael Walker picked up forty
bushels of dutches [sic] apples after the storm.
His fruit trees were somewhat shattered by the
wind, but still there are probably as many
apples left upon the trees as they could bring
to maturity.
Much fruit upon other farms was destroyed and
the loss in grain from the storm, and subsequent
excessively hot weather, will probably be not
less than fifteen per cent, of its value.
On Tuesday of this week, lightning struck in
among a flock of sheep on John Walters farm
killing seven of them.
Heavy rains are of almost daily occurrence,
followed by a blistering sun which can be
injurious in a great degree to agricultural
interests.
The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point,
WI 17 Jul 1880
Transcribed by Kay. Thank you,
Kay!
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