The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06

woods and We're dashed to the ground
with great force, sufficient to drive
them into the earth a foot. On near
~ every street in the city the streets
were strewn with limbs and branches
were carried away. The fall
ing limbs created an ad .%itional dam
age to the telephone and electric
light wires in many parts OF the city,
breaking them and cutting out the
lights and the telephone service.
When the electric lights broke sparks
We're emitted and made them danger
JUS. The electric light company at
once sent out men, on being notified
of the damage, to take up the wires
and remove in this way all possible
danger from their exposure on the
streets. Both the telephone
and the electric light company suffer-
ed some loss by reason of their wires
being broken.
The storm in the city lasted about
twenty minutes, but the tornado
>art of the affair was hardly of a min
ties duration, seeming to gather all
is force for a desperate drive at
hings in its pathway. The rain
which fell amounted to SO inches. 1t
anne with such great volume that
he catch basines on Main street
we're inadequate to carry off the wa
er, and the street was filled nearly
evel with the sidewalk for the few
uoments. 1t went off, however, in
hort order, the great capacity of the
torn ewe proving wholly equal to
he emergency.
Damage in the Country.
j. II. Hamiel suffered a severe LOGS
When the wind swept his great horse
arm to pieces, Mr.. Hamill lives a
lille and a half southeast of the city
The barn was we'll constructed but
t failed to stand against the terrific
over of the wind. A couple of years
go Mr.. Hamlet sustained the loss Of
large barn by the same process Of
estruction. His barn was insured
gainst tornado damage.
Elias Jones, living on the Miller
arm, about two miles northeast of
he city, at the top of the hill, was
heavy loser in the storm. His large
arm and silo we're completely swept
way. This makes the second time
nat the silo was destroyed. He set
ne up last year and before he had a
lance to fill it with sileage the wind
anne along and took it. He had just
ompleted setting up the second one.
The storm continued its Gestruct-
}e passage to the north from that
oint, veering off enough to just es-
ape doing considerable damage to
nc campmeeting grounds of the
outh Dakota Holiness Association
.ea Riverside. No damage was re-
'orted at the grounds.
One of the heaviest losses up in
he country north occurred at the
lone of Mr.. Goodwin. His barn was
truck by lightning, setting fire to
he structure, and the wind aided in
he further destruction by tearing it
D pieces. MIR. Goodwin was stand
ng in the doorway OF the barn at
he time the storm struck that vici-
,ity and a piece of sharp timber came
liling through the air and struck
lin in the leg, Embedding itself deep
Il the flesh. 1t was necessary to call
' surgeon to take care of the wound
rade. With the consumption of the
)arn by fire, Mr.. Goodwin lost three
e of horses and three milk COWS,
which he was unable to get out in
ime. These he could have saved had
lie net been injured himself.
Up in that anne section it is re-
ported that several barns ana, one CT
wo houses were in the pathway OF
he storm and were completely de-
'troyod. From all reports, however,
he crops in the pathway of the storm
we're not injured. 1T covered a strip
If country about a quarter of a mile
vide.