, 1873-07-03
WIND AND RAIN.
Destructive Storm in Southeastern
Kansas and Southern Missouri.
Serious Loss Of Life--.Buildinqs Blown
Down and Trees Uprooted.
Crops Badly Injured by Excessive
Rainfall,
Storm Damages in Other localities.

PARSONS, Kan., July 2.-1ho Parsons Sun extra
contains tho following particulars of anothnr
fearful tornado In Neosho Conntv. II atr,,cl.
a"Iueo..s ,l0' oseIlng " o'oo oelooH' Station
on tho H., X. d 7. II. r., II milcs from Parsons.
The storm wae fearful ono. Tho hoaycnB wore
ono sheet of 1lamo. accompanicd 1,v a tcrr,h1o
storm NJ wind s,1 r,;n Tha ~ se1t.oIo
H. ~ w. "' a .n' .oAuaoo e"llo tfol'
tno SOUTHWEST and hrBt struck tho stono house
Of MIR. dladonst huff mile south Of Qalesburg,
blowing 1t downward, burning tbrco chill
dron md Mrs. Giddoua. Tho o1i,i,ron oood IL
~ ana lo yoar8' woFo instantly killed, and
HRS 0iddons, seriously injured. Tho gallo no1t
struck 1Ir. Rogers house, southoast of tho
town, which WAS blown down. Ho was badly in.
iured and his wife fatally. Mr. Jonna' I,orao'
wost of tic town. INV was moved y yaps y1e an1ow n9%eo
Rhodes house, Gust Of tic town. was 1nnvca
from its foundation. Tho tornado did not str;So
and and e~opt troe%sa
foncos. troos and orong,aa clonn oa tI,o mnwor,s,
goytho. In Parsons tlroe houeea worn strnc's
by lightning, but with no serious lanago, Tho
rain como down au night In perfect forronts.
Much damage haa been done to tho wheat and
corn crop.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 2.-Euroka, Greenwood
County waB visited by a severe wind and hail
storm yesterday morning. Tie Methodist
ings seriously damaged. Qreat damage was also
done to harvesting and tho growing crops in TINT
part of the State.
ST. LOUIS, No., July Ia driver of a cidor
and gingor-boor wagon, ramo unknown. wl,i)o
driving along tho road In sho southern suburbs
Of tho CITY during the storm this forenoon was
struck by lightning aud instantly killed. His
abdomen wnB torn open, bis faco aud hauds
blackeued and b1aak spots npneared ali ovor lila
BODY, Tho storm of this morning did mrcl,
damage to roofs. cLimnoye. fonces' trans. and
gardens In tho CITY and suburbs.
Much anxiety il folt by merchants a. tn TIM
effect of the rccout henyy rana on tho w],oot
crop. it baine gouorallv tIocht It will A1,Rtain n
good ioal of in1nnre nanaciRlly in nnctiona vreet
Of hcro.
ST. Louis. July 2.-Yory heavy rains hive
falIon horo and in this vicinity oYcry lnv ainro
last Saturday. and hnvo intnrfarcd ,5rnaffv viii,
harvesting.
C1nc1SSAT1. July "A yery honyv storm
passed o7er partB Of proble County. o.. tiiu
morning, about 8 o'clock. damagiu9 tho whent
crop at Camden, in TINT county. It
assumed tic proportions Of toruado. 80
feet in width, auJl coming IN from a south
westerly direction. Parts Of viljnroe. housnn-
Btabloe. tropa md fonoos wore domo]isbnd The
MothoiiBt parpopace ia n totni wreck. f}thnT
buildings were unroofcd. and Austainoil other IN
juries. No one aerio,1Btv hnrt.
s,,>.;o3 ff,,,,,.t h m, rhi.roo o1.;s,r.,
CAMnnInoE CRY Ind inv "a vinfnnt wind
.torn1 naanei ovor Hnahv;lin thia mnrn;nr dn;nD
n Vaat amnnnt of damarn. gnyernI hr;ch' f',;liss f;ls
ina vnrc cnt;rc,v damo1iahcd and NAM ~.
roofcd' roof from ono ilweiiinc bnnsG vas
carrioI ovor nm vnrda 4 1nTro t1vG.afnru frnrno
flwe11inr wns raisad from its foundation and at
hncl ahout twolve font in rooi ahnnn Noariv