Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-10-05
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THE WIND STORM.


unity was visited with & a: violent
wind storm, and considerable
damage is reported in the country.
The city escaped injury, the wind not be-
ing so heavy here as to the north, south
and east OF US. The wind seemed to di.
vide and go around US on. both sides.
The storm lasted but moment or two,
but it made up In force what it lacked In
| endurance.
Michael Teeter, mile and half north
of!this city, had all the ch1mneys of his
house leveled, eleven wheat stacks blown
down, some Of them within two feet Of
the ground. One large cottonwood tree,
some 18 or 20 inches through, was broken
off some four or five feet from the ground.
Several apple trees were blown down,
one over six inches through, was landed
against the side of his house.
The storm then visited Seifert's, in
Red Rock township, unroof1ng his gra.
nary.
At Zolman Ames', 215 miles southwest
of Brownsville, the wind tore down five
stacks of grain, Carrying some of the
bundles rs rods away. A chimney was
demolished and the summer kitchen
blown down. Zolman, who happened to
be outside when the wind struck, was
pricked up and carried some so feet. He
was landed softly, however, and came
out of the battle without scratch.
Geo. Ballard, next farm east of Ames',
lost the verandah to his house.
On Judge Cameron's farm, next east of
Billiards., the grain stacks were
badly torn, and the house wrenched from
its foundation.
o. J. Hill lost about 5000 worth of TIM
othy hay and other grain.
D. l.. Smith, in Window township,
had five stacks of grain partially torn
down, and other slight damage done.
A block foundation under the kitchen
part Of his house was removed, together
with large stone of the hard head varie-
ty.
James Smith, son of D. L., had a sepa-
rator at the P. Geraghty farm where he
had been threshlng, which was turned
over and over by the wind, and damaged
to the extent Of $50 or more.
A granary and horse shed belonging to
Mr.. Geraghty was completely demolished,
two large stacks of hay were "scattered''
promlscuously, a wagon upset, &C., &c.
The wheat stacks on William Richards
farm were so demoralized that the grain
had to be gathered up from the fields
with horse-rake.
South of Austin, Geo. Chandler had
several stacks Of grain we'll scattered.
Warren Kennedy, two miles west of
Officers mill, had a large barn turned
on its foundation, and grain stacks dis.
tributed promiscuously about the fields
Jonathan Gregson suffered considera.
BILE damage to his mill property two
miles south of town. The shingles on one
side of his mill we're largely torn of, one
) end of his warehouse moved from its
foundation, and one end OF one OF his
houses blown in.
On H. S. Smiths farm, near Gregson's
the house was partially moved from
its founda. ion, both chimneys demolished
and the frame stables blown down. dam.
J age fully $500.
On A. V. Ellis farm, the board fences
in the track of the wind, were laid fist
and broken into fragments.
: Obadiah Smiths barn was damaged,
the best part of his shade trees entirely
destroyed, and his stacks of grain shared
the common injury.
We might continue this record Of dam
) age much farther, but the above is stuff
cient to show the strength and fury of the
gale.