Nebraska advertiser., 1879-06-05
Terrible Tornado.

MANHATTAN, Kan, May 31.-A cy-
clone. passing nOrtheasterly, crossed
the Big Blue River at the mouth OF
Mill Creek, last night. Trees were
uprooted, cribs. fences, and crops de-
stroyed. The house of Mr.. COndry, a
fine two-story stone building, laid di-
rectly in the path of the storm. 1t was
unroofed and crushed. Fifteen per-
sons were in it at the time. Mr.. Con-
dray was somewhat injured, and his
sistar-in-law, Mrs. Tuttler, and child
were killed.
On Fancy Creek. twelve miles north
of Condray's, a fine frame church.
dedicated by the Methodist last year,
was completely destroyed.
Cattle and horses were killed, and
other property destroyed. but no 9TH
er lives lost.
At Frankfort, Kas, the storm was
most terrific. The following casuali-
ties are given: James Downs and
wife, killed John Howe. a boy of 13,
killed; Mr.. Grooves, killed Miss
Grooves, leg broken a child of Mr..
Warseld, seriously injured; MI.
Vaughn, badly injured John
Vaughn, severity injured Mrs. A. S.
Fox, right arm broken; Harry Joh n
son. mortally injured; Ben. Fox, Sc
verely injured Mrs. Henry Bolton,
leg broken; Joshua Haine, James
Vaughn, Henry Carson. Robert
Laughlin, and Miles Kelley and fam
lily. all badly injured.
At Irving, Kas., II persons were
killed and about so seriously hurt and
manned, many of whom will die. The
good people of Atchison administered
promptly medical aid, and otherwise
aided the distressed.
The storm was extremely violent
in the vicinity of Delphos, Ottawa
County. Fifteen dead bodies were ta-
ken to Atchison from two square
miles of territory. One man from
Beloit was taken up in his wagon,
thrown to the ground, and instantly
killed. A woman and child were
thrown against a wire fence and kill
ed. Five persons were killed in one
house, near Delphos. The crops have
been severely injured.
Reports from Scandia, Republic
county, show that the storm was very
severe in that section.
The storm in Jackson county, Mo-,
was especially terrible. A dispatch
says terrible cyclone passed over the
eastern portion of Jackson county
Friday night, doing great. damage at
several points. At Blue Springs, it
struck the house of r. l.. Harris,
which was completely demolished.
and himself and family, consisting of
wife and five children, were carried
up into the air completely out of
sight, and dropped in different places
and directions from the site of the
dwelling, at distance Of from ten to
200 yards. Mrs. Harris and one child,
little girl, were killed lnstanter. Mr..
Harris lived till one o'clock the fol-
lowing morning, and another child,
a babe, is no doubt dead by this time.
The other two children, girl and
boy, were badly injured, but will
probably live. The body of Mrs. Har-
ris and one of the children were pick
ed up in a corn-field about 200 yards
from the house site, while that of Mr..
Harris and of another child were
found in close proximity to each 9TH
er. Directly southeast of the house
site one hundred and fifty yards, the
other child was found, the direction
from which. the tornado came, lying
in a pool of water fifty yards away,
with large bunch OF wet straw I
wrapped so tightly around his head
and shoulders that it was with. diff
Guilty removed. How it came
there is mystery which will proba-
bly, never be solved. The boy was
but slightly injured. His escape is
probably due to the straw which |
broke the force of his fall. The storm
struck again about two miles south of
Lees Summit, and taking a northeast
course destroyed houses and other
all the way from there to
;. Lafayette county.