The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1892-03-11
A TERRIFIC GALE.
The Most Severe Wind Storm
Known in Years Visits
This Section
Last Tuesday Night, Doing Con-
siderable Damage to
Property.
Frightened Inhabitants Huddled
in Terror in Their Wind
Rocked Homes.
The Arcade Building Partially
Unroofed--The Old Elec-
trio Light Pole
Blown From The Hope House,
Buildings Unroofed and
Chimncys Blow
Down--FreightC Cars Blown From
Railroad Track---Wind
Accompanied
With Considerable Sn0W----A
List of the Causalties
Here About.

The worst gale over experienced visited this
section about ten O'Clock on Tuesdhy night
last. At about four o'clock in the afternoon
gentle rain set in, what little wind there was
coming from the south. and it was tho opinion
Of almost every ono that it had set in for an
old fashioned spring rain, good for all night,
at least. At about half after nine at night The
wind whipped to the northwest, ard COM
menced blowing little harder, but the rain
still continued. when all at once there came
gust of wind which fairly shook all the
buildings in town. The gale continued, and
was soon accompanied with snow, making ~
impossible for one to see across the street, al
though tho moon gave considerable light.
Tie storm increased in fury, making it i'm
possible for pedestrians to keep their feet, and
causing them to make for the nearest shelter.
The storm did considerable damage to pro-
perty, tearing off roofs OF buildings and level
ing cbimneys with the roofs Of the buildings
OH a number of houses. About ten feet OF the
north end of the roof of tho Arcade building
was blown tff. The roof consists OF steel
sheotlng In strips of about two feet in width
and five or six feet in length. These strips OF
steel We're torn eff and hurled by the wind as
if they were feathers, some of them being
found tho next morning distance OF four or
FIVE blocks south Of the bp!ldirg. The old
electric light pole on the Hope House which
| has braved the storms Of years, and which was
| used in latter days as flag pole was blown
down with an awful crash, which frightened
Tho inmates of The house considerably. The
| pole was let down through tho roof about foEr
feet and securely fastened in the garret, and
the force Of the wind must have been terrific
! to be enabled to tear it out. When it fell it
brought with it portion Of the shooting and
shinglts CT the roof and these boards and
| shingles made very aggressive missiles flying
! through tho air. 0ae OF til IN struck one Of
windows of the PIONEER Office, breaking out
| pane Of glass and tho bowling wind blew
snow into the composing room completely fill
ing up the cases of typo with snow, scattering
copy all over the room, and leaving about two
inches of snow over the floor of the room.
The chimney, or a part Of it, Oh the Office was
| blown off and cauie crashing through the
landing at The top Of The outside stairway.
|
| lifted off in two sections which were hurled
to the ground several yards away. The SIZED
which T. S. Preissler had in course OF erection
over his engine and feed mill was blown over
against the engine, where it yet stands at an
angle OF about forty degrees. The chimney
on the residence Of C. w. DawGy was blown
off as was also part OF the one Oh the bill
lard room Of John Tomlinson, and the shingles
were blown off slick and smooth from about
four or five feet OF the roof Of tho little house
west II the Nelson hotel, occupied by J. II.
Eiihm, and numerous other small damages
are reported. Those who have been in this
country number OF years say it was the worst
wind they ever saw. The stolm must have
been quite general, as the daily papers are full
of reports of different sections, giving account
oft. The people Of Hope never will wish to
see another storm like it.