The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-24
THE TERRIBLE STORM.
Additional Particulars from Bellev lie,
Fifteen P.r-Ons KnOWs 10 have been
Killed, and Fear Entertsfned OF
Others.
accounts from Southern Nebraska end
Northern Kansas.

vailed through Nebrasks, and Northern
Ean-as, last Sunday, Monday and ::Tusday
vas without doubt, the most severe storu
that has ever occurred IN this country, ant
the fatality that attended Il Il certainly ap
palling and friehtfnl. For three days tn
Deople did not dare to leave their houses ant
were terrified at having to stay in them
Persons Who have lived in the country fol
years ray they haye never eeen anything tina
eould approach this in the way Of storm
and that half has not yet been told. From
the St. Joe Gazette, which vas informed BY
a gentlemen direc: from the scene of the die
aster, We CLEANED the following PARTICULAR
The Office Of the Sentinck At Cswker, Va
blown down and four persoDs were brought
into that place dead, and many others were
supposed to have died from exposure in that
region.
At Bel,e,iIle, mill and daguerrean artist's
establishment::.wer blown down. and the
store of Chapman 4 Brothen. . large build
ing 60x40 feet, two stories high, vaa badly
damaged At New Scandinavia the rooi
was blown of stone stable into the mail
coach. which wa crushed and one
of the stoves Of the stable Wa
blown down. A large Touring mill vas
blown bodily from its fondation. and now
leans over about three feet from the perpen-
dicular. The engine house was completely
blown down.
The ferry boat across the Republican river
at the aame place vas sunk. Three dead
hodies wore brought into the place Wednes.
day. Mr.. Morgan says. that for two days
one could not zee the hitching post in front
of the hotel he was stopping At. the snow
vas 90 thick, and that men Who lived in the
town and happened to be at the hotel when
the storm came up. could not get home, al
though they often attempted to DO 40. lie
says that the town is supplied with water
from . cstern in the public square, sni
whenever lull in the storm occurred men
could be seen approaching it from all direc-
tions to procure water. but they could not
get back 10 their houses with cup full in
their buckets,, and the only way for the peo-
pie to obtain water was to melt snow. The
horses and stock were not fed or wstered FIR
three days, and in many instances, where the
snow had drifted against the s,ables the
stock had not been reached NJ TO Thur-day.
The loss Of stock which was not sheltered, it
is estimated will reach one-half of all in
that section where the storm prevailed. The
damage to telegraph lines ia great, a. the
poles and wires Vers all blown down, and in
deed damage to everything which a storm
coul1 effect is almost inconceivable."
LATER.
The Atchison Champions correspondent at
BelIevilIe, Kansas, writing under date Of
April 10Th, gives additional particulars Of
the storm, which We annex
One of the severest storms ever known in
this part of Kansas, swept over the county.
Sunday evening, black clouds could be seen
in the western sky, and the vivid lightning
and distant thunder warned our people Of
its near approach. The rain fell a. IL the
food gates of heaven had been opened, re-
mindiDg one very forcibly Of little shower
that occurred in ancient times. About ten
O'Clock it turned into hail, which lasted but
q few minutes, when binding sDow storm
set in, continuing until noon yesterday. The
wind possessed such terrible force a. to move
the largest buildines from their
foundations and to dash the
smaller buildings TO pieces. The art gallery
Of F. NJ. Hopkins was utterly demolished.
The wind was 40 searching A to drive the
anow through the cracks and crevices Of the
houses. Great los hes been experienced
among the farmers in the destruction OF
their stock, occasioned by the severity of the
storm.
One of the saddest events which has ever
happened in this county, and which has
draped the whole community in mourning,
occurred while the gale was ut its height.
Two families have lost their most loved
members, eight in numbe:. The house Of
Mr.. Crane. one Of our most estimable citi-
zena, who ia absent from home, Vas burned
On Saturday, and his family, wife and four
children, took shelter in the house Of Mr..
Bennett. On Monday night the hurricane
took off the roof Of the house, stone
one, and blew in the gable end; crushing the
floor; causing it to fall into the cellar, where
the family had taken shelter from the fury
of the elements. Mr.. Bennett wa severely
Injured. When morning dawned Mr.. Ben
nett proceeded to the house of the nearest
neighbor, to obtain help. he vas unable to
procure any and made his way TO the next
house where be succeeded in getting assist
ance. Upon his return most terrible eight
greeted his eyes, There, in the chilling en-
brace of death Law his wife and three chill
dren. together with Mrs. Crane snd two Of
her children. A boy and girl Of Nm.
Crane's was still alive and Mr.. Bennett car
ried them to the residence of the nearest
neighbor, where the boy died for want Of
proper a~istance. The little girl il doing
we'll. What the feelings Of Mr.. Bennett,
a. husband, father. and friend were. can be
smagined. Both he and Mr., Crane have
the most heartfelt sympathy Of the entire
community.