, 1879-06-01
Appalling but Still Incomplete
Details Of the Damage
Done.
The Course Of the Tornado Marked by
Terrible Death and Destruction,
Fifty or More Lives Already Known to
Have Been Lost.
Buildings Of AL Descriptions Levs1ed
and Scattered Like Chat
Great Injury to Crops Report
ed in Some Localities.

ed in Some Localities.
A TERRIFIC WIND.
ST. Louis, May 31.-A dispatch from
| Atchison, Kas., says: 4 terrible storm Of wind
and rain passed over Northern Kansas and
Southern Nebraska last evening. It extended
| through nearly the whole northern tier ol
counties Of this State, but was most violent
between Blue Rapids and Centennial stations,
! On the Central Branch Railroad,
about thirty miles apart. The storm moved in a
direction little north of east, and passed into
Nebraska through Richardson County. The
Town Of Irving, ninety miles west Of this place,
was nearly destroyed At. that point the storm
took on the character OF cyclone. and 1eyeled
everything in its patn- About forty buildings
were destroyed,
FFrKEs PERSONS KILLED,
thirty to forty wounded. Among the casualties
are the following: John Keeley, wite, father,
and son killed. Mrs. W. J. Williams killed.
Mrs. Brickmaster and five children killed. Ja-
cob Sabens and wife fatally injured. E. Shell
don. wife, and sister dangerously hurt and not
expected to. live. Mrs. ". G, Bates and two
children badly hurt,-one has SINCE died. And
Mrs. Noah, Mrs, George Martin, and severa,
others more or less seriously wounded.
Among the buildings blown dow are church es,
one fine stone building, the public school, the
grain-eleVator, railroad depot, IVctmore Insti-
tute, and the residences Of John A. Warden,
Charles Preston, W. H. Saben., II. L. Letldy,
and Messrs. Armstrong, Thompson, Sheldon,
Bates, Williams, and others. In the
neiehborhood OF Frankfort four O. five
farm-houses were blown over, and in the town
several houses were destroyed. There were no
casualties at this place. but several persons In
the country were severely injured. At Gen.
tralla several houses we're unroofed, ana one
house and barn blown down, trees uprooted,
fences laid fat, and great damage done to crops.
At Beatty, on the st. Joseph & Denver Rail-
road, 4 number Of houses were blown down.
At Denison Mills, Neb., on the Atcnison 8
Nebraska Road,
CATHOLIC CHURCH WAS TOTALLY DEAoL1sHFp.
as was also the store Of Mead, Riley E Co. One
lady was severely injured. Several residences
we're more or less damaged,
Reports are meagre as yet. telegraphtc COM
munication west having been greatly interrupted.
The Deity Champion sent reporter to Irving
this morning On special locomotive, and ex-
pects fuller telegraphic reports tonight, which
will be forwarded as soon Us received.
The above account is condensed from such
dispatches as It has already obtained.
A messenger from Irving saTs the storm at
that poiut blew down sixteen houses, killed
eight persons, wounded about twenty-five, and
several are missing. -
The residence OF james Warden, Mr.. Arm
stroog,' ]. Williams, Mr.. Thompson, and
twelve others, the names of the owners
not given, were totally demolished. The |
fresbyteriap Church, the public-school building,
and the Irving Elevator were completely de- |
'troycd- The east spau Of the railroad bridge
.rossing the Blue River was blown down.
4 committee with funds. provisions, and 1um- |
1cr left Atchison on the Central Branch Rail
Dad this afternoon to supply the wants Of the
sufferers, and another committee is soliciting
additional aid
a dispatch from Manhattan, Kas., says: 4
yclone crossed Big Blue River at Mouth Mill !
;reek, last night, and uprooted trees, destroyed
fences, and crops The two-story
torehouse Of Mr. Coudray
MAS UNRooFBD AND CRUSHED.
fifteen persons we're in it at the time. Mr.
;oudray was somewhat injured, and his sister
n-iaw, Mrs. Tattlecock, and child we're killed.
On Fancy Greek. twelve miles north of
'oudray's, Methodist church was entirely
en1o'ished- Buildings were torn down, cattle
nd horses killed, and other property DESTROYED,
ut no lives lost
81. LOUIS, May 3l.-The Glo1e-D e,noc7ats
pccial from Independence, Mo-, says: "A
gcione struck the earth four miles from Lees
nmmit last evening and tore furrow through
ne country about 3 hundred yards wide, and
n miles long, leyeling everything in its track,
nd killing and wounding several pco-
[e. The direction of the storm
as southwest to northeast. Three
lles cast OF Lees Summit the house OF Mr..
Farren Was totally destroyed. Two members
the family were killed aud others severely
ounded.
Further on, the house of Alexander Scrocgs
as unroofed- His wife's skull was fractured.
he houses OF DR.. Huntington aud br. Under
ood were destroyed, but their families es- ,
ped unharmcd. The residence Of Mr.. Hutch I
was torn to pieces, and the family badly
1rt-
Ihe house Of Mr. Harris. near Blue Springs,
IS demolished Mr. Harris his wife, aud little t
II were killed. and three other children NOR !
lily wounded. Mr.. Harris was
LIFTED HIGH UP INTO THE AIR,
rr1ed about 200 feet In the course the stornF4
owed, and then dashed to the earth, while =
wife and child we're carried about
q same distance in au opposite direction. at !
Is point the storm-cloud burst, but came
sether again almost instantly with terrific a
asn' bounded from the earth; came down c
alo near the dwelling Of Mr. Core which ! a
passed through, leaving its side walls stand~ .
E.
me 1upnei-shaped cloud then rose high in t,
alF and disappeared in the northwest. The
a91est rain ever known In this SECTION accom- :
n.ea Inc tornado, actually dcluging the coun- - -
Tlt passed over. -
81: LOUIS. No., May 91.-An Atchtson dis -
tch says the storm west of this city was far L
o!e !ata4 IN its effects than the dispatches sent
r1s tn's evening indicated. The CAaupio,, y y
special from Frankfort giving ::
TIE FOLLOWING CASUALTIES hi
ere and in the vicinity: James Douna mid .
{e' KILLED; John Howe and boy Of Is, killed: r
q. Grooves, killed; Aliss Grooves, lev broker: Il
I'd Of Nr. WAKEFIELD, seriously in cr
ed; Mrs Vaughan, badly Injured. J OF