Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-09-01
SMALL TOWN ON TURTLE LAKE
BRANCH PRACTICALLY DEs-
TROYED
Elevators and Other Buildings Blown
Over and Several Injured by
Tornado

Tornado
There was a tornado at Heaton,
the first station west of Sykeston, on
the Turtle Lake branch Monday ev-
ening about 5 o'clock. The storm
came from the southwest and prac-
tically destroyed the town. It is re-
ported that two persons were killed
and several were injured seriously.
Among the injured was Mrs. Hal
berg, wife of the agent of the North
ern Pacific, who had her skull crush
ed by fallen timbers. She was TAX
en- to Brainerd on special train for
treatment. The Monarch and the
Occident elevators were completely
wrecked. The former was blown a.
cross the railroad track and one end
of he freight house was crushed
in by the big elevator. The railroad
company sent wrecking train to
the scene to clear the track, and to
assist in removing debris from the
company's property.
The Occident Elevator, large 35,-
900 bushel house, was also complete
ly wrecked. It was blown to the
ground. The Farmers Elevator was
also badly damaged. There was no
rain accompanying the storm which
came suddenly and was of terrible
violence. A number of dwelling
houses were destroyed, by the storm.
Only a little grain was in the eleva-
tors. The wires were down for
time but communication was restored
during the day. Among the busi-
ness houses was the Wakey general
store and furniture, hardware store
and lumber yard conducted by Louis
Falk, formerly. of jamestown. The
force of the storm can be imagined
by the wrecking of the elevators.
These buildings are very strongly
built, being cribbed and spiked to-
gether and generally withstanding
strongest wind and remain uninjured
when otEer buildings are destroyed.
It is reported that three persons
were killed, man and two children
whose names could not be learned.
Halvor Torbenson, an old man a.
bout Sc years of age, was killed in
a house that was demolished and in
the same house an infant was also
killed out right. No theirs In the
town we're killed, but five or six
were injured to greater or less de-
gree, but it is not believed that any
are seriously hurt.
The Heaton Lumber Co. yard Office
and two story building were COM
pletely wrecked as well as the Falk
residence.
The Farmers and Andrews Eleva-
tors and grain houses were badly
damaged, the Lyon Elevator was a.
mong those destroyed by being blown
over. Several small houses were al
SO demolished and the Farmers State
bank, a brick building was blown
down and wrecked. The depot was
badly damaged. Only four persons
in the village carried tornado insur-
ance..
The Congregational church and
the school house were also destroyed
or badly damaged, Both rain and
hail fell before the storm but none
afterwards. AS far as known the
storm was confined to the locality of
the town, as little damage in the
country was, learned. A couple of
shacks in the vicinity of the town
had their roofs taken OF, but no one
is reported injured except in the
town. The livery barn of L. st.
Jacques was also blown down with
considerable loss of property. Doc
tors were sent from Arlington and
Bowdon to attend the injured per-
sons. The storm was confined to
narrow limits but very destructive
within those limits.
The wind storm was felt in other
parts Of the state and in Minnesota.
At Fargo there was heavy wind
and some rain. doing damage to tele-
phone poles and trees. At Crooks
ton and Wadena the wind was heavy
but no great damage reported.
Lal -. ~ at ar'
The first real cyclone that ever
struck the state appears to be the
Heaton storm, as all OF the other
destructive winds have had more Of
the features Of steady blow, or