The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-02-28

the southwest corner all tine trees were
broken down, their dropping limbs render
ing the sidewalk impossible. Everywhere
along Usage and Kentucky streets, and the
streets beyond, the way was laced with
streamers of ice formed on the wires and
supine limbs of trees.
AT BROADWAY
the scene reminded one of a forest over
which some terrible tornado had passed.
The fine growth of young trees in The NINA
ture parks which line either side of this
magnificent thoroughfare were broken,
bent and twisted almost beyond recOgni-
ton. Some of the finest trees in Col.
Jaynes' yard, one or two of which would
be the pride OF a city park, were broken
and torn and almost ruined. Harry
Smiths fine row of Lombardy poplars on
the Ohio street side of his
and were broken, stripped and
skinned i'm a most thorough manner.
Through the whole length of this splendid
avenue, which is the breathing-spot of Sc
dalia i'm summer, the glorious trees which
have heretofore furnished the welcome
shades, have all suffered in greater or less
degree, as well as the finest trees of the
private residences. The large tree just
above Kruse & Fredericks' shop has met
the same fate As the rest, and is dropped
and split and skinned like its neighbOrs.
In short, it is safe to say that wherever
there Is telegraph or telephone wire, ii is
down, and wherever ther. are trees and
shrubbery they have suffered great damage.
THE OLDEST INHABITANT
will doubtless come out of his hole and
acknowledge that a storm OF the severity Of
that of last night has never before occurred
in this part of the country. And, in fact.
this wholesale transfer of the Arctic regions
to the midland valleys of the continent,
coupled with the southern winter which
we have enjoyed, is one of the climatic
wonders of generation. The damage to
the railroad, and the Western Union, to
our local telephone wires and to many pri-
vate citizens is immense. 1t is we'll that
the town is built on the ground, or it would
have been pulled down by the ice, too.
THE TELEPHONE.
Mr. Benton Anderson, proprietor of the
telephone line, was met by a BAzOO re-
porter this morning, standing in front of
the Central Office, gazing upon the wreck
as it was displayed on every hand. Mr..
Anderson is, without doubt, the heaviest
individual loser by the storm of any man
in the city, and it is no wonder he looked
as though he had large case of the blues
on hand. He was asked if he could give
an estimate of his loss. when he replied
that he could not The line has cost him
in the neighborhood of $4,000, and he
thinks he would much rather build anew
than to repair the present damage. lis
true the material that has been in use can
again be utilized, in great measure, but
the
WIRES ARE BROKEN IN HUNDREDS OF
PLACES,
and he thinks ii would be almost as cheap
to purchase anew as to attempt to repair
the old.
At the time the BAzoO man conversed
with him he had not canvassed the city
thoroughly, so could not say what his
damage would foot up. He remarked,
though, that from what ne saw, he would
be almost willing to give $1,000 to have
the line placed in the same condition in
which ii was yesterday.
He at once placed force of men at
work clearing up the terrible wreck, and
will do everything in his power to have
the wires in working order at as early a
date as possible.