Telegram-herald., 1891-08-16
HEAIIL0Ss1 Ss1OlARNERS
SERIOUS DiSlGES 10 LATE CROPS
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81 cLoUD. Nina. Aug n-Ths
storm prosex to have beea mueh more
serious tsan AZ frst sappos1sL Hall
nrst bee4n % fzll. when shs storm.
~heh sz-ae tom the north.
fsaSaed sznael Gilmans farm,
eooas . niIes northeast Of sauk
nap1d& aad from there almost
70 Elk river. Ia the extreme south
ern part OF 5herburne county, . dis
lance Of about 20 miles, IL was . per-
rect m-y. In Eeaton county Us width
varied fson \ TO ~ niles. land as il be-
e&a so expand itself IL bro4densd
o1s y ssoat miles wide All corn
end standing grain in iss path were
o<teviy ruined the immense stones
crushing them into the ground and the
grain In snoekx also suffered severely,
mat being shocked In parallel rows
WITH no caps being nearly thrsAhed out
ne grain shoeked with caps was not
damaged so severely. Many men in hay
ana harvest fields who were caught
we're badly bruised and cut about the
head by the devastating downfall Of
nall In some pl4ces the hail was Is 70
20 inches deep on the level and
hours after the storm passed could be
shoveied up Ike snow. All the win
dows on the exposed side OF the houses
we're smashed Twenty hours after
She storms passage Capt William
smith. OF Mindsn. brought TO this city
. huge lump Of anow and Ice which
No had picked up on his farm When
he started from home the nouster was
about two feet la diameter. No con-
sarvative estimate can be made o< the
damage accomplished. but IL must Of
nscssstsy reach into the thousanda
WuIxAa, Mimi. Aug. IA de-
asrucsase hailstorn passed over the
eastern portisn Of this county Thurs
day evening. As near a. can be ascer-
tanned. IL commenced about 4 miles
northeast Of Kandiyohi station and ex-
tended IN . northwcsterlv direction
about uiles. and was several miles
wide. There was some standing grain
In its path. which was pounded
into the ground and entire
~ destroyed. Grain in shocks
was thrashed somewhat In places. The
storm was furious and rooted up trees
and broke down sheds. and the hall
broke = number Of windows. but 9th
erwise no serious damage is report
ed The hail fell thick and fast, and
Il said 10 have covered the ground d
about Kandiyohi TO the depth OF two
inches The storm lasted only twenty
u.nuteA
SLAyroS. Mimi. Aug i5.-Michael
nGshr< . 800. -. r,.,. f.rr,>, r.s{1in -
. miles south Of here. was killed by
liehsning Thursday evening while un-
harnsssing his team One of the horses
WAS also killed.
JAcKsoxvELLK, ILL.,. Aug. 15-Thurs-
day night severe wind. rain and hail
otorm passed over the section of coun-
try bounding this city on the west,
south and east The fury of the
storm lasted but few minutes,
hHt In tho localities visited eonsid-
01uw9S Wss done 70 crops and
fruit CovnAslds that promised excel.
lent yields were totally stripped Of
blades and ere now utterly worthless.
Grain and haystacks were blown over
and badly scattered. Many barns,
sheds and fences were ovcrthrown.
stock saughs In the storm suffered con-
sidcrably from the large hailstones,
which fell with terrific force.
BURLINGTON, Ia. Aug ia--A severe
rainstorm. accompanied by thunder
lishtn.ng. bail and strong gale swept
over the city Friday evening. causing
much damage 10 fruit and shade trees
Windows were blown in and sheds and
awnings wrecked