The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-31
RESULTS OF THE STORM IN THE
VEST END.

going to press:
Northwest of here we are informed
the crops were badly injured by hail.
Cora Graf, daughter of Emil Graf,
county commissioner of Wilmont, was
killed by being struck on the head by 4
piece of heavy timber. She was at the
barn and started to 60 to the house
when the storm struck the large barn,
4Ox54. blowing off the roof and scatter
ing the heavy timbers, one of which
struck her with the result recorded
above. She was thirteen years of age
and spoken of by the neighbors as a
bright, intelligent child, anda general
favOrite in the neighborheod. The
family have the sincere sympathy of the
community in their sad aftlictlon.
The storm also demolished his kitch-
en-. l2x16. Mr.. Graf was at Worthing-
ton where the board of commissioners
was in session when the sad news was
telegraphed him.
Another sad accident occurred at Jas.
Barry's, in Larkin township. The new
house, which they recently moved into,
was completely blown to pieces, and
u. F. Ufford. Mrs. Barry's father, was
carried considerable distance and
when found was unable to speak. DR..
Sullivan was Immediately sent for, and
| upon his arrival found him in i critical
c0ndition-several ribs broken, shoul-
der dislocated, and shoulder blades
shattered; there we're also severe bruises
about his head, and at first it was
| thought that his injuries would prove
| fatal. but the doctor now has hopes OF
his recovery. Mr.. and Mrs. Barry only
escaped by going into the cellar. MIR.
l fcn1 fA,1k
was /. moment too late. The house was
not finished but stood on blocks, about
eighteen to twenty inches from the
ground, being enclosed on the south
| and east, and open on the west and
north, the wind got under it, raising it
and scattering the tiinbers in all direc.
tions. The furniture, with a hew or
gan and sewing machine, was all de.
| stroyed. 1t was severe shock for
Mrs. Barry.
a school house in Dist. No. 43, with
teachers and pupils, was carried some
| feet, but fortunately no one was hurt.
VIM. Welch's barn and granary, in
LismOre, was blown down. George
>lade's cattle BAN was blown to pieces
| and some other damages to his place:
Marshall Smiths barn on 26, Westside,
blown down. Quite a number of build.
ings in Lismore and Larkin were more
I'll less damaged. MIR. Hosmer's herd,
together with his son, who had it in
charge, were driven a long distance in
front Of the storm, and the little fellow
having too much pluck to abandon his
charge, stayed out all night.
+. S.-NVe learn too day Friday that
there are strong hopes vf MIR. Ufford s
recovery.
Little Cora Graf, the victim Of Mon
days hurricane, was buried on We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. Buttleman Off
ciating. Her remains were laid away
on a mound just north of her late home,
near the spot where she met her death
A very large number of neighbors and
friends assembled to mirgle their tears
with ~her-a afflicted relatives Peace to
her ashes.
The results about town of Mondays
storm can be summed up very briefly:
Esq. Campbel!'s carriage house was
.eveled to the ground. hut strange to
say, his carriage received no injury; his
harvester was blown about forty rods
out into the field, but was not broken.
The iron roofing on the big elevator
was partial torn off, while up in town
Air. L. G. Newell, Mr.. G.. G.. Peterson
and Mrs. Ba,ber each lost a portion Of
their chimneys. \ large number Of
outhOuses We're upset and more or less
broken to pieces, signs were blown
down and IL few trees were twisted off.
One Of the q,,etrest freaks Of the storm
was the tearing off OF Il patch of Shin
giles about as big as a bed quilt on the
nnrth side OF j" Rolls residence, while
even the chimneys or tho house were
left nn(lsturbrd. This is all our town
suffered, and the damage is trif1ing.
ADDITIONAL STORM ITEMS.
From Commissioner Emil Graf we
learn additional particulars Of the re-
suits of the storm in the northwest
part of the county. Mr.. Crafts barn
was completely unroofed and his corn.
crib was blown over. The IL" part of
his house was destroyed. The roof
was taken oft as carefully as workmen
! could have done it and the two halves
were laid down some distance apart
uninjured The frame was splintered
and scattered and yet one of the win
dows was left unbr0ken with not pane
of glass cracked.
The great and irreparable loss was in
the death of his daughter Cora, a bright
child between 13 and ii years of age.
The whole family had gone to the
barn when the storm approached to
assist in getting teams in and closing
up for the storm. When the storm
struck. Mrs. Graf and the children
started for the house. Cora was first
out, and Mr.. G.. thinks that she was
| struck by the section of the roof that
fell first. The back and part of the top
| of her head were crushed in, her arm
was brrkeu in two places and her shoul.
der WAS splimtered. The section of
roof which struck her lay some distance
away.
Mr.. Crafts neighbors responded hand.
somely in his distress. Five teams
volunteered to haul lumber from Ad-
rian and on Sunday last twenty seven
men mounted his barn and before night
| the whole roof was on.
Parties in Leota also suffered. sew.
! eral severely. John Hackett's eranary
was struck by lightning and burned
| with all its contents except tanning
mill which Mr.. H. succeeded in drag
ging out. In the granary were most of
his supplies, feed for teams. flour, etc.
aud his. tools. A shed attached con
! tanning new binder was also burned
The barn Of Kelley & Howard was
blown down, and three horses which
were in at the time escaped with only
a few scratches.
A FRUIT STATE
Minnesota, as the Advance claimed
| ten years ago, will come to the front as
! one of the great fruit States.-Worth-
| ington ADVANCE.
The ADVANCE is correct. Minnesota
is bound to become one of the g,eaI