The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-06-02
100000 DAMAGE
DONE IN STORM

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Wimbledon, N. D., June 1.--Six
people were injured and property
damage estimated at 100000 was
done in and around Wimbledon in
terrific tornado that hit the dis
rrict about o'clock yesterday
morning, while an added 100000
damage was done by the storm in
other sections.
Wire connections with Wimble-
don. restored last night. brought
the story of the terrific tornado
The injured:
Mrs. Carl Mortcnson, skull frac-
tured and shoulder dislocated.
May die.
Carl Morten @on, crushed and
bruised, but will recover.
Hazel Mortenson. leg fractured.
Audrey Mortenson. bruised and
James Vendier. skull fractured.
DR.. w. b. Wanner, shoulder dis
located and bruised.
The complete destruction of a
Wimbledon garage and the partial
destruction of other business build
about forty big barns in the dis
trict surrounding the city, indicate
The fcrceness of the early morning
tornado.
House Completely Wrecked
Members of the Mortenson fam
lily, residing five miles from VIM
bledon. were injured when their
home was completely destroyed by
the tornado. Rescue parties
brought the victims to Wimbledon,
and they were taken to Valley City
aboard a special 500 line train that
had been sent out of Enderlin with
relief. The fact that the local
doctor was himself injured. hinder
ed relief work-Dr Wanner being
hurt while returning from night
call, his buggy being overturned by
the wind, two miles from town.
Mr.. Vendier was injured when a
cook car, in which he was sleeping.
was thrown over.
Other Towns Hit
Storm damage also is reported a,
Page, Armenia Ayre, Erie, Argus
Vile, Hunter, Rogers, Leal and sew
eral intermediate points. the storm
crossing the Red River at George
town and spending itself on the
Minnesota side with little addition,
al damage In the North Dakota
district, several hundred barns
! were raZed, and other damage done.
Garage Flattencd
The Etter garage in Wimbledon.
in which twenty-five automobiles
we're housed, was ,leveled, and all
the machines badly damaged. One
| elevator was badly damaged; the
Frank Pick residence was unroored
and partially demolished the fam
escaping by taking refuge in the
cellar. The glass fronts of half q
! dozen stores were taken out and
The food Of water and hail carried
before the high wind, caused heavy
damage. Many small buildings
and barns were raZed.
Page Has Excitement.
Page was another center of the
fierce storm. The opera house wa:
unroofed the roof being carried 200
feet The light plant was unroof-
| ed and partially demolished. the
exhaust pipe being driven thret
feet through the wall of a residene'
! nearby. The opera house roof was
| dropped onto the front of butch
! er shop and bowling alley, COM
pletoly wrecking them.
The Catholic church was moved
| six feet off it's foundation, and left
| standing without damaging the in
| terror
| All telephone poles on the mnin
| STREET of the town are down. tht-
total damage in Page being about
$4,000 with another $4,000 dam
age in the district surrounding
! that city.
Around Erie. over thirty barn"
| were leveled, and many small build
! ings were damaged. Nobody was
| injured.
At Argusville, the wind had te!-
| rife force. wrecking small build
ings tearing chimneys off houses,
| wrecking store fronts, ETC., causing
about $4,000 damage. A hun
dred telephone poles between Ar
gusville and Hillsboro were down.
| Around Hunter, many big farm
barns were wrecked, and some live
! stock killed.
Wild reports about Armenia be-
! ing leveled are without foundation.
That place suffered some damage.
| being confined almost entirely,
| however to small buildings, barns,
| An elevator, etc. The Chaffee farm
! was damaged somewhat by small
buildings being overturned, but the
! loss is nominal.
The storm district seems to run
| from a point northwest Of Wimble-
don, and thence in an easterly dir
ection to the Red river, the storm
spending its force in Clay county.