Terrific Wind Storm-1896

ROHLING

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 3/23/2017 at 16:28:12

The Clinton Mirror
W. D. Eaton, Editor
Clinton, Iowa, Saturday, May 23, 1896

LOST NATION
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Wednesday evening, May 13th, this section was visited by a terrific wind storm. It first struck the large barn of Wm. Rohling tearing it all to pieces, killing a number of hogs, chickens etc. It then took a northerly course demoralizing outbuildings and trees, moving Frazier’s Opera House about a foot and a half, and damaging the elevator belonging to the C. M. & St. Paul R. R. Co.