The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12
i BAD STORM TUESDAY


SiaSfgkG4e damage IA At~H.
Mitchell evidently got tide tai end
of a cycl0ae IuesdaY afternoon,
which came from the east aud south.
Early in the morning rain was des-
cending aud in a short time the VIM
came up, which Increased in velocity
as the day grew OF Ter. There was
hardly 4 moment of the DAY when
the rain was not falling, either in
quantities OF in light spatters.
TUESDAY morning the precipitation,
taken at ! O'Clock, amounted to 81
inches. "Wednesday morning, after the
rain OF The day and practically all OF
the night, it amounted to IS inches.
The total amount OF Gain fall for tile
month so lar is 80 inches.
1t was along about . O'Clock in tie
afternoon when the wind reached its
highest velocity. Fierce clouds came
up from the east and a heavy down
polr of rain followed. The wind did
considerable damage around town and
she destruction in some cases will be
expensive for repairs.
A barn belonging to NJ. f. Wiede-
uann. living on the south side. was
Blown to pieces and the horses strayed
away TO an adjoining lot. Mis-.
Wiedemann noticing the horses were
u of the barn sent her son to catch
shem and put them back in the
stable. She was considerably sur
priscd to find that the building had
been wrecked by the wind. The
goof to the porch of Mrs. V. Spink's
mouse on the south side was blown
off and deposited on the roof of the
house.
a. car standing on the mill track
was given an impetus by the wind
and it started down grade for the
main line. 1t failed TO run off the
switch but struck the north track
and the wind kept 1T going until it
went nine miles north OF town. An
engine was sent after it and it was
returned to it's place on the mill
track.
The building occupied by tie Unit
ed States Express Co was damaged
to some extent. 1t is owned by John
Powers and is a veneered structure.
The wind got in behind the brick
and Ioosened a large number on the
southeast corner at the roof. The
brick were precipitated to the pave
ment below with a crash, but very
fortunately there was nobody passing
at that time. Ratings were put in
front of the building to avoid any
person being injured by the loose
brick that looked ready TO fall at
any moment.
The south front OF f. M Whites
ciglr store was Demolished by the
wind and the big plate glass went
out with a crash. The suction of the
wind loosened one corne and it broke
and was drawn out, and this let the
rest OF the front 20, and the whole
came down with a resounding crash.
Out at the fair grondus, owned by
the Driving Park Association, Tie
wind played sad havoc. The large
amphitheatre was blown down, also
the judges stand and a portion of the
fence. The expense will be heavy
TO replace the same, and there i;
some question as to whether thi:
will be done. Practically all of thu
sheds built on the north side of tn,
grounds along the fence were als'
destroyed.
The electric light company and th'
telephone company came in for thei
share of g1ief as ii result of the wind
storm. The electric light wire:
sagged on the telephone wires AM
as a result over 100 drops were burne'
cut early in the evening. Wires wer
crossed and lit was difficult to secur
any particular number. Owing T.
the storm the electric lights wer
abandoned for the night.
There were a great many sma
Buildings, barns and sheds in tn
city that were blown over during th
storm.
a. a.. Truax received word thi
morning that his elevator at Hart
ford was struck ny lightning at a
early hour and it wa burned to til
ground. The dame were in progres
when the Omaha passenger reacbe
chat place. .Che1e was about a ca
load OF grain in the elevator. Th
coal sheds adjoining we're also de:
troyed by fire. The loss is fully COZ
cred by insurance.