The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-29
SWEPT OVER NEBRASKA.
Worst Cyclone Ever Known in North
ern Part of State.

Omaha. May ga special to the Bee
from Central City. Neb., says:
Probably the most destructive tor
nado that ever visited Nebraska passed
through the northern part of Hamil-
ton county last night at Z o'clock, de-
stroying from 1000 to 100000 worth
of property, including fifteen dwellings,
one church, one Schoo1houSe, two iron
bridges across the Blue river. barns,
corn-cribS, outbuildings, orchards,
fences and stock
The funnel-shaped cloud first struck
the farm of Peter Jacoby, on section 8,
township IL, completely destroying the
house, barn and other buildings. The
cloud then rose and did not again strike
the ground for two miles, when it again
descended and caught the dwelling,
barn. outbuildings and windmill of W
p Lantzen, levelling them In order,
the residences. outbuildings and trees
on the premises of William Steele. c. R.
Eastman. l.. Isaacs and T. L. Clothier
were leveIIed to the ground, everything
being swept clean.
On the Clothier place the family mad
taken refuge in a cellar An old-fash-
ioned hay knife stuck in the wall by
the side of Mr.. Clothier's head The
knife was blown to Eastman's place,
mile away.
w. w. Shenberger's farm. occupied by
George Noble. was the next one visited
All the building were leveled TO the
ground The family had taken refuge
in the cellar and while there a horse
was blown in. The horse was killed,
but none of the family was injured.
On the farm of Mr.. Liebhart, one OF
the finest in Hamilton county, the
house. born. corn cribs and granaries
and outbuildings were smashed into
kindling wood and a large orchard
ruined. The cottonwood trees neariy
two feet in diameter were stripped
completely Of their foliage, some were
uprooted and others twisted off. Many
hogs. two horses and number OF tnor-
oughbreds were killed
The residence of Peter Herningsen.
Hans Luff and NJ. r. Isck, with all
outbuildings, were scattered to the
winds.
The Danish Lutheran church. to-
gether with a school house, parsonage
and large barn belonging to the church,
were wrecked. The Rev. Mr. Strand
skow and family and the family or
Nels Andersen, nineteen persons IN All,
took refuge in a cellar under the par
sonage. A large steel range dropped
into the cellar. but fortunately no one
was injured. Every monument in the
cemetery adjoining the church was
either turned over. broken or destroyed.
A little north of the church the storm
crossed the Blue river, taking the iron
bridge, carrying it a hundred feet or
more and twisting it into tangled
mass.
Other residences destroyed were those
of r. Olsen, Chris Hansen. Chris Ras-
mussen: l.. c. Anderson, c. P. Nelson
and George Cayahan. Cayahan/ was
slightly injured -.
A. P. Johnson's place was the last In
the track of the storm to meet with
loss All his buildings and much stock
was lost.
The track of the storm was sixteen
miles in length and about 100 yards In
width During the blow a little rain fell,
accompanied by immense hailstones,
some as large as tin cup
In nearly every case the families
sought shelter in cellars While there
were many narrow escapes, strange To
saw no one was seriously injured
The loss TO crops will be slight, but
groves and archards were ruined A
majority of the farms were insured. but
it will be impossible for several days TO
get the amount of individual losses
Household goods and clothing were all
d stroyed. Probably 5000 people viewed
the scene tOday