The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-08-24
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STORMS.
MANY BUILDINGS STRUCK cY-
LIGHTNING AND BURNED.
cTors AND FRUIT BADLY "a" AGED
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wind, which attained a speed OF 30
miles an hour in the afternoon People
stood from under while the rush OF air
was in progress and il was only when
the storm abated that citizens were
able TO take stock OF damage done and
be thankful thai ii was no worse. n
surprising feature Of the disturbances
was the fact that al first no one had
any idea that such havoc was being
wrought The wind did its work thor
oughS, but without making much fuss
about il The hight of the plane OF
greatest wind velocity above the
ground accounts for the fact that low
living objects suffered comparatively
little, but lofty trees. signs roofs ana
other elevated objects were tossed
about like pIaythings by an angry
chnd. Great damage was done 10 troll
ley wires, telephone and telegraph
lines. Shade trees suffered severely.
On Clifford street a tree fell on a street
car. smashing the roof but injuring no
one.
Muskegon, Mich.. Aug. 21.-Muske-
Con was visited 10y great wind and
vance was heralded by cyclone
shaped cloud which bore acIOss Lake
Michigan from the west The cloud
Travelled N terrific pace and threw
up a great spout of water. JUST De
fore reaching the shore the cloud burst
So far as reported there were no yes
sells in its path Several small build
ings on the beach were wrecked ana
wires are down all over the city. The
temperature sunday was the highest
during the season. il being 81. since
the storm there has come favorable
change.
Chebovgan. Mich. Aug. 2l.-The
electrical storm Sunday night was Sc
we're. 4 telephone pole was shattered,
wires were crossed. one telephone was
burned out and the telegraph wires
were not in working order for some
time Monday morning. John Thomp-
sons new barn at east Mullet Lake
was struck by lightning and was al
most instantly in u mass Of flames. II
contained "A large stock of hay, wheat,
barley, oats, new farm machinery, i'm
plements. wagons and buggies. The
house would probably have burned also
but for the rain which fell. The loss
is nearly $4,000 with 1900 insurance
in the Farmers Mutual
Port Huron. Mich. Aug pa So
we're wind and rain storm passed over
this section at o'clock Monday after.
noon and did extensive damage 10 un-
harvested crops and fruits. Whole
fields of standing corn were skcpt Hat
TO the ground and ruined, while fruit
was blown from trees in large quand-
ties. On the river there was much con-
fusion among vessels, but as far as
heard no casualties resulted.
Hunters Greek. Mich. Aug IL
During the severe thunderstorm sun
day a large new barn here belonging
to John Clark was struck by lightning.
and together with contents. consisting
OF 100 tons of hay. over 300 Bushels
OF wheat and a quantity Of farm ma
chinery, was entirely CONSUMED. a con-
sentative estimate places the loss at
$1,000; no insurance
Mt Clemens. Mich, Aug. PA
heavy storm struck this locality about
q p. M, Monday. Slight damage was
done here, the storm being most severe
north and east On the Sugar Bush
road Ferdinand Holtz was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. He was
~ years OF age and leaves a widow
and two children.
Flint. Mich, Aug. PA severe cleo
trical storm passed over this county
Sunday night and Monday. The rain
fall was great and set ahoat many
fields OF corn. potatoes and beans The
lightning. too, did much damage to
barns and live stock. Numerous horses
and flOcks Of sheep are reported to have
been killed.
Stockbridge. Mich. Aug. 21.-During
the storm Sunday lightning struck two
barns in this vicinity. One was owned
by Gardner Sharp and with nearly all
its contents. was consumed. The other
belonging to w. Il. Adams. was entire
~ destroyed.
Buchanan. Mich. Aug PA severe
storm occurred west OF here Sunday
afternoon, and lightning struck a barn
Belonging 10 w. j. Hanover, about
eight miles west Of here. destroying the
entire barn and contents. Loss about
$500; partially insured
FostOria, Mich. Aug 21.-Two large
barns belonging 10 Edward Nowlin,
three miles east of this place. were
struck by lightning and burned sun
day. They contained his entire seasons
crops, farm implements. wagons. bug
gies. etc. The loss is heavy, with light
insurance
Inlay City, Mich. Aug. 21.-A large
barn on the farm of ThOs Seabury. a
mile north OF Inlay City. was struck
by lightning during a severe storm
Sunday afternoon. and burned to the
around. All the contents were burned
- cept one span OF horses. No insur-
allce.
Capac. Mich. Aug. 21|During
terrible electric storm here early Mon
day morning lightning struck the farm
barn OF Julius Gottschalk one mile
north OF this place. setting il afire. and
II was burned To the ground. No less
than FIVE fires were visible at one time
this morning at o'clock.
Howell. Mich. Aug. 21.-ODe of the
hardest wind storms for many years
visited this place Sunday and did a
large amount of damage to growing
crops and shade trees Three stores
were unroofed here and the large grain
barns OF Thomas Gordon. ST.. were
struck by lightning and burned, with
all their contents.