Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-06-03


is there any insurance to 4.elp those
who lose.
Where 1t Crossed the Railroad
Death ruin and desolation were alike
strewn in the path of the terrible storm
in a most relentless manner after it
began its death dealing advance through
the residence portion of the city after
crossing the track Where, up to the
time the storm broke, had stood some
of the finest and most beautiful of
Langdon's homes, occupied by residents
who had aimed and prided themselves
in giving to their town a just claim to
the name of "the city beautiful The
death dealing storm performed its
horribly gruesome task in way that
brought horror and terror alike to the
hearts and eyes of those who sorrowfully
viewed the sight on Saturday evening.
Leaving the CT. Northern tracks.
where it had so wrecked everything,
overturning freight cars and bringing to
the ground the newly built water tank
of immense proportions, it struck the
home of Mrs. John Burke, widow of a
grand army veteran, and step-mother of
Mrs. E. A. McCay, of Munich The
house was demolished to kindling wood
and Mrs. Burke, although escaping
death in her own home, numbers among
theinjured, being caught in the wreckage
at the Lee residence in South Langdon,
where she was visiting at the time.
Methodist Church Lifted Into the Air
| Taking northwesterly course the
tornado caught the Methodist church
and parsonage with its whole force, both
being reduced to kindling wood and the
ruins blocking traffic at the corner of
Walnut and Seventh street. Across the
street from the church the E. A. Pennock
and p. Kelly homes were wrecked to the
extent of half loss with barns and
other buildings entirely demolished, and
cornering from the church, the Chase
house, occupied by Andrew Bostrum,
was damaged to some extent.
The storm appears at this point to
have raised over the three residences
directly north of the church, as the
damage received at the homes of Mrs.
Morrison, Ray Watson and Sheriff
Drury is such as would most likely be
caused by the wreckage and debris from
the elevators and church ruins. On the
north side of Fifth street the homes of
DR.. Mugan, Mrs. Mcknight, VIM. Syres,
A, /. Koehmstedt and DR.. Donovan have
each property damage that in any
single case will take $500 to repair.
Not until it reached the M. L. Sullivan
residence did the huge funnel shaped
cloud again touch the ground, apparent
ly, after wiping out the two elevators
and Methodist church property. But
as it swept onward with terrific force it
tore away parts of many beautiful homes
and other buildings. The Presbyterian
church suffered slightly by a flying
timber piercing the roof from south to
north, the Mooney, Hunter, McNiven
and Chisholm homes all have broken
windows, partly wrecked roof and unsafe
foundations, and along the alley way at
the rear, barns the property of Thos.
Sheehan, r. I. Burke, f. Moran, G.
Orton, S. e. Desrosier have scattered
wreckage over the entire block.
AS the storm again lowered earthward
for its last death dealing sweep it
caught in its path the Baptist church.
Left the cupola in the back yard at John
Powers home, while the church it's
self was an almost entire wreck, moved
several feet away from it's foundation.
The Orton residence, is also wrecked
badly and across the street III. d. Allerts