Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1885-07-02
WIND AND HAIL
The asst DIsmstross storm OF IN. Season

The Nsst BIsmstroas stern or the Season
Friday last, was one II the hottest an,
most swelterhg days our people ever ex
perienced in Dakota. Shortly after darl
clouds began to thicken in the west an.
commenced brewing what proved to b.
the most terrific storm that has yisite,
this county since it's settlement. Tn,
electrical display was continuous an,
brilliant As the storm gathered fore,
and approached it had such an appallin,
look that but few people retired unit
they saw what it would accomplish. The
heavy billowy wind bank that always pre-
ceeds sach storm struck the town q few
minutes after midnight. For the slace O
half an hour the wind was terrific and th,
rain fell In sheets. Loose boards, boxea
empty barrels and ont honses filed III,
air. One half of Hubbard Bros. lumber
shed went flying and the awning in from,
of Shilds i Young's store whipped loose
and pounded in the glass and cord o.
cheaJ straw hats Went flying like q ficcl
OF chickens. while other goods were dam.
aged to the extent OF fifty dollars. The
Star Bakery had similar experience with
its awning and goods were Damaged TO the
extent of twenty Ave dollars. II Was
quite evident the tiercer part of the s;orn
passed to thc north and subsequent re-
ports verified the belief. No hail fell in
Miller, but northeast ia ll3 and lI4-67
and Sc it did great damage and the wind
WIS feuvier. 10 give an itien of the
! general strength of the storm we will
mention few cases. John Costigan's
house in 20-l15-G9 blown to pieces, val
! ned at $i00, occupied by Mr.. Schaeffer
and son John. The latter had ribs broL Ell
| and the Esther bad scalp wound. No
hail. John BaEr had the biggest barn in
north Hand, between Howell and Hand
city. The barn was blown to pieces
Chas. Schaeffer's house was blown to
pieces. w. I. Bowen, Of 1865 informs
us the hail did great damage to S. Abbey,
Ill. Grahenski, Tom Collar, Tem Mcclure
and VIM. Barrett. Abbey and Zoilar
lose their entire crop. This snme section
was pounded ont with hail last year. At
Burdette there was little or no hail but
terrible wind. Mr.. Newlon's house in
ll4-66 blown TO pieces, family safe in cave
Mr.. East, in 1896, house blown to
pieces and himself badly hurt. Burdette
church was blown off foundation. Dean
4 Farmers implement house was blown
away and considerable machinery and one
buggy demolished. Mr.. Flanburg's house
IN ll4-66 blown to fragments. Two school
houses, one at Odessa. were blown from
their foundations. W. L. Graham. VIM.
Crisman. DIR. Barker md Ben Rice. of
Ia "a, were badly done up with hail. +.
BuTl.us, Of ll4-GS, lost a gianery and
musical conservatory Frank Wallace
lbst stable near by. Ghas Hinck house,
Dave Miller AMI Mike Conway's shacks
"cTc blown away III the SAME township.
but little hail. Bob Mccarthy, uf 1856,
!Tt greater .ortion II his crop. Mr.
lansford, his nelehbor, is plowing up his
wheat field; b. +. Hite's fine barn was
moved off its foundation, and his house
damaged considerably. Hundreds Of
others were more or loss damaged, but the
greatest loss Of all so far as We learn, is
that of E. IL. lnschoe on section 10, ia
81. He and his three children had retired
and were sound asleep when suddenly it
seemed, as he expressed it, great ocean
wave dashed against the house followed
10y lull when another greater still struck
the house dashing the, wLo'e structure to
fragments. lie was knocked over the
right eye by timber and fell senseless.
When lie came to he heard his little girl
crying to him and saw her rolling over and
over across potato patch. He ran and
caught her aid started for building that
was standing safe rear by. The children
were more or less hurt but Lot badly.
Mr. Inschoe however is black and blue
all oyer. when on his feet can walk around
all right but still has to he assisted out of
bed and in dressing. His bedding, clothes,
valuable books, papers. household goods
of every discripnon was scattered in every
direction and lost or ruined. He lost $40
cash that was in vest. His entire loss
will reach fully $500. 1t was straight
blow as was indicated by his wagon which
was blown across the prairie half mile,
the tongue plowing a little furrow as
straight as surveyor could make it.
Monday afternoon quite q severe hail
storm passed near Florence going east.
but Mt present writing We have meaere
particulars.
Our Holden correspondent sends MS an
interesting and full report Of the
damage done by storm through I14-67 and
vicinity since the above was set in type
and for which, we arc sorry to say, we
have not space. He reports among those
who were injured by the storm more than
others: John Carson, s. u. Fairbanks, l.
NJ. Mallory, James Wharton, Ross. John
Smith, c. Carter. Josh Stookssbury, DIR.
Barker, Geo. Kimmell. Roberts, Z. Bur
lingame. b. F. Rice, J. w. Mcdonald
Ella Johnson, Hanson. Monday after
noon hail did great damage to crops for
Jas and Geo. McCune, II. J. Croll, F.
Nation. s. wingfeld and others. The
hail in the latter storm was without wind |