Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-06-24
THE STORM AT coLeRibeE.

IL" eluktou NOupAI1el.
On Sunday evening, about 10 o'clock,
one of the most terrible wind storms
visited Coleridge ever known in tho
town. The wind blew q perfect hurri-
cane and was accompanied by rain and
hail. The course of the storm was
nearly due west to east if anything veer.
ing south east. Our first observations
we're made at the NJ. E. parson age, where
We live. The west porch and windows
were forced in and flood of water took
possession of the kitchen, and three un.
happy mortals stood, each holding a
sleeping child in their arms bracinR up
the door and partition ready at mo-
ment's notice to make leap for life out
into the murky darkness of the storm.
Outside the injury to household goods
and the falling OF chimney, no partic.
ular damage occurred there. As the
storm abated We went with our family
to the residence of j. p. Coates, where
We found more windows broken
and floors flooded, &c. The
barn Was total wreck, but with the ex.
ce2tion of calf which had leg broken,
the stock wns safe. The store
and store building of A. Hudson were
badly torn and wrecked. The family
had retired tor the night and just as the
building went over. Mr.. Hudson sue.
ceeded in getting Mrs. Hudson and Hat
tie out the door from whence Mrs. II.
fell down the stairs brulsinR herself
severely, while George and Jennie slid
right out the front way into the street,
bed and all and left among the debris.
They found their way to neighboring
store door, unhurt. Other buildings
next to this we're severely racked. The
new livery barn of II. Is. and II. N. Mar
tin just accepted from the workmen, q
large two story building 25x27 feet is
broken up badly, sad looking wreck.
j. F. Rose and J. E. Thorp each had
their blacksmith shops blown 10
pieces. R. 0. Newell had his livery
barn unroofed, but little damage
occurred to stock. His skating rink was
blown down but the floor, the most val
liable part OF it, was not damaged. Mr..
Shumway's lumber was scattered and
badly broken. A shop formerly occu-
pied by Uncle Gibson, but used at the
time as carriage and wagon store room
by Messers. Goodrich and Bagley, was
blown away leaving the floor piled with
wagons scarcely injured at all. Peter
Hammer had very serious time OF it
indeed. Peter stood at mis- door like q
hero, defying the power of the elements,
but all in vain. Wind overpowered him
and took away part of the roof. Peter
was scarcely able to walk straight fol
twenty-four hours afterwards. Mr.. Val.
entine's house was sent spinning across
the prairie toward the railroad track.
Mr.. Valentine and two sons in the build.
ing escaped by the breaking of window
which allowed them to get away. Mr.. v
was bruised considerably. The Luther.
an parsonage where Rev. G. A. Brandt
lives was shaken and moved about si1
feet, The school house was moved
about fifteen feet and badly racked
The outbuildings were blown away al
together. The house of Henry Born
hordt was unroofed. Mr.. B. is an en-
ployee on the section and the loss is Sc
we're for him. Several chimneys were
demolished, DR.. Bayer, Jas. Busfeld
Joe Campbell and T. j. Townsend wer,
the sufferers in this way. Stephe1
Starks lost new frame for dweilin,
which he was building for himself. d
Florin lost the roof of his ice house ant
also his slaughter house.
There are many smaller losses too nu
merous to mention. We hav
omitted to mention that both end
of Garner & Canfield's store building wer
taken out; Geo. w. Hutton's barn con
tanning fifteen head of horses was total
" wrecked. Strangely enough tn,
horses were little damaged. In tn
country the damage was still greater i
proportion than in town. The smal
residence Of Jacob Soehner living tw
miles north, was entirely destroyed
| HIS Oldest child boy, being killei
The next younger one is injured ser
ously but not dangerously. Mr.
Soehner had her scapula bone broker
and Mr.. .Soehner is badly injured in th
spine. A man named Custer, was blow
out OF his house during the storm, an
could not be found. About four o. m
he came to the residence OF Frauk {
Hirschman with severe abrasion on h
temple. He knew nothing about whel
he had been or how he came there, a
though he must have passed through
deep stream OF water TO get there. Th
Z fine large barn OF John +. Miller thre
miles from town Just built last summe
and situated in one of the most sheltere
places in the county was made tott
wreck. Mr.. Murphy, living about ha
| mile from Coleridge. had his building
entirely destroyed. His wife was hu
considerably. After the wreck he CO
cred his wife and child as best he cou
and came to town for assistance. NJ