The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-08
County, No Saturday July
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a Guild and Destructive stofl 81
One of the widest and most dsst tructd Il
storms that visited the upper portion;
this county in many long year swooP4
down the river from the west at poi6t
near Arlcaree above old Fort Berthotdi
last Friday evening. gs..
The first causalitles reported in its path,
was the fatally wounding Of some IudiaR
woman by flying chunks aud particles III
ice hurled at them from dark, whiriin6
clouds. The women were out ON the prait,Y
les with their feeding herds and some Sdis.
tancs from shelter. Some of their poni9
were killed and gardens and grain fields
badly demoraliaed. At the Fort Berthpla
Mission all the window lights were struck
ont on the west and north end of all I'll
buildings. Thegrowiag crops also snaE
Rered severely. .sa.s, ~ -, IS
When the storm head reached Fort Ste.
venson the elements had formed the ON
onous vortex of cyclone aud dashed up,
writhiDg, squirming screeching and howl
ing aRainst the great broad structure, that,
once upon time had taken 100000 out
Ut Uncle Sans good natured c0untenance
and oapacious pockets. The building
reeed within the voratious vorte1-a part
of it consisting splintered boards and
crumbling walls Of stone falling to she
earth crushing the life out of valuable
horse, useful chickens and faithful watch
dogs. Another part of the massive pile
had passed upward to the clouds in the
terrible suction. In it's upward flight the
the boards and timbers might have been
the property of John J. Robinson-in it's
downward flight many miles away it will
be the property of the lucky Russian who
scratches his head and swears by the cold
sunken slabs of holy old Moscow "that it
is an i'll wind that blows nobody good"
Portions of the old military stables and
correl we're also blown away, and Alfred
Staley who lives with his family in the
officers quarters suffered considerable
loss in various ways.
At sna ke creek, Charley staley lost sew
eral head of sheep,-belng pelted to death
with hail stones. The valley being shell
tered the force Of the high wind Was bro
ken. Wolf creek valley likewise.
Coal Harbor, being high up caught the
full force of the blow, but luckily it was a
straight wind. The large hotel was un-
rooted ana all the glass broken out Of the
north and west windows. Added to their
troubles before the roof could be repaired
came the cloud burst ana deluge of Wed.
nesday afternoon. John ]. Robinson had
his big wind mill blown away-one that
had done good service fer man and beast
for the past Is years.
At John Peterson'e five miles east of
Coal Harbor the hail fell in great round
globes like as from a shot tower. As
far rs the fields and garden are concerned
the destruction was complete. Out of Is
acres of fine growing grain, Mr.. Peterson
will not harvest sheaf. His fine garden is
q total wreck. He had one horse badly
But by being thrown against wire fence
BE also lost several head of hne sheep
David Carlson near neighbor of Mr.
Peterson, had his crops badly damaged
and son David badly hurt by runaway
team caused by the merciIess pelting of
hail stones. He was out blowing.
Ole and John Beck. William Lacy, jr.
and Loran Smith also lost heavily. Luke
Eskee, at his Bare Butte farm lost a nice |
md thrifty looking stand of Indian corn
forty acres of ground Dan
McAfae also lost several head of sheep. |
The storm had followed the river down to
I point pear Mannhaven and then struck
directly east and let up only after 1t had
passed Casper's place beyond Turtle Lake.
Treasurer Nygasrd's crop was badly |
damaged, and his aged father badly hurt
" falling hail, Hans keishagen, John and
William Reuter-. Con missioner and Robert
3erquist and others had theft grain fields
beaten down, and have but little more