This Week's Heavy Storms

The terrino wiud and eléctrica! storuis which prevailed Sunday and Monday were productive of ruuch darnage in mauy parts of Washteuaw couuty, more particnlarly in the neighborhood of Aun Arbor town and in Dexter. In Auu Arbor town Isaac Duun's barn, two miles north of the city, had its roof blown off, and the trees were scattered iu all directions. On Charles Koch's farm, five miles ont near Ernery, the wind took a path clear througb his tiniber land, teariug up trees and creating general havoc. One tree torn up was 16 inches through it and J .-ft a hole in the grouud big euough to bury a horse in. His fences and grain staoks were also blown dowu, and lying on the ground in his orchard are 100 bushels of ■ apples that have been blowu frora the trees. Iu Dester the storm was the worst that has ever been seen there. Chitnneys of houses were carried away, bay Windows were smashed, and Charles Warner's sheep baru filled witb hay was demolished, five of the rams were thrown under a wagon box in the debris of the building and were there held prisouers. John E. Hall had the roof blown off his baru. The roofs on the Episcopal church and Alfred Davis' residence were broken in by faJling chimneys. The streets were blocked by fallen shade trees. Emanuel Jedele's fine residence was struck by lightning JMouday .afteruoon dnriug the heavy electrical storm and darnaged several hnudred dollars. There was hardly a room in the house that the lightning did not play havoo with. The hoose was well iusured. The rain and sky had the color of yellow olay. It rained about ten ruiuutes and the heavy wiud lasted about five minutes. The storm has ruined runch fruit and fruit trees. Over half a mile of the Western Union telegraph line poles were blown down. Sorne parties caught in the storm had children carried out of the buggies, but no injuries are repoited. Buggies in the street were overturned and af ter the storm horses were seen goiug home without drivers. At Zukey Lake Snnday night a party of the members of the Keystone Club were sleeping in the upper story of the house wheu the storm struck it. They awoke with a start to find the house, which is built of logs, shaking like a reed and the timbers creaking. They concluded that the gronnd floor was the safest plaoe and thither adjourned until the storm abated. During the storm on Monday Myron Pierce, of Manchester, was in his barn when it was struck by lightning. He was almost paralyzed by the shock. The house of George J. Nisle was also strack and its inmates badly shocked. The noou train ou tbe Aun Arbor road was two hours late on Mouday caused by the crew having to cut its way between Ithaca and St. Louis. The telegraph and telephone service was badiy demoralized and fruit was stripped frorn the trees iu several orchards.