The Panola weekly star., 1884-08-02

Faftinns ~ SGfthofp iIstsia, Wisconsin
sHd ninHesatH swept w flffee wi"d HHH
hHll s'nfu's immsHss itHmaaH tu 10
secured tflrs and ufhef fsfm rfHrsrt,
Hf rtyt, NtFs., jWlt "a
Ihe iofnadpea ~ thu utily part " last
week which wrought such ruin IN Southern
Dakota aud Southwestern Minnesota,
have been followed by tall storms iul}
as destructive 10 cfops, while not wreck.
Ing houses These latter storms have
extended from NOrih'rn Dakom into
Wisconsin and Minnesota, touching in
spots aud leaving others unmo'oded 4
storm Friday passed over Flunsant Val
ley, Clear Creek aud brunswick, WIS,
Near Eau Claire hall stones from eight
10 ten Inches In diameter prostrated
everything In tn shape ol grain Ia these
towns, The damage 10 crops ls placed
at $4,000, aud 10 stock $4,000, Maui
sheep, hogs aud calves N pasturngu near
were Killed outright, Nhlld cattle aud
horses suffered severely from the huge
balls Of Ice. There Il scarcely pane OF
g.ass or a roof left IN any Of the dwell
ings In The towns mentioned, Numerous
bridges were swept away aud nJcks
of sheep were Killed In North.
crn Dakota. Terrible damage was
done to crops In Barnes aud Cross Coun-
ties. II appears " have risen IRON The
earth In It's passage from Tower City 70
lisbon, as d section OF the county inter.
ycnlng shows no loss. II Is impossible
To make figures on the loss, but II wilt
be large aud considerable of II viii fall
on farmers of the bonanza class, who
i've In Fargo aud handle their farms
through sapcrlntcndents. The ButA
Brothers, OF ButlzviIle, will lose about
52j, 900, the destruction on their big
farm at Buttzylllo being very general.
General Wilson estimates his dam.
age within six miles OF Tower
city at nearly 100000 Many fields
were injured near Buttzyll,c. Tue
storm appears 10 have been intermittent,
hitting one section aud then skipping
three or four before doing further
damage, and late specials show that the
hall simply wiped out $500 acres ol
wheat for ButN Bros. The hail.
stones were rs large rs walnuts, aud
some us big as hcn's eggs, and
at Mitchell, 200 miles SOUTH storm
Friday night destroyed large number
OF houses. The people generally took
refuge IN the cellars and storm caves,
and no injury is reported except In the
case Of one man, who was somewhat
bruised 10 u wrecked shanty. No hall
aud very little rain accompanied the
storm, aud the damage TO crops, II any,
was slight. A second storm passed over
]eadle County, destroying what OF the
crops were left after the storm OF
"Wednesday. The Goodcll School House,
six miles west, aud the Catholic Church
Ia DeSmet, were blown over. Al an early
hour this morning hailstoncs were
three inches deep In localities where II
fell last night. Several iarm houses
were struck by lightning, but 80 far nc
loss Of life has been reported. In th,
town Of Boone Lake, Renylllc County,
Mimi, Thursday nights storm did i'm
mense damage, hundreds OF acres Of grar
being destroyed and many houses moyet
from their foundations aud unroofcd. II
some places chickens, rabbits aud birds
were killed. In Sherburne County
Mimi, the damage TO crops Is estimated
IL ility per cent, and In many cases farm
ers' crops are totally destroyed.