The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-05
THE WINDS WRATH.
The Fairest Garden Spot in Kansas
Visited by a Terrible Cyclone.
A Constantly l1cress List OF
Dead, Dying and Badly injured
Coming In.
An Untold Damage Done TO Busi-
ness Houses, Residences,
Crops, Fences, Etc.
Jackson County, Missouri, also Wis.
tied, With TerrsbIs Results.
THE STORMS FURY.
How IL Vented ITS Wrath in One of

THE STORMS FURY.
How ii Vented ITS Wrath in One of
| the Fairest Portions OF Kansas.
A-cHIsox, kas, May 3l-A terrible
rain storm visited Frankfort, Kas., yester-
day afternoon abouE six o'clock, lasting
over two hours. Several small buildings
were more less damaged. L S. NewelPs
ice house was unroofed also the awning of
his store. Joseph MarshalPs stable and
Carriage house were blown 10 atoms. There
| were two horses in the stable at the time,
but escaped unhurt. L. L Taylor's ware
house was torn to pieces, bu: no damage
was done TO the implements or machinery.
Mr. Rhodes barn WAS partially destroyed.
| The houses OF Mr.. CGsar and Mr., V aughan
living three miles northwest Of this place,
were blown down and the inmates more or
less injured. They are now here receiving
the attention OF our physicians. The dam
age sustained by these unfortunate families
| is not known Mr. Fox's house and effects
were blown into the river Mr. Newell suf-
fered dam sges to the amount of one hun
dred and fifty dollars, and Mr.. Msr-hsll
| about the ssme.
| A messenger, Just fr,m Irving, brings the
| following particulars OF the storm at that
place: Sixteen houses were blown TO at
oms, killing eight persons. There are about
| twenty-five mi Ired and several missing
Among the houses destroyed are Jas. IL.
Warden'- residence, Mr.. Armstrong; resi-
derce, W. J. Williams residepce, Mr..
Thompsol's residence, and about twelve
Others are totally demolished. The Pres
| byterian church, the public school building
| and the Irving elevator Were all completely
destroyed. the east span Of the railroad
| bridge crossing the tlue river at this
point, was also blown down. A committee
! with funds, provisions ard lumber Ief, on
| the Central Branch this afternoon for the aid
of the sufferers A committee is now solic.
iting aid.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
A terrible storm of wind and rain passed
over Northern ksnsas and Southern Nebras-
ka, last evening. IL extended through
nearly the whole northern ti-r OF counties
in this State, but was most violent between
Blue R,piis aud Centra'la, on the Central
Branch railroad. about thirty miles distant
from each other. The storm moved In a
direction a little north cf east, and passed
into Nebraska through Richardson county.
The town of Irving, 80 miles west Of
A;chison, was nearly destroyed. AT that
point the storm took the form OF cyclone
and leyeIed everything in its path. About
forty buildings were destroyed, fifteen per
sons killed and thirty to forty wounded.
A -nong the casualties are the following:
John Keeney. wife, father and son,
led; Mrs W. J. Williams, killed
Ms. Buckmaster and i've children,
killed; Jacor Subius and wife, fatally
il j1red; Z Sheldon, wife and sister, dan
serouslv hurt and not expected TO survive;
Mrs. w c. Bates and two children, badly
hurt, on heviug since died; and Mrs.
Noah, Irs Geo. Martin, and several 9th
ers. NOR or less severely wounded.
Among the buildings blown down are
two churches, one iine stone bailding; the
public school; the rrain elevator; railroad
depot; W..'more ins itute and the res,-
d.nccs OF john 4. Warden, Chas Preston,
w. H. Sabrins, NJ. L. Eddy and Messrs |
Armstrong, Thompson, Sheldon, Bates,
Williams and Others.
In the neighbcd Of Frankfort, four or
five houses we're blown over and in the town |
several houses were destroyed. No casual |
tjes in this place, but several in the country |
are repol ted severely injured.
rooted and one house and several barns
blown down, trees uprooted. fences laid fiat |
and great damage done TO the crops.
At Beatty, on the St. Joe & Denver road |
a number of houses were blown down.
At Dawson Mills, Neb. on the Atchison |
& Nebraska road, the Catholic church was
totally demolished, a. was also the store of |
Mead, Riley & Co. One lady was severely |
injured, and several private residences were
more or less impaired. The reports are
meagre as yet, as the telegraph communI-
cation west of Centralia has been interrupt
ed until this afternoon. The Champion sent
reporter TO Irving this morning, on a
special locomotive, and expects fuller re-
ports tonight, which will be forwarded
as soon as received. The details above
given are condensed from such dispatches
as have already been obtained.
FROM MANHATTAN.
a cyciore, passing northeasterly, crossed
the Big Blue river at the mouth OF Mill
Creek last night. Trees were uprooted, snd
cribs, fences and crops destroyed. The
house of Mr.. Candrsy,a fine two-story stone
building, lay directly in the path OF the
storm and was unrooied and crushed. Fiji
teen persons were in it. Mr. Candray was
Mrs. Tailock, and child, were killed. On
Candray's, tiue frame church, dedicated
by the Methodists last year, WAS completely
DESTROYED. Cattle and horses were killed
and other property destroyed, bu, no other
lives we're LOST.
FURTHER NIws FROM THE NORTHWEST
The storm west of Atchison was far more
fatal in its effects than the dispatch sent
esrly this morning indicated. The Cham
pion has a special from Frankfort, giving
the following list of casualties in the vicia-
Ity Of that place:
James Downs and wife, killed; John
Howe and boy aged Is, killed; Mr..
Grooves killed; Miss Grooves, leg broken; !
child of Mr.. Worsefeld, seriously injured; I
Mrs. Vaughan, badly injured; John ,
Vaughan, severely injured; Mrs. A. S. Fox,
right arm broker; Henry johnson, mortalIy
injured; Ben Fox, severely injured; Mrs.
Henry johnson killed; Mr.. Ballou, leg
broker; Joshua Howe, James Vaughan, =
Henry Carr, Robert Laughlin and
Miles Kelly ard family, all badly iE- :
jured.
At Irving, twelve were killed outright ',
and iorty-nine wounded-most of the latter
severely and many OF them will die. A I
committee of citizens and physicians from
Atchison arrived there this afternoon and
medical supplies and clothing have been
forwarded from that city to provide for the ,
immediate necessities of the sufferers.
: special dispatch to the Champion from !
ComcordTa states that the storm was ex- /;
trsmsly violent in the vicinity Of Delphos, !
Ottawa county. Fifteen dead bodies have :
been brought in from two square miles of !
territory. Ia
One man from Bsloit was taken up on
his wagon, thrown 10 the ground and in /
stzn,ly killed. A woman and child were :
thrown against wire feuce and both were !
killed.
Five persons were killed in one house
near Delphos. The crops have been Sc |,
vere'y injured.
Reports from Sclndie, Republic county I