Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-07
ysM SWEPT REGION.

Particulars of ~ HansOn and Dawson
Counties TycIonic Visitation.
Alexandria Herald, 9th: As reports
come 10 the storm on the Fourth ap-
pears to have bsen more serious than at
first supposed. In Taylor township
ALI Oarieson and family, supposing the
barn safer than the house, took refuge
there, The house was unroofed soon
after they left it. But the barn was
destroyed. MIR. Oarleson has two chill
dren. He was holding them in his arms.
a timber struck him and one of the
children IAN infant), iniuring the child
80 it died few minutes after being
brought TO this city. AS soon ss possi-
Bile after the accident the child yes
brought here for treatment, but dien
soon after reaching the physioan's office.
Mrs. Carleson is daughter of Morris
Rowe, we'll known here.
In the northern part of Jasper several
suffered loss OF crop, among those re-
ported being the Roehmsr boys. In
Plano there wss considerable loss, the
heaviest loser being ]. x. Wallace. who
lost 165 acres OF fine crop. Mr.. Wallace
is Calvin Lundy's son.in- law. Loss is
also reported from Fairyiew and Spring
lake .=.zs.g,
Sanders and .Aenew, of Plano, are
heavy losers. Peter Heres is also re.
ported to have suffered the loss of his
crop.
The strip damaged by hail was about
two miles wide and extended clear across
the county. Its southern edge, in Jas
per township. wss the north half OF the
north section OF 103 and ran two miles
north. The line varied, running halt
mile south for every two miles east.
The losses are almost entire. with very
little insurance, and Will foot up al least
$50. 600 IN this county The hail varied
In sizs from buckshot TO q walnut. !,
Mitchell Republican, 5.h: The cop.
per colored clouds, tipped with black,
which whirled and twlsted to the north
OF the oity yesterday forenoon carried
dire destruction in their path, extending
90 far as heard from, clear aeross the
county. nearly five miles in width, and
through Hansan county as far as Fulton.
The storm was q combination OF wind,
hail and rain, and possessed the devilish
attributes OF both cyclone and tornado
| e seemed to increase in fury as it went
eastward and as il crossed the Jim river,
| il picked up the 60 I 100 foot barn or
the George Letcher place md scattered
| it over the prairie. The wind blew
fieroeiy a. some points in it's career,
hurting hailstones bigger than hens
eggs through every exposed window,
while in other localities there was no
wind, but the hail came straight down.
| One hailssons picked up after the rain
had ceased still measured five inches in
circumference, while any number o!
them were from three to four inches
around.
The damage TO crops varies according
to locality, being the heaviest in Perry
township, where tine crops OF the follow.
ing farmers are almost totsl losses:
Bates, Robinson, Belts, Sholes, Thomas,
Robinson, Wallace, Perry, Dean and
Esterly, each losing lsom 100 to 100
acres under cultivation. Some OF il
may YET be saved, however, but the blow
| is heavy one az best.
In Badger township, Messrs. SWEET
Swartout & Logan suffered severely
while new barn in process Of erection
| by O'Mealy Was demolished.
j. @. McNsmars, near the Hanson
county line, was blown with his house
into ravine and badly bruised. Hi.
crops are entirely destroyed.