The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-27
WIND, HAIL AND RAIN HELD ALL SECTIONS IN GRIP THAT
WAS DEATH DEALING TO CROPS AND DISASTROUS
TO FARM UILDINGS, SCATTERING THEM BROAD
CAST AND DOING MUCH OTHER DAMAGE.

about the fields. Nearly every rall
fence in the outlying districts is fiat
on the ground or scattered about in
all directions. Damage that can not
be calculated in figures at present was
inflicted on the farmers. who will suf-
fer the loss of many of their crops.
w. +. 'Oler, a prominent farmer re-
siding between Greensboro and this
place probably is the heaviest tndivld-
uaI loser. Seventy acres OF wheat
were ruined entirely. The roof was
torn from his barn The roof on the
residence property was damaged. The
windmill was blown to the ground.
Fences were laid fiat. The wood
house was twisted about on its foun-
dation and other OuthOuses were over
turned. Mr. Oler estimates his dam
age at $4,000.
The barn Of Jesse Stanley was
treated by the wind AS if it had been
built OF cards. 1t collapsed under the
force and went down with a great
crash that could be heard above the
roar Of the tornado. Flying boards
and debris filled the air. The contents
were damaged. but none of the live
stock was killed. The structure was
literally blown to pieces. HundrcdS
of chickens were killed by the hail.
The little town Of MOdOC across the
county line in Randolph county, was
treated with severity. Windows IN
nearly every house were blown in or
cracked. The hail knocked shingles
from the roofs and gave entrance
places for the dOwnpOuring water Ihc
residents of the village feared for a
time that absolute destruction would
be meted out to their homes and busl-
ness houses, but the wind Shltted.
and no further damage WAS done. The
loss will amount to seVHral hundreds
of dollars. In many houses bed cloth
ing was displayed in front of windows
today. The glass had been blown 0vt
or broken and the cold winds sought
entrance.
Hagerstown. Ind. April 21.-One OF
the most severe rain. hail and wind
storms that has visited this section
of the country for many years, passed
Nm the Martindalc Creek Valley, sun
dav afternoon at ;: 80 o'clock scatter
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Fox. three and One-half miles east
Of HagerstOwn. The wind blew the
roof off of a new double corn crib
which had Just been completed tle
day before. carrying il quarter OF a
mile or near the home Of Frank Whit
sell II also blew nearly all the fruit
trees down. tore down all the rail
~, hn hai n @
down in torrents and as large as wal
nuts broke out all the window paaes
on the side of the farm house, facing
the south.
Al the Whitsell farm, Just north
the hail demolished twcnty-one win
dow panes. also pouring in the house
so as to require scoop shovel tC
clean them up, damaging curtains and
all furniture coming in contact. The
storm came 81 suddenly and uneXpeCt
ed that the many young chickens OF
Mrs. WhitselI were killed before she
could get them put mp. 1t is also fear
ed that the fruit is damaged TO a gceat
extent also the growing wheat is beat
en- down to the ground. @
CenterVllIe, Ind, April 21.-Ihf
storm did no particular damage in this
section. The hail stones were no
large enough TO break windows
Three miles north of here the hal
was not noticed.
Cambridge City, Ind, April 27.-
Yesterday afternoon and tho U3tpr