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Sun Prairie, WI Tornado, May 1908

Posted November 25th, 2007 by Linda Horton

TORNADO SWEEPS SUN PRAIRIE, WIS.

George Bull Killed Beneath Falling Barn and Property Loss Is Heavy.

MADISON, Wis., May 11.----One life was lost and thousands of dollars damage on the buildings by the tornado which struck Sun Prairie, a village 12 miles east of Madison, this afternoon. George Bull, who was on his was home from school sought shelter behind a barn. The barn was blown over and he was buried beneath it, pinned down by heavy timbers. His lifeless body was extricated three-quarters of an hour later. The Brunasky business block was unroofed, the high school damaged extensively and a number of barns blown down.

The Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN 12 May 1908
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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