Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1907 — Something More of The Storm. [ARTICLE]

Something More of The Storm.

C S. Baker, from north of Brook, was in Rensselaer today, and on his way over he had seen some of the storm devastated country and had heard from other sections of it. At the Kennedy home the men were out in the barn lot looking after the stock, when the barn was literally torn to pieces. Mr. Kinder Kennedy was struck in the side by a piece of flying timber and had three or four ribs broken. He will get along all right, the injury not being as serious as at first feared. Mrs. Sam Kennedy was a mother of only three days and the timber from the barn struck the part of the house where she and the little baby were lying, and the roof was torn off and many holes broken in the sides of the house. It was some time before the men could reach the house and the heavy rain that followed the wind storm had come thru the roof and well nigh drowned Mrs. Kennedy and the baby. They were removed to anpart of the house and as soon as tee storm subsided were taken to the home of her father, Geo. Dearduff A vacant house on the Elijah farm which was being repaired tor a tenant, was demolished, as also was the orchard near the house. A house occupied by Geo. Schaulaub was unrooted, and the chimney fell thru the second floor The family were away from home. The orchard here was ruined. At Marion Corbin's the top was torn off a large corn crib, the barn blown to pieces, the windmill and orchard blown down, and a the driveaway of a double crib was run outside, dumped over, and badly broken up Mr. Corbin and the hired man were working in the barn lot and were caught by the wind and carried for some distance to a wire fence. Here both managed to hold to the fence until the storm had passed over. A blind mare that belonged to Mr. Corbin was gathered np by the cyclone funnel and lifted across the railroad track and wagon road and then let down without apparent injury. The next morning the mare was found complacently grazing iu the pasture where she had been carried. Over about Morocco the storm was also quite severe, several houses and barns being blown down. Herman Churchill estimates his loss by the cyclone at about $1,000 In addition to the practically complete destruction of the barn, he had two buggies mashed to pieces. A. K. Sayler estimates his loss at $30, not including the orchard, where he had many fine apple trees and prospects of a fine crop this year. He has begun building arrangements and will be able to save some of the siding of the barn, altho all the joice were broken. Bruce Porter had a force of six men at work at his farm yesterday, repairing the roof of the house and gathering up the parts of the chicken house, machine shed, hay ladders and farm wagons. The wind mill was also raised and a new wheel adjusted. Bruce will hardly get out on $200. Ad Parkison also estimates his loss at about $200, his large corn cribs and several small buildings being quite badly demolished.