The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-06-05
Destructive Tornado.

tornado marked by terrible death and
struction recently swept over wide stretc
country, beginning in Western Missouri
extending over a portion of Northern Ks
and Southern Nebraska The town of Irv
Kan, was nearly destroyed. At that point
storm took on the character of cyclone,
leveled everything in its path. About f
buildings were destroyed, fifteen persons xii
and over forty wounded, many beyond hop
recovery. In the neighborhood of Frankf
Kan, four or five farm houses were bic
over and several persons injured, and in
town several houses were destroyed At Bea
Kan, a number of houses were demolish
At Centraia, Kan, several houses were
rooted, and one house ana barn blown do,
trees uprooted. fences laid fiat, and great ds
age done to crops. At Dennison Mills, Eeb
Catholic church was blown down, seve
houses damaged, and one lady severely
Jured. At Manhattan, Kan, st
in which fifteen people had tai
refuge from the storm was blown doy
and a woman and child killed N
Lees Summit No, the house of Mr.. War
was totally destroyed. Two members of
family were killed and others severely woul
ed. The house of Alexander Scroggs was
rooted. His wife's skull was fractured. I
houses of DR.. Huntington and Mr.. UnderW6
were destroyed, but their families escaped I
harmed. The residence OF Mr.. Hutchins
torn to pieces, and the family badly hurt
son of J Il. Warden was carried through
air distance of 10O yards and when &C
seriousness returned he found himself in
small stream. While going through the air
saw his small brother still higher than himse
and it is supposed that he must have be
thrown still further, but when found after
disaster he was returning to the house, viii
was nothing but mass Of debris. In fall
he was in1paled on stick of broken furnitu
that penetrated to the depth of two and or
half inches into his thigh, inficting paini
but not dangerous wound The house
Mr.. Harris, near Blue Springs, was demo
ished Mr.. Harris, his wife and lit
girl were killed, and three other children me
tally wounded Mr.. Harris was lifted high
into the air, carried about 300 feet in the couI
the storm moved, and then dashed to the earl
while his wife and child were carried about
same distance III an opposite direction. One
the other children was found in a pool, fl
yards from the house, with large bunch
wet straw and grass wrapped so tightly arou
his head and shoulders that ii could only
removed with great difficulty. The child
but slightly injured, his escape being attr
uted to the mysterious banGage around hi
At this point the storm cloud burst, but ca
together again almost instantly with terri
crash. bounded from the EARTH came do,
again near the dwelling of Mr.. Gore, which
passed through, leaving it's side walls standi1
At Delphos, Kan, five persons were killed
one house. Fifteen dead bodies were broue
in from two square miles of territory. G
man was taken up in his wagon, thrown to
ground again, and instantly killed WON
and child were thrown against wire fer
and killed. The track of the lorna
throughout its entire length and bread
was marked by death and destrr
ton. Buildings were swept away
if they had been made of paper, trees uprooh
grain cribs, fences and crops destroyed,
horses and cattle killed. The storm in all
phases lasted about two hours 1t was
tensely dark, and the force of the wind
perfectly resistless When house was stru,
it was totally demolished The people cou
give no Ineligible account further than til
there was crash and then everything few in
the air as soon as possible. Everythii
that the central portion came in contact wi
was either destroyed or scattered promscuou
~. Large trees we're uprooted, roots, dirt a.
all, and were carried hundreds of feet AS a
evidence of its terrible force it laid stor-
fence level with the ground, and in some case
throwing stones of one and half cubic feet
distance of 2O0 feet The persons who wei
caught by it We're in nearly all cases at tipped {
their clothing, and were so completely bt
with mud that other persons were III
able to recognize them until they spoke.