Daily globe., 1879-06-01
TEMPEST TOSSED.
TIE sTORM KING HOLDS HIGH u. .4R-
sta NIVdL. ~ 4isi&94 ala
and Southwestern Missouri De-
vast.ted by Rain aud Wind The Track of
the Sprm Marked by Demolished Dwell
lings and Large Loss Of Life-Strange
4 VagarleAof the Storm ncidents of The
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Hngs and Large Loss of Life-Strange |
VagarleAof the eAstorna-Incidents of the
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:. 1GMPEsT TOSSED. sl
ST. Louis, Nay 31.-A dispatch from
Atchison, Kan, says terrible storm Of
wind and rain passa over Northern Kansas
and Southern Nebaska last evening. It
extended through nealy the whole northern
tier counties Of the Mate. but was most
violent between Blue Rpids and Centennial
stations, on the Central iranch R. .R., about
thirty miles apart. The sorm moved in
direction little north oteast and passed
iEto Nebraska through Richardson. The
town of Irving, ninety mills west Of this
place, was nearly destroyel AT that
place the storm took on tie character
of cyclone and leveled everything in its
path. About forty buildings wereaestroyed,
fifteen persons killed and thirtyt to forty
wounded. Among the casualties art the fol-
lowing: John Keeley, wife, father aad son,
killed; Mrs. w. j. Williams, killed; Mrs.
Breckinster and five children, killed; Jacob |
Sabins and wife, fatally injured; E. Shelton,
wife and sister, dangerously hurt and noex-
pected to live; Mrs. w. G. Bates and ko
children, badly hurt, one has since died, aid
Mrs. Nash, Mrs. Geo. Martin and seyera
others more or less seriously wounded.
Among the buildings blown down are
churches, one fine stone building, the pub
lie school, the grain elevator, railroad depot,
Wetman Institute, and the residences of Jno.
A. Warden, Chas. Preston, w. n. Sabins,
M. L. Leddy, and Messrs. Armstrong,
Sheldon, Bates, Williams, and others.
In the neighborhood Of Frankfort four or
five farm houses we're blown over and in
town several houses We're destroy ed. No
casualties at this place, but several persons
in the country were severely injured.
| At Centralia several houses we're unroofed
and one house and barn was blown down.
Trees were uprooted aud fences laid fat
and great damage done to crops.
| At Beatty on the St.,Joe & Demur rail
road a number of houses were blown down
Reports are meagre as yet, telegraphic
communication west having been greatly
interrupted.
| a5l.t II IN MlSSOUhi
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May 3O.-A cyclone
struck the earth four miles from Lees Sum
NIT last evening and tore a furrow through
the country about hundred yards wide and
ten miles long, leveling everything in its
track and killing and wounding several
people. Direction of the storm, southwest
to northeast. The house of Alex. Scroggs
was uDroofed, his wife's skull fractured
! The houses of DR.. Dunnington 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, a girl and three other children
mortallY wounded. Harris was lifted high
{. up into the air and carried about 200 feet il
the course the storm moved and the1
dashed to the earth, while his wife ant
child were carried about the same distance
in the opposite direction.
| At this point the storm cloud burst bu
came together again almost instantly with
terrific crash, bounded from the earth, cam,
down again near the dwelling of Mr.. Gore
which it passed through leaving its side wall,
standing. The funnel shaped cloud the,
rose high in the air and disappeared in tn
northwest. {tEnz s,aat 4 sFisgf4 ys.i=
The heaviest rain ever known in this sec
ton accompanied the tornado, actually del
4 uging the country it passed over.
| An Atchison dispatch says the storm
fatal in its effects than dispatches sen
; early this evening indicated. Th
; Champion has special from Frankfor
giving the following casualties there and i,
, that vicinity James Downs and wife wer
killed; John Home, boy sof 13, killed; MI
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 arr
, broken; Henry johnson, mortally injured
Ben Fox, severely injured; Mrs. Henry John
son, killed; Mr.. Bolton, leg broken; Joshu
Howe, James Vaughan, Henry Carger, Rob
Laughlin and Miles Kelly and family, a
badly injured.
At Irving twelve persons were killed on,
right and forty mine wounded, most of th
: : latter severely. Many of them will die.
A committee of the citizens and physician
from this city arrived this afternoon, an
, medical supplies and clothing have bee
: forwarded from here to provide for the i'm
mediate necessities of the sufferers.
A special to the Champion from Concol
dia says the storm was extremely violent
8 the vicinity of Delpho, Ottawa county. Fl
teen dead bodies have been brought in fro,
!, two square miles of territory. One ma,
from Beloit, was taken up in his wago,
3 thrown to the ground again and Instant
killed. A woman and child were throw
against wire fence and killed. Five pe
), sons were killed in one house near Delph
y Crops have been severely injured on the lir
i of the storm. Reports from Scandia, Repul
lie county, state the storm was very seve,
! in that section, but no casualties reporte
Citizens of Atchinson raised, this afternoo
81 200 for the sufferers A spec1al traj
. leaves here at midnight with supplies, med
10 cines, blankets and clothing.
= THE HARRIS FAMILY.
\ ST. LOUIS, May 31.-A dispatch from Il
Q associated press reporter at Kansas CT
about the cyclone which devastated the eae
ern part of jackson county, Missouri. IL
8 night, referring to the destruction of h
n house of Mr.. Harris, near Blue Springs.
II account Of which was reported from Ind
}. pence, says Mr.. Harris, his wife and Oh
, dren were carried up into the air clear o
4 of sight and dropped in different places a,
W directions from the site of the house til
1e occupied and varying in distance from O
y to two hundred yards Mrs. Har
At and one child were killed .outrip]
e Mr.. Harris died several hours after. o
- other of the children was found in a pool
water i've yards from the house, with a la1
- punch of wet straw and grass wrapped
tightly around his head and shoulders IL