Daily globe., 1879-06-02
TIE STORM KING HOLDS HIGH CIR
NIVAL.
Nebraska and Southwestern Missouri De-
vastated by Rain and Wind-The Track of
the Storm Marked by Dcmolished Dwell
'lings and Large Loss OF Life-Strangs
yagarics Of the storm-Incidonts of the
TEMPEST TOSSED.
Disaster

TEMPEST TOSSED.
ST. Louis, May 3l.-A dispatch from
Atchison, Kan, says terrible storm Of
wind and rain passed over Northern Kansas
and Southern Nebraska last evening. It
extended through nearly the whole northern
tier counties of the State, but was most
violent between Blue Rapids and Centennial
stations, on the Central Branch r. b., about
thirty miles apart. The storm moved in 9
direction little north of east and passed
into Nebraska through Richardson. The
town of Irving, ninety miles west Of this
place, was nearly destroyed. At that
place the storm took on the character
Of a cyclone and leveled everything in its
path. About forty buildings we're destroyed,
fifteen persons killed and thirty to forty
wounded. Among the casualties are the fol-
lowing: John Keeley, wife, father and son,
killed; Mrs. w. J. Williams, killed; Mrs.
Breckinster and five children, killed; Jacob
Sabins and wife, fatally injured; E. Sheldon,
wife and sister, dangerously hurt and not ex-
pected to live; Mrs. W.. G. Bates and two
children, badly hurt, one has since died, and
Mrs. Nash, Mrs. Geo. Martin and several
others more or less seriously wounded.
Among the buildings blown down are
churches, one asfine stone building, the pub
lie school. the grain elevator, railroad depot,
Wetman Institute, and the residences of Jno.
A. Warden, Chas. Preston, w. 81. Sabins,
M. L. Leddy, and Messrs. Armstrong,
Sheldon, Bates, Williams, and others.
In the neighborhood of Frankfort four or
FIVE farm houses were blown over and in
town several houses were destroyed. No
casualties at this place, but several persons
in the country were severely injured.
At Centralia several houses were unroofed
and one house anu barn was blown down.
Trees were uprooted and fences laid fiat,
and great damage done to crops.
At Beatty on the st. Joe & Demur rail
road number of houses were blown down.
Reports are meagre as yet, telegraphic
communication west having been greatly
interrupted. Il
IN MISSOURI.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May 3O.-A cyclone
struck the earth four miles from Lees Sum
NIT last evening and tore furrow through
the country about hundred yards wide and
ten miles long, leveling everything in it's
track and killing and wounding several
people. Direction of the storm, southwest
to north-eas The house of Alex. Scroggs
was uproofed, his wife's skull fractured.
The houses of DR.. Huntington and Mr..
Underwood were destroyed, but their famil-
les escaped unharmed. The residence of
Mr.. Hutchins was torn to pieces and the
family badly hurt. The house of Mr.. Harris,
Blue Springs, was demolished, Mr.. Harris,
his wife, girl and three other children
mortally wounded. Harris was lifted high
up into the air and carried about 200 feet in
the course the storm moved and then
dashed to the earth, while his wife and
child were carried about the same distance
in the opposite direction.
At this point the storm cloud burst but
came together again almost instantly with a
terrific crash, bounded from the earth, came
down again near the dwelling of Mr.. Gore,
which it passed through leaving its side walls
standing. The funnel shaped cloud then
rose high in the air and disappeared in the
northwest.
The heaviest rain ever known in this sec
ton accompanied the tornado, actually del
uging the country it passed over.
An Atchison dispatch says the storm
west of this city was far more
fatal in its effects than dispatches sent
early this evening indicated. The
| Champion has special from Frankfort
giving the following casualties there and in
that vicinity. James Downs and wife were
killed; John Home, a boy of 13, killed; Mr..
Grooves, killed; Miss Grooves, leg broken;
child of Mr.. Warfeld seriously injured: Mrs.
Vaughan, badly injured; Jno. Vaughan, seri-
ously injured; Mrs. A. S. Fox, right arm
broken; Henry johnson, mortally injured
Ben Fox, severely injured; Mrs. Henry John.
son, killed; Mr.. Bolton, leg broken; Joshua
Howe, James Vaughan, Henry Carger, Robt
Laughlin and Miles Kelly and family, all
badly injured.
AT Irving twelve persons were killed out.
right and forty y-nine wounded, most of the
latter severely. Many of them will die.
| A committee of the citizens and physicians
from this city arrived this afternoon, and
medical supplies and clothing have been
| forwarded from here to provide for the i'm.
mediate necessities of the sufferers.
/ a special to the Champion from Concor
dia says the storm was extremely violent il
the vicinity of Delpho, Ottawa county. Elf
teen dead bodies have been brought in from
two square miles of territory. One man
from Beloit, was taken up in his wagon
thrown to the ground again and instantl,
killed. A woman and child were thrown
against wire fence and killed. Five per
sons were killed in one house near Delpho
Crops have been severely injured on the line
of the storm. Reports from Scandia, Repub
lie county, state the storm was very severe
in that section, but no casualties reported
Citizens of Atchinson raised, this afternoon
$1,000 for the sufferers. A special trair
leaves here at midnight with supplies, medi
cines, blankets and clothing.
THE HARRIS FAMILY.
ST. LOUIS, May 31.-A dispatch from tn,
associated press reporter at Kansas Cit,
about the cyclone which devastated the east
ern part of Jackson county, Missouri, las
night, referring to the destruction of tn,
house of Mr.. Harris, near Blue Springs, a,
account of which was reported from Inde
pence, says Mr.. Harris, his wife and chill
dren were carried up into the air clear ou
of sight and dropped in different places anG
directions from the site of the house the,
occupied and varying in distance from on,
to two hundred yards. Mrs. Harris
and one child were killed outright
Mr.. Harris died several hours after. On,
other of the children was found in pool o
water five yards from the house, with larg
punch of wet straw and grass wrapped s,
tightly around his head and shoulders tha
it could only be removed with great Difficult
ty. The child was but slightly injured, hi
escape being attributed to the mysteriou
bandage around him. When last heard from
the storm it was travelling northeast and ha,
entered Lafayette county.
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