Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-06-03
Details Of Gale that Swept over Stutsman County
Saturday, May 29! Fatalities at Ypsilanti
Mrs Geo Graves and Two Children
Met Death in the Big Storm
Round House Unroofed, Fair Grounds Wrecked
and Several Buildings Demolished
at jamestown.

A fierce wind storm, or tornado.
struck the southwestern part Of this
city about 2:45 p. NJ. Saturday. The
storm came from the southeast and
was accompanied by heavy down.
pour of rain. The path Of the tor
nado was narrow, but within the
strip, very destructive. The tor
nado demolished the fair ground
buildings. and moving in north
westerly direction, struck the west
ern part of the city and completely
demolished two or three dwelling
houses and uprooted many trees and
broke OF large limbs. The old frame
portion Of the round house was COM
pletely destroyed, and about dozen
engines buried under the debris Of
brick, mortar and heavy timbers.
The portion Of the round house de-
stroyed was frame, covered with
steel, and amid. all the wreckage no
one was: seriously. hurt, and as far
as learned not : single person was
killed. Considering the severity Of
the storm this Is miraculous.
4 large portion of the round house
roof from the south wing vas blown
onto the turn table, twisting the
rails leading to the table. The storm
carried the north wing Of the round
house completely of, crashed lin the
sides and covered six or seven en-
gines in that part with brick and
timbers. . The small brick store room
and oil house east of the round house,
between the tracks were blown to the
ground.
The roof of the large brick store
room, where five or six clerks we're
at work, was lifted up and portions
of it carried across the entire yards
as far as the gravel pit on the north
side and the west wall is ready to
fall. The platform around the build
ing was crushed In In places by the
fall of heavy timber.
1t was reported that two dagoes
were killed but this could not be
verified.
"A new FIRE car was overturned and
rests partly on its side.s /
NJ In the residence part, south of the
round house, immense elm trees were
uprooted and twisted around and
trees all along the river were de-
,stroyed.
Tobias Belland, 4 fireman, had his
hand severely cut when in the cab OF
the engine by being struck with :
piece Of falling timber. The Ceder-
holm and Graf houses we're demol-
.ished, and Mrs. Cederholm, and baby
we're In the house at the time but
escaped unhurs. Several people were
-slightly injured BY flying pieces Of
wood. Sss' 40 i,ss4a
sa The destruction of tho sfair ground
isbuildings Is complete, including the
-granu stand, sheds and fencing. The
smoke stack Of the big mill was also
] destroyed and = portion Of the Ice
house west; along the river:
Delbertl Buzzell's j house was damag-
sed, and 8. Hamm's barn was de.
molished. The stone front Of r.
Wiese's house was torn OF. The @.
w. Ayers house was also blown down,
Nh. Aver badly crushed and one son
hurt. Dim: +, .s.. Il
The duration Of the storm was but
. . few seconds, and came without any
special warning Parties at the
round house said the wind twisted
4 over the brow Of the high hill south
east 81 the round house, following
Il the ground, h, crossing the river and
continued northwest toward y Blu.
chanan.
No damage was learned at-M Montpe.
,lter nor ats Buc chanans q elsewhere, 81.
I tho lateriste s ortss ma yschapg Il. &,
AssaslioW wing u HOY iWas the
track of the storm the damage done