The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-02
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEwsJoURNAL FRIDAY AUGUST q 1907


nggies, ovorturuing wagons and Gre
,ting great deal of confusion gener-
lily. Fortunately no one was In the
igs to suffer harm and beside few
mashed tops, the damage was slight
he wind also tore down an unfinished
building opposite the Wiley hotel
,trcwing II In the street. 1t blew down
l couple Of large tents, one belonging
the Seventh Day Advontists who
lrc holding a series of gospel meetings
lerc, and the other belonging to a
hcatrical company about to put on n
how. Jack Wright had his ice house
strcwn out across the lot, while the
catholic church barn, VIM. Nollkamp-
IRIS barn on his mill site, b. X. Kloke's
house in the eastern part of town, VIM.
'oons oil shed, and n number OF
buildings of a more or less temporary
nature were either overturned or
blown to pieces. Thus far no fatalities
have been reported. The loss TO farm
property in the country has not yet
been ascertaned.
The Springview Independent says:
one of the fiercest storms known In
the history OF the town passed over
here Monday afternoon about o'clock.
Rain gushed from the heavens accom-
panied by hail and a heavy wind,
which destroyed window glass and
overturned outhouses and coal sheds.
The wind was so strong 1t twisted X.
r. Jones new barn out of shape, 1t
moved the house that Will Boyd Is llv-
ing In off the foundation, 1t tore sever.
al boards from the front end of the
Purdy livery barn and removed several
shingles from the roof of the hotel.
Window lights were broken In good
many of the business and resident
buildings. The court house was Jared
loose from the vault and twenty seven
window lights were destroyed by hail.
Several wagons, buggies and hayracks
we're overturned and received some
damage. The storm was moving
southeast and after leaving here
seemed to spread and hailed out al
most everyone between here and
earns. A very peculiar incident hap
pened here. After the storm had
passed over the street in front of Man
folds blacksmith shop was filled with
buggies wagons and hayracks. all piled
up except one wagon with high top
boards on that belonged to Frank Fore
man. who lives southeast of town. The
wagon contained high spring seat
in which was sitting a bucket of eggs
which passed through the storm with
out ever being molested Did you ever
see storm without something pecu
liar happening?
In Boyd County.
And this from the Spencer Advo
cate: The electric storm which swept
over this section of the country last
Monday afternoon was the worst OF
the season. The rain fell in torrents
and the lightning was fierce and fire.
uuent. Soon after the rain let up II
was discovered that a building was or
fire over northeast, which proved t
be the fine new barn of Meyer Brand
Wig. The barn was not quite complete
yet, and only the application for insur
ance was made, hence it was a tota
loss to the owner. Out southwes
Dave Lewis lost three horses and tn,
fourth was badly injured. A fine roar
team was killed and one of his fin,
little spotted horses. The other one Il
injured and rendered perfectly deaf
But what might have proven more Sc
rious than all happened over north
west about two miles where Miss An
dres was struck and rendered uncon
scious, but fortunately did not receiv
, enough of the electric current to caus
death. 1t was reported to us also tina
, boy near Lynch was seriously shock
ed. The boy died Tuesday from hi
injuries.
, Cyclone and Tornado Distinction.
The storm of Monday illustrate
nicely the distinction between a cy
clone and tornado The storm de
I preston which covered this regior
, having a diameter of about $50 miles
{ was cyclone. The cyclone did n
: damage. 1t produced low barometri
=. pressure and the air was sultry. II
side of the cyclone, at many points
/ little violent storms, similar to
s whirlwind but larger, rose up, ran
g little distance and then spent then
t selves. 1t was the tornado that di
!. the damage. This whole section wa
n covered by the cyclone.