The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-17
SEVERITY OF THE STORM.
It Ragged With Intense Fury
in Lake Greek Township,
Ten Miles South.
Yearling Calves Killed by Hail
Stones, and Growing Crops
Laid Low.


was pretty general throughout the state, as
was evidenced by the telegrsphic reports ir
yesterday mornings BAZOO; but in Centra
Missouri it did not prove as disastrous a.
In Northwest Missouri, where houses were
scattered 10 the winds and several lives
lost.
storm in this immediate vicinity occurred
Thursday night, however, and Its ravages
as reported by reliable witnesses are almost
beyond belief.
Thomas W. Rhodes, who lives ten miles
south of Sedailia, in Lake creek township,
was in this city yesterday and interviewed
by BAzOo report-r.
at was the worst hail storm ever saw
said Mr.. Rhodes, "and if it had been &C.
companied BY heavy gale We would have
had no crops to harvest"
What did it do for you, Mr.. Rhodes?"
asked the reporter.
1T did nsiderable-damaged me to the
extent OF about 81 100"
How so?'
"Well, l had in 100 acres of fax, Just
ready TO cut and the hail ruined it COM
pletely-so that it is not worth cutting"
III must have been AL unusual hail
81, rm," suggested Inc reporter.
''Indeed il was. There are some who
will not believe it, bu: can bring all the
prof that is necessary TO show that many
o! The stones were larger than goose eggs.
| have heard of such things before, but
never until Thursday night did l witness
or believe anything of the kind
1.-THE falling OF hail stones of such mag
ni,ud' must have proved injurious 10
sto,k. D. yen know OF any losses?"
"Yes, tie. On my place two yearling
cslves were killed outright, and several
more were So badly injured that they will
Ger ainly die"
Did the storm do you any other dam
age?'
"Yes, it played havoc with the roof of
my barn, breaking the shingles and scat
teIing them in every direction"
"Was the wind very severe?"
1T was not very strong injury immediate
neighborhood, but understand ii ragged
with great violence mile or two from
where l live, laying low fields of corn, flax
and oats"
"Do you know of any other farmers who
were damaged by the storm?"
"Yes, there are number who suffered
more or less. The relidence OF Mr.. Bud
Mccormick was riddled by hail, many OF
the large stones going through the ROOT, but
fortunately no one was injured"
Mr.. L. j. Allcorn, who also lives in
Lake Creek township, was met by the BAzoo
representative. His residence proved q tar
get for tn storm, and all the glass In the
west side OF the building was completely
demolished, necessitating his visiting Soda
liza for the purpose OF replacing it. His
stock was nrder shelter, hence escaped in
jury; but a flock of geese was caught by
nail-stOnes as large as a mans two hands
and several killed.
David Getz, another farmer of Lake
Creek, was out in field when the storm
came up, and was struck ON the forehead
by q Eail-stone larger than a goose egg.
The lick was a glancing one, but it was
sufficient to knock the skin from his fore
head and nose, and the wound inflicted
will dOub.l.ss prove the source of no little
annoyance ere it heals.
The storm extended over an area
probably two miles in width.
and was followed by a perfect
deluge of rain, together with heavy gale
of wind. Trees and fences were laid low
in the path of the tornado, and the loss to
ing up large, as many fields of growing
grain are not worth cutting.
Mr.. VIM. Inch, messenger on the narrow
gauge road, said the storm was quite severe
from Sedalia to Warsaw, Friday evening,
aud the loss from wind and hail will sgRre-
gate considerable.
When the train arrived at Warsaw an
ominous looking cloud was hanging over
the town and many people were badly
frightened, as they firmly believed that a
cyclone was about to sweep down upon
them. Quite number of the more timid
left their homes and sought refuge along
the river bank. hiding in the ravines and
other places that they could crawl into
Taken all in all, the storms of Thursday
night and Friday afternoon were the heav-
lest seen in Central Missouri for years, and
the only wonder Is that MANY lives WARE