The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-20
"SHE BAN KoOM BACK"
Story About a Barn Insured Against
Tornadoes, and Another Story.
New York Sun.


New York Sun.
"Our company" said Mr.. Carleton,
lis rather liberal in the matter Of
risks. We take not only the usual fire
insurance risks in cities and rural re-
gions, but we insure against various
acts of God and man that are cut out
by most companies, Tornadoes and
other storms are among the things
against which We protect the farmer.
about the beginning of the cyclone
season in Kansas last season we got p
letter RON a farmer in Kansas say
ing that big wind had come along,
lifted his barn from its foundation and
set it down on the other side of the
creek. 1t was not damaged. he wrote,
but he didn't want it there. He would
have to build a strong bridge TO move
it back on, and he wanted to know
what we were going to do abotu it.
I'VE sent word to one of our ad-
iusters to go and see him on his way
back. When our man drove up to the
barn he noticed that the barn, hou e
and all the other buildings We're on
the same side OF he creek and he be-
g,u to think that the farmer had
framed up job on us. He found the
farmer out In field, made himself
known and sid he had come to see
about that barn.
"She ban koom back said the man
who was a Scandinavian.
The adjuster was puzzled and ask
ed him what he meant.
"'Ay say she ban koom back again
the farmer replied.
Then the farmer took our man in
slab punt and padded him across the
creek. A little way beyond the bank |
the ground was torn up and in one |
place was a deep hole as if something
lad struck it cornerwise.
There's where she ban, said the
armer, pointing to the ground.
"But how did you get her back"
,ur man asked.
"She ban koom back herself, Ay say
he farmer replied.
"Then he told our man that on the
lay after he sent us the letter another
ornado came up from the direction
opposite to that from which the prev
Gus twister had come. It picked up
he barn, whirled it around a few
ines and set it down on the founda-
ion from which it had been taken.
Our adjuster went to see the barn
nd found it resting apparently just
where it had been built. He remarked
o the farmer that setting it back was
pretty accurate job. The man eN-
lained that the barn was a trifle out
i line where the second tornado LEFT
/, and he lad to get some neighbors
nd a jackscrew and push against enc
# the corners a little.
"Glad to get out of the matter SO
.asily. our man asked wha. the dam
ge was. The farmer pondered a few
minutes and said the cost of his help
nd the use of the jackscrew and a few
,ound of tenpenny nails was about
6 so, which the adjuster settled on the
pot.
There was a rather amusing sequel
q this incident" said Mr.. Carleton.
Before our man started East we got
postal card from an address in west
ern New York which read:
"On again. Donnegan'
1--WE took it that somebody way
Jack had just heard the old story OF
he railroad mans brief telegraph re-
,ort of derailment and treatment
md was trying to have fun with us;
mt while the office was looking up
he matter and findisg that we had
insured a farmer of the name OF
)onnegan in the region from which
he postal card was sent letter that
lad been astray came in telling that