The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-16
COUNTY ST0RMSWEPT
SUFFERS DAMAGE
Tornado with Rain, Snow and Biting
Cold Unroofs Barns, Tears Up Trees
and Plays Havoc With Corn
Shocks.-Very Cold Weather

Saturday was warm-really too
warm, and people who are sensitive
to the heat thought of removing
heavy underclothing. There was a
strong wind all day, and hats that
fit loosely were seen flying in many
directions, causing merriment for
the "other fellow" of course. In
the evening it began to rain. and
this section experienced a regular
thunder storm with lightning ac-
compartment. The wind shook
houses, and branches were broken
from trees. However the town seems
to have been protected. or fhe full
sweep of the wind did not strike
Plymouth. To the west. south and east
much damage was done. Ia the
region of the Berlin farm fences
were blown down. doors torn from
barns. and at one place after TAX
ing off the doors the wind was so
strong that the shingles were blown
off and strewn for acres about the
place. Corn fodder was distributed
all over the farms, corn cribs were
turned over, trees were uprooted.
William Murphy says that at his
place out on the Pretty Lake road
six fine apple trees were uprooted,
and other damage done. fences down
and buildings unroofed. He says
that the telephone poles are down
and twisted in with trees Oh the
road side, and general wreckage is In
evidence. On south Michigan road
Mr.. Yearick reports loss in the same
general way. and going east to the
Jacoby neighborhood like story of
damage comes Forest trees were
torn out, as were the orchard trees.
barns were unroofed, at one place a
buggy was smashed by the fall of a
building. From every direction we
get the same reports of the storm
amounting to hurricane in its fury.
No loss by lightning is reported.
but the wind was the cause of
trouble. {
Will Van Vactor's barn south of
town was blown eight feet off its
foundation. Jake Lees. and John
r. Jacoby's wind mills were all
blown down. Mark Jacoby's ma
chine barn roof was blown off. At
Geo. Jamison part of the barn
roof was blown off and falling on
buggy demolished it. The chimney
was blown off the house, and there
are only seven apple trees standing
In good orchard of about so trees.
These trees were all young and
strong. and it is believed that the
wind must have been more in the
nature of a cyclone than of a
tornado. Mr.. Jamison's s loss was
very heavy and the worst we have
heard of.
Mrs. Weddings barn northeast
of town was unroefed as were also
the barns of Gottlieb Grimm and
Henry Strawderman. Nathan Lees
earn roof was so badly torn 10
pieces that it is ruined.
Then it turned cold, and there was
a change of between sixty and seven
ty degrees before morning. Sunday
night the mureury went down to but
nine ABOVE. and in consequence the
unprotected water pipes are frozen.
and the plumbers are having har-
vest thawing out, and repairing the
damage. As a general thing people
stayed in by warm fires all oay Sun
day, but the wind was of that search
ing sort that finds every crack and
crevice, and many fires could not be
made warm enough to keep the face
and the back warm at the same time
If this is the beginning of winter. it
certainly struck a good heavy blow
at the start. and we can only hope
that 1t spent its force in one blow,
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