Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-03-10
The High Wind Tuesday Night
Plays Havoc with Plate
Glass Fronts, Etc.
Electric Light Plant Damaged,
Lights Put Out, CHM
neys Shattered.
No Trains Moving on the Da-
kota DiviSion.-Many
Wires Down..

worst blzzards ever felt in this part OF
the state began early Tuesday night. The
wind was from the northwest. 1t blew
tiercely all night, ,and yesterday. Warning
OF the approach OF a bad storm from the
west had been received by telegraph
some time beforeit appeared, but no idea
Of the velocity Of the wind was enter.
tanned until felt. The weather was not
very cold, although the rain had turned
to snow. 1t Is fortunate that extreme
cold did not accompany the storm. Soon
after the storm reached here, it was seen
that terror had appeared. Out doors
people we're fairly carried along, and
man starting across the street was glad
to go with the wind until he found
place OF shelter. Ladies and children
caught out in the storm had hard work
to get indoors and several ladies hurry
ing home appeared like ar imated balloons
Skipping along, scarcely touching the
ground as they went.
Boxes. barrels, sign boards, awnings,
loose boards, and portions OF lumber
yards joined in mad flight along the
streets. Chimneys were toppled over in
many parts of the town, falling en- the
roofs of houses and buildings with
startling crash. Houses, usually secure
on their foundations, rocked and
trembled in the violence of the gale, and
frightened many people considerably.
Tin roofs we're rattle traps of a loud
order. The storm was in fact, the only
genuine blizzard that many people have
ever seen in Dakota. All other storms,
this winter at least, have beel nothing
compared to the blow OF Tuesday night.
On the prairies it is feared that much
damage has been done. Many hay stacks
and light frame buildings have doubt
less been unable to stand against the
wind, although no reports of the kind
have yet reached the city.
The damage done at the Gladstone was
considerable. The front Of the portion
OF the hotel in which Is located the office
was sprung loose aud gave couple of
inches. The wind moved the entire front
perceptibly. The plasterlng in the front
rooms on both second and third floors
was demolished to some extent. Two OF
the chimneys Of the brick building we're
blown down. One Of them fell through
a sky light in the rear of the hotel and
knocked the plastering of Of the ceiling
of the clothing store Of We'll Bros. Bricks
and debris fell on two tables of hats and
literally smashed the headgear. In ad-
dition to this damage, the wind blew out
one of the plate glass windows in the
front Of the store room and wet good
many articles on display. The glass had
been previously cracked. and was unable
to stand the strain.
Early in the evening about two thirds Of
the iron smoke stack on the electric light
station blew down with crash. 1t fell
on the wires, tearing them down and
instantly extinguishipg all the lights of
the circuit. Total darkness reigned in
the hotel for some time until lamps and
candles could be procured. The chimney
fell perpendicu]arly and tore Its way
through the twelve nch roof Of the
building and only stopped when it struck
the large iron boiler. 1t is feared that
the dynamos are injured. The expense
OF repairs wi be large.
Strong 4 Chase sustained loss of
about two hundred dollars. A plate
glass show window in the dry goods de-
partment was demolished, and large
quantity Of goods was damaged by water
and broken glass. Two canvas awnings
we're also torn down by the wind, and
whipped to pieces.
Kirk, Allen 4 Hathorn lost window,
which had been cracked few weeks ago.
Their stock Of hardware was not mater
tally damaged. however, as the front was
Immediately boarded up, and goods
likely to be injured by rain were removed
to another part Of the store.
One glass in the west front of the Ath-
letic club rooms, was broken out, and
the Commercial house barn was some-
what damaged.
The brick chimneys about the city
seemed to be an especial mark for the
storm, nearly forty being reported blown
down. Two chimneys on the Methodist
church and one on the Congregational
church were leveled to the roof. Chin
neys on the residences Of Il. NJ. Chase, c.
T. Hills, J. s. Watson, G. P. Smith, Alfred
Dickey. r. A. Sanford, A. Langseth. E..