Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-23
HINDY VIVID.

WINDY WIND.
A Gusty Sabbath and General Blowhard
ola Day-Freaks Of the Blasting Blast.
The early riser yesterday morning, was
given the promise Of a splendid day. He
who snorted in bed was the gamer by not
receiving q disappointment to the promise.
About 8 o'clock, Sunday preparations for
church were commenced; bonnets and
wraps were taken out and inspected.
Now and then the windows were
ratified by big puff of wind, and then the
sunshiny promise of good day doomed up
In restoration of quiet and calm.
THE STORM BEGINS.
The hour of $3.50 O'Clock A. NJ was fingered
out on the city hall clock. The occasional
puff of wind had accumulated enough
strength and persistency to be called bit of a
blow. Some folks thought they wouldn't go
to church because it was too windy. In half
an hour several bonnets were returned to
their boxes, for weeks seclusion at least:
the wind had settled down to vigorous
blow. From that hour until nightfall a
steady wind storm prevailed.
From nine o'clock A. NJ. when the velocity had
run up from sixteen miles, in half an hour,
to thirty-eight miles per hour, the wind
gathered forced until the climax of velocity
was reached at 2:3O o'clock P. NJ, when the
thermometer recorded the velocity to have
attained the speed and force of fifty-eight
miles per hour. The general average
throughout the day was forty three miles per
hour.
NO DAMAGE DONE.
Now with all this whirl of wind and its
force power, little damage was done in this
city, and only an occasional scare was
caused.
1t prevented some people from going to
church, kept others indoors all day, and
made the streets wear a deserted look. 1t
was provoking cause of annoyance to those
who haa to, dared go out. The ladies'
who ventured out, were the greatest suf.
felers.
A STRONG EMBRACE.
At street corners they were fercely en-
braced by the contendlng parcels of wind,
coming up or down each street, and in some
instances only escaped total wreck by sud-
den providential lull IN the furry.
HAvocK WITH HATS.
The slick shiny stovepipe was at dis
count for head gear. Several were seen
floating along or flying aloft, and if recover
ed would cost an additional 25 cents to the
$5 already expended for style. They have to
be ironed before exposed to another Sunday
airing. A hat at large on such an occasion
II stops long enough to
let the owner make a grab, and then
playfully skips away. Around the custom
house several hats and owners made free
for ali race. There was considerable in
cllnatlon on the part of the pursuer to pro-
fame the day and the hat too.
THE BLOW ON THE BRIDGE.
The bridge was fine point from which tc
get full benefit. A little girl-we say little
girl, she had grown some-had special
benefit accorded her there about O'Clock
From modern, fashionable pin back speci
men, she suddenly expanded into full in
Hated balloon. Whether she went up-tc
the other angels-is provokingly unsettled
question. A cloud of dust, just then, OBJ
scured further observations.
THE DUST STORM.
The heap of wind brought along with it.
before it, all about it lots of dust Grit, gravel
and sand were waited about everywhere, and
the rises in real estate should have been salts.
factory to the most gloomy land speculator
The wind goeth where it isteth, yet we see
1t not All nonsense, big chunks of it were
visible all over town, and dropped down
with impressive weight, and upheaved with
irresistible power
MAN BLOWN AWAY.
There was man He is spoken of in the
past advisedly.
There was man who took Sunday saun-
ter along Third street. Suddenly he be-
came unsteady in step, wild in gesticulation,
and mixed In bis geography-he had reached
seven Corners There he was struck by the
converging, diverging and combined
congregation of whole lot of blows.
His hat left him; his umbrella departed; bis
coat tails tapped and. Probably that
man meant to go somewhere, but it is in
dubltably the fact he is nowhere. He is a
missing man.
About 4P NJ. a fire alarm telegraph pole
blew down, sounding an alarm, but as it did
not strike the number Of any box the depart
ment did not turn out.
AN UNSAFE FLAG STAFF.
The flag staff in front of the custom
house careened terribly, and excited some
apprehension. Mr.. Nick Pottgiezer warmed
up to very high degree of excitement over
It's probable fall. His house stood in the
way it would be driven in case it would be
uprooted. A stay or two, or other means of
security might be advantageously applied to
the high ascending staff.
few states off the roof of the custom house
fell to the pavement. The patch uncovered
can't be large, but the little displacement
shows how government work IS generally
done.
A STREAK OF RED,
Jim Henry's barber pole in the Odd Eel
lows building, was blown over and carried
away. 1t made a red streak as it was
blown across the street before the wind.
THE sADDEsT DAYS OF THE YEAR.
Where the streets are shaded by trees.
the cutters, sidewalks and roadway are
covered with carpets of leaves, giving de.
clded intimation of the approach of those
days "the saddest of the year"
A decided blow, in fact, and truly wonder
tul that damage has not marked the track of
the moderate tornado.