Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-15
CALMAR HIT BY
TERRIFIC TORNADO
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workers in the coal shoots and
round house were wrecked and
several occupants sustained injur-
les. Fire started from the wreck
age of these cars and the fire de-
partment had serious trouble and
much hard work in getting the fire
apparatus to the scene, it being al
most impossible to find an open
street through which they could
hope to reach the scene.
The Miller wagon factory is out
OF commission. The big brick
smoke stack fell on the roof crush
ing in large portion OF the roof
and portion of the second floor
with some machinery crashed to the
first floor. How some employees
escaped injury or deaah is a mys-
terry Several car loads of their
lumber was scattered all over town
Several of their warehouses were
badly damaged.
The big lumber shed of Tenold
& Nystrom was unroofed.
The wind tore off the cornice
and the brick front of the upper
story of the H. j. Giesen & Co.
store was torn out with it.
A number Of store windows were
blown or crushed in.
The whole big glass front of the
Hotel Calmar was shattered.
All three churches sustained dam
age. The Lutheran church had
the high spire completely torn out
leaving a big hole. The south end
of the Methodist church was moved
on the foundation foot. The
Catholic church only had some win
dows blown in.
Many barns, garages and other
outbuildings all over town were
wrecked or damaged.
Some of Peter Meyers flats were
damaged considerably.
The Harms fiat was unroofed
and blown against the Gene Broth
Ter house causing much damage to
the house, almost demolishing it.
Lumber belonging to the Calmar
Mfg. Co., was scattered all over
The Weselmann slaughter build
ingl are total wreck. Joe Bee
var was caught in it and was
bruised and cut on the head.
The iron roof blew off the city
water etower and was carried over
two blocks and crashed through
the roof Of the o. P. Ode residence
and rests in the attic.s
The brick veneered residences
of j. d. Becker and A. p. Olson
and their outbuildings suffered
much.
Carl Meyer lost wood shed, gar
age, kitchen and ice house, his two
automobiles being buried in the
wreckage. .tF
The Red Cross Surgical Dressing
House was unroofed and also Mrs.
Olson's house next to it. SG
The Carrie Flaskerud house had
the entire roof carried away.
. The Randy Kittlesby house was
unroofed on the north side.
The Paul Wangsness home had
the roof stove in by some heavy
timber striking it,. r" y
The big front porch on Louis DeS-
sells fine new house was torn
away.
The roof of Mrs. Goite's house
and Mrs. Hruska's house were bad
ly broken cup.
The barn and garage of Ross Luz
yum were demolished his car turned
upside down and buried under the
debri1. His house sustained con-
siderable damage, the kitchen
being torn away.
The Hawkeye Oil Co. building,
brick structure was totally wreck
ed. Mr.. Williamson, Carl Buck
Gene Brother and son came out of
the wreckage safe, all four being
in the building when it collapsed.
The Bushman, Jerhardt, Winger,
Frank Kafka, and both Hazelton
homes were damaged more or less.
]. c.. Kubesh's barn was demolish-
ed and his house badly damaged.
George Hauber's big barn was un-
rooted
Miss Flaskerud's house near the
Bjerke place was moved about 10
feet from the Foundation.
Ludwig Wangsness lost his barn
and garage and his car was dam
aged.
The following had barns and
sheds totally demolished Peter
Schissel, Adolph Gunderson, Mrs.
Haukedahl, Theo. Olson, John San
ders, VIM. Broghammer, Jim Swela,
Mr.. Goetkin, the Tuna estate, Jo-
hn Schneberger, H. Haugen, JOS.
Kapinos, John Hosper, Mrs. Skor,
Rev. Cremer, Ole Nerison, Philip
German.
Chas. Johnson lost barn and
house damaged.
The outbuildings on Mrs. Kol-
aas' place were wrecked and dwell
ding house damaged.
The large barn of Hans Evenson
was moved a considerable distance
and now rests bottom side up but
still holding together.
The high school boys did their
stunt in clearing streets OF the
wreckage.
Besides all this there are many,
many instances of lesser damage,
very few places in town that have
not some damage, trees, windows,
|chimneys, and interior damage etc.
We hear also Of considerable
damage in the country, and there is
no doubt much more to hear from
y On tho Erick Twadt farm harms