Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-26
TORNADO DO[SDANA|j[
Considerable Damage Done by
a Twister North Of the
City.
Barns and Sheds ON the W. H.
Arney and W. E. McLeland
Farms Destroyed.
New Residence Also Damaeed-.'
Gale Blows During Nieht..The
Storm Elsewhere.

A full -fledged tornado. with the fun
nel-shaped cloud that is frequently
miscalled cyclone. wrought havoc on
the farms of Wallace II. Arney and W.
e. McLeland Friday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. The storm demolished several
barns and sheds, but was attended by
no loss of life and no stock was killed.
The Arney farm is six miles north
and a little west of the city, and Mr..
McLeland's farm is a half mile north
OF that. The storm gave little warning
of it's approach, which was from the
southwest Mr.. Arney is erecting
large residence on his place, and the
workmen had time to escape from the
building before the storm struck. The
path of the storm was narrow. the
damage resulting from one small black
cloud which struck the ground near the
Arney home and wrecked several or the
buildings. The large barn was almost
completely destroyed, and the hay barn
and large and substantial cattle sheds
were completely demolished. Timber
and pieces of the buildings were scat
tered in several directions, and the d.
rection of the storm changed before 1t
reached the new residence, which was
simewhat twisted and was moved from
Its foundation six inches.
From the Arney place the storm
passed straight to the north. and at the
McLeland farm the large barn was
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also blown to pieces, but the residence
was little damaged. The tornado raised
again after it passed the McLeland
farm and no other damage is reported
in that vicirlity, with the exception OF
the blowing over of a few sheds In and
near Albion. On both sides of the track
of the tornado for several miles there
was a downpour of rain lasting for sew
eral minutes
Mr.. Arney estimates his loss at $1,000,
and Mr.. Mc1aeland says the damage to
his property will be about the same.
Several large trees on both places were
broken.
An eye-witnes of the storm. but who
was not in its path, says the cloud was
small, but was funnel shaped and with
the regular tornado tail, which seemed
to sweep the ground where it struck In
all directions.
This was probably the same tornado
that struck Baxter shortly before
o'clock and did considerable damage
in that vicinity and wrecked several
barns and sheds south OF Melbourne, in
this county. In this city there We're
no indications Of a severe storm at
that hour, attic black clouds appeared
in the west and a strong wind, accom-
panied by few drops of rain. blew for
q few minutes.
During the night the wind veered to
to the west and north, and gale that
exceeded in velocity that of last Tues
day night. ragged for several hours,
rocking the strongest houses and in a
few instances blowing in windows. The
person was "a good sleeper who was not
disturbed BY, the roar Of the wind and
the shaking of the houses.
The total rainfall for the twenty four
hours ending at Z a. m. was "a of an
inch. making q total for the two days
of 1.61 inches. With the gale came q.
drop in temperature to 3S above zero.
The storm season has arrived I'M
usually early this year, and the ele-
ments may succeed in settling them
selves to the summer conditions before
the heated. term arrives.