The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-09-22
SOS, 900 DAMAGE at pes MoInss.

suffered a damage OF fully $4,000 in
the terrific wind, nail ana electrical
rain storm last night Several green
houses were totally demolished and
many buildings were struck by light
ming. Corn in this civinity Is report
ed considerably damaged. The ball
park was heavily damaged.
Fire at Fremont.
Fremont, Sept. 20--The storm here
was severe but no damage from wind
is reported, other than that the corn
was badly leveTed. Lightning struck
and destroyed the barn of James
White, the drayman He saw the
danger in time and succeeded in get
ting his four horses out. His loss will
be about $500.
No Storm at Keokuk.
The report which gained wide cir
culation in town today that Keokuk
had been visited by terrific storm
was in error. In reply to query
from the Herald, the Keokuk Consti-
tution-Democrat replied: mo damage
here from storm"
200 Steers Drowned.
Sterling, Ill.,, Sept. ga terrific
cloudburst early this morning drown
ed 200 head of steers for Walter A
Miller, fifteen miles north of here, and
did great damage to growing crops.
Rose Hill Escaned.
Rose Hill, Sept 20.--The storm was
heavy here but no damaging wind &C
companied. Up to noon no serious
harm to the crops or country proper
ty had been reported.
At Mt. Pleasant.
Mt. Pleasant, Sept. 2O.--Heavy rain
and lightning here, but little wind.
Lightning struck Henry Rukgaber's
barn, destroying it and causing loss of
$4,000.
Scare at Bloomfield.
Bloomfield. Sept. 2O.-The storm
struck the big tent where revival is in
progress. Big audience badly scared,
and all drenched with water. No one
hurt. 4
No Damage at EddyviIie
Eddyville, Sept. 90 The storm
here was confined to heavy rain,
and very little wind. No damage is
reported. Corn not injured.
Rain Only at ottumwa
Ottumwa, Sept. 20. = The storm
here was confined to heavy rain
with hail. There was little wind and
only light damages. l.. 4
Damage at Boone.
Boone, Ia, Sept. 20.-During the
terrific storm here last night a barn,
said to belong to A. B. Abix, was
struck by lightning and burned to
the ground. The storm ragged tierce-
ly here for the space of half an hour.
Severe at Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge, Ia, Sept. 20--A heavy
fall of rain, accompanied by fierce
downfall Of hail, visited this section
OF rhel state. Hail stones as aarge as
WI diS-mdch 6adias soout ia i'I
city. Electric signs were fibbiEe |
and the Larson greenhouse, wal
badly damaged.
Cloudburst at Mapleton.
Mapleton, Ia, Sept. 20-A cloud
burst at o'clock struck this place,
and the rain, which fell in torrents
with intermittent showers o<,NoA re-
suited in considerable damage. The
trains were delayed for over an hour
owing to the softening of the road
bed and bad washouts.
Hail Five inches Deep.
, Abba, Ia, Sept. 20-The storm at
this point was unprecedented in the
history of the town, both in the size
of the hail stones which fell and in
its duration. At places the hail was
five inches deep on the ground.
Considerable damage was caused to
property.
Barn Burns at Newton, w..
Newton, Ia, Sept. 20.-The barn
owned by Mr.. Fitzgerald was struck
by lightning and entirely destroyed
last night. 1t contained 800 bushels
of oats and large amounts of corn and
hay, as we'll as the household goods
of a son, Elmer Fitzgerald, who
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