Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-28

Barns Razed at Hastings

\ tornado following an all-day ram,
swept west Of here between $50 and
I p. IN. tonight, killing Dave Andcr-
son, his son and another person
at Reading, eight miles northwest
on the Rock Island road, and prac-
tically leveling Rusnmore, eight
miles west on the Omaha road, ac-
cording to meager. details received
here. All wires are down.
Billiards and heavy wind and ram
storms, accompanied by thunder and
lightning with dropping temperatures
late today and tonight, gave the
northwest a variety of weather for
Easter Sunday.
In South and North Dakota and
western Minnesota, billiards we're
reported from some sections. Grand
Forks, n. D., was in the grip OF
blizzard which began at noon. A
30-mile wind prevailed and the tenn
perature dropped from 80 to IA de-
grees.
Ortonville, in western Minnesota,
reported the worst blizzard OF the
year. Communication with many
South Dakota points WaS.interruptcd.
Tornado Near Hastings.
Hastings. Neb., March 27-(Spe-
cial Telegram )-Tornadic winds
caused extensive damage at Hansen
and between Hansen and Trumbull, a
few miles northeast of Hastings,
about 8 Saturday morning. In Han
sen the lumber yard and home cf
f. L. Fuller were unroofed, be-
sides minor damage to smaller build
ingS. Some live stock was killed.
Southeast of Hansen windmills
were blown down and chimneys
wrecked. Barns on the Eli Harmon
and Truman Barrows farms were
wrecked. Near Trumbull barns be-
longing to John Bicrman, John Wis
ner and Paris Ditlemore were de- |
stroyed Forty telephone poles were
blown down between Hastings and |
Hansen, cutting off communication.
Rain followed the twisters.
At this afternoon Local Weather
Forecaster Kent warned the locality |
OF possible danger due to a condi-
ton of temperature and barometrlc |
pressure similar to that which pre-
ceded the Omaha Easter storm I
The wind gained velocity all day, but !
at 4 conditions became more sta !
tienary and it was believed all dan
ger was past. I
Reports that Edgar had been wiped |
out were groundlcss, but inquiry re
vealed that sand which had been
used on the streets there was 50
thick III the air that people could not
see 25 feet. Hail caused some da,G-
age at Kenesaw. A light rain was
general in this section.
Wind in Custer County. /
Ansley Neb., March IA wind
storm of much violence in parts of
Custer county caused the wrecklng ,
of outbuildings and the killing OF
live stock.
Seven Injured in Iowa.
Fonda, Ia, March 27.-Seven per-
sons arc known to nave been i'll
jured, two OF them seriously, when
tornado struck the town at 8 O'Clock
last night. Considerable property
damage, which included the destruc-
ton of all the buildings on the
Pocahontas county fa1r grounds,
with the exception OF the grand
stand also resulted.
Co,.ro ,-bo S,,EfaraI
several broken ribs, was the most
seriously injured. He was in his
home when the storm struck and
partially wrecked it. His wife,
mother and daughter were uninJured,
Mrs. Ed Carter suffered a
wrenched back when her home was
demolished. Mr.. Garter and their
daughter were blown from the housc
into the street, but were practically
Hiram Weise was struck in the
face by a flying timber while driv-
ing his car. His condition is not
serious.
A. L. Brand was driving team
along the road when the tornado
struck He was thrown about 60
feet, but escaped injury. The team,
wagon and driver were picked off
the ground and hurled over the fence
into the fair grounds.
The home of l.. w. Moore was
badly damaged when barn. which
had been torn from its foundation.
None OF the members of the Moore
family were injured.
A number of barns and small
houses also were destroyed i'll the
vicinity.
Blizzard at Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls. March 27-South
Dakota is experiencing one OF the
most severe billiards in its history
last night, according to reports. At
Huron and Watertown Il inches of
snow fell in less than three hours
and there were no signs OF abate-
ment.
A strong wind accompanied by
snow is raging here and the tempera-
ture, still dropping rapidly, had de-
scended TO 10 degrees above zero at
II p. III. The rapid change in
weather is expected to cause damage
to cattle in the prairie districts. Telc-
phone and telegraph service out of
Sioux Falls is badly disrupted.