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

struck about s.: 40 o'clock In the even.
Ing. From here the cloud, described al
being twisting funnel shaped mass %
b]ackness, went due north three-quar-
tiers of a mile to the Brown farm.
From this point the storm switched
northeast and flurrying across the
fields, struck the Kitterman place, one
and one-half miles away. The path
then leads on across the Pickens farm,
where the damage Is comparatively
slight, and struck again at what Is
known as the Old Van Wrinkle farm,
now occupied by Benjamin Rocker, five
niles northeast of the Kitterman place
Mr.. Randall's loss will not exceed
fifty dollars. A hog house, ten by
twenty feet was lifted and carried over.
fence, dropped, and is a complete
wreck. A machinery, wagon and tool
house of good dimensions was moved
50 far off its foundation that considers
Die work will be required to replace it,
The farm tools and rigs in the build
ing We're also slightly damaged.
At the Brown Farm.
At the Brown farm the scene was in
describable On all sides of the resi-
dence In which the family were at the
time, the storm has played havoc. The
escape Of the home and Its occupants
is miraculous
long, extending from the Brown place
south towards the Randall farm, is the
first thing struck. The wires are All
torn off and the posts wrenched loose
IN the ground. Mr. Brown was stand
IL & in the back door of the home when
the storm struck. He describes it as
being preceded by heavy rain Dense
darkness followed He saw the black
mass Of hurtling clouds approaching
and even before he could give the
alarm to his family the storm had
struck and gone.
The main barn, two-story building
80 by SO feet, was wrecked entirely.
In the NOW was Is tons Of hay and n
the granary below was stored guam
tity OF wheat, oats and barley. Two
valuable horses were in the barn at
the time, but escaped unhurt the de-
Iris Of the roof and walls being caught
and upheld by the wreckage of the
lower partition work. In the driveway
OF. the building, five vehicles were
stored, one two-seated carriage, two
top buggies-one new. one open road
wagon and one two-seated spring wa
gon. These were all damaged beyond
repair. At the least estimate the dam
age to the rigs amounts to $3.50.
The damage to the barn cannot well
be. estimated. The timbers were Of
| hewed oak and most Of these can be
used again, but all the dimension stun
Is total loss. On the building there
was 1855 insurance. but the contents
were not insured at ALL
Other Buildings Wrecked.
One hog house, Ia by 16 feet, which
set thirty feet west of the barn, is gone
entirely and has been found only In
fragments. A newer hog house, 80 by
IL feet very strongly built is badly
sprung and moved several feet from
its foundation
Near the residence, three other build
ings We're demolished. A smoke-hou
8 by 10 feet, work and wash house.
20 by IA feet, and hen house 80 by 8
feet were all complete wreck. The
damage to the three buildings is es-
tin1ated at 500. A new fan MILL worth
$25, is ruined and divers smaller mis-
cellaneous farm implements are dam
aged more or less.
Eight hogs were killed-four thor
olghbred Poland China hogs, one
] brood SOW and three pigs. Two OF