Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-07-02
Violent M4nd sfoEn,.
On Monday, a little after noon, storm

On Monday, little after noon, storm
came up from the south, sweeping over tht
city, doing. considerable damage to buildings
and upreoti1g and breaking down a large
nun ber Of pine trees in thisinmediats Fiein,
ity. The large building on Wall street, a
the crossing Of Elk creek, then being rooted
and sided up, vas almost entirely ruined =
the portion of the frame that was yet with.
out siding or roof being the only part that
remained standing the roof was carried
some 20 Of 30 feet from the building u tine
creek, and acknowledgements wreck
on the foundation The large. warehouse
erected. last year on East Hill, adjoining the
residence Of DR.. Hpgga was totally denolish-
ed by thu. violence Of the wind. The dwell
ing lately occupied by Mr.. Allison, east O
the News Qffceileft its foundation and slid
off into the diggingsIof Messrs. Evans, Han;
ar& Co, leaving the bfieb chimney standing
erect to mark the spot where once stood a
statelyedifoe. The front Of Brown 8 Go. :
soda factory was carried away; many signs
and awnings torn and thrown down g.
boxes and rubbish went flying through the
streets at a. furious rate the rain poured in
through roofs and the sides, of houses. as
through sieve, and many in the loW-lands
turned pale as they heard the roaring Of the
elements without and thought OLD Denver
city. On the west side of Elk creek, the
storm was even more furious than in the
heart of the city From the front window
of our Office we could look across into Bueaa
Vista and West hill, where a perfect cloud
of sand and dust. filed the air. from the bar
for time, and then as the storm increased,
the huge pines of which the people Of West
hill were so Justly proud, began to give way
before the fury of the blasts At one time
we saw as many as six or seven large trees
lash the earth at the same instant. Some of
these broke off from 20 to so feet from the
ground, while others tore their roots from
their hold in the earth, and went down, after
stoutly defying the winds and rain for CEN
turtles. A yoke of oxen standing hitched to
a log-Wagon near the saW-mill of Leverage
& Bowen in Buena Vista, were struck by a
falling tree, breaking the neck of one OK and
knocking both horns off of the other. The
yoke was split and broken, yet strange to say
The off OK, minus his horns, scrambled up out
Of the rubbish ard is still alive. Another
wagon further up the hill lad one wheel and
The forward axle mashed by afalling tree. =
Further down the road and aboutlthe Warm
Springs, we, hear that several miners cabins
we're injured BY falling timber. The Bear
.un railroad was broken in several places by.
he trunks of trees falling across It, breaking
he stringers and throwing down the trestle-
work. Thus far we have heard of no injury
o persons, resulting from the storm.
The dwelling Of Robt. Turner, Of Warm
Springs, was crushed by a falling tree-thel
inmates escaping unhurt. Rhodes 4 Co, 81
hydraulic on Elk creek, and several other
lunes and sluices were more or less injured
" falling timber. The large fume across
Wolf creek at Placeryille, was blown down.
damage done to. buildings,
tunes and bitches at Cehterville and pioneer
land at Boise city, the millhouse Of Messrs.
2obie & Bush fell prey to the fury Of the
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