Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-06-03

daughter OF John Sch1esse, 3 we'll
known German farmer Of the county.
The only other building damage
done at Ypsilanti was to one corner
of the N. p. depot. Portions of the
Graves house, which was in the di-
rect but narrow path Of the storm,
were scattered for half a mile north
along the river. The remains of Mrs.
Graves and her two little girls were
brought to Jamestown and prepared
for burial here. The funeral was
Tuesday at the Lutheran church.
After leaving Ypsilanti the tornado
lost none of its force, but passed
northwest and crossed section IS, de-
stroying q barn for Mr.. Walker. No
one was injured. The storm then
passed on towards what is now the
John Fried farm which Mr.. Husen-
feldt is renting. His wife and sister
tn.law were la the house and saw the
storm approaching. They attempted
to get into the cellar and in their
hurry Mrs. Husenfeldt Tell backward
! down the stairs and somewhat injur.
cd herself. The house was not injur-
ed. The bsrn was struck, however,
and completely demolished. Fortu-
nately there were no men or stock in
the tarn, Mr.. Husenfeldt and three
tmen being plowing in the field near
by.
C. E.. McElroy's barn, on the farm
and q granary on the Fischer place,
were damaged, the former completely
demolished. No one at these farms
was injured. Fl
Hit the Asylum.
The next obstruction in the path
of the little twister was at the state
insane hospital, where about 81, 600
damage was done. A number Of hog
pens at the barns we're blown over,
numerous brick chimneys and venti-
lators on the buildings we're carried
!, away, and many window lights on
the south and east sides Of the build
ings broken. The large ornamental
window in the Amusement Hall was
blown into the hall, carrying the sash
in and smashing the glass.
Demolished Fair Ground Buildings.
The storm passed over the bluff and
down into the valley and about the
only damage done before reaching
! the Fair Grounds was at the Bernard
Glaspell farm where the wind mill
!! was overturned and q few wagons
blown around. The tornado by this
time had reached the Fair Grounds
and there its work OF havoc was COM
plete. An inspection Of the grounds
and the debris from the buildings
shows the great force Of the wind.
The fence on the east side, the cattle
sheds adjoining it the amphi theatre.
the Judges 'S stand, tho achinery
hall, the base ball grand stand, most
Of the horse stables on the north
side, and all the fence and the ticket
omces were completely, demolished.
,Outside.of the rubbish scattered
around On the ground, and the brok-
en- trees along the river, it would be
hard to realize that the place was
once the Fair Grounds. The root Of
the grand stand IT the track was lift
ed entire, turned the south end to-
! ward the north, carried : distance Of
several hundred feet, and dropped up
side down on the ground. The roof
is practically intact. A good many
Of the larger timbers were scattered
along the river bank and lodged IN
the trees and brush and can be used
again but most of theSinch boards
and 2x4s were comple etely demo molished,
broken into small pieces, ct for kind
ling wood only. The chinery hall
was also blown entirely away, even
the; floor being psrtlyy stri rippeds of
boards. There were = number of ve-