The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-05
DEATH AND DISASTER.
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE PASSES
OVER KANSAS, MISSOURI AND
NEBRASKA.
Lists Of the Killed and Wounded at
Several POIntS-lmmenBe Destruction OF
Buildings and CrOpS-ThOusSnda Of
Persons Rendered Homeless
Relief OF the Destitute
Forwarded.
THE CYCLONE IN MISSOURI.

Indep endence, Mo-, May 8l,-Last evening one
Of the most disastrous cyclones that ever visited
this co untry struck about four miles southwest Of
Lees Summit and Travelled in track about one
hundred yards wide in q noIheasteIly direction,
laying waite everythiIg before H. also killing
several persons and iDjuriDR mapy others. About
thr ee miles east Of Lees Summit MI. Wares house
was blown to atoms two Of The family killed and
the others seriously injured
T he tornado Travelled with wonderful velocity,
and at point about half mile east Of Blue
Springs, 1t demolished Mr. Lee HarIis's dwelling,
killed Mr. Harris his wife and little daughter,
and fatally injured three children, all Of whom
were at last accounts in dying condition. Mr..
Harris was carried about Cne bUndrtd feet In the
air, and then thrown with terrible force 10 the
ground, about two hundred feet from the house,
in the course of the Etoim, while his wife and
daughter were found the same d!stsnCe in the
opposite direction. When the little girl was
found a sad sight presented itself Her shoes
had TO be twisted fIom her feet her body was ter
ribly msngled, a quantity Of weeds ard grass
had been tangled around her head, as though
some one had tied 1t.
At this place the cloud burst and for mo-
ment 1t seemed as though II had finished Its ter
Tible WoIR; hut quicker than 1t oitsTIesIed it
came together with lhunceIinR clath carrying
up mud Srd water and throwing 1t IN every di.
recton. Parties near The scene say their faces
were scoIched slightly by the bot electricity,
CauFed by The collision Of the clouds. Accomps-
Dying the tornado was one OF the heaviest rains
Il at ever fell in this section OF the State, and In
some places the Teople say the water fell In solid
columns, delugirg nd destroying property that
was not leveltd by the wind After leaving Mr..
Cores residence the cloud which had iIayeled in
a complete funnel shape tuJtt, Tote high In the
air, travelled northwest and disappeared
THE DISASTER IN KANsAs
st. Jose ph, Mo-, May 81-Much excitement
prevails here over rumors regarding the extent
of the disasters oCeRhicntd by the cyclone in
Kansas. Mayor PiDer this mornirg received a
telegram fro m Frankfort, on the Central branch
Of the Union Pacific railroad, saying there was
great suffering thele. At Irving and Besttie
great many persons were killed ard wounded.
Thousands are homeless and in need Of clothing
and provisions. The people appeal to 81. Joseph
for aid. The Mayor laid the matter before the
Board Of Trade, which al once resolved Itself in.
to q citizens meeting and appointed committee
TO attend TO the matter. Another mass meeting
was held at O'Clock, Adjourned until 7:S0 p. m,
and is now in session sgsin. special train with
surgeons, provisions, clothing and lumber for
| temporary ebeds will be sent from here as soon
| as definite information can be obtained as to
where relief is needed most and the quantitiesre
| quired.
st. Louis, Nay 81 An Atchison, Kansas, dis
patch says terrible rain and wind storm visited
Fran kiort Marshall county, Kansas, at O'clock
last evenir and lasted over two hours. Many
houses were blown down and several penons in
| jured,
A dispatch from Atcbison, Kansas, fays a terri.
BILE storm of wind and rain passed over Northern
Kansas and Southern Nebraska last evening, 1t
extended through nearly the whole northern
tier of co untes Of this State, but was Ost violent
between Blue Rapids and Centennial stations on
the Central Branch railroad, ard about 80 miles
apart.
The town of Irving, ninety miles west Of this
place, was nearly destroyed. AT that point the
storm took on the character of q cyclone, and
leyeled everything in its path. About 40 build
ings were destroyed and 10 persons killed and 30
or 40 wounded. Several other points in the Stale
were visited and much damage DONE
FIFTEEN DEAD BODIES FOUND IN DELPHos.
A special dispatch TO the Champion from Con-
cordia states that the storm was exceedingly vic.
lent in the vicinity of Delphos, Ottawa county
Fifteen dead bodies were brought in from two
square miles of territory, One man from Beloit
was taken up in his wsgon and thrown to the
gr ound again and instantly killed. A woman
and child were thrown against wire fence and
killed. Five persons were killed in one house
near DelPhos. Crops have been severely injured
all along the line Of the storm.
Reports from scandia, Republic county, state
that the storm was very severe in that section,
but 10 casualties are yet reported Citizens Of
AtChison raised this afternoon SLIGO in money,
for the relief Oh the sufferers and special train
leaves here at midnight with supplies Of medi-
cine, blankets and clothing,
At Dennis Mills, Neb, on the AtChison and Ne.
braska RAILROAD q Catholic church was totally de-
molished, as was also the store Of Mead, Riley &
Co. One lady was severely injured. Several res
licences were more or less damaged,