Eau Plaine, Wisconsin Storm
July
9, 1880
WIND AND LIGHTNING.
Incidents of Last Friday's Storm
A heavy rain storm, accompanied by the most
vivid lightning, and in some places by a
destructive wind, passed over the country on
Friday night of last week. The lightning
was particularly destructive...
IN EAU PLAINE
In this town the house on what is known as
the old Max. Rattie
place, at present occupied by
Mr. C. Dernbach,
was struck and Mr. Dernbach quite badly, and two
of his children slightly injured. The
elements seem to be hard on this gentleman.
First the flood washed his crops away, and now
comes this disaster.
The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens
Point, WI 17 Jul 1880
According to the 1880 Census, Mr. C. Dernbach
mentioned in the article would be
Christian Dernbach,
a Prussian farmer, who lived with his wife
Gertrude and
their sons Peter
8, Christian
8, Johnnie
6, Joseph 4,
and Charlie
2.
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