Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-01
Farms and Farm.HOuses Destroyed and
q Vast District OF Country Laid
Waste-Nanes OF Victims and
Heartrending Scenes and In
cidents OF the Terrible
Visitation.

visitation
SPRrNeBIELD, May 31.-Heavy showers of
ram, which are greatly needed by the crops,
passed over this city to-day. The rainfall
was heaviest southwest OF here.
Disastrous STERN at AtehlsOn-
ST. LOUIS, May 31.-An Atchison, Kan
sas, dispatch says: "a terrible rain and wind
storm visited Frankfort, Marshall county,
Kansas, at SIX o'clock last evening and lasted
over two hours. F. B. Taylor's warehouse
was torn to pieces; several small houses,
stores and stables were more or less damaged.
The houses of Messrs. Fox, Caizar and
Vaughn, three miles from town, vera blown
down and the inmates considerably injured;
they are now here receiving medical treat
ment Mr.. Fox's house and contents
was blown into the river. A mes
senger Just Ia from Irving, says that three
stores and sixteen houses at that point
were blown down, eight persons killed, about
twenty-five wounded and several are missing.
The residences of James S. Warden, Mr.
Armstrong, J. Williams, Mr.. Thompson and
twelve others, names of owners not given,
were totally demolished. The Presbyterian
church, publlc.schoolhouse and Irving eleva-
tor were completely destroyed. The east
span of tho railroad bridge crossing Blue
river was blown down. committee with
on the Central branch railroad this evening
10 supply the wants of the sufferers, and
another committee is soliciting additional
aid"
FrI=htfuI Results in NOrthern Kansas
and Southern Nebraska
ST LOUIS, May 31.-A dispatch from
Atchison, Kansas, says: "A terrible storm
OF wind and rain passed over northern Kan
sas and southern Nebraska last evening. 1t
extended through nearly the whole northern
tier of counties of this State, but was most
violent between Blue Rapids and Centennial
stations on tae Central branch railroad,
about thirty miles apart. The storm moved
in direction little north OF est, 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
a cyclone, and leVelled everything IN its path.
About forty buildings were destroyed, fifteen
persons killed. and thirty to forty wounded.
Among the casualties are the following: John
keely, wife, father and soa, killed; Mrs.
w. J. Williams, Mrs. Brickmaster and FIVE
children, killed; J. Subens and wife, killed;
j. Sheldon, wife and sister, dangerously u hurt
and not expected to survive; Mira. w. T..
Bates and two children badly hurt, one has
since died. Mrs. Noah, Mrs. George Martin
and several others were more or less severely
wounded. Among the buildings blown down
are several churches. one of them fine stone
OuIulQSs GU6 puOllC SCHOOL, tue grain 6l6Vd-
tor, the railroad depot, the Wetmore insti-
tute and the residences of John a. Warner,
Charles Preston, W. II. Saprlns, NJ L Led
dy, and Messrs. Armstrong, Thompson,
Sheldon, Bates, Williams and others. In the
neighborhoOd of Frankfort four or FIVE farm
houses were blown over, and in the town
several houses were destroyed"
Several PerROns KILLED and wounded
Near Independence, missouri
ST. LOUIS, May 31.-The Globe Dems-
Gratis special from Independence, Missouri
ffS "a ST Gts gtF gs sRg ufAh a f
furroW through the county about one hun
bred yards wide and ten miles long, leveling
everything in its track and killing aud wound
ing several persons. The direction OF the
storm was southwest TO northeast. Three
miles east of Summit ne house of Mr.. War
ren was totally destroyed, two members Of
! his family killed and others severely wounded.
| Further on the house of Alex ScrusGs was
unroofed, and his wfe's skull fractured. The
! houses of Dc. Huntington and Mr.. Under
wood were destroyed, but their families es-
capped unframed. The residence of Mr..
Hutchins was torn to pieces and his family
badly hurt. The house of Mr.. Harris, near
Blue Springs. was demolished. Mr. Harris,
his wife and little girl were killed, and three
other children mOrualy wounded. Mr.. Har-
ris was lifted high up into the air and car
RED about two hundred feet in the course the
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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, and
came down again near the dwelling OF Mr..
Goor, which it passed through, leaving its
side walls standing. The funnel-shape cloud
then rose high in the air and disappeared IN
the northwest. The heaviest rain ever known
in this section accompanied the tornado,
actually deluging the country it passed over.
LatesS from AtchIsOn, Kansas.
, ST.. LOUIS, May 3I.-An Atchison dis
, patch saysI The storm west of this city is fal
more fatal IN its effects than the dispatches
2 sent early this evening Indicated. The
: | Champion has q special from Frankfort, CIV
: ing the following list of casualties there ant
= | in the vicinity of that place: James Down
and wife, killed; John Howe, kllled; Mr.
f Grooves, killed: Miss Grooves, leg broken
: ch,ld of Mr.. Wosfeld seriously hurt; Mrs
Vaughn, badly injured; John Vaughn, Sc
= vereiy.hurt; Mrs. A. S. Fox, right arm
d bro ken; Henry Johnson, MORALLY injured
!, Bsu Fox, severely hurt; Mrs. Henry John
r son, killed; Mr. Baton, leg broken; Joshu
- Howe, James Vaug han, Henry Carson, Rob
!, ert Laughlin, and Miles Kelly and family q
IL badly injured. At Irving twelve person
e were killed outright, and forty-nlne wer
wounded, most of the latter severely, an
many of them will die. 4 comuitts
% of citizansI and physicians from this city eli
-s rived there this afternoon, and medical sur
n plies and clothing have been forwarded fror
Ia here 10 provide for the necessities OF th
sufferers. special dispatch to thu ChdmpiO
q from Concordia states that the storm was e.
al tvemely violent 10 the vicinity of Delpho
le Ottawa county, and fifteen dead bodies wei
n ! brought In from two square miles
territory. One m,n. from BeloIt, was take
up in bis wagon and thrown to the groun
tn and instantly killed. 4 woman and chill
re were thrown against wire fence sEa kille'
i. Five persons were killed IL one house, net
Dslph0s. The crops have been severely II
" jured all along the line of the storm. Repcr
" rom Scandal, Republic county, states that u
III storm was very severe In that section, but 7
10 casualties are yes reported. The cihzsns
AtchisOn have raised, taiS afternoon, Sl2l
or in money for the relief OF the suife
es ers, and a special train leaves here at mi
il nj iht with supplies Of medicines, blanke
a, and clothing.
. The Marvellous story absut the Harri
th ST.. LOUIS, May 3I-A dispatch from Il
IN Associated Press reporter at Kansas Cit
ey about the cyclone which devastated the cas-
n era part of jackson county, Missouri, Ia
ee night, referring to the destruction OF {
In | house of Mr.. Harris, near Blue Spring,
no account OF which was reported from Ind
ist pendence, says that Mr. Harris, his wife al
90 children, were carried up into the air Gle
so out of sight, and dropped in different pac
'ai and directions from the site of the hou
they occupied, and varying IN distance ire
one hundred to two hundred yart
A., Mrs Harris and one child killed outrigf
&c Mr.. Harris lived several hours. One OF {
d. other children was found in a pool of wat
lat fifty yards from the house, with a large bu
.vs die OF wet straw and grass wrapped so tigt
ly around his head and shoulders that
les could only be removed with great difficult
for Tie child was but slightly injured, his esca