Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-04
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wind mill was blown down and trees
We're uprooted and blown down.
Flanders Farm Hard Hit.
But the next dip of the STERN, when
it hit the William f, Flanders farm
two miles northeast of Lauloille, did
severe damage. The Flanders farm Is
the old BILLY" Williams place and the
4 portion of the place that felt the fury
Of the storm was the east EIGHTY
| of the old Flanders homestead On
this eighty" were vacant house.
formerly the Charles Randall home,
| built about six years ago. barn, and
| other Outbuldings. The dwelling was
! completely wrecked, as We're also the
barn and the windmill. Mr.. Flanders
| loss is estimated by neighbors at
$500 1t was impossible to get the
| Flanders home. and the insurance, if
any, is not known.
Wiley Ward Farm Damage
| After leaving the Flanders place the
storm struck the Will Williams place.
! directly west on the adjoining farm.
where a door was blown off corn crio
| and trees were uprooted. The Charles
Reed farm was next in the path of the
! storm, where fruit trees we're de-
!
DANA ed slightly.
| The next severe effects of the wind
| We're felt at the Wiley G. Ward farm.
three and one-half mile; west of this
city on Main street. and in the direct
path from the southwest 10 the north
| east.
At ihe Ward place chicken house
,12X15, was utterly demolished, and AS
Il ~,
air it struck corner of the granary.
damaging that building. The smoke
house was destroyed and several rods
iof fencing We're DESTROYED. Staples
We're pulled out and wire tangled UP in
huge masses Huge elm and oak trees
were pulled out by the roots and
twisted and thrown in confused
mass.
Mrs. Ward said that the loss on the
farm would amount to $3.50. The
chicken house was insured for $50, but
she was not sure about the granary.
whether there was insurance on ii or
not. The smoke house was not in
sured
In the Ward neighborhood five poles
of the Bell Telephone Company We're
torn up, and the Burr Oak and West
Main street rural lines were put out
Of commission west of the Ward place
After the storm left the Ward place
it could be seen plainly thru the fields
and timber Clouds Of earth were car
ried high into the air, and trees could
be seen as they were twisted and bent
and thrown in different directions.
Hits Clay Farm.
The ]. A. Latner farm. tenanted by
r. L. Clay. three and one-half miles
northwest OF this city, was next in the
path Of the storm after it left the ward
place and shot across fields and thru
the timber
Here the damage will amount at least
to $1,000, Mrs. Clay said. Here also,
Roland Clay, aged 10, was injured, but
not seriously, it is believed,
Roland Clay was in the house, lying
down on couch, when he heard the
noise Of the storm. Thru the side
of the house came 2x4, carried from
the barn, It struck young Clay be-
tween the shoulders. hurting his back.
Clay rushed tdoors thinking to lib
crate the horses from the barn, The
roof Of the barn was then gone. but
Clay managed to unite the horses and
get them out. Timbers from the barn
were forced down from sides and top.
covering two Of the horses. They were
not injured. however. young Clay was
caught by some of the flying timbers.
and further bruised about the body.
The extent of the damage at the
Clay place consists of the barn wagon
shed. and hog house, all demolished, |
many trees unrooted and broken. and
ihree holes thru the house. made by
flying 2x4s from the barn. W. n
To show how rapidly the storm
travelled, to do the damage it had done
from the time it hit the county farm at
1870, Mrs. Clay said that it could not
have been much after 80 when the
storm struck the Clay place.
Roland Clay, while in bed, was not
believed to be hurt badly. Sunday
afternoon it was feared his spine had
been injured but an examination by
physician resulted in the announce !
ment that the injury to the back was
not likely 10 be serious.
Gard Farm Next in Path.
The Mrs. r. NJ. Gard farm. one
half mile northeast Of the Clay place, |
was next in the path of the storm, and |
here was demolished smoke house. A !
hay rack was picked up and set down !
across the road. Fences were torn
down. some Of the poStS DelHs plCEeu
up bodily, and others broken off. The .
wire was torn from the posts and
tangled in mass.
Western Grocer Has Loss.
The farm owned by Mrs. Phoebe La
Plant, east Of the Gard place about !
sixty-five rods. was next in line This
farm is tenanted by the Western Groc-
er Mills. known as farm No. 8. under
the management Of Claude letters.
Mr.. Fetters saw the storm when 1T I
hit the Gard place. and got his family
into the cellar. The storm did not
hit the farm squarely, but enough to
destroy new hog house and machin-
cry shed. In the latter several pieces
of machinery owned by the leasing .
company were destroyed. A large oak
tree in the yard was uprooted,} and ,
many other trees on the place were de-
stroyed. The damage, about $500, is /