The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Tt HALLS ONCE MORE
MORE CROPS IN TIE NORTHWEST
ARE LAID WASTE.

An Manitoba the Storm Was Els,
pecially Severe and Numerous
Farmers suffer Loss--Portions of
Minnesota Also Swept and a
Storm Plays Queer Franks In
Winona-In North Dakota Few
Houses Are Demolished and Peo-
iple Are Injured.
Winnipeg, Aug. 5.-A severe storm
passed over q small portion Of the
province last night, and many farmers
will be sufferers thereby. The hail
arena appears to have been about
twelve miles wide and to have trav-
eled from northwest Of Glenboro across
Cypress river, and southeast into Tiger
Hills, destroying everything in it's
path. From Cypress liver, Holland and
Glenboro the reports are that hail
has totally destroyed the crops Of sew
eral farmers and severely damaged
others. At Morden also there was
some damage done, but the extent is
not yet known. Considerable glass in
the Canadian Pacific depot there was
broken. There was hail at Gretna,
Altoona, Rosenfelt, st. Jean, Somerset
and other places, but no damage to
crops in these localities is reported.
At st. Jean the Northern Pacific depot
was considerably damaged, the plat
form being torn UP and the roof part
~ blown off. Al Baldur several farm
ORG Wi ..lv1 oil
At Brandon Miss. Tomlin was struck
by lightning and badly injured.
Grafton, N. D., Aug. 5.-A cyclone
did considerable damage to buildings
about one mile south Of Grafton at
1:30 o'clock this morning. Peter Peter
sons house was entirely destroyed.
There were nine people in the house,
but only two were injured, most Of
them taking the precaution to go into
the cellar. An old lady was blown out
in the wreck and badly shaken up.
Her shoulder was injured and she re-
ceived wounds on the face. A boy
four years old was badly cut on the
head. The house was total loss. An
old man attempted to hold the door
from blowing in. The next thing he
kneW he was still holding the door but
it was on the ground forty feet away.
A heating stove was carried 100 feet
and demolished. A barn block away
was blown to the ground. The horses
were jerked out Of their halters and
were found uninjured in a pasture.
Going east the cyclone turned a school
house and granary around and did
more or less damage.
mr.. Peterson, whose house was de-
stroyed arrived home from trip to
the mountains hsif an hour after the
storm undid his place. His house was
gone and neighboring physician was
sewing up the wound in his boys head.
To-day the children are climbing
around over the demolished house
which was cnce their home. Every
thing is smashed. and the little ones
look homeless. indeed. {, s
Further reports from the storm are
coming in. Fred Hankhe just drove
into town. His house was blown if
teen rods, and he lost his entire crop
of wheat by hail. Hans Moe has just
arrived in town. He brought back the
Irvine he bought Saturday. He lost
It's acres Of wheat and fifty Of barley.
Many more farmers in the vicinity lost
their crop by hail A report has
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damage was done by hail. julius Iver-
sons barn was struck by lightning and
consumed. He lost four horses. The
storm was the worst that has ever
struck this vicinity.
Winona, Mimi, Aug. 5.-The electric
al storm which visited Winona this
morning was one Of the sevarest ex-
oyo1
accompanied by q very heavy fall of
rain. Reports received from the coun-
try are as yet somewhat meager. In
the vicinity Of Bethany considerable
Damage was done to fax by hail. Tel
ephone connection with there was de-
EtrOyed by the storm, and exact par
dculars are hard to obtain. Some
damage YVES done to telephone and
other wires by lightning, and several
buildings We're also struck but no seri-
Gus damage resulted.
A very nigh wild prevailed, blowing
many limbs from handsome shade
trees OF the West end. A fagstaT on
the Pos block was struck and shat
tered. A bolt went down the chimney
OF Kingsbury's West enc grocery,
-causing three sharp reports which
quickly brought out Of the house the
residents Of the upper story. No dam
/, age showed inside the building, the
lightning having passed down to the
cellar through the interior Of the Chin
ney. At the Winona Young Ladies'
seminary the lightning passed down
the elevator shaft. 1t was seen by sew
.eral and described as a ball of livid
fire. Two sisters, members Of the fac
ulty, We're near the shaft, and for an
instant were enveloped in apparent
flames. A flag draped on an adjacent
wall was framed with the fiery fluid.
The sisters escaped unhurt and the
flag was llnscorched. The damage
done was nominal
Willmar, MINI, Aug. S. Reports
come from the towns of Edwards,
Whitcfield and Holland, in the south
crn part of the county, that severe
hailstorm passed there, lasting about
an hour, early this morning, destroying
thousands Of acres Of grain. a severe
rainstorm prevailed in this vicinity,
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