Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-06-27
losses are expected from the remote
parts Of the wide belt where the storm

parts Of the wide belt where the storm
visited.
President Campbell of the Alliance
Hail Association says that stones
measuring as much as 8 inches one
way and lOA the other, were picked up
at Valley City.
All the glass in the photographers,
skylights were smashed.
About half the glass in the Seekin'S
greenhouse was lost, and probably Sl00
damage done there. The gardens are
not greatly injured as the stones were
not in sufficient amount to cut up veg
citation as if they were more plentiful
and smaller. The great size OF the
stones crushed what they hit in the
way of vegetation, but fortunately
they were not as thick as in other
storms where the ground is piled up
with them in drifts. Leaves from
trees in the parks were stripped and
the ground was covered under the
trees. Small branches were cut off
easily.
There was no hail at Darlington, but
d heavy rain. Hail was reported IS
miles south.
The first reports Of losses to crops
were as usual exaggerated. Some
Slight damage may have been done in
the vicinity Of Jamestown, but it will
scarcely be noticed in the harvest if
no other damage follows.
Jacob Leisch says his wheat may be
hurt to the amount of 81 an acre. The
losses will be mostly to windmills:
chimneys and outbuildings, due to
wind.
The storm narrowly escaped being a
cyclone, and in some localities had all
the force of a storm Of that kind.
Tin roofs, tarred, were hit by the
hail and looked as if struck heavy
blow with a hammer. Dents in the
tin and in nearly every case a break of
greater or less extent followed. Shin
gle roofs were dented and many of the
shingles split. The stones dug into
the wood, and in some cases scraped
the shingles as if rock had been
violently hurled at them.
The chimney OF j. Rupp's house was
blown down fiat on the roof, and hail
stone went through the roof.
1t is fortunate thing that the
storm occurred at the early hour of 5
O'Clock, as had it burst in the evening
or during the day, when people were
driving or astir, some one would have
been seriously injured if not killed.
There was no hail at Melville and
none reported at LaMoure. The heav-
lest part of the storm was north Of
this city, between here and Spiritwood
lake. Between Gov. Fancher's old
farm and the Catholic church, dis
tance Of three miles, the crops have
suffered badly, according to all reports.
Hailstones are said to have killed sew
eral horses in that locality. The strip
of hail went sou0h of Blue lake and
moved in southeastern direction.
The wind moved the big barn OF Geo.
Joos a little off it's foundation at
and bent the supporting rods in
side. In that part Of the county it
was a cloudburst. A good many
gOpherS were drowned.
West Of the Jim river there are a
number of losses. AL Wedeman'S barn
was moved from it's foundation and L.
Townsend S grain is reported as badly
hurt.
There is scarcely a man who will not
tell of picking up stones the size of his
fist,
Frank Norris lost calf-instantly
killed by huge chunk Of hail
Chas. Mahoney, living six miles
northwest Of Jamestown, reports that
the storm was more like a cyclone
than anything else. His chicken coop
was picked up by the wind, smashed
to pieces and 120 chickens killed.
Doors, windows and window sashes in
in his house were demolished. The
wind picked up new separator and
smashed it into the north side Of the
barn. A house belonging to H. NJ.
Taber was picked up and carried one
quarter of a mile. Considerable dam
age was done to crops. Mahoney'S |
residence is almost completely wreck
ed and he has no insurance. J
Down on the Jim river branch of |
the n. p. considerable damage is re-
ported. Box cars were blown off the |
tracks, houses badly distigured and |
some fields of grain destroyed.
Chas. Frey reports that hail Destroy
ed the crop on his farm southeast of |
here.
Harry Wade, residing east of James
town, says his grain was injured.
Grain on the Goodrich, Taper and
Eddy farms east of the city, was also
hurt to some extent.
Reports from Buchanan are that
damage was done on the