Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-03
Tuesday Evening, June :, 1879.
4 TERRIFIC TORNADO.
and Nebraska, Destroying Life
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others severely wounded.
Further on, at Deunison's Mills, sNeb.
on the Atchison and Nebraska road, the
Catholic church was totally demolished, as
was also the store of Mead, Riley s Co.
One lady was'SeveteiyS injured, and several
residences more or less damaged.
Repors are fmesgef 90 yet teegraphtc
communication having been greatly inter
rupted. The Atchison Daily Champion
soatasRopoEtsrS to- rving this mosniag'00
special train and ,expects,a fuller Telegraph
10 report to.night.
On Fancy creek twelve mllss north. the
Caudroys Methodist church was entirely
demolished, buildings torn down, cattle and
horses killed and ether property destroyed,
but motives lost.
A dispatch from Manhattan. Kas., says:
The cyclone crossed the Big Blue river at
the mouth OF Kill creek last night, uproot-
ed trees, destroyed grain cribs, fences and
crops. The two-story house of n. Condray
was unroofsd. Fifteen persons were in it
at the time. Mrs. Condray was somewhat
injured and his s~ister-in-law, Mrs. Talicock
and child were killed.
A dispatch from Atchiaon, 1Kas., says q
terrible storm of wind and rain passed over
northern Kansas and southern Nebraska
last evening. 1t extended through nearly
the whole northern tier of counties in this
state, but vas most violent between Blue
Rapids, apd the centennial sections ON the
Central Branch railway, about thirty miles
apart. The storm moved in a direction q
little north of east, and passed into Nebraska
through Richardson county. The Town of
Irving, eighty miles west of this place, was
nearly destroyed. At that point the storm
took on the character of a cyclone aud lev
elled% everything in its path. About forty
buildings were destoyed. fifteen persons
killed and thirty to forty wounded. Among
the casualties are the following;
John Kelley, wife, father and son killed.
W. j. Williams killed.
Mrs. Breckmaster and five children,
killed.
Jacob Sabers and wife, fatally injured.
E. Sheldon, wife and sister, dangerously
hurt and not expected to live.
Mrs. w. G. Bates and two,children, badly
hurt-one has since died.
Mrs. Noah, Mrs. Geo. Martin and several
others more or less seriously wounded.
Among the buildings blown down are sew
eral churches. one a fine stone building, the
public school, the grain elevator, railroad
depot, Wetmore institute, the residences Of
John A. Worden, Chas. Preston, w. II.
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strong, Thompson, Sheldon, Bates and
Williams.
The citizens Of Atchison raised this af-
ternoon $1,000 in money for the relief Of
the sufferers, and q special train leaves
here at midnight with supplies of medicine,
blankets and clothing.
An Atchison dispatch says: The storm
west of this city was far more fatal in its
effects than the dispatches sent early, this
evening indicates.
The Champion has a special from Frank
fort giving the following casualties there
and vicinity:
james Downs and wife killed.
John Howe, a boy of l3, was killed.
Mr.. Grooves, killed.
Miss Grooves, leg broken.
The child of Mr.. War6eld seriously in.
jured.
Mrs. Vaughan, badly injured.
John Vaughan, severely injured.
Mrs. A.. s. Fox. arm broken.
Henry johnson, MORALLY injured.
Ben. Fox, severely injured.
Mrs. Henry johnson, killed.
Mr.. Bolton, leg broken.
Joshua Howe, James Vaughan, Henry
Corzear, Robert Laughlin, Miles Kelly and
family, al! badly injured.
At Irving twelve persons were killed
outright and 40 wounded. most of the lat
ter severely. Many of them will die.
A committee, of nurses and physicisnl
from this city arrived there this afternoon
and medical supplies and clothing have
been forwarded from here to provide fol
the immediate necessities of the sufferers
Aepecial dispatch to the Champion from
Concordia states that the storm was ex
tremely violent in the vicinity of Delphas
Ottawa countv. Fifteen dead bodies wer
brought in from two square miles of terri
tory. One man from Beloit was taken u
in his wagon, thrown to the ground agai
and instantly killed. A woman and chill
we're thrown against q wire fence and kill
ed. Five persons were killed in ore hons
near Delphas. Crops have been severel
injured along the line of the storm. J
Reports from Scondia, Republic county
states that the storm was very severe i
that section, but no casultles are vet report
ed. A dispatch from the associated pres
reporter at Kansas City about the, cyclon
which devastated the eastern paItof Jack
son county, Mo, last night, referring to tn
Obstruction sofrthe house Of Mrs. HSrri
near Blue Spring, an account Of whic
was reported from Independence. ~
MI. Harris, his wife and children Wefs =
ried clear up into, tie air. ont Of sight =
dropped in different. places and ditectioj
from the site . f1the house theyeoee
pied and varying in distances ia
one or two hundred yards. Mrs. Harris 8
y child were killed outright. MfSHAlI
died several hours after. One az fhech
dren was found in a pool Of water Rtty M
from the house with 4 large bunch or
straw and grass wrapped. % tightly arou,
his head and shoulders that it could only
removed with great difficulty. The eli
was but slightly injured, his escape absi
attributed to the mysterious bandags assu
him. When last heard from the storm !
travelling enthusiastically and hsdksm16
Lafayette county. The houss oS AZ
6craggs was unroofed and his wifeS Ok
fractured. The houses Of DR.. Dunningt
and Nj. Underwood were DESTROYED.
their families escaped unframed. The
idencel Of Nj. Hutchins was torn to pie
and the family badly hurt. The house
Mr.. Harris, near Blue springs, vas dem
ished.. nd Nj. Harris. IT. wife and IN
girl Hlsl. Three othsss clildren were n
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