Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-02
WILD wEArHER.

Tho telegraph brings news OF feariu
cyclones occurring last Friday and Sat.
urdsy in Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska,
carrying swift and terrible destruction to
life and property In their path. Strong
warehouses and public buildings were
whirlsd into destruction. many lives
were lost and many people severely in
jursd. At Irving. Kansas, Friday night,
sixteen houses were blown down, fifteen
psrsons killed. forty more or less in
jursd, and several are missing. Numsr-
Gus residences were totally demolished.
Among the buildings blown down are
three churches. one . fne stone build.
ing; the public school. q grain elevator,
the railroad depot and wstmore's Insti-
tuts. The cyclsns crossed Big Blue
river Il the mouth Of Mill creek kansas,
and uprootsd trees and destroyed grain
cribs. fences and crops. At Csntraiia
several houses were u~nroofsd, trees up
rooted, fences laid fat and great damage
done to the crops. The cyclone struck
the earth four miles from Lees Summit,
Missouri. on Friday evening. and tore
its track through the country about loo
yards wide and 10 miles long. levsling
everything.
The storm was exceedingly violent in
the vicinity Of Delphos, Ottawa county,
Kansas. Fifteen dead bodies were
brought in from two square miles OF
territory. One man from Beloit was
taken up in his wagon. thrown to the
ground again and instantly killed. A
woman and child were thrown againsta
wire fence and killed. Five persons
were killed in n house near Delphos.
The crops have been severely injured
along the line Of the storm. Referring
TO the d destruction OF the house OF q Mr..
Harris, one account says: "Mr. Harris
and wife and children. were carried up
into the air clear out Of sight, and drop
ped in different places and directio ms
from the site Of their house. and vary
ing in distance from 100 to 200 yards.
Mrs.. Harris and one child were killed.
NJ. Harris died several hours after.
One Of the other children was found in
. pool Of water. nifty yards from the
house, with . large bunch Of straw and
srass wrapped SO tightly around his
head and shoulders that 1t could only DO
removed with great difficulty. The child
vas but slishtly injured, his escape be-
ing attributed to the mysterious bsndage
around him. When last heard from,
the storm wa travelling northsasterly.
and had entered Lafayette, Missouri.
We, Of the Pacific Coast and residents
OF the land Of sassbrush and silver
bricks, where the raging "washoe
zephyr" which blows down signs. and
rickstty woodshsds. and takes Of q loose
roof or 20 occasionally. is looked upon
- . lively episode. can hardly realize
the tsrrors Of . genuine cyclone. only as
we reed Of IL. Indeed it is q matter OF
co~nera:ulation to rs as We contemplate
the rough sagsbrush hillsidss. tho I'M
productive soil and general appearance
OF barrsnnsss, With which We are sur.
rounded. that no cyclones. devastating
~spidemics and similar calamities ever
visit this region. Even the earth.
quakss which come occasionally are
nsvsr any very great SHAKES. This may
not b a. pretty. fertile and productive a
country - Kansas OF Missouri, but 1t
seams To DO Q safer to live in.