Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1901 — Lightning and Wind Damage. [ARTICLE]

Lightning and Wind Damage.

The heaviest wind and rain storm of the season visited this locality Monday afternoon, leveling oats, rye, wheat and corn to the ground. The barn of Mart Cain of Jordan tp., was struck by lightning and burned last Tuesday. Enos Timmons, also of Jordan, had a young heifer killed, and Geo* Iliff, residing near Mr. Timmons, had a steer killed. John Roadifer’s house, 1 mile west of Cain’s, was struck, the gabie end torn out and Mrs. Roadifer and child stunned from the shock. Four cows and a calf were killed for Louis Elijah on Henry Harris’ farm, west of town, Monday. At Parr, Monday, John McCurtain's new house was moved off its foundation by the wind, John Garriott’s barn was wrecked, and Alf. See’s house was damaged. Tuesday’s storm killed two horses for Charles Martin and one for John Carlin. Geo. Conway, on Mark Hemphill’s farm, northwest of town, had his best, horse killed; the barn in which it was confined was struck. Lightning struck Joseph Long’s house in the north part of town Tuesday afternoon and wrecked it badly. Fortunately, the family was away at the time. John Rush of Carpenter tp., and F. R. Curtis of Remington, were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. The big rain Monday never touched ’em, but Tuesday—all the corn, oats, rye and other crops were laid fiat on the ground, while the downpour was simply huge. Over in the lowlands between Remington and Rensselaer, the water covered the roadway so that it almost reached the top of the buggy boxes, and cultivators left standing in the corn fields were barely visible above tho sea of water. Hundreds of acres of corn and oats were ruined. A. G. W. Farmer of near Sharon, reported that his best meadow was a foot under water.