The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-01
TORNADO IN KANSAS.
Many Houses Demolished and Eight Persons
KiIIed-A Church Blown Down.

ATCHIsoN, May 3l,-A heavy rain and
wind storm visited Frankfort, Marshall County.
ut o'clock last evening. which lasted over two
hours. +. b. Taylors warehouse was torn to
pieces. and several small houses. stores. and
stables were more or less damaged. The
houses OF Messrs. Fox. Cesar. and Vaughn.
three miles from the town. were blown down
and the inmates injured. They are here re-
ceiving medical treatment. FOx's house and
contents were blown into tho river. messen-
ger just In from Irving says the storm at that
point blew down sixteen houses. killed eight
persons and wounded about twenty five. and
several are missing The residences Of James
s. Warden. Mr.. Armstrong. J. Williams. Mr.
Thompson, and twelve others were totally de-
moishod The Presbyterian church. tho public
school building. and the Irving elevator were
completely destroyed. The east span OF the
railroad bridge at Blue River was blown down.
ST. LOUIS May 31.-Another account says
that terrible storm Of wind and rain
passed over northern Kansasand south
ern Nebraska last evening. 1t extend
oil through nearly the whole northern tier
OF counties in knnsns. but, was most. violent be-
g9m on h renrS ue Brapch RneaI nnd nbo @
miles apart. Tho storm moved in n di-
rectiop lReos UTE north tbrorn OF fnas, nss and
tounty. h The town Of Irving rInety miles west
OF this place was nearly destroyed. ~ tnat
point the storm took the character Of n cyclone,
and leveled everything in its path. About forty
buildings were destroyed aud fifteen persons
were Killed. while from thirty to forty wero
Among the casualties are tho following:
John keeley. wife, father. and son killed Mrs
NJ. Williams, Killed Mrs Brickmaster and
intally injured l.. sheldon and wife and sister
dangerously hurt and not expected 10 survive |:
Mrs w G., Bates aud two Ghildren, badly hurt
Martin. and several others more or less severely
wounded.
churches-one fine stone building-the pub
lie school. the grain elevator. railroad depot
Wetmore institute. and the residenIccs Of John
a. warden. Charles Preston w. H. Sabrings.
VI. l.; Leddy. and Messrs. Armstrong, Thomp-
son sheldon, Bates Williams. and others.
In tho neighborhood OF Frankfort four or five
several houses were destroyed. There were no
casualties at this place. but several persons
AT Centrala several houses were unroofed
a!nd and one house and bnrn blown down. Trees
axe was done TO the crops.
At Beatty, on the st. Joseph and Denver Rail-
way. many houses were blown down.
Al Dcnison Mills. Neb on the Atchison and
Nebraska road. the Catholic church was totally
dem1oliShed as was also the store Of Meade,
Reilly Co. One lady was severely injured,
ana several residences were more or less
The reports are meaere ms yet. telegraphic
communieation West having been badly inter-
ruptcd.
MASHATTAy, Kansas, May 81. A cyclone
crossed the Big Blue River at the mouth Of Mill
Creek last night. uprooting trees and destroy
ing grain cribs, fences. and crops. A two-story
storeh 1use belonging TO NJ Coudray was un-
rooted and crushed. There were fifteen persons
in IL AT the time. Mr. Coulray was somewhat
injured. and his sisterin-law. Mrs. Tattlock. and
hsr child were killed.
Or Fancy Creek, twelve miles north OF Cou-
drays, a Methodist church edtlce was entirely
demolished. Buildings were torn down cattle
and horses killed. and other property was de-
sirOYed.