The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-06-19
THE CYCLONE VISITS BUTLER
COUNTY.

THE CYCLONE VISITS BCTLEE
COUNTY.
DysTRoYs 81 DWELLING HOUSES, DAN
AGING MANY OTHERS.
Augusta Gazette, June Il. :,
Last Monday the 9th, was excessively
hot. About 4 D. m. clouds began to rist
IN the west and southwest, looming N
with dark and threatening appearance
About s O'Clock, those who were wstcn
ing the progress of probable storm
saw the clouds in the southwest assume
the form Of an inverted cone and com
mence to revolve with great rapidity. II
a short time it descended to the earth
partiaIly rose again, again descended
and kept rising and falling SO long as it
course could be followed; the coming O.
a heavy rain and hail storm Obscuringi
from view.
The track of the wind storm wa
across the townships Of Pleasant, Wal
nut, Bloomington and Logan, with som.
little damage done in Douglas and Roci
Greek. These townships are south o.
Augusta. Douglas and Rock Creek be
ing on the line.
The extent Of territory traversed, q
far "a we have been able to learn, Il
about twenty miles long and two and
half wide, the storm jumping hither and
YOU within this space, totally demoIish
ing fifty-one dwellings and school houses
and unrcofing, upsetting and twisting
around large number Of others, will
a general destruction Of stables and out
buildings.
Though the families were nearly all IL
their houses at the time Of the storm
but few accidents to persons occurred
which, considering the force of the vino
is miraculous.
The casualties, SO far rs learned, are al
follows:
The instant death of Mr.. ThOs. Han
kins and her twin sons, aged six years
Mrs. Lavender, arm broken and 9th.
erwise seriously injured.
Miss Lavender, foot badly hurt and
other bruises.
Mrs.John Pottcrton, eye and shoulder
badly hurt.
Daughter ofJOs. Curd severely injured
James Carr's wife hurt in the back.
A number Of persons received slight
wounds which do not hinder them from
getting about and attending to their
regular business.
The only authentic report We have
been able to get from Pleasant township
shows the following damage:
Mrs. Dunbar's house totally wrecked
jeff. Killion's house demolished.
Mr.. Hyatt's house wholly destroyed
and his wife badly injured.
Chas. Staley's house total wreck.
Mr.. Browns house demolished.
A stone house on L. Dunlap's farm a
camplete wreck.
A house on the COurtea farm com
pletcly destroyed.
Jas .Alexander's house perfect wreck
j. Cooley's house destroyed entirely.
RumOr mentions many others blown
down, and it is well authenticated that
number have been greatly damaged,
but it is impossible for us to refer to all
at this time.
Crops suffered severely in the track OF
the storm.
In Walnut township we have to re-
cord as follows:
School house in District No. 100, just
erected, not yet completed, totally de-
strOyed.
Jas. Carr's frame dwelling complete
wreck his wife injured in the back.
Mr.. Headley's frame house complete
wreck.
Al. Golden's box house, completely
wrecked.
Mr.. DilIon's stone house partially de-
strOyed.
Gus Ceases house off foundation.
Dan FOss' house blown away.
ID. Maclinn's house twisted around.
+. Rupert's house totally destroyed.
J.T.M.Davis' house utterly ruined.
Thos. Hankin's house blown into a
thousand pieces; wife and children killed
Mrs. Rush's log house demolished.
]. b. Bakers residence ON the Milt.
Robbins farm badly shaken up and
twisted Outbuildings demolished.
DIR. Alexander's residence partially of
foundation, stable and other Outbuild-
ings demolished.
In Bloomington township we find the
following:
John PobtertOn's house wrecked, wife
badly hurt in eyes and shoulder.
o. Bostwick's house, complete wreck.
The TadlOck school house off fOunda-
ton and badly wrecked.
j. S. Elders house blown to pieces.
Geo. Elders house wholly ruined.
Jno. Daly's house totally demolished.
Joseph Curd's house blown down, and
his little daughter badly hurt.
&. W. RobinsOn's concrete house to-
tally destroyed.
W.SinkOrn's house utterly demolished
Finlay MOnroe's main building tum-
bled over, and l. completely destroyed.
Union school house, district 40, just
built. is complete wreck.
John Hams stone kitchen unrOOfed,
and one wall down
Mr.. Groves house off foundation.
Fred Cooks new house, he had not
yet moved into it, completely wrecked,
S. Z. Seeds house off foundation and
badly injured.
The house of Robert Henderson, John
Henderson and John Bronson, were all
demolished.
Bloomington" school house a COM
plete wreck.
"Webster" school house scattered all
over the prairie.
Alex Gunther's wagon was blown
against one corner of his house, one
wheel penetrating the wall and the bal
ance of the wagon scattered broadcast
over the prairie.
The frame work was blown of Robert
Hartley's dugout.
Mrs. Jeets' house was turned over.
Widow Stipp's house unrOofed and
end blown out.
SD. Anderson's house turned around.
Andy JOhnsOn's house woOdbined.
Jno. Rife house, occupied by ThOmp-
son, off foundation.
Widow Rifles house blown to pieces
and she badly hurt.
Herman Litzkey's new frame house,
broken into kindling wood.
A granary on X Bates farm destroyed
Mrs. Lavender's house totally destroy
ed !: herself and daughter wounded.
Mr.. Padgen's stone house unrOofed.
Box house near c. Wirth's destroyed.
T.. G. Rice's house of foundation.
Mr.. Wallace house unroOfed.
In Logan township we find that Chas.
Hayes'hOusc was completely destroyed;
Chas. Suffers house total wreck l.
Buttericks house was totally used up :
b. +. Jones and A. Bowen's houses and
others were taken off their foundations
and badly damaged.
THE WAR DEMOCRATS.