Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1898-03-17
DAMAGE BY WIND
Resulting from Monday Nights
Storm Aggregates Nearly
Thousand Dollars.
Odd Fellows Block UnrOofed
and Lodge Furniture
Damaged.
Experts View the Block to
Ascertain LoSS-OCCu-
spantS VaCate.

The lowering clouds of all day Mon
day resulted IN the evening in driving
rain storm, accom- panied by high wind
from the east The rain was driven in
binding sheets and soon the streets
we're covered with water. About 8
O'Clock the rain ceased for short time
but the wind increased in intensity 1t
was straight blow but it did consider
able damage in the city. The roof Of
the Odd Fellows block was laid open for
half the length of the building and the
principal damage done here, amounting
to several hundred dollars.
First window went out on the north
side of the building and soon afterward
the tin root and beams attached to it
was lifted bodily, like the lid Of box,
and laid over with crash and accom-
panied by colored lights, on the west
front of the building where 1t overhung
like mammoth cornice. The occupants
of the building, tho North Dakota Capt.
tai, the Salvation Prmy and several
roomers on the second floor, thought
the building was coming down and
made rush for the outside, but no one
was injured beyond shock to their
nerves.
A huge piece Of the roof crashed down
| on the sidewalk on the north side while
brick and timbers fell across Fourth
avenue, some of the flying debris break
ing in two OF the plate glass windows in
the room being fitted up for Mrs. Petty
as dress making establishment. On
the south side OF the building a portion
OF The brick wall fell on couple of
sheds and crushed in half OF the roof,
out did little damage beside this.
When the roof fell over on the front
OF the building it struck the electric
light wires and blue fire and sparks few
about indiscrlmlnately.
At 4 p. no. the wind whipped the over
hanging roof over into Main street. 1t
knocked down F. Andres dray team
and be narrowly escaped being hurt. c.
d. Shurlock's team ran away and into
one Of the coal sheds tearing large
| hole 10 the side of the building.
The greatest loss falls on the Odd
Fellows who had their fioe lodge rooms,
on which they are said to have expended
over Thousand dollars in furnlshings g
few years ago, laid open to the elements.
The frescoed ceiling was carried away
with the roof Of the building, the furni-
ture and emblems scattered about.
Soon after the accident the sky cleared
off and no attempt was deemed neces.
sary to remove the equipment-no one
cared to enter the building for fear it
might collapse-and 80 matters were
left to morning. But about midnight it
clouded over and rain fell heavily for a
long time. The fine carpet that cost
$3.50, is water soaked and covered with
plaster and debris and is SAID to be
utterly ruined The entire loss to the
lodge is estimated at $500.
Tuesday trustees OF the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs held hurried council
and decided to move ont OF the building
il otLer quarters could be secured. The
furnishings and paraphernslla we're
moved to places Of safety for storage
until permanent quarters elsewhere can
be secured or repairs made to the build
ing.
The various lodges rendered their halls
to the Odd Fellows and they accepted
the K. Pc. The furniture and fixtures
OF the lodge have been stored IN the
Lloyd bank block.
The Odd Fellows block is owned BY
Alfred T. Batchelder OF New Hampshire,
who owns the larger part, and johnson
Niokeus of Seattle. 1t is not known
that any insurance against wind damage
was carried. The damage to the build
ing will not be fully asoertained until
after thorough examination, but it is
estimated will run into the hundreds.
MINOR LOSSES.
j. G. Taylor lost bis chimney, some
shingles and couple OF storm windows
| from his residence.
The fence at the fair grounds ls hors
du combat today, as we'll as sections of
board fence in other places in the city.
For time the electric lights were out
and it was not until the wires on the
Odd Fellows building were cut out that
they could be turned on again.
| A FIRE was narrowly sverted at the
residence OF Il. B. Allen during tho
evening. A chunk Of wood was placed
out IN the rain on the porch to extin-