The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-29

iured. the most seriously being Louis
Cox, whose shoulder blade was broken,
and his WIFE, who sustained painful
bruises Dead birds lie in the streets
by hundreds, trees are stripped of their
leaves, fruit and crops destroyed and
window panes by the hundreds brok-
en-. The storm is reported to have been
even more severe out in the country
than in the city.
HASTINGS, Neb.. May PA terrific
hailstorm struck this city at 3:45 this
afternoon and continued fifteen min
utes, during which time over 1000 panes
of glass We're broken, fruit and grain
destroyed. chickens and birds killed
and injured and several persons hurt.
At the asylum for the chronic insane
400 panes of glass were broken IN the
main building and 1900 in the green
house, where an immense amount OF
damage was done. The hail stones
came down with such force as to kill
many chickens, knocking birds out of
the trees and breaking the shutters on
windows The young fruits on cherry,
apple and peach trees were all knocked
off and many boughs were broken. All
the winter wheat was destroyed, but
corn and other grain was not up far
enough to be affected. Garden truck
is partially destroyed.
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her house watching the storm when a
large window pane was smashed. a
piece of glass striking her in the arm,
making a painful wound. Several
other persons were slightly injured.
After the storm people scooped up the
hailstones by the pailful and filed their
refrigeratOrs.
MONTEZUMA Iowa, May IA
tornado which struck a half mile south
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able damage. The farmhouse of Mr..
Mccoy was demolished and five per
sons We're injured, Mrs Mccoy prob
ably fatally Rain and hail followed
the storm and did great damage to the
growing crops
DIES MONIES, Iowa. May 2S.-A Sc
we're windstorm at NIingo, Iowa, about
twenty miles east of here, caused con-
siderable damage to property, but no
deaths or injuries are reported Tele-
graph and telephone wires are pros
trated.
KIRKSVILLE. Mo, May 2S.-Kirks-
vile was panic-StriCken this evening
by a terrific windstOrm, followed for
two hours by severe lightning and rain.
A few Outbuildings We're unrooted or
toppled over and one residence was un-
rooted. Trees were uproOted. Church
services We're suspended, so general
was the fright and excitement, $780,.
Apprehension was the more intense
because Professor Walman, who pre-
dicted Kirksville's cyclone. had prophe-
sled a return of the storm through Mis-
souri, to-day. People have had cloth
ing and valuables packed to store in
cellars. Cyclone caves have been con-
structed. During the storm prolonged
through the last three days every
threatening cloud has sent hundreds
trembling and praying to their cellars.
The terror that prevailed to-day was
second only to the scene of the terrible
visitation of month ago, when thirty
two persons were killed and a hundred
injured.
Severe damage is reported from the
country southwest of here.
DETROIT, May 2S.-Specials from
cities in Berrien County report a Sc
we're and disastrous electrical storm to-
day. At st. Joseph, Colma and Water
Welt several houses were badly dam
aged, and in the latter place one man
was killed. Fields in a number of
places We're inundated.