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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1915
Page
11
A powerful cyclone struck along the Mississippi below Ferryville causing nine deaths and a large number injured. Names listed include Marie Finley and LeRoy Finley among the dead, with extensive property damage to farms on Finley and nearby ridges. Survivors report sudden onset with little warning and widespread destruction across multiple farms and homes.
Terrifying storm roared inland from the river hitting Finley Ridge and surrounding farms. Buildings leveled, livestock killed, and roads blocked by fallen timber as residents recount moments in a wrecked landscape. The Tully house split in two and a youth describes narrow escape from a closet as the cyclone tore through.
A powerful tornado struck the Finley family homestead on Finley Ridge killing Mrs. Marie Finley and an infant, injuring others, and leveling the house. Four year old Wilbert Finley survived, hurled from the building as livestock perished and outbuildings burned. At Conley’s nearby home a man named William Sheehay was beheaded by debris as the cyclone damaged the area.
The steamer Frontenac was driven into a Burlington bridge pier by a heavy squall near Winona while en route to La Crosse. Beaching failed and the vessel sank in two minutes, with forty aboard including the Mississippi Orchestra. Crew and passengers prepared to jump as boats were unavailable.
The Wisconsin assembly votes 22 to 46 to indefinitely postpone a fire insurance bill sponsored by Senator Bennett. The measure sought closer supervision of fire insurance rates by the department of insurance and was unfavorably reported. Assemblyman Minkley moves reconsideration. bill to be taken up again next Thursday. Commissioner Ekern says passage would reduce rates statewide.
Eyewitness notes describe a homestead site left as a wasteland with a wrecked house and many dead animals. Horses and cattle lie among debris while small pigs and numerous chickens perished or escaped. A rough scene shows trees on the ridge torn down and fields mangled.
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