The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-31

Latest Account Of the Favages Of the Re-
cent storm In Dakota aud nEinnesota-
Several Lives Lost and General Havoc
Among Farm Property and Crops.
DELL RAPIDS, OAK, July %.
Last Monday afternoon a tornado
struck this village from the northwest,
and wrought considerable damage. None
were killed or seriously injured Ia the
village. Barns and other out-buildihgs
without number were blown to pieces.
Nearly all the glass in the west side of
buildings was broken by the hail which
accompanied the storm.
In the county there was great havoc.
Those reported killed are; Air. Jno.
Hale, Mrs. Dlckinson's daughter. Two
children of Mrs Maltby, living eight miles
west of town were blown away and can
not be found. Four other deaths are an
nounced. Those seriously injured are:
Cora Bof, two children of Jones Helms,
Christopher Walters, a son of Chris. Wal
ters, two children of General Gunderson,
Peter Hallworsen, and Mrs. Marcus.
Several farm-houses were destroyed,
and nearly every farm lost barns aud
outbuildings. A great many horses and
cattle were killed. Crops were leveled
and destroyed by the hail. The track Is
about eight miles wide at this place, with
the village in the center. The loss in
the village is about $4,000. Three
fourths of the crop in strip six miles
wide and twenty long are gone. The
storm lasted about thirty minutes. Mrs.
Hale was buried to-day.
LUvERNE, MINI, July 23.-Two men
and two young women were killed in this
vicinity by the storm of Monday and a
number of others injured, The damage
in LuveTne is estimated at about Sl2, 900.
A good many buildings were blown down
through Rock County, and crops were
somewhat damaged. Towardfour O'Clock
in the afternoon the outline of the APP
preaching tempest became clearly defined
in the northwest, and very soon after
huge mass of overhanging clouds, plainly
indicating the approach of strong wind,
rolled toward town with startling rapid
ity. The appearance of the storm,
though unusually threatening, was not
such as to occasion serious alarm, and
after the first vigorous gust the impress
sion prevailed that the worst was over.
In this appearances were deceptive.
After a brief cessation of the storm the
rain began to fall in torrents, and the
wind gathered strength. A moment
later the wind tempest began the WORK
in real earnest. The rain was driven be-
fore the wind in vast sheet with great
force, and each moment the terrors OF
the tempest grew flercer.
There was now good cause for alarm.
The spire of the Baptist Church was
hurled to the ground. The strongest
structures trembied to their foundations.
Others rocked and swayed in momentary
danger of destruction, while those less
substantial or more directly exposed
to the wind were blown into q
thousand pieces. Tin roofs, shingles
and conices were torn from the busi-
ness buildings. Signs were wrenched
from their fastenings and dashed into
store fronts and broken boards and win
dows were driven through the air in
wild confusion. The tempest ragged thus
furiously for over half an hour, aud the
scene during the time was appalling.
For time it seemed that the destruction
would be general, but the force of the
tempest was diminished and toward five
O'Clock IL completely subsidized.