Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-10-08
TERRIFIC STORM
LAST FRIDAY MORNING.
MUCH DAMAGE TO FRUIT TREES,
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
LINES.
FLOOD DAMAGES FISH HATCHERY
Hail Covered Ground Several Inches
South Of Manchester, Many
Washouts Caused by Rain.

i accompanied by hail which literally
covered the ground. visited this section
Of Iowa early last Friday morning.
doing an immense amount OF damage
Ito fal. seedinf, orchards and trees
land telephone lines The storm
fstruck this part OF the state at about.
two o'clock In the morning, and for
more than an hour the heavens were
fa mass of fire, with a veritable down
pour Of water and hail. a strip about
a mile wide, three miles south OF Man
chester was hit the hardest The hail
there covered the ground on the level
to depth OF several inches, and in
places where food water carried II
together 1t was piled up four and five
feet high. Or. Morgan, who was cali
T ed to. farm three miles south OF
Manchester Friday forenoon had to
use a shovel to work his way through
the road. and when he came home he
brought with him suEicient evidence
| In the form Of ice to convince us OF
the truth Of his statement. Later IN
the afternoon Rev. w. A. Montgomery
and his family took drive several
miles south and they returned home
vit1, !. rnantstv ~ b.gls naatlv trcked
away IA their luggage carrier on the
side Of their car. Fruit trees were
damaged severely. The leaves were
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