Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-22
rErrrxO OF Arrr1Ixss STORM
A 7Esail storm Plays Sad Havoc in Medicine
Lodge,
Breaking Windows, Crushing Brick Walls
and Kidding Metallic Roof

about o'clock this town and vicinity was
VISITED by terrific hail and wind storm.
The clouds gathered from the north and
south and met west Of here several miles,
and were fast driven by stif southwest
wind over the town. There was little to
indicate a cyclone, and only heavy rain
was anticipated. Scattering drops Of rain
commenced to fall accompanied by an oc-
c.IsionaI small hail stone, which appeared
TO fall perpendicinrly; these increased In
size, as the wind increased, and gradually
The stones appeared to gain In size, until
the smallest was as large rs and about the
shape Of chocolate drops and the largest
the size OF hens eggs, and Of every imagin-
able shape. These fell and rebounded
like rubber balls, crashing through win
dows a. if shot from cannon. Where a
n window glass was exposed it was shat
tered into a million pieces, worse than If
crashed with rocks. Every window fac
ing west inside this town was completely
ridJlcd, in many instances the sash being
splnterrd. IL were useless to enumerate
the individual losses, for no house escaped.
The school house, Presbyterian church,
court house, Lrbrccht's, divers Sheldon's
Oner's Hes, Parsons, VanSlykes, Gcp-
pert 4 Stone hall, Higgins furniture store,
hcLnln -house-the fronts OF all these
were riddled, rs were all the smaller es-
Establishments between them. These houses
all faced west. Then on the other side of
the street the rear OF the Cresset Office,
Medicine Lodge house, KaufInan's, the
post Office, Singers, Smiths drug store, the
barber shop, billiard hall, the bank build
ing, Judge Shepler's Geppert & stones
Blickhan's and Sandiford & Youmans'
were crushed to atoms.
Great holes were knocked i'm the roofs of
the bank building ,Orner's, Hess block, and
Sheldon's. Stones weighing five pounds
thrown with all human force could not
have gone through the roofs rs desperate
ly.
The hail had not stopped falling when
the drug stores, aud other stores where
glass and putty are sold, were beseigsd, and
in an hour every pane was sold that could
be utilized. Large panes were cut up into
convenient sizes, and Tuesday morning
no glUs could be purchased, and those
who failed to get accommodated had to
stand and see the heavy rain OF Tuesday
pour ilron their household goods.
HAIL STONES.
IL want n partner in this cyclone bust
ness, now that Cal. has gomez. Sample.
"My wooden men were the only ones
that didn't flinch."-PearSon.
You may bet will now put screens on
the bank building.r-E. w. Payne.
1T WIS nothing compared with the hail
storm Of ls7i."-Judyc Updrgraff.
AN evil hail storm that does no body
good.n--Eli Smith, who sells glass.
"Sle too."-Csl. Oner.
"The amc ia mine."-Jas Boutwell,.
glass mixed Ia these type ~
-lNDEx Office.
please count Us la, brothers."-The
CrSsct.
Il observe that II had no effect on the APP
petitrs OF my bOar,lers. A. McCanless.
II was sorry had abandoned the dug
OFT for an uptown mansion."-P. Wag-
Oner.
"PrOple should have their windows made
Of sheet iron, or tins +. Stone.
"wrll, our building presents a solid front
any ways, Y. * II.
lit was worse thtn missing trade OH
load OF hides IS. L.brccht.
Il rather pride myself OF my hail storm
representations. didn't lose glass"
Judge Lacey.
Its terrible thing TO be n rich property
owner in hail storia Henry Durst.
my way Of thinking sxactly.-Capt.
Freeman.
Cal. Omor and Ed. Sample took refuge
In Pearstn's cellar. Both were knocked
down In getting there.
The window lights destroyed In the new
Presbyterian church cost about four dollars
each.
There is no fruit growing in this county,
or II would have all been destroyed.
Our type was thoroughly 'pied" in
three cases aud mixed with small particles
Of glass. Compositors can imagine how
pleasant 1t is to dig down in the boxes.
Wise people had their windows protect
eel with wire screens. p. s.: There were
few wise people In this town.
It was Monday, July IL, 1882, exactly I /
months from last Monday that storm did
so much damage in this town.
George Geppert and wife were out rid
ing up the Medicine river and were in the
storm throughout. They and their team
were severely pelted, and bruised. This
Is the second time Mrs. Geppert has had an
experience this season.
The pet antelope was sailing through
the street when stone knocked it down.
Everybody hoped It was killed; but no
sEch good luck happened.
The damage done to the new Presby-
terrain church was greater than to any 9TH
or building In the town. Il is frame
building, on brick foundation or base
ment from six to eight feet deep. At the
four corners where the frame Is anchored
In the brick wall there are great cracks,
and the entire building has been moved
an inch or more from It's original position.
to the least. The foundation
walls are certainly unsafe as they now
stand.
The new house being erected by Ell
Smith, in the north part Of town, was7bad
~ wrecked. The frame work like the
church, at on brick basement, and this
was crushed under the swaying weight Of
the storm.
AtnAde was consummated this week BY
/ which j. C. Oruer sold his drug store,