Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-07

October 5, 1876, 50 miles, from the
northwest.
August 8. 1876, 67 miles, from the
southeast.
November II, 1877, 60 miles, from
the northwest.
May rs. 1890, 60 miles, from the
northwest. -.
January IL, 1888, 50 miles, from the
northwest.
January IS, 1899, SO miles, from the
northwest.
The midwinter hurricane of yester-
day was the worst of record.
From early morning the wind
steadily increased till late in the
afternoon it had attained the proper
tons of a gale and swept with fierce
energy around corners and along the
thoroughfares. carrying dirt and
debris with it and leaving ruin and
destruction in list path.
Signs, out buildings, storm sheds
and doors. barrels and boxes and
loose boards were hurled through the
air to the great peril of pedestrians
who We're compelled to be abroad in
the blast.
Several narrow escapes were expert
enced during the day by persons on
the street who We're nearly struck
down by StOrm-driven missiles. Peo-
pie passing to and fro under the east
and west shelters of the Northern Pa
cific depot. where the thing of the
roof was being hurled Unfortunately
around, were particularly fortunate in
the narrow escapes had in several in
stances. Notwithstanding the fact
that a crew of men were engaged dur
ing the early fall in rewriting the tile
roof. the storm succeeded in raising
havoc with it and it presents a sorry
appearance after it's battle with the
elements.
Shortly after noon the wind carried
away the greater part of the east
cornice and the upper brick work on
the Webb block. The delivery horse
belonging to the firm was hitched at
the time by the side of the building,
but being frightened by the fall of the
few few bricks trotted away just in
time to avoid being buried in the
iuiuS VI liz COIulCc. WHICH lei WlIn
a loud crash upon the sidewalk.
Charles KupitZ's delivery wagon
was turned over a few times by the
wind and put temporarily out of COM
mission as was later in the day a sec
ond one of his rigs.
Charles Kauffmann's stable on Sew
enth street was demolished and his
new delivery rig was wrecked almost
completely.
Hon. Jud LaMoure was given the
opportunity to forget his political tri-
umphs long enough to pick himself
up after the zephyr scored a fall out
of him.
Mick OConnor's capitol rig remains
on the hill. where he and it met the
breezes. Grant Call, who was with
him, came perilously near serious in
jury by falling under the rig as it was
overturned.
At William Webb, Jr.'s, home the
kitchen chimney was blown down and
crashed through the roof, falling into
the middle of the room. Fortunately
no one was lee and no serious dam
age was done with the exception of
to the roof and chimney.
S~caffolding on e buildings about
the town were destroyed. At p. p.
Formoe's tailoring establishment,
newly constructed as an addition to
the Bismarck Bank block. the entire
brick work forming the cornice above
the store front was blown down.
The large sign on the side of the
Webb block was torn away with the
exception of the clock which was the
center of it and at the same time the
chimney on the building was demol-
ished and went crashing down.
Generally throughout the city the
wind has done much damage in the
destruction of fences, out buildings.
storm doors and windows.
The root of the capitol has been
greatly damaged and the dome
stripped of its roofing letting in the
daylight in many places. Windows
We're broken in in many parts of the
building and it seems that the freaks
OF the wind We're to pick up missiles
on one side of the building and eddy
them to the opposite side and whirl
them in at the apertures already
made.
Representative Stevens is nursing
a d~islocated thumb. He started to
walk from the capitol and was picked
up by the wind and thrown very
heavily to the ground with the above
result.
Miss Katherine Coleman. the sen.
ate journal clerk, very narrowly es.
capped serious injury while crossing
the rotunda. During the height of the
storm n of the heavy sash from the
dome was dashed to the foor uno,
the spot where Miss Coleman wa.