Antigo, Wisconsin Tornado
May
18, 1898
MARSHFIELD, Wis., May, 19., A severe
tornado passed through the central portion of
the state last night. The storm passed
through Clark, Marathon, and Langlae
[Langlade]
counties, levelling houses, farm buildings and
forests. Antigo seems to have suffered the most.
List of Killed and Injured
Antigo, Wis., May 19. --The list of killed in
last night's tornado, as far as known, is as
follows:
Ingnatz Barr, unmarried, killed.
George C. Shelton,
fatally injured.
Dr.
F. Drake, arm broken.
Mrs.
Alex McMillan, injured seriously.
Miss
McMillan, back injured.
Mrs.
Hiram Ward, arm broken.
Frank
Billings, leg broken.
Mrs.
Frank Linski, injured internally.
A great number of others are reported
slightly injured.
Fort Wayne Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN 20
May 1898
Minneapolis, Minn, May 19.--The cyclone
which passed across Marathon county last night
about 7 o'clock did its most severe damage in
the village of Antigo, in Langlade county.
Passing north and east of Wausau it struck the
farmhouse of August Hanke, about a mile and a
half from Zeigler post office, which was
demolished and Mr. and Mrs. Hanke and four
children perished in the ruins.
Passing on toward Taegge, the sawmill of the
Curtis & Yale
Company at that point was unroofed
and practically demolished. The storm
center crossed the river at Granite Heights,
seven miles north of Wausau and there the
sawmill of David Finn was destroyed and his
stock blown about.
Following is a list of killed and injured at
Antigo:
KILLED
IGNATZ BARR, farmer
FRED
BILLINGS, switchman
GOLDIE SHELTON
INJURED
Mrs.
Mike Lenski, Mrs. Alex McMillan, Mamie McMillan,
a child of Mrs. A. Tollefson, Annie Steel, Homer
Sheldon, Lulu Sheldon, Dr. T. S. Drake, Dan
Sweeney, Mrs. John Knott and her two sons.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, GA 20 May
1898
At Antigo, Wis. scores of houses were leveled,
many were unroofed and scores of people were
injured. The electric light plant and
water works were wrecked.
Lima Daily Times, Lima, OH, 19 May 1898
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