Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

house or two being blown down or
washed away.
Dyke Spencer's barn and the stable
on the Pierce place, neal him, Eel
blown to pieces. One of Spencer's
horses was injured.
The bridge near j. N. Cross was
covered with water Monday. Many of
his fences were blown down and
washed away by the water.
The chimneys blown off the
residence of Mrs. jolly, in north Mex
leo, and all her trees and shrubbery
were more or less damaged.
Not a street lamp in the north part
of town was burning, the wires on
this circuit being down. Those on the
south side weathered the storm.
Henry Shoots barn, in the field
north of T. B. Hits, was nearly
turned over and now rests at an angle
of forty-five degrees, ready to fall
over.
Mrs. Nancy Willingham, whose
house is in a lowland on North Wash
ington street, vas taken out on horse
back, the water being up to the saddle
CIR this.
Billie West was damaged about $50
or $50. He says he has lived at the
same place 50 years and never saw
the water any higher before. The
wind blew down his entire orchard.
At the Ringo Hotel the north cornice
was blown off and the water came
down into eight rooms Oh the north
side, damaging the wall paper and
furniture. The total damage will prob
ably amount to $3.50.
Water was waist deep in the parlor
of Jack Rodgers residence, southwest
of the depot. Other houses in this
section suffered equal damage. Peo-
pie all along the east end of the street
sought high places for safety.
The premises of B. B. Runkle suffer-
ed considerable damage. Chimneys
were blown away, shingles torn off,
and shade and fruit trees torn down
and broken to pieces. Water did con-
| siderable damage inside the house.
The roof of Harry Turner's house
| was blown across Mr.. Dunbar's place
and alighted in Sid CARROTS back
yard. Mr.. Turner has moved into
one of Mr.. Forgey's houses until his
residence can be repaired.
The town branch at Shepherds car
penter shop was 100 yards wide and
running like a mill ace. The resi-
| dence of Mr.. owen was completely
surrounded by water, which come
within a few feet of running into the
house.
The residence of j. G.. Bassford
was damaged some by water, q por-
ton of the roof being taken off. Sew
eral of Mr.. Bassford's trees were
blown down. Another house belong
ing to Mr.. Bassford in West Mexico
was damaged.
At DIR. Wayman's in northeast Mex
leo the storm seemed to gain its
greatest force. There is hardly a tree
left standing in the yard, and the wind
missed the house by a few feet only.
Immense maple trees, standing twen-
ty feet from the house, were snapped
off at their bases.
J. b. Clark says no serious damage
was done at Rush Hill and that the
wind in that section was not severe
During the rain lightning struck the
Odd Fellows Hall, but the damage
was slight. Mr.. Clark says the small
er bridges are all washed away.
At ]. M. Beagles' the south side o
the barn was torn away and the dool
in the barn blown down. Mr.. Beagles
apple orchard, which was n fine con
dition, was also totally destroyed. Hi
, total loss will be about $500. The fam
lily were in the. cellar, at the time o
the storm and lone of them were
, hurt.
AT the Opera House a fourteen foo
/ chimney was blown through the roo
the north end and quite a good deal O
damage was done to the scenery
Some of the bricks went through tn,
= floor into the basement. A few min
utes before the chimney fell some boy
were working at the place where tn,
, bricks fell.
The elegant new home of George W
!, Robertson was slightly damaged. /
hole about three feet square was blow
in the roof on the south SIDE and tn,
rain coming in damaged the room un
der it to some extent. Some panes o
glass in the plant cellar were ais,
broken and a number of trees blown
down in the yard.
At the railroad lake the flood wa
terrible. The boat house was unroof
ed and three boats carried away
Every house in that vicinity was badl.
flooded and at Joe Gray's (coiored
the water was five feet high last night
Water stood two and three feet in tn
houses Of Fannie Atkins and Lizzi
Elliott on Lafayette street.
b. r. Cauthorn says the wind at hi
house was not violent and that not
limb on a tree about his premises wa
J broken. Mr.. Cauthorn's house j
nearly on a direct line of where tn
wind was most severe in north an,
northeast Mexico. From this it woul'
seem that the hurricane alighted Oh
the city Mt a point near its extrem
western and north ern suburbs.
:. T. B. Hit is a heavy sufferer iron
I the storm. Nearly every tree IN hi
yard nea his house was either blow
down or had some of the branche
4 blown away, and the northeast eorne
OF the yard was a tangled mass of tree
and branches. The top of a large tire
standing northeast OF his residenc
! was snatched by the wind, carrie
directly Over the house and landed O
!, the south side.
The damage to the residence an
home of Mrs. M. j. Howe is nue.
4 worse than at first reported. tn