Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
MONDAY NIGHTS STOR VI.
Severe Wind, Hail aud Rain, But M
.,eriauS namage-penple
Take 10 Their
Cellars.

4 few minutes after 6 o'clock Mon
day evening the inhabitants of Mexi-
co were very much frightened at the
appearance of terrible angry look
ing clouds in the northwest, west
and southwest. They felt that there
was going TO be a fearful storm, if
not a cyclone. Those who werec con-
venient to cellars and prepar-
ed to enter them within a moments
notice-many took refuge in them
before any further notice than a look
at the dark and roaring clouds COM
ing with great velocity toward Mex
leo. People down in town, who
could, hurried home, but the streets
were not entirely u%noccupied when
the storm began to rage. The wind
blew terrifically and the rain came
down in binding sheets. 1t hailed
very little in Mexico, the storm be-
ing much less severe here than in
the west and southwest where, it
is reported, very large and damag-
ing hailstones thoroughly peppered
the earth. However, the storm ragged
in this city frighfully for nearly sixty
minutes and when it ceased the
ground except in high places was
completely submerged. Many trees
were Invested of leaves and branches
and some were blown down. The
telegraph poles and wires suffered
severely and it was almost impos-
sible to transmits any news. Men
were sent out last night to repair
them. While we have heard OF no
one being hurt, the damage to the
crops and out-buildings in some
sections must be very great The
lightning was keen and dangerous
and several times the thunderbolts
sounding as if the lightning had
struck in this immediate vicinity.
Two and one half inches of rain
fell Monday and Monday night.
The storm Monday night damag-
ed Cy. SCOTS corr crop consider
ably.
The good the rain will do will
er-balance the damage done by
the hail and wind.
J. K. Luckie says be saw the light
ming strike the rod on G. S. Basis
house last night. No damage was
done.
On Monday night there was a ter'
rible hail storm at the county poor
farm. Mr.. Mundy says he thinks his
cornEand other crops are ruined.
A. e.. Class, living west Of town,
reports his corn and garden badly
damaged by hail on Monday night.
Mr.. ALI. Canterbury makes the same
report of his crop.
The rain Monday night caused the
walls of the excavation dug for the
Lane-McKinley building to cave in
on several sides, undermining the
sidewalk especially.
As far as heard from, the crops
were injured in a few localities only
by the storm of Monday night and it
is believed the damage is slight.
Corn will raise up and be all right
after a little sunshine.
On Monday night lightning struck
a poplar tree near the residence of
MIR. Garrett i'm south Mexico. II was
a terrible thunder clap and the
neighbors thought for a minute the
world had come TO an end.
Monday nights storm did much
damage in some parts of the coun-
ty. South of town the wind broke
much corn, while west of here the
hail nearly ruined some fields and
shattered window glasses. Mr.. Can
terbury is said TO be a heavy loser
by the hail and wind.
X. f. Gulick, who lives 3 miles
west of town, reports the storm very
severe on his place. His stable was
completely carried away, many
large trees were blown down and the
hail ruined his fine prospect for corn.
A window, sash and all, was blown
out of his house, which rocked like
a cradle. Mr.. Gulick's family were
terribly frightened.
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