Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-06-01

ern part of Stutsman county Thurs
day morning have been learned.
The snow fence along the Midland
Continental near Clementsville,
was badly scattered, portions of the
fencing being blown at least eight
hundred feet from the track. One
Of the farm buildings near the Du-
rupt place was scattered and parts
of it carried to the railroad track.
Some peculiar things occurred in
dicating the electric character of
the storm. Among them was the
turning over of a grain tank filled
with grain, and the total disappear
ance of the tank itself, which was
lifted from the wagon while the
grain remained on the ground. A
2x4 plank was driven entirely thru
a building, and passed close to a
bed in which two persons were sleep
ing. A good many chimneys were
blown off. A special train from
Enderlin with a number of doctors
and nurses was sent by the 500
company to Wimbledon, but fortu-
nately their services were not
needed.
A good many people went up
from Spiritwood and Clementsville
to look at the result of the storm.
The extent of country in which dam
age was done indicated the storm
was about fifteen miles wide. A
heavy rain accompanied the storm,
and a number of poles on the M. C.
right of way were blown over. The
barn, granary, and pump house of
Charles Veach we're completely de-
stroyed, but the house was left in
tact. Fred Carr also lost some
farm buildings.
Among those who lost horses were
Ferd. F1ohr, who is farming on the
old Charles Stuff farm. His barn
was badly damaged. Two, horses
were killed and two, it is thought,
will have to be killed, and others
were injured. Herman Kline also
lost several horses. G. r. Christ
lost barn and horses. Peter Romer,
barn and horses. Mr.. MaliscZicki's g
new barn was damaged. The Bart
lett farm barn was moved about four
feet from it's foundation, and Kas-
per Wojick had some loss. About
half the windmills in this part of
the county were more or less dam
aged.
Died From Her Injuries.
Near Wimbledon the only farm
house demolished was that of the
Martinson's. Mrs. Martinson died
on the way to Valley City, expiring
on the train. The two daughters
and the husband were not seriously
injured. The family were newcom-
ers in this county this spring.
A farm laborer on the George
Wellman farm was not seriously in
jured, although it is reported that
his skull was somewhat crushed.
In Wimbledon the plate glass
front in the Joos store was broken,
and some boxes of goods scattered
in the streets. The tin roof on the
store was blown off, and damage
done in the ware house.
The damage to the autos stored in
the concrete garage consisted most
ly Of broken tops, and wind shields.
The roof and frame of the building
were taken completely of, carried a
few blocks away, and tipped upside
down. The tin roof of the More
Bros. Implement building was taken
of.
At Leal the annex to the elevator
was blown over on the railroad
track, and had to be cut away before
the trains could 60 past.
On the Kribbs' farm the wind
broke the glass windows, and the
suction pulled the clothing of from
the people in bed, and carried 1t
through a window. In Dover and
Corrinne townships, large barn
suffered the worst. There was not
much tornado insurance carried al
though several farmers are known
to be so protected. William Price
lost barn but had $1,000 tornado
insurance.
Early in the morning there were
no doctors in Wimbledon and the
people, hearing that persons in the
country were injured, sent a call
for help which accounted for the
special train from Enderlin. They
also went out in autos to render any
aid possible.
1t is believed that from twenty to
thirty head Of horses have been kill
ed In the storm
Among those who visited Wtmble-
] don yestscday from jamestown were