Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
Tornado in Minerature.

o.ASy 0GA SouuCAy SOutlSuOUS IOudy
is one of general wreckage, the city's
streets being strewn with detached
limbs of trees, signs and in fact any
thing that happened to be lying loose
last night wien those gentle zyphers
Boreas sent whooping down the Mis-
souri, Valley just to remind the general
public that lie was still IN business.
The wind that swept the Missouri
Valley about two O'clock this morn
ing, carrying with it the force Of
Kansas cyclone, left in its wake q
scene of general wreckage. Huge trees,
that for years have withstood the ele
ments i'll their liercest moods, yielded
to the force of the storm last night and
were either rooted up and carried
away entire or else broken and twisted
into kindling wood.
Although the storm exerted such
force in this city that it caused many
to leave their beds and seek refuge in
cellars, the principal damage was &C.
complished in the rural districts.
There the growing crops suffered the
most. Stacks of wheat were strewn
broadcast, hay and straw stacks scat
tered, while the growing corn was
bent to the ground; many farmers to-
day reporting their loss to be at least
one-third of the crop, but the more
optimistic state that the Corn will,
with continued hot, dry weather, come
up again. Apple trees, the limbs of
which, previous to the storm, were al
most breaking under their burdens of
ripemng apples. are today barren, the
wind stripping almost every apple
from their limbs. The plum crop,
which would have been ready for mar
ket in few days, will be materially
damaged by the storm. Farmers living
i'll this vicinity lost considerable in
the way of barns and other outhouses
being wrecked. a manifestation Ct
the force of the storm was visible this
at one of the farms, northwest
ofthls city. There a hayrack was driven
through a corn field for distance
of about q quarter of mile, breaking
down the corn stalks before it as il
travelled.
The streets of Missouri Valley this
morning, resembled, in some respects,
the streets of the town of Herman af-
ter the cyclone AT the corner OF
Seventh and Erie streets, two huge
trees, one near the kellogg residence,
and the other across the street in
front of the Carlisle residence, were
broken off near the ground and carried
into the streets forming u yeritable
barricade until the force of men, who
have been busy all day clearing up the
wreckage, could remove them. Num-
erous chimneys were blown down, and
their bricks carried for distance of
several yards. The shingles on the
house occupied by Thomas Kelley, ON
Michigan street, were removed from
the roof as clean and thoroughly as
though the work of an experienced
hand. The principal damage accom-
plished by the storm, so far as now
known in the city, was to the new
Amen residence, on Eighth street, now
in course of erection. Saturday, the
carpenters finished the frame work of
the building,an intended to commence
putting OH the sheeting today, but in
Its partially completed state the struc-
ture was not strong enough to resist
the terrific force of the wind and col
lapsed, the entire frame work falling
in heap. The loss sustained by Mr.
Brown, the contractor. will be quite
severe as the building was uninsured.
f The storm, while it brought conster
nation to many, also had its ludricous
side, many of the timid making clan
destine trips to points of refuge in
caves and cellars, clad in garments
decidedly EN- deshabllle. The only
thing that prevented tragedy at the
Rogers residence, on Seventh street,
was the absence of the party of the
second part. During the storm huge
branch of tree was blown against tn,
house and crashed through window
Mr. Rogers hearing the noise, and
thinking burglars were plying Their
avocations, procured his revolver and
started on q still hunt for the robbers.
and it was several minutes before he
discovered the nature of his visitor.
A short time ago Noyes the foot filter.
at considerable expense, procured
number of unique sheet iron signs and
had them posted around town at avail
able locations This morning not one
of them were visible, and it was only
after search of several hours that the
missing signs were found, some of
them reposing in hooks and corners in
alleys, while others were found perched
on the highest limbs of adjacent trees
\ section of the iron awning stSouth's.
about fifteen feet long, was torn from
its fastenings and blown into the street
The wind mill and tower at the prem
Uses of Mrs Henry I<reder was toppleo
over by the wind, and a portion of il,
carried into tha sfraat nanY pnrcall