Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-26
THE STORM.

Tn Saturday u wind storm, that
was neither a tornado or cyclone,
swept over the greater part of Day
county doing considerable damage.
At Andover and north of there sew
eral stacks of grain we're blown
down. South of Andoyer the storm
was quite severe. Al. Pugh, living
near Andover had his house blown
down, and his wife and another lady
so badly injured that they are not
expected to live. In Scotland and
Oak Gulch township the wind laid
the stacks of grain scattering them
in all directions. Between And
over and Bristol the snow fences
along the track were badly discour-
aged III a number of places. North
and south OF Bristol, small houses
were blown down on claims and in
Bristol the out houses suffered total
wrecks III many instances. Mr..
Benefits house on the hill Just out
side the city limits of Bristol was
turned so that the front faced to
the east instead of the sonth--no
damage was done to the building.
1t is proper here to state that Mr..
Bennett was not in the house when
this occurred. North of Webster
for eight miles and south some ten
miles the stacks were generally
leyeled as well as claim shanties.
In the town of Webster few out
houses were overturned, but not
much damage done. At Waubay
the storm played the same trick
with the grain stacks it had in
other parts of the county. At this
place two of che citizens hastily
took to the r. r. well-the one who
descended the ladder first, sustain
ing the weight of his partner who
stepped on his hands as they went
down. They had hardly got into
Il position of safety when a new
danger presented itself, and they
conyersed thusly:
''Say, suppose lightning
should strike the wind mill and run
down this pipe?"
..Holy Moses. -, we have
iskped from the frying pan into
the: jire. StW hat shall We do!"
s"Wcll, let's 60 up and report
ono that won't do because well
be blown away by the wind"
"Well, then, must we stay here
and be cremated by electricity"
''No that will not do, let rs make
an effort to get in place of safety
somewhere."
agreed" but when they came
to the top of the well the air was
thick with flying dust and they sup
posed everything had been swept
away.
"Ain't that awful" said No. ],
eve can't go out there"
"No," said No. 2, '.let's go back
into the well and avoid present dam
ger as long as possiblew.
agreed" snd here they were
found, hanging on to the ladder
two hours after the storm had pas
sed, aud when found no word or a
key to one could be obtained from
either of them as to their experience
in their locked citadel. Sc
lahl Court-plaster is now i'm great
demand by a:e OF the parties and
they are both prepared to discourse
ut length on the scientific features
Of diversified electric currents.
The storm through the county
covered a space about 20 miles in
width. Had it not been for the
numerous hills that acted as break
to the wind We feel satisfied it would
have been quite serious. As it was,
save when it struck the hill on the
west side, no lives were endangered.
| The ladies mentioned as so severely
injured are getting hatter.
| After tao storm passed the hills
daily papers describe it as passing
through Minnesota and WISCONSIN,
doing an immense amaNnt Of dam.
age in its track.
. fhe actual damage to property III
Day county is trifing.
All Day county warrants regis
tered numbers 30 to 2.S inclusiy,
are tins day called for payment and
interest ceases,
II G, u. RaApfaRB. Co. Treas.
BY W. 4. Doe. Deputy.
Dated, Webster, Aug. 10, 1856
still hot and more of it.