The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-07-21

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while they were trying to do SO,
the roof OF the house lifted and thu
walls collapsed, all falling in ONT
pile. One portion of the ruin was
held up by chair, and under this
the children CHANGED to be. Mr..
Eudaley was blown out of the
house into the garden. When be
was able to return to the ruin he
ascertained that his own family
were uninjured, bat by the flashing
Ofightuing, discovered the body OF
Mrs. Ogden buried in the debris,
and dead. Her child lay on its
face in bed, q portion of the roof
resting upon it in such q manner as
to hold it's face down, and there it
was smothered.
MIR. Ogden was in Des Moines at
the time of the calamity, and was
unable to return home until Thurs
day, when he met the procession
bearing his wife and child to thoir
grave, il the streets of Indianola.
Mr.. /. p. G. Martin lives near Mr..
Endaley. Eight children, with him.
self and wife were at home. The
house was moved several feet from
its foundation before it fell. ALI
the family were buried under the
ruins in the same place. Consider
able time elapsed before Mr.. Mar
tin could extricate himself. Un-
derneath 3 heavy wardrobe he
found his wife and her infant child,
dead aud partially buried in the
earth on which they were lying.
Mr.. Nathan Harding is one of the
oldest citizens of Warren county.
His house was q large, tWo-stOry
structure, made with q heavy, hard
at home, consisting of himself and
wife and eight children. A hired
man was also there. All had retir-
ed when the storm came, but none
were sleeping. The house was lift
ed from the ground and moved
about ten feet, and before there was
time to realize the danger q furious
gale burst in the door. All the
inmates rushed toward the stairs to
descend, but before they could do so
the walls fell in. Mr.. Harding
alone was thrown from the build
ing; the others were caught be.
meath the falling ruin. Rising to
his feet, he attempted to reach the
house, and was taken up and thrown
fifty feet, and deposited in some
bushes. From there he crawied to
the ruins and attempted to rescue
so until assistance had been procur-
ed from some neighbors. All of
the family were injured, and John
ny, boy of eleven years, was dead.
Another boy had his cOllar-bone
and two ribs broken. For a long
time he was considered fatally
hurt, but is now recovering.
Mr.. Wick Greaves' house was en-
tirely destroyed and himself and
wife carried 200 yards, where they
were picked up insensible. Both
are seriously injured.
Mr.. George Banks was carried g
long way in the air, and found on
his return that his house was blown
away, and his son crippled with q
broken leg, mashed beneath heavy
post.
Mr.. Taylor's house was 1eveled to
the ground, his daughter, q young
lady, being blown over a grove
MY 1OCs 6uo 1utO q
field 600 feet distant. There she
was discovered, insensible and with
an arm broken and driven into
the ground. The house is scatter
ed for more than q mile.
Mr.. G. G. Cherry was thrown
about fifty feet, and his wife the
same distance, but in different di
rection. He is badly bruised, bu
no bones are broken. The four
children were found in the cellar
uninJured, and lying on the bed OF
which they had beeu sleeping.
Mr.. Charles Flagler had a won
derful escape. His house was turn
ed bottom side up. and the family
were found uniDjured under the
lower side Of the upper floor. Mr.
F. is badly bruised.
There are hundreds of instances
of such miraculous escspes.In fact
the incidents of that terrible night
would fill Q volume. They are en-.
tirely too numerous for q news.
paper article.
The estimate of the loss of prop
erty, as given in the Indianola dis
patch of yesterday, is believed to be
too small. It will probably fall
short of $4,000.