The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-14

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Coleman is Big loser:
Michael Coleman, living about three
miles north of Liberty on the Liberty
Richmond pike, was a big loser. Al
the Coleman farm, the wind blew the
roof from the house and the barn.
causing damage of more than thou
sand dollars.
The wind blew with such force that
the slate roof on the farm house was
lifted from the building and dropped
in field about 100 feet away. Bricks
from the chimney at the Coleman home
were blown several hundred feet into q
corn field.
More than thousand dollar loss was
also sustained on the Coleman farm
by the destruction Of 60 acres of grow
ing corn The corn field, which Is
just off the Liberty pike, was consider
ed one of the finest in the county and
was totally destroyed by wind and
hail.
Mitchell Loses Most.
At the farm of Charles Mitchell, the
wind blew large number OF shingles
Off the barn and other outbuildtngs and
hail ruined about 20 acres Of growins
corn, causing a loss Of almost $4,000
Several large shade trees at the
Mitchell home, and practically an en-
tire orchard were also blown down.
Heavy crop damage was reported
at the farm of John Deal, where 13O
acres of corn and several farm build
ings were damaged or destroyed. A
large wheat field was also damaged by
the rain and hail, but as most OF the
wheat had been cut and shocked, the
damage here was small.
A bridge just west Of the Mitchell
farm on the Boston-Liberty road was
washed out and force Of men were
repairing the bridge and clearing away
the many trees that had fallen across
the road
At the home of Ben Tappen, about
three miles west of Boston and two
miles north of Kitchell, the twister
blew over fifteen large shade trees,
completely blocking the road, and cut
ting all lines of communication with
Kitcheil.
Causes $4,000 Damage.
At the Tappen farm a twenty-acre
field of oats, and thirty acres OF corn
were also destroyed by wind and hall
causing loss to the owner of about
$4,000. Several windows were blown
out of the Tappen farmhouse and a
part of the barn was blown away.
Much dagame also was done at the
farms of Dan Lashley. James Davis
and Nicholas .Semler, where practically
all Of the corn crop was destroyed.
The storm caused damage at Gen.
terville Practically all Of the corn
and oats in the vicinity of Centerville
was blown down and destroyed. At
the home of Dan Clevenger, near Gen.
terville, the roof was blown Off the
house and scattered through the field
The only loss Of livestock known
in Wayne county was at the farm OF
Henry Bertram, where horse was
killed by lightning. Damage was also
done on the Bertram farm by hail
and lightning to crops and outbuild-
ings.
A large silo on farm south of Gen.
terville was reported burned but no
details as to how the fire started could
be learned 1t is presumed that the
silo was struck by lightning
Hay Crop.
Hundreds of tons of hay, the total
crop Of which was very small, was de-
stroyed by the heavy rain. The hay
had been cut for some time and had
been lying on the ground and the rain |
of last night completed the destruct-
ion which began with the rain last |
Thursday.
The wheat crop was not materially |
damaged, but in some cases the shocks |
will have to be torn apart and the
wheat left on the ground to be dried |
by the sun. Practically all of the
wheat in the county had been cut and
this prevented much greater loss to
crops.
Except for heavy rain, which in
some cases washed out growing fields,
no damage was reported north of the
city. Farmers near Fountain City and
Hagerstown declared that their crops
had not suffered to any extent by the
rain, although they were Of the opinion
that II the wet weather continues 1t
will mean loss to the oats and wheat.
Heavy rain, accompanied by much
lightning and high wind was reported /
east Of the city, in Ohio, but the storm
was not severe enough to cause any
damage, other than flooded cellars and
The like. -