The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-05
SEVERE HAIL
>.~.. STORM.
This County was Again Visited
by d Destructive. Hail Storm
Last Thursday Night. >- ="
Stock Killed and Great Damage
Done to Grain. Il, = ..- l.

The annual visit of the destructive
hail storm passed over this county
last week Thursday night. Many
farmers in this vicinity expected to
see their crops completely destroyed
by the heavy storm. While the wind
blew very hard and the water fell in
torrents, no further damage than
that of lodging heavy grain was done
in this immediate locality. but our
neighbors in the west suffered great
loss. l. ,,.
The following is from the Adrian
Democrat: "
As near as can be determined the
strip of country laid waste is about
ten miles in length and from two to
three. miles in width. The storm
struck Rushmore, and apparently
took westernly course until Adrian
was reached, when it switched to the
northwest
South of Adrian the damage is
comparatively light-the hail not ex-
tending farther than Cooper's farm.
East, north and west, the farmers in
the immediate vicinity OF Adrian are
quite generally hailed out.
Particulars are meagre at this hour
g a. m. Friday-but it is safe to say
that the damage will aggregate fully
100000. Probably half the farmers
are nartiallv insured.
In Adrian practically every unpro-
tected Window on the north and east
are broken, and on main street the
glass fronts on the wests side are sorry
spectacles. A few of the heavy plate
windows withstood the shower of ice.
Gardens are completely wrecked,
and trees and shrubbery badly dam
aged. E. Cooper had several head of
sheep killed, and A. Sachse lost
about rs eoung pigs.
The storm means much hardship
for many farmers, and will doubtless
be serious blow to Adrian, as the
prospect for good crop forshadowed
good fall trade for Our business
men. =
Inc Uudfuldu says:
, The storm, although not of long
duration, was simply terrific, and ev-
cry spear of grain in its track was as
, completely destroyed as it is possible
) to conceive. #
The storm originated in the south
ern part of Leota township, sweep
{ ing two sections there. Thence il
:. went southeast across sparts of Lis
more, Larkin, Westslde, O1ney, Little
: Rock and Dewald, laying waste some
of the finest crops in the great North
r west. The greatest damage is in Lis
Q more, Olney and Westside, although
e Leota, Larkin, Ransom, Dewald and
b Little Rock are heavy losers. From
three to five miles in sections, the
strip is much narrower in others, the
storm having been very erratic in it!
movements. Through Lismome anc
the north half of Westside, through
Olney and the west part of Larki1
the storm swept southeast across th'
corner of Olney, hitting here. missing
there, across the northeast corner O
Little Rock and into Ransom, takinl
in portion of Dewald. South ant
\ west of our city there is no loss, ant
the strip directly north is not SO wild
as elsewhere; northeast the damaged
! strip is also narrower.
The storm came from the north
west, while a strong undercurren
5 was blowing from the northeast
= which accounts for the somewhat pc
~ culiar pranks (if such disaster ma
e be called by so mild a name) of tn
70 storm.
- The territory which was destroye
IA is as followes, by sections. The Lis
\. will be found as near correct as ca
70 be expected at this time, and TO
lowed on map of the county wi
4 show the reader a pretty accurat
10 picture of the track of the storm (ne
4, including the considerable damag
in Rock county,:
'e Leota-Sections destroyed, "a an
be IS.
Lismore-The entire township d.
stroyed, excepting section l, 5, 6,
" and part of sections 4, 8, IL, Is and 2
Westside-Sections destroyed, l,
of 3, 4, 9, 10, II, IL, 13 and IA and pa
y. of S, Is and "a.
Larkin-Sections destroyed, 81 an
'ol part of 80 and 81.
Olney-The entire township d
stroyed excepting sections l, 2, 3, l
IL, 80, 81 and part of 4, 10, 13, II, =:
and 80.
Little Rock-Sections destroyed,
2, 3, II, II and part of and 10.
ri Ransom-Sections destroyed, 6 ar
- - part of 7.
to Dewald-Sections destroyed, |
ze 30 and 81 and parts of 20 and 3
~ This district includes the village