Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-07-05
WRETCHED WORK OF WIND
THE HURRICANES UEWOETED
TlSIT5AT THE LETEE.

THE HUhRZCANES UN#ONxED
TlSIT5AT THE LETEE.
The Montana. g" Palace Cabin De-
molished by a Wind Explo-
sion---Narrow Escape
of Human Life. gs9 sSF
&-@ - THE STORM. @a-ars -. EE
June went out with terror: Monday
evening about half past seven O'Clock the
black clouds that-ha been gathering in
the western sky let loose one Of the live
liest storms of wind and rain eyer
witnessed in Bismarck The wind
rolled up the dust and whirled it about in
the streets until the town was completely
envelopcd. Business out doors was quickly
and very abruptly terminated. The large
arm chairs in front Of the Sheridan were
sent rolling down the railroad track. A
hogshead started from the south side of
the railroad, bounded up on Maratta's
steps and then went straight for the St.
James Restaurant. A plucky witness
stopped 1t and headed it up the street. It
passed out of sight as if it was going some
where. A bird cage, unharmed, was drop
ped down on the awning Of the Post Of
fee. Where it came from the postmaster
doesn't attempt to tell. Fred Whittier and
George Reed were out on the prairie when
the storm came up. They had all they
could do to get through. They report the
hail as very large and very uncomfortable.
John Hoagland went out into the coun-
try, Tuesday morning, to roof frame sta
bic that he had put up. He met the own
er, who reproached him for not doing the
work sooner. John apologized and said
he was going to do the work then. He
couldn't see foot Of the timbers, and he
felt ashamed to tell the countryman that
the stable had been
| BLOWN AWAIT.
The clock that hangs on the pilot house
of the Denver, was carried across the rail
road track, but was found Tuesday morn
ing ticking away and indicating the cor
rect time. That clock should be sent to
the next Centennial. Pieces of the Mon
tana's cabin were carried over the bluff
five hundred yards. The report that the
| Helena had been wrecked and six lives
lost was wholly unfounded The Rose
Bud met her steaming up the river as if
nothing had happened. The former laid
all night at Berthold. The storm was
heavy but not destructive: At Painted
Woods Col. Moore and Capt. Todd report
large trees blown over and every appear
ance of a trightful blast in that vicinity.
The Eclipse passed the night at Don
Stevenson's rancho. There was a hard
blow but no damage done. The damage
was reserved for the Bismarck landing.
There the two "Grand Republics" of the
upper Missouri were tied up-the Monta-
ma and Dakota, of the Coulson line. Capt.
N. Buesen, of the Montana, was standing
upon the roof of the hurricane deck, when
he saw the wind coming across the river
from the direction of Fort Lincoln. :, 1t
was cutting the water after fashion that
FoREsHADowED HAVOC.
Capt. Buesen hurriedly stepped to the
smoke stacks to see if their fastenings
were all right Henaturally thought they
were in the most danger. The shock that
followed told him that the chimneys were
of no consequence, The stern of the
steamer swung heavily against the bank
and the rear half of the cabin was raised
up and dashed to pieces. The deadly gust
passed the stern OF the Dakotah which
was lying just above the Montana, and
tore away the west half Of the roof of the
hurricane deck forward of the smok
stacks 1t then carried off the chimneys
of the COL Macleod, moored several hun
dred feet up stream. While it was stir
ring up the steamers, the wind also took
notice of the buildings on shore. Birds |
machine shop. was completely unroofed
and the building so badly damaged
that the proprietor thinks it will cost as
much to repair as to build it new from
the ground The machinery was not
damaged. The Coulson line ware house
was moved eastward a little and the Den
yer boarding house was turned halt around.
A log house on the side Of the bluff was
unroofed and the so-called water works
Uroughs and pump were thrown down.
THE MONTANA <3
Tuesday morning this noble vessel pre-
sentcd sad picture. The cabin was half
on the bank and the other half cinging to
the ship. Only six state rooms and the
office were left in standing FORM The
Texas was hanging over the guards and
the pilot house was leaning at an angle of
forty-fivc degrees. Capt. Buesen's room
was apparently sliding OF. The. elegant
furniture was all there in good shape eX-
cept the mirror of his dressing case which
was broken behind the drawers. Tie bell
had been blown fro IN its support andro
ed forward on the deck. Fifty feet from
this bell on the. roof OF the Dakotaf were
dozen buckets and an empty beer bottle
unmoyed That wild was evidently
travelling in parallel streaks. Onthe floor
of the cabin there were piled together. in
the worst confusion bedsteads. mattresses,