The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-07-19
tSTRUCT|vE STORM
|-awford County Farmers Suf-
fer Very Great Loss
GROWING CROPS DESTROYED.
Reports from Various Townships
i Show this to have been the Most
Severe Hail Storm ever. Known.

Severe Hail Storm ever. Known.
lon Thursday Crawford was visited
" the most destructive hail storm
jnown in it's history All records for.
Ize of hail were broken. The man
yho tells with awe of hail as big as
Ven eggs, ls back number. Single
all stones in the recent storm are.
i'd to have measured five inches.
Through and we have it on excellent
that in Goodrich township
any hail stones were as large as base
l .lls. As usual with storms Of this
naracter the damage was done in
lots. Dow City and Arion caught one
Id of the Storm, which devastated the
birth end of Washington township
lille Manila and Nishnabotny went
lmpartively free Goodrich township
y as perhaps the heaviest sufferer with
+! storm belt nearly two miles wide.
beloit and Milford suffered while
1louthern Milford just q few miles
northeast of Denison was also devast-
SLted. In Denison the storm was a
tremendous downpourso f rain but with
sittle or no hail. just what the total
Manage was is hard to estimate but
Sffom the reports we should judge that
n loo. 600 would not much more than
l,over the loss. In Washington town
ship We learn the greatest damage
was done in the north end. The crops
belonging to Mr.. Hugg, Mr.. Messen-
blink, Mr.. Lueck, Mr.. Hsss. Chris
Lorenzen, Howard Town and Fred Paul
son we're almost entirely destroyed At
the Messenbrlnk place 10 windows were
broken while Mr.. hugg lost II win
dows. Mr.. Grief ard MIR. Howard
Town were in their 6elds. before they
could get to shelter they were badly
cut by the hail. In Milford James North
lost all of his crops and % window
lights were broken. Mr.. Winans tells
us he would take 80 cents for all the
crops he has left. The. Harrington.
Mccullough and Mcdonnell places
were badly struck and near Vail the
loss was severe. Mr.. Lillieholm and
farmers in his vicinity suffered.
Paradise got off comparatively easy,
but Arion aud Dow City suffered heav-
lily from broken glass.
In East Boyer, Robert Murchland's
1theat was destroyed. Mr.. Mordhorst
ssst practically all Of his crops. Chris
gexlller and many others also suffered.
Ia Goodrich, the storm Was most Sc
we're in the neiehborhood of the Hart
swip farms. Saltwell and Fink we're
heavy losers. Jurgen Jensen's loss is
figured ct $500, aud there were many
Nbther victims. Mr.. HowOrth says he
tgot off lucky. the storm passing north
sof him. Fred Strong was a.severe los
er, however.
In Denison township the loss was
greatest in the southwest corner.
Pat Behan and Pat Heffernan we're
damaged greatly. L Heide lost all HE
crops of every kind and Mr.. Sturm
reports loss to the extent of not less
than $500.
The storm did not reach ss far east
as Hays and that township reports no
oss.
The reports above given do not as
sumo to give full account Of the dam
age, but rather..to indicate to those
conversant with the county, the extent
and locality of the storm.
THE REVIEW Acknowledges its indebt-
',edness to the Crawford County Tele-
phone Co., whose excellent rural SER
vice extending to nearly all the farms
ing about Denison. made such full
Tort possible. We would be glad il
Y those affected. ~ould report to THE
EyIEW the extent of their losses in
lime for our next issue.
J We wisk again to express our sym.
lpathy with the brave. Woodworking
men and women, upon whom the losses
fall.
THE BOSTON BOOMERS
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