Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-06-07
SEVERE STORM
SWEEPS COUNTY
Wind and Lightning Hold High
Carnival Last Thursday
and Saturday NiQhlS.

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Carnival Last Thursday
and Saturday Nights.
A severe wind storm accompanied
by heavy rain and hail struck the
City of Willmar last Saturday eve
ming about s o'clock. A great deal
Of damage was done. The smoke
stack at the city power plant was
demolished, occasioning a loss of
not less than $500.00., and precipi-
tating the city into darkness. The
chimney was not restored until
Monday morning.
The outcome will probably be
that the Water and Light Commits
sicn will erect a large brick Chin
ney, as those Of steel are short
lived at the best.
One Of the large plate glass win
dows in the Virgins Store was
blown out through the air pressure
caused by the two large doors in
the rear being blown open. The
large tree adjoining the Wiggins
Store was blown down and also an
old land mark near Spicer's office.
Numberless trees throughout the
city were blown down. The sewers
and cutters were unable to carry
off the water as it flooded the busi-
ness district and many store base
ments we're flooded. -. @..=.
The new awning of the Tribune
building was ripped off completely.
One of the plate windows of
the Fair Furniture store was broken.
The telephone system was put
out Of commission. Manager Will
Jams and his crew have been busy
repairing the damage.
The spi1e on the Bethel church
tower blew down.
A large number of instances Of
minor damages have been report
ed in the city. 81 ,s.r-s ~ -
Heavy damages were also occa-
stoned by the storm throughout the
country districts. At the Helge
Nelson place in Whitefeld barn
was twisted from the foundation. a
machine shed was wrecked, win:
doWs were smashed, IL fine: apple
trees were destroyed, some of them
pulled up by the roots. and the
storm even rolled up sod from the
ground. At Kempkiss' place in
Edwards trees were blown down, a
hog house wrecked and all the
water in a large slough was drained
by the suction Of the wind. Wind
mills on the A. P. Adams farm,
the Dan Haley place, the Mrs. Mary
Haley place, the Mrs. and "A. j. Alb
bott place were demolished and a
number of the telephones on the
llong distance lines of Raymond
were broken. At Priam the small
house owned by Mrs. Tygeson was
entirely demolished and the con-
tents strewn over the prairie. For
tunately she was not at home at the
time Of the storm. The neighbors
have heen assisting her in picking
up her lost property. Near town,
Gust Knutson's. barn was demol-
ished, occasioning loss of not less
than 100000. w. F. Hanson, mail
carrier on Route 5, lost his barn. and
the small barn of Frank Mcclure
was blown down. On the farm of
Lars Urdahl'a hog house, corn crib
and steel tower windmill were
broken down. Tobias Rasmussen
lost a machine shed and damage
was done to the machinery and
also to his barn. 1s~..z..s
Serious damage was done at Kan
diyohi Station. The barns on the
Tulin place the Joseph Isaacson and
Chas. Blomquist places were demol.
ished. The new residence being er.
Eected by Mr.. Patrick Lawler at the
village was wrecked. At the Erick.
son farm in Green Lake much dam.
age was done to the buildings, parts
being blown over to- the Martin
place.
Passengers on the morning train
report sheds being blown down at
Atwater. From crews on the $500
line we hear of barns at Raymond
scattered over the prairie.
! In the morning after the storm
in one of the early showers light
ming struck a barn at the A. H.
Sperry place. An alarm was turned
in, but the structure burned to the
ground.
/ In the severe electric storm
Thursday night the store at Sun
burg was struck and burned to the
ground. The loss is estimated al
$25. 900, with only $1,000 insurance.
This business was owned by the
firm of Moen & Gandrud. the resi-.
dent members of the firm being X,