The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-13

Effects Of the Recent Tornado--Ths Killed
and wounded.


--s,aa ~ IN KANSAS.
ATcHIsoN, KAs., May ala terrible
storm Of wind and rain passed over Northern
Kansas last evening. IL extended through
nearly the whole northern tier OF counties In
this state, out was most violent between
Rlue Rapids and Centrnlta. stations on he
Central Branch Railroad, about ~ miles dis
tant from each other The storm moved I'm 4
direction u little north Of casts and passed An
70 Nebraska through Richardson County.
The town OF Irving. Marshall County. 20
miles west OF this city, was nearly destroy ed
AZ that point the storm took the form Of u
cyclone ana ieveled every thing ia Its path.
About 20 buildings were destroyed. u per
sous killed ana ~ 20 30 wounded. Among the
casualties are the following
John kceney, wife, father and son, killed |;
Mrs W.. Williams, killed; Mr.. Buckmas
terss children killed Jacob Slbin's wife. IA
tally injured; y. sheldon. wife and sister.
dangerously hurt ana not expected 20 sur
vive. Mrs. W. q. Bates and two children. bad
" hurt-one has since died Mrs. Noah Mrs
Geo. Martin. and several Others, more Or lees
Among the buildings blown down are two
churches. one fine stone building. the public
school, the grain elevator. railroad depot,
WetmOre Institute. and the residences OF
John A. Warden. Charles Preston, W. H.
sabins, NJ. l.. Leddy and Mcssrs. Armstrong.
Thompson. sheldon. Bates, Williams and
the Daifv Champion has special from
Frankfort, Marshall County, giving the fol
loving list ot casualtiesin the vicinity Of that
James Downs and wife, killed; John Howe
aud son. aged u. killed. MIR. Grooves. killed !;
Miss Grooves, Lex broken; a child OF Mr..
Worsefielx, seriously injured; Mrs. Vaughan,
badly injureds John Vaughan, severely an
iured Mrs. A. >. Fox. right arm brvkcn;
Henry johnson. mortaiy injured: Ben Fox,
severely injured Mrs Henry Johr@on, kills a I,
Mr.. Boiton. leg broken; Joshua Howe, James
Vaughn, Hensy Csezar, Robert Lougnlin and
Miles Kelly and ism aay ~ badly .,y injured
houses were unroofed, and one house ana u
barn blown down. Trees we're uprovted.
fences laid Hat and great damage was done
At Beattic, Marshall County, on the st. Joe
and Denver Road, . number Of houses were
blown down.
a special 10 the Champion from Concor siia
states that the storm WIS exceedingly violent
IN the vicinity Of Delphos, Ottawa County.
Fifteen dead bodies have been brought an
from Belolt, Mitchell County, wits taken up IN
his wagon, thrown 10 the ground and nstnnt-
I, killed. A woman and child were tnfo WIN
against n wire fence ana killed. Five per
sons were Killed in one house near Doipnos.
Crops have been severely injured.
Reports from scandal. Republic County,
state that tie storm was very severe in that
section, but no casualties are yet reported.
The citizens Of this place have raj ei this nf-
ternoon Il 100 for the refef Of the sufferers
special train leaves here AZ nidnis ht,
carrying supplies OF medicines, blankets and
clothing
MANHATTAN, KAs., May Sl.-A cyclone,
passing northeasteriy. crossed the Big Blue
River az the mouth OF Mil Creek last nix mt.
Trees were uprooted. cribs. fences and crops
were destroyed. The house Of NJ. tandiay. "A
nne two. story stone building, lay dfl. Guy IN
the path of the storm; IL was unroofed and
crushed. Fifteen persons were I'm IL at the
time. Mr.. Oandray was somewhat injured,
and his sister An law, Mrs. Tntlock, and ch nd
were killed on Fancy Creek, IL miles north
OF Candray's. A fine frame church, dedlcat-
x.sXI No. l4x4N lat X~H yXuF Ussr
pleteiy destroy ed. and buildings and cattle
and horses Killed and other property oe-
stroyed, but NO other lives lost
MANHATTAN, KAs., May 3l.-The Blue
Valley mail d just in Y. b. sponsler. Q relfa.
BILE citizen Of this place. writes that Irving
and Blue Rapids were nearly destroy
have been taken from the ruins AZ Irving.
and the search still continues. -Four OF y
family by the name OF Truckmarter are kill
cd. rne mill at Blue Rapids Is perfect
wreck. The latest reports place the number
OF killed ~ Is, wounded M -. and ~ houses
destroyed. News OF further destruction OF
This is the most destructive tornado ever
known In Kansas.
Amesseneer inst in from Randolph. Riley
County, brings the Information that the
cyclone struck the stone house OF Mr.. swines.
In the vicinity Of Randolph, totally destroy,
ing 4. and buiying eight persons In the
baby-were killed: the remainder were bad
~ bruised. one seriously. The wind iend TO-
tally demolished the frame church near Ran.
dolph, and levelcd the stone house Of Mr..
Wclssndangers TO the earth. In fact, the tor
nado literally destroyed every thing In its
path. Its track was about 80 feet wiuc and
the appearance OF the monster was that Of
an Inverted funnel moving along. OCCASION.
ally bounding some distance from the earth.
MINNEAPOLIS, KAs., May Sl.-A cyclone
visited this county GETAWAY atl p. m. yes
terday doing great damage 20 life and prop.
erty. IL formed on the saline River, In the
south part Of the county, blowing down some
houses. and crossed over 90 the solomon
River, passing northwest Of this town about
Ipuf miles, unroOfing houses. killing stock,
blowing down houses and killing and wound
Ing the fnmaees. Your correspondent has
visited the track Of the storm, and nt this
late hour IL able to report but partially the
damage The track Of the storm was not
more than eighty rods wide and about ten TO
niteen miles long. The houses have blown
Gown north Of tine Solomon. In this county.
Two or three deaths have been reported and
senor twelve wounded. George Krone, wife
ana family OF six. are all wounded. A mar
nertwo children were wounded Two chill
uren are reported missing. Light rain. with
clouds OF dust, accompanied the wind. To-
morrow, doubtless. will reveal further de-
etruction and damage to life and property.
stranger, name unknown, stopping In
hrones house for shelter from the approach
ing storm. was killed.