Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-13

the heavier hogs were found In field
many rods from the hog house. Three
horses which were on pasture, were
cut slightly by being driven into wire
number of chickens, this is the extent
OF the loss of live stock. The stock
loss will not exceed 800.
A new wind mill, worth SIS, Is a
total loss. A hundred barrel supply
tank, standing within four feet Of the
wind mill, was not touched, while thu
mill itself was carried many feet from
its piling.
Escape Of Residence.
One of the most miraculous features
Of the storm Is the manner in which
the residence escaped. One chimney
OH the east side of the house was torn
away and the shingles on the porch
roof ruffed slightly, but this is the ex-
Evidently the fury Of the storm had
wreaked its vengeance in circle
around the dwelling. A lawn swing
standing less than fifteen feet from thu
house, under giant apple tree, was
plucked from its position and thrown
fifty rods back of the house, while
neither the tree nor house were touch
irgs above mentioned all stood within
thirty or forty feet of the house, and
all were wrecked.
A big box-elder tree, Immediately
southeast of the dwelling, was RACED,
while a frail grape arbor nearby was
left intact.
Havoc in the Orchard.
In the orchard, all was confusion.
About seventy-flv twenty-year old
trees, many Of them loaded with fruit,
were all blown down or twisted out and
carried away. North of the Brown
residence another orchard Of older trees
situated near the tenant house occu-
pied by John Lewis and his family, in
At this point giant elm tree, sixty
years old, fell within twelve feet of the
house with terrific force. narrowly es-
capped crushing the dwelling.
A young orchard located just north
of the main orchard, is practically a to-
tai loss. What few trees that remain
are whipped and broken by the flying
debris. until practically nothing re-
mains of the work Of lifetime. At the
least estimate, the loss of the orchard
alone will amount to $1,000.
Storm at kitterman's.
At the Brown farm everything went
northeast but at the home of Samuel
Kitterman. regular seething vortex
ensued. Instead of buildings being
scattered in whole chunks over the
premises, the trees and frame work
We're ground up in atoms. While the
residenc presents an almost intact APP
pearance, it is strained and sprung
upon its foundation. One porch is gone
from the dwelling and was found yes
terday In a field y of mile east of
the farm. The floor joists are broken
from the stills and 1t is possible that re-
building will be necessary. The family,
who Were in the cellar of the house at
the time, say that the building was
lifted bodily and dropped back on it's
foundation.
The main barn on the Kitterman
place. one Of the most massively con-
structed buildings in the county, was
moved several inches from It's founda-
t:cn, while the contents were shaken up
generally.
A wagon house, IS by 26 feet, and a
granary ~ by IA feet, both solidly
built, are ground into kindling wood.
These buildings are estimated as hav-
ing been worth 1925. A good chicken
house, the material of which was worth
S25 is wiped off the place. A coal
house also is gone.
Three rigs which were in the wagon
house are all damaged. From an open
road wagon, three wheels are gone;
one wheel is left on comparatively
new spring wagon and the top and bed
is broken on q new single buggy One