The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-05
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"A Small Sized Cyclone Passes Over
Greenbush Monday, and Does
Considerable Damage.
Houses, Barns and Sheds Demolished
But No Lives Reported Lost
@ AS Far as Learned. !

uoy 14IefuOOQ between TOUR and tive
O'Clock developed into a small tornado
with cyclone accomplishments out in
Greenbush where considerable damage
to farm houses and buildings was done,
but so far as learned no lives were lost.
The storm came from the southwest
and in Greenbush developed a storm
center in the neighborhood of school
house No. about seven miles west of
Princeton. AS the storm came from
| the southwest it struck John Scott's
farm where it tore down his farm
house and all his buildings. Mr.
Scott and his wife were in Princeton
at the time, and their two children
were coming home from school with
the Craft children who live short dis
lance west of SCOTS. The Scott child
rem went home with the Craft children
and the children reached the house
just as the storm came up. From
here it took course north to east and
seemed to travel right along the road
running east of SCOTS farm and up to
school house No. 5. It stopped long
enough at Sidney Jesmer's to do slight
damage to buildings, and then pro-
ceeded north to Frank Blair's where
it partially demolished his house. At
the store of Chas. Grow the wind did
much havoc, and picked off the roof to
a machine shed and blew it into the
front OF the store. At the Pete Robi-
deau place where E. @. Stark lives.
the storm cut up quite few capers.
1t took the main portion of a large
barn up and away from the two leans
and carried it quite ways, demolish-
ing the structure. Two sheep we're
picked up and carried some distance
and killed. Mr.. Stark had gone up
stairs, and as he was coming down he
| discovered the frame to one of his bee
hives that were located in front of the
house. 1t came in through the
transom. The porch to Stark's house
was destroyed. At Frank Robideau's
place the wind tore down all the farm
buildings except the house, and at
County Commissioner McCool's farm
some damage was done to buildings.
The storm continued on to the north
east from McCool's farm and at Whit
ney's mill it carried away lot of lum,
Der and demolished the camp quarters.
At Dolphus Crows place which is east
OF the school house the barn was blown
down and two sheep we're killed, and
at Abrahamson's farm west of the
school some damage was done to build
ings, heifer was killed and every
tree in the pasture was blown down.
Byron Dilley and Vance Ross lost their
barns in the storm, and at Jim Kene-
ley's east OF Crows a sheep was killed
but there was no damage of any con-
sequence.
At the farm of Chas. Solberg north
of SCOTS the wind cut up few tricks.
1t took hog house away that stood by
the barn and never touched the barn.
Mr.. Solberg had just turned out three
horses into the pasture and after the
storm one of the horses was found in a
field some distance away, slightly dis
figured but not injured to any extent
1t was impossible for the horse to get
where it was without going over some
fences and across a bog in which it
would miro. A cherry tree ten inches
thick at the butt was pulled out by the
roots.
Hundreds of trees we're blown down
and injured in the path OF the storm,
and it is said that a hundred trees
were lying across the road between the
Abrahamson and Scott farms.
The people here in Princeton were
given a good scare. The day had been
hot and sultry and there Was humidity
to burn. Late in the afternoon angry
looking clouds began gathering to the
west and southwest, while from the
| southeast there was good sized cara
van of storm clouds travelling toward
to the north. AS the storm grew more
threatening a rumor got about town
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telephone line from an outside point
that cyclone was headed for. Prince
ton. The news spread like fire alarm,
and everybody commenced to get in
readiness for the worst. There was
an inky blackness to the sky but the
storm clouds were we'll spread out
There was deep and ominous roar
of thunder with some vivid flashes of
lightning in the clouds to the west of
town where the storm was much heav-
Ter than here in Princeton where it
rained very hard for time and there
was good strong wind with little
hail.. Everybody breathed easier after
the clouds rolled by. Some of the
stores closed UP as the storm was form
ing and many sought the cellars for
protection. The cyclone warning had
alarmed everybody. One woman from
the country who was on the street with
babe was crying with terror and
fright and finally found shelter.
The cyclone cellar of D. n. McC uaig's
was in great demand and his family
and lot of neig hbors found a welcome
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