Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-24
STORM BLOWS DOWN BARNS
IN THE COUNTRY NEAR HERE
St. Clair Emmons, at Long Branch,
Suffers Heavy Loss From Severe
Wind. Thursday Night.

Inc heaVy Wlnd STORM OF thursday
night not only leyeled many trees in
this city but did much damage in the
country adjacent to Mexico. This was
especially true in northern Audrain.
st. Clair Emmons, just over the
Monroe County line, on the Emmons
& Son Long Branch stock farm, was
one of the heaviest sufferers.
Mr.. Emmons had the front porch
on his home blown away, a large
barn demolished although the six
calves sheltered by it escaped with
out a scratch, a granary fiattened to
the ground, two small barns blown
over an his two siIos damaged.
The wind is reported as having
done much damage in the neighbor-
hood of Worcester. RubAs Brown, a
prominent farmer 4 miles northeast,
has the roof Of a new barn, one Of
the largest in that section, ruined
by the wind. Ed Weber, another
prominent farmer in that neighbor-
hood, had his wind mill and silo fat
tened by the storm
Robert Fritscher, living four miles
north Of Mexico, had the roof Of his
grainery damaged by the wind which
was severe there. His wheat is blown
down but he thinks it will straighten
up by harvest time. The orchards in
his vicinity suffered much from the
storm.
Jess Watts Almost Injured.
Jess Watts, who lives with Bob
Lochridge, east Of this city, had .
narrow escape during the storm,
Thursday night. Trees were blown
down, telephone poles twisted 10
pieces and a chicken house flattened.
Part of the chicken house was blown
over the Lochridge home and one OF
the boards blown through the wall Of
the house and it almost struck Mr.,
Watts who was sleeping Just beneath
where il pierced the wall.
According to DR.. Kanaly the creek,
near East Lake, is within three feet
of its highest rise. Quite a number
of fish are being caught in that vici-
nifty because of the high water.
Jake Buckner, who farms just a.
cross the Audrain line in Galloway,
had two silos blown down Thursday
night.
Horace Mundy who lives three miles
west of Mexico had his large new cat
tie barn completely destroyed by the
wind. Pieces Of the structure were
found a quarter Of a mile away and
parts Of the roof, which was made OF
sheet metal, were found buried in the
earth. One young horse, in a pasture
near by, was severely cut by the fly
ing metal. but will recover. The barn
was not in use.
With the wind there was .85 Of al
inch Of rain at Mexico.
The wheat in different parts
Of the country was blown down
but the damage done was not as greai
as was first reported. The grain, &C.
cording to the opinions Of several
farmers interviewed, will straighten
up in plenty Of time for harvest. In
many cases it was not injured in the
least.
l.. M. Angert received a letter from
his son, Raymond, who is in Paris
telling Of the damage done by the
wind there. 1t follows:
Paris, Mo-, June II, 1915.-"A cy-
clone passed over this place at7 p. m
tonight, doing a great deal of dam
age. It blew the roof off the Dooley
Hotel where ! am stopping and des.
troyed several other buildings near
The buildings at the Fair Ground:
were leveled to the ground. 1 thin
no one is hurt, at least ! am all right.
Raymond Angert.
Thousands of dollars worth OIL
property was destroyed at Paris
John C. Woods, a former Mexico boy
and Paul Nipps were struck by fall
ing timber but fortunately escapel
serious injury. Five inches of rair
accompanied the storm. The storm
occurred about Z p. m.
The two smoke stacks on the powel
house Of the Electric Line we're blown
down. The traffic was considerable,
hindered Friday, but the al managet
to make its trips.
Five cars of wheat OF the sid
track at Paris were blown over an,
the new court house was severed!
damaged.
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