The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-08

up mud and dirt and changed to deep
black, increasing rapidly in size. It
has been reported that where the
cyclone stopped it dug a hole 20 feet
deep, but this is not so. The potato
plants received a severe switching but
are Strengthening up now and Monday
evening it was hard to find the spot.
The cyclone grew rapidly and was
fully 100 feet in diameter when it
struck the Galbraith burying ground.
The headstones here were badly
broken, the fence torn down and the
trees uprooted. From here it passed
across over Long lake and when it
struck terra firma again it had grown
to diameter of Is rods and was exer-
cising fully it's terrific force. After
passing the lake the storm swung up
into the road and for half mile fol-
lowe ed the thoroughfare. At intervals
narrow paths can be seen, showing
smaller whirls had come in to join the
rapidly growing storm. After cross
ing the road the storm took the course
described elsewhere taking it to the
vicinity of Princeton.
The UNION representative has fol-
lowed the course of the storm for more
than twelve miles and everywhere was
impressed by the manner in which the
storm changed it's direction to avoid
dwellings. First it made detour at
Morford's, then it swung to the north
to pass Galbraith's and Hoyt's resi-
dences, although here a small feeder
passed between the two dwellings. At
Carmody's it swung east again in time
to avoid two dwellings there although
it took a machine shed less than eight
rods from Carmody's house. It passed
to the north of the school house, south
of Bender's residence and the old Love
farm buildings, although part of the
roof of the barn was taken and then
held its northeasterly course until it
passed the MINIS house. Here it
turned directly for Princeton but
changed to the south in time to avert
the awful calamity which would have
followed had it passed through town,
All along it's course it seems to have
been guided by the hand of watchful
Providence and no human being was
injured by the storm.
| The loss of stock so far reported is
so light as to be surprising, only three
horses being killed. At the MINIS
farm a colt was thrown against a wire
fence, and cut so badly that it was
killed to put it out Of misery and IN
the Berry neighborhood two horses.
we're found, lone with it's head nearly
severed by a blow from a flying board.
The people can we'll congratulate
themselves on their lucky escape from
death. The storm was narrow and
therefore the loss of crops will not be
great considering the territory
traversed, and the more fortunate can
assist the victims, scattered as they
are, so that no suffering will occur. It
was indeed a lucky storm, if this OK
preston will be allowed.
The loss resulting from the weeks
storms is hard to estimate. Crops
which had every appearance of being
totally ruined when seen Sunday morn
ing are Strengthening up and except
where the roots were pulled up as on
the Mcclellan farm there will be fair
yield Notwithstanding the hard usage.
In the neighborhood of Princeton
SIS, 900 will probably cover the loss as
most of the buildings taken were small,
cheaply constructed structures. But
the extent of the storm is not known so
this is at best a partial estimate. The
condition of the crop also makes it i'm
possible to make an intelligent esti-
mate Of the damage of that farming
asset. Household goods and clothing
will probably swell the figures to 81, 500
exclusive of the crop loss. Others who
have estimated place the total loss at
$4,000. This is of course a total loss
as the UNION has yet to hear of vic
tim fortunate enough to carry cyclone
insurance.