The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-06-12
The Tornado I'm Kansas.

The Tornado In Kansas.
The Neosho County (Kansas) Journa
gives the following particulars of the re
cent severe wind storm in that section:
From Mark A. Patterson, Esq, of Lin
coin Township, in this county, we learn
the following hurried particulars of ter
rible wind storm which occurred in tina,
township on Thursday afternoon last about
three O'Clock, in which seven persons were
killed and ten wounded, and an immense
amount of property destroyed.
From onr informant we learn that the
terrible hurricane commenced at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Joseph Reynolds, about
three miles northwest of Jacksonville
His fences were scattered in every direc
ton, posts were torn from the ground, anC
hen-house was lifted some forty feet il
the air and scattered like feathers. The
wind evidently then rose and took a south
easterly direction, doing no further dam
age until it reached the residence of Mr.
Black. He with his family were inside
the house when the wind struck it and
completely demolished it, without a mo
ment's warning being giving to the in
mates. Nearly every member of the fam
| lily, consisting of seven or eight, was more
or less injured-Mr. Black himself proba
bly, MORALLY.
The storm then suddenly took north
east direction, toward the farm of J. w
Bogard, quarter of mile from Blacks
Mr.. Bogard's house had its roof blown of
and one side blown down, but the family
miraculously escaped injury. Two houses
adjoining Bogard's were then attacked by
the storm, and soon nothing was left OF
them. They were unoccupied.
The frame house of Hezekiah Smith was
next in order-some two hundred wards
further on. 1t met similar fate. Mrs
Smith was seriously hurt, but will proba
bly, recover. Mr.. Spurgeon, Secretary OF
the Kansas State Grange, lived about a
quarter of mile from Smiths. His
house, which was occupied by himself
wife and six or seven children, and his
father and mother and a brother, was lift.
ed from its foundations and blown to
atoms. Mr.. George Spurgeon was not at
home at the time. The old gentleman
received injuries from which he died on
Friday; one child had its arm broken in
two places, and another it's leg broken.
Outhouses, wagons, fences, etc, were
blown to pieces, and lot of stock
was killed. One wagon tire was found
some distance off detached from the wheel,
and almost completely Strengthened out.
The feathers were blown from chickens
almost as clean as they could have been
picked. Two houses belonging to Jacob
Hooper, about quarter of mile from
Surgeons, were next visited. Mr.. HIS
family occupied one and another family
the other. The houses were, like the
others, completely demolished, but the
families escaped without loss of life One
of the houses was built of logs, which
were scattered in every direction. One
log was thrown across the bed in which
the children were lying at the time, but,
strange to say, the children were un-
harmed.
The next place was the log house of
Andrew Brazell, about quarter of mile
east. His wife and child were in the
house: The logs were scattered in every
direction, and, strange as it may seem,
both escaped serious injury. A large
granary filled with corn and oats was
scattered to the winds.
old Mr.. Rosenbury, about half a mile fur
were in the house; the storm came sud-
IL
the house was demolished The family
all escaped with the exception of child
about seven months old, which was blown
from its mothers arms and dashed to
pieces. Household furniture, outhouses,
and everything of a movable nature, to-
tally disappeared, leaving the family en-
tirely destitute. Mr.. r. also lost a lot of
stock. Mr.. F. Dumbauld, who is Master
of the Kansas State Grange, lived on the
adjoining farm, and was the next sufferer.
His house met similar fate to that of the
others, and one of his children was killed.
A large barn filled with tobacco was also
blown down, and it, with its contents, is a
total loss. The farm houses of B. r. Ad-
dis, John Frogg and Mr.. Gwinn were also
demolished. They were occupied by
their families, but we have not heard
whether any of them were injured or not.
The house of a widow woman by the
name of Hooper was also blown down.
She had quite large family of children,
one of whom was instantly killed, and an
other disappeared and has not yet been
found. It is supposed the latter was
blown into the creek and probably
drowned. Mrs. Hooper had her arm
broken in two places. It is also rumored
that Mr.. Saulsbury's house was blown
over and one of his children killed. It is
impossible at present to form any idea of
the extent of the damages. Suffice it to
say that the portion of the country
through which the hurricane passed is
completely laid waste, and the inhabitants
are in an extremely destitute condition.
The storm excelled in fury anything we
ever heard Of