The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-06
General News Condensed.
SEVERE HAIL STORM.

One Of the Most Destructive Evsr Record
cd in Dakota.
A Especial from Grafton, Dakota says
The cloud gathered with all it's force di-
rectly over the village OF st. Thomas, where
after violent thunder clap and dust and
shingles carried through the air the storm
broke in twoparts, one travelling westward
and the other part iourneying eastward.
This last storm destroyed everything in
its path from ST. Thomas across the Red
river into Minnesota four to six miles in
width and fully thirty miles in length At
John Schmidt's farm in Martin town
ship, in this county. the storm
broke panes and window sashes.
and in the house it broke three
chairs. Alex. Mclean loses 265 acres of
wheat oats, and barley, which are totally
destroyed. Nathan Upham, register Of
deeds OF this county, loses $50 acres OF
wheat and oats. young son OF farmer
by the name OF Dunbar started out on
horseback just previous to the storm, and
he has not been seen since. The horse ar.
rived home after the storm bleeding from
cuts caused by the hailstones. John Mar
tin lost 80 acres; George Myers lost so
acres; Thomas i. McHugh lost 13 acres;
Henry Rath lost over goo acres;
the Murphy boys lost over 600
acres; John Franklin lost so acres; Peter
McMartin lost llo acres. The village of
st. Andrews was completely destroyed. the
haistones tearing through the shingles,
breaking the sash and panes OF glass. On
the fine stock farm OF Nathan Upham ad-
Joining st. Andrews not q pane OF glass is
left unbroken. farmer by the name OF
jackson, in Martin township, was haying
with his hired man as the storm broke
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gain shelter he was struck by a hailstone
and sc evercly injured. MIR. jackson after
considerable effort dragged him under the
hay wagon and saved his life. Charles
Fink'e's grain in st. Andrews township ia
completely knocked into the ground. The
hailstones were as large as hens eggs.
A special from Mayville. says: The
storm extended along the Goose river,
striking the very hest country in Dakota
extending from u mile north OF this place
to about five miles south, and extending
northwest about twenty miles. 1t is i'm
possible to give any correct estimate OF the
loss while great deal was only partial
A large amount OF glass was broken on
tho south side of buildings. While the
storm was severe in the city, it was
worse south OF us. The hail was
also accompanied by considerable wind
Among the losers were some OF our largest
farmers. George w. Norton loses about
1000 acres, K. H. Murphy about 900,
Chris Monson 500, Sperry & Co. some 600,
e. l.. Heiser 270, and great many others
lose their entire crop OF from 60 to l6O
acres. At Martin Thorson's. two and one
hall miles south OF town. there was con
siderable wind, and Mr. Thorson, who was
hauling hay, was badly injured.
Parties engaged in putting up new
telegraph line were caught five miles from
town, and one of them had seyeruI boles
cut in his head. A man working for Mr..
Murphy, west Of town, was knocked down
by the hail and could not get up He was
considerably bruised. A portion Of A. @.
Thompson's sub bstantial log house, west OF
the city, was blown down, wrecking the
roof and portion OF the logs. On one
side OF the house logs were torn right out,
leaving the balance standing Mr. Skog-
stad's building was also injured In some
places hull stones are reported MS large as
turkey eggs. Walter Claton picked up one
which weighed five ounces