East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-06

One of the most disastrous storms
that has ever visited this section pass
ed over the Lewiston country yester-
day afternoon. 1t came up from the
southwest and took a northeasterly
course, doing much damage to crops
and property.
The main path of the storm appears
to have been about a mile wide. 1t
struck at this place between l and
2 o'clock and while no hail fell here
there was considerable rain and the
wind blew heavy gale. From al!
reports available last night the main
path of the storm appears to have
been south of the city in the vicinity
of the store in Tammany Hollow,
where heavy damage to crops was
done by the hail.
c. G. Smith, the Cottonwood stage
driver who arrived last night, states
that he was at Waha when the storm
struck. At that place there was
heavy wind and rain but no hail.
The first damage to grain that he
noticed was about a mile above the
store in Tammany where the wind had
knocked the grain down. Upon
reaching the store where the hail was
heaviest. he states that the heads of
the grain were cut off and beat into
the ground. one corn field of several
acres which he noticed was lying flat
on the ground, having been completely
destroyed by the wind and hail, some
of the hailstoDes being as large as his
thumb. In places this side of the
store he found a number of large
limbs of trees lying in the road which
had been broken off by the wind.
mile this side of Tammany. he states,
there apparently had been very little,
If any. hail and the rain and wind
were about the same as at this place
Hail an Inch In Diameter.
]. f. McKissick, who resides in
Tammany II miles southeast of the
city, states that the storm struck his
place between l and 2 o'clock and
damaged his crop of 800 acres about
| so per cent. The storm was the heavi-
est known in that section, and the hail
stones were an inch in circumfer-
ance. A half mile north of his place
| the hail was much heavier and did
| more uaHdse' II ldsteu III opOu' ~
minutes.
Richard Stevens, of North Tam
many, reports the damage to his crops
about 25 per cent. He has about $50
acres. The fall grain, he says, suf-
fered most. The late spring grain. of
which he has about 100 acres, was not
badly damaged. The wind blew down
his granary and did other slight dam
age to outbuildings.
At Smith Mounce's place, three
miles south of the city, there was little
hail The wind and rain was quite
heavy and some damage was done to
hay in the shock, many of the shocks
being blown over. Hay standing in
the field, however, apparently escap-
ed injury.
Many other parties in Tammany
could not be reached by phone last
night and the extent of the damage
throughout that section could not be
ascertained but doubtless the loss has
been heavy.
f. S. Franklin and 4. Tabor, who
reside at the Lewiston-Sweetwa
company's reservoir, and were en-
route to the city, encountered the
storm in the Swallows Nest canyon.
The wind, they state, was blowing a
terrific gale and nearly overturned
their wagon. The rain came down in
torrents and the roads are badly
washed out in places.
Great Damage Around Culdcsac.
From Culdesac came reports of
heavy damage. The main path of the
storm passed north of Culdesac few
miles and is said to be the most de-
structive that has ever visited that To-
cality. The hail appears to have
spread out over the country for three
miles and did very heavy damage to
crops. The hail stones We're unusually
large and lay on the ground to q
depth of two inches an hour after the
storm had passed. At ]. j. Hoga-
boam's place. six miles north of Gull
desac. the wind demolished his buggy
shed and turned his cook wagon up
side down. Three m les north, at the
Antoine Broncheau place, the hail was
, very heavy and is said to have literally
destroyed the crop which belonged tc
Il. O. Crozier. Other crops in that 10.
cality are said to have Jared equally
, as bad. The hail was not heavy a
Culdesac though the stones were very
: large and several window lights in the
town were broken out by them. The
wind blew heavy gale and tore W
I. n large peach tree in Attorney A. ]
| Green's yard, besides blowing down 6
number of signs.
Theodore Matson who resides
! three miles northeast of Culdesac, re
ports the destruction of his orchard o
/, so peach trees, every one of which wa
!. torn out of the ground by the wind
b, His barn was also blown down. Their
: were several horses in 1t at the tim
I, but all escaped without injury
y. Half Moon, well to do Indian re
:, siding at jacques Spur, had min
windows broken by the hail in hi
house, and at the Caldwell residenc
/, on Lapwai creek, five miles below Cul
!; desac, the hail broke out all the win
+: dows on the west side.
e Timber Torn Out by Roots.
4; b. johnson, a railroad employe, VIII
i arrived in Culdesac last night fror
|; the mountain north of there, report
I, that he saw 80 acres of timber tor
:. out by the roots on a high point o
}; the breaks of Lapwai creek four mile
n, from Culdesac. The wind, he say
s. took every tre standing on the point.
y Five acres of fruit trees belongin
:; to William Aubrey, who resides tw
n | p,iIav Month nf Culdacar u,ara 1itaral n