The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-12
Pathway Of the Storm Through
Kansas and Missouri Marked
by a Wreck Of Matter and
the Bodies Of the Kill
ed and Wounded.

AAGis INV
storm of wind and rain passed over
Northern Kansas and Southern Ne
braska last evening. 1t extended
through nearly the whole northern tier
of counties in this State. but was most
violent between the Blue Rapids and
centennial stations, on the Central
Branch railroad, and about thirty miles
apart. The storm moved in "a direc-
ton a little north of east and passed
into Nebraska through Richardson
county. The town OF Irving, ninety
miles west Of this place, was nearly de
stroyed. At that point the storm took
the character OF a cyclone and levelled
everything in its path. About forty
buildings were destroyed and fifteen
persons were killed. while from thirty
to forty were wounded.
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Among the buildings blown down are
churches. one a fine stone building:
the pubic school, the grain elevator.
railroad depot, Wetmore Institute, and
the residences of John A. Warden.
Charles Preston, W. II. Labrings, NJ.
Z. Leddy, and Messrs. Armstrong,
Ai'ihDSOH. ellttOtI. DdlSS, Williams
and others.
In the neighborhood Of Frankfort
four or five farm houses were blown
over, ana in the town several houses
were destroyed.
AT Centra!ia several houses were un-
rooted and M house and barn blown
down. Trees were uprooted, fences
laid fiat and great damage was done to
the crops.
At Beatty, or the St. Joseph and
Denver railway, numerous houses were
blown down. At Denison Mills, Neb.,
on the Atchison and Nebraska road,
the Catholic church was totally demol-
lshed, as was also the store Of Meade.
Reilly d Co. One lady was severely
injured, and several residences were
more or less damaged.
HE reports are meagre as yet, tele-
graphic communication West having
been badly interrupted.
DISASTER AT MANHATTAN.
A dispatch from Manhatten, Kansas,
says "A cyclone crossed the Big Blue
River, at the mouth OF Mill Greek, last
night, uprooting trees and destroying
grain cribs, fences and crops. A two
story storehouse belonging to M. Cond-
ray was unroofed and crushed. There
were fifteen persons in it at the time.
Mr.. Condray was somewhat injured,
and his sister-in-law (Mrs. Tattlock)
and her child were killed"
On Fancy Creek, twelve miles north
OF Condray's, a Methodist church was
demolished.
Buildings were tori down, cattle and
horses killed, and other property was
destroyed.
A special from independence, Mo-,
says: The direction of the storm was
and northeast. Three miles
east Of Lees Summit the house Of Mr..
Warren was totally destroyed.
Two members of his family were
killed and others severely wounded.
Further on the house of Alexander
Scruggs was unroofed and his wife's
skull was fractured.
The houses Of DR.. Huntington and
Mr.. Underwood were destroyed, but
their families escaped unframed.
The residence Of Mr.. Hutchins was
to pieces and the family badly
hurt.
The house of Mr.. Harris, near Blue
was demolished, AID Mr..
his wife and little girl were
and three other children were
mortally wounded. MIR. Harris was
high up into the air, carried
about two hui dred feet and dashed to
he earth, while his wife and child
we're carried about the same distance
an opposite direction.
At this point the storm-cloud burst,
)ut came together again almost in
with a terrific crash, bounded
rom the earth and came down again
iear the dwelling Of Mr.. Gore, which
t passed through, leaving the side
wallis only standing. The funnel shaped
loud then rose high in the air and
disappeared in the northwest.
The heaviest rain ever known in this
ectiOn accompanied the tornado. 1t
ctually deluged the country it passed
'yer.
WORSE AND WORSE.
Another and later dispatch from
says: The storm west of this
ity was far more fatal in it's effects
han the dispatches sent early in the
indicated. The Champion says,
t Irving twelve persons were killed
UPRIGHT and forty wounded-most OF
he latter severely. Many of them will
lie.
A committee Of citizens and physi-
ians of this city arrived there this
.fternoon, and medical supplies and
have been forwarded from here
, provide for the immediate necessities
t the sufferers.
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