Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-01

The storm that struck this vicinity q
few minutes before o'clock this morn
ing did an immense amount Of damage
to growing crops. and tore things up
generally. Corn ID leveled to the ground
and the fields of small grain yet uncut
are down. The damage In this county
alone will amount to several thousands
of dollars.
The storm was unusual for this sea-
son Of the year, and would do credit to
the June storm period. The time of
night that 1t occurred was also unusual,
considering Its severity. Shortly before
3 o'clock, a. m. came heavy fall of
rain. with a light wind from the east.
In few minutes the wind commenced
to blow from the northwest coming in
gusts and twists that threatened the
stability of buildings. The storm was
accompanied by severe electrical dis
turbances and hail fell at intervals The
hail. however, was not general.
Mr.. T. p. Low, of Vienna township,
who was in the city this morning. says
the corn fields were leveled in that por-
ton of the county and in places the
stalks Were blown up by the roots
Small grain is also badly down. The
same coalition OF things prevails east
and west of the city. It is thought that
some fields of corn will straighten par
TALLY in time and will ripen all right
The small grain in most fields can be
cut, but of course there will be a falling
of In the percentage Of the yield. The
wind in places had Considerable twist to
it, as evidenced by the fact that some
OF the corn was leveled In different di-
rections.
A new barn erected by Mr.. Kletzing,
on the road running north from Main
street to the Soldiers Home, was blown
down, and a number OF coal sheds and
outhOuses further west were destroyed.
| Reports from farmers in the city to-
day from all portions Of the county In
dictate that the storm was general
throughout the county. Mr.. T. j.
shearer, Of Logan township. was in
town and says that the effects OF the
storm We're the same between this city
and his place. and that the crops are
badly damaged. At Quarry Mr.. Inman
says several large trees were blown
down and others were struck by light
IL
4 say the corn is in bad shape in that
section.
The wind mill on the Eli Packer farm
west Of the city was blown from the
tower. Mr.. Packer. who was in the
city today. says the blow In his vicinit,
was straight and that the corn was no
4 twisted as 1t was in other sections
The storm of this morning played
havoc with the sparrows that make
their home about the court house and
in the park. Eli Jones, who takes care
of the lawn. gathered up wheel bar
row load Of dead birds this morning
and small boys who imagined there was
royalty on the birds carried away al
least 200 of them. The young birds
4 which were just old enough to fly suf-
lfered most, the hard wind and the driv-
ling rain and hail knocking them from
4 the trees and drowning them.
The hail probably played part ir
1 the destruction Of the birds. as some OF
4 them were minus their heads.
i Some Of the telephone wires about the
4 city were broken. The trains were no
I delayed by the storm.
4 The rain was very heavy during the
4 brief time the storm prevailed. The
Western Union Telegraph Company
i which now has in charge the instru
ments for the weather bureau, report.
4 the fall for the twenty-four hours end
ing at a. m. as Ill inches. OF thi!
amount so Of an inch, or nearly the to-
. tai, fell during the hard storm Of tn,
u early morning.