The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-09-22
Rain Fali was Heavy.


recorded in the city in space of
fifteen minutes two inches Of water
fell. It was a vertible cloudburst.
The total rain fall for one hour dur
ing which time the storm approached
and abated amounted to two and a
quarter inches.
During the heighth of the wind the
downpour of rain was dashed into
mist that resembled great cloud of
steam vapor and it was impossible to
see two feet distance from ones face.
The great rainfall made lakes and
ponds of water everywhere and dam
age is reported from the filling Of
cellars. The pavements stood two
feet under water in places. On north
Market street where the water came
down the long grades the flood pour
ed over the sidewalks washing out
the enbankments on the east side.
In one place the sidewalk is under.
mined.
IN Ed1t rdTI OF Town.
Second Avenue east presents di-
lapidated appearance. Trees are
blown down and the avenue for a
couple blocks is impossible. No.
damage to houses in this locality.
Mrs. Wagoner's house, 20s Second
Avenue east, was damaged some by
tree falling on roof
At the corner of Third avenue and
Second street, trees were blown in
all directions. No one was hurt
and only slight damage to property.
The roof of the Rock Island depot
was damaged and building flooded.
The demage is comparatively small.
At the corner of south Market and
Fourth avenue, trees were strewn in
all directions and the thoroughfare
was impossible. A large tree fell on
the north side of No. 502 but did not
damage the house to any extent.
McMillian's house at 10 Fourth
avenue was considerably damaged.
A limb from tree broke large
on the second floor and the
house was flooded doing considerable
damage to the furniture.
Many Places Suffer.
Practically every business house in
the city felt the force of the blow and
some damage results. Chimneys and
fire walls were blown down and the
flying stone and brick tore holes in
roofs and let in the urenching rain.
The F. d. Boyer, clothing store
had a large sign torn away and car
ried out into space somewhere.
The roof on the Tom Neagle shoe
store building was lifted and the
water did couple of hundred dam
age in the two stories.
N. ID. Gilchrist hardware store has
some damage from part of a roof
blown off.
The front Eof the Crescenti Coal
offices on High avenueeGy
was blown in and the offices water
soaked.
N. w. Pond machine shops suffer
on account of damage by the food.
Whites tin shop was unrooed and
soaked. @
A. A. Matthews drug store received
4 food through a demolished sky
light.
The hose tower of the Fire Depart
ment station was blown down and
crashed through the patrol house.
The ,officegof the Iowa Telephone
Company is badly damaged. The
roof of the Harbach building was
carried away and the flood poured in
upon the phone Office and went
onto St. Clair's tonsorial
and Turkish bath apartments.
Both telekoMle companies and the
telegraph companies suffer great loss
on account of tangled lines and wires
destroyed.
A lunch wagon standing near the
Beadle saloon was picked up by the
wind and almost hurled against the
corner. The occupant was
badly scared and some what hurt.
The loss of the Pfeifer- Belmont
Dry Goods Company will be upwards
Of $500.
A small frame building standing at
the corner of Third street and 81
avenue was badly crushed by the
falling of a part of large maple
tree.
The frame of new dwelling being
erected for Grant Deck on south 18th
street, near Burnside's, was entirely
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