Morris tribune., 1914-06-12
DAMAGE DONE BY
A NEAR CYCLONE
TREES AND BUILDINGS
DAMAGED
Storm on Sunday Evening Swept
a Strip including the City and
Thru the Farm Country to the
Northeast Many WindmiIls
Overturned.

A near cyclone struck the city of
Morris on Sunday evening and swept
on thru the farming country to the
northwest lnfiicting much damage to
trees, small buildings and windmills.
As the storm came over Crystal
lake from the southwest it was seen
to gather up column of water from
the lake into a waterspout which
broke after leaving the lake and
drenched some of the buildings in tnat
vicinity. This appears to be about
as near as the storm came to being
twister.
The force of the wind was strong
enough however, to overUurn several
trees and wrench off many branches
and the city teams we're busy on Mon
day and Tuesday picking up the broken
trees and branches.
The wind broke off the brick cornice
at southwest corner of j. A. Linne's
building and toppled heavy mass of
brick onto the roof breaking several
joists and doing other damage.
The plate glass window in the
Vinje building occupied by M. T.
Weum & Son was broken by the force
of the wind
In the country to the northwest
much damage was done to barns and
windmills.
A small house occupied by C. F.
Martin and family, in Morris town.
ship, was turned entirely over.
Seeing the storm coming. Mr.. Martin
and family went to MIR. Welfare's s and
before they reached there their house
had been turned over and much dam
age done to the building and its con-
tents. Mr.. Martins barn was also
damaged.
At A. C. WslIfare's the barn was
moved off the foundation and the
windmill blown down.
At Brad. Sax's the barn was moved
over, racking it badly.
At Mrs. Anton Hellie's the barn
was moved off the foundation and
silo blown down.
At R. ]. Halls the windmill was
blown over.
B At N. Treinen's the wheel wa:
blown off the windmill.
At Dennis Sullivan's, the windmill
was blown down.
At W. H. O'Brien's, the whee
was blown off the windmill and barr
and house slightly injured.
At George Jones's the windiml
was blown down.
Mr.. Schmidt. of Hodges, has some
of his buildings damaged.
At Theo. Stork's the barn 30x8(
was moved cf the foundation, anc
the basement damaged. The whole
family were in the barn at the time
milking and narrowly escaped injury
At the farm of Herman Zahl Jr
the windmill was blown down ant
the barn moved off the foundation.
Frank Burkhovar had his chicken
house wrecked and barn moved.
Theo Bruins and Martin Kane hat
chicken houses wrecked.
Other windmills blown down wer
on the farms of Scott Clark, W
Podtsbarg, Theo. Linstad, P. B
Dybevik, Silver Hegg. Jens Rasmus
sen, Richard Winter, Herman Dit
man.
To the southwest from Morris. tn
storm was m re severe in spots tha
to the northwest.
Henry and Chas. Schmidtgall, livin
on the old Dirksmeyer farm. ha
their barn completely destroyed
and the house damaged by bein
picked up and set down party off tn
foundation. The wind was distinctl
tornado at this point. The loss wa
covered by insurance.
Fred Quilliam's silo was blowl
over.
The sheds at the Christian Apostoli
church in Horton were blown down.
The barn at the farm formerl
owned by D. G. Linsley was des
troyed.
Most of the damage done to build
ings on the various farms was covere
by insurance.
Avenarius Carbolineum will doubl
the life of fence posts. Sold in Morri
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