Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
!. COLONY III TOWNSHIP
|lI| TORNADO SWEPT ]. | ? !
STORM LEAVES, DESTRUCTION g ,' n n.
WAKE. HOMES AND BARNS
DESTROYED.
THREE PERSONS ARE INJURED
Barns Destroyed BY Fire Caused
From Lightning. Heavy
Loses Ensue.

From lightning. Heavy %
Loses Ensue.
"a wind storm Of cyclonic proper
tons swept over a large area of Col
Y ony township on Sunday afternoon
between the hours OF three and four
o'clock, leaving destruction in it's
wake. 5.5 %#
@ The storm struck at point about
mile and a half south Of Coles burg,
and went in a NORTH heasterly direction,
VI for a distance OF about ten miles In.
its path the storm left reside dences,
\ barns and other farm buildings COM
4 3pletely wrecked. The severest dams
age done by the storm was in the
\ \ country Just outside Of the town OF
Colesburg where in a number of in (.
stances every building; on the 5premis-
cs were demolished. The town of
Colesburg, however, did not escape
tho ravages Of the cyclone. Many
buildings were severely damaged
while some were leVeled to the
4 ground. Porclies were torn from the
residences and trees uprooted and
q scattered broadcast. Flying timbers
and limbs OF trees played havoc
with windows in residences and
stores. Much damage was also done
4 III OakhiN # cemetery. Large trees
\ Wera torn up and scattered about the
cemetery, damaging many monll-: '1ltt5
ments. N i55. \.
While wrecking many homes and
farm buildings only three persons
I sustained injuries. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Vi
sFIaucher, who reside on the Il. a. !.
\ Moreland farm ], where every build
& ing was destroyed, received slight
injuries. David # Rea, a young man
I IN the vicinity of Colesburg, also sus-S
tained slight juries 3:
i 1t, appears nothing short Of q mir
acle that with such a vast amount a Il
of property destroyed that no more
I harm befell the citizens Of the de
5vastated section. Coming at an hour
OF the day when live stock is in y the q:
pasture, Is attributed as a reason on
for the small amount $of loss to ~ 1--we e5
stock. On some Of the Farms a few
head OF ca tito and horses persisted
Y in the wrecked buildings. I
Accompa anyingS the cyclone was a
veritable downpour Of rain. 4 More.
u water fell Sunday afternoon in an an
equal length Of time than has visited
this section in a long time. In the he
+ hilly sections much damage was done
3 by the heavy downpour. In the vi
cinity OF Manchester little damage is
reported On 5the !. A. MCGEE farm,
lin Coffins Grove township two cows
were killed by lightning, and on the
l. Jake Schwage farm west Of this
city a small amount Of damage was
& done to the house.. Considerable hail
tell in this vicinity during the storm.
S r, Hilliger $of this city suffered
J heavy loss in the destruction by fire
Of the large new barn which he
4 erected last fall on his farm Just
y southeast Of Dundee. The farm is
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Chet-
finger, who also suffered a very
heavy loss. Mr.. Chettinger and his
II family were not at home when the
bolt Of lightning struck the building, l
/ and by the time neighbors could
4 reach the. premises the flames had
4 gained such headway that it was
( found impossible to rescue some Of
d the horses. Mr.. Chettinger had con
siderable hay and grain in the
building. All Of his work harness,
tools and goodlyl share of the farm
machinery were in or near the DOOM
ed building and were consumed by
the flames. He carried. small
amount Of insurance on his proper
ty. This misfortune comes as a Sc
we're blow to this hardworking young
couple. The loss Of the valuable
farm hors es at this time Of the year
s means much to the farmer with large
fields to prepare for planting
The barn on the Thos. simons farm
near Delhi was also struck by light
ming and destroyed. N. Q. Tai
z madge, the tenant on Mr. Simonrs
farm, lost number of valuable farm
horses in the destruction of the barn.
$3 Following are number Of the
& heaviest loses in the vicinity OF
Colesburg: & 4; 3.y J:
John Merton, barn, estimated ct
e $4,000. s
Watson Lovett, two barns and
two dwellings and all. other farm
i buildings, estimated at nearly s1o,-
900. IS
oscar Dodge, barn estimated at
$4,000.
W. F. Glass, barn, estimated at
$4,000.
Sam Stillinger, barn damaged te
the amount Of $1,000.
Sidney Walker, all buildings on
premises, estimated at $4,000.
James Brown, barn DESTROYED.
i. A.. Moreland, all buildings De
stroyed, estimated at $4,000.
Edward Moreland, barber shop de
,stroyed. 81
Lorain Coon, restaurant DESTROYED
w. Platt, furniture store dam
aged several hundred dollars.