The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-06-06
Destructive Tornado.

A tornado marked BY terrible tleAsh and DO
strnc'ion recently swepi over wide stretch of
country, beginning In Western Missouri aud
extending over portion of Northern kAnsAs
and southern Nebraska. Tho town VI Irving,
kan, wss nearly destroyed. A tia. point tho
alosm tok on tho character Of : oyclono. and
levrlcd everything IN its path. About forty
buildings were DESTROYED, fifteen pcrsona killed,
and over forty wounded, mAny hsyond hope of
recovery. In thu ncishlorhood II Frankfort,
Kan, four or 1ve fsrm.huu wsre blown
over aud several persons injured, and III tho
nwn several huuse~ wer. destroyed. AZ lteAtty,
kau., : number Of houscs wcFc demolished
roofed, and ono hunes and harm hlown down,
trees nprooted. fences LAID tiAs, and great dam
acu duiin ii rrupa. Al DeaAisOn MiliM, Nob.. .
GAthnli0 church wA4 bl0wn down, several
Aniscs damaged, aud QUO !ady severely Ia.
sres .a,a A s..sa 1.sa''; s:eps ~. .s:: :ss,:
refuge from tho storm wAs blown down,
aud woman and child killsA NcAf
Less's summit, No, tho huuas of 1r Warren
was tosAli. destroyed. Two nlembsis Of the
family wore killed And osl,s - severely wound
sl 1'i.o house " AlsxAndcr Sasoggs was IN
roofcd His wifes sknll wAs fractured. lhe
honses of Or. DunningtOn and Mr. Underwood
Wuru destroyed, but their tAlniltee escaped IN.
harmed Tho residenco of Mr., Hntclins wAs
torn y ple.s: Ana shs family badly hurt 4
alr ! distance of iUO yards And when con.
sciuuansss returned 30 found himself IN
s,nAIl stream While gOIug through the air b.
saw hss email brother still higher ihAn himsslf,
aud Il u supposed thxs hs must have beeO
thrown still further. but when sonnd after ~
disss,cr hs wAs returning 10 tlss houee. which
WAS nothing but . mA4s of dsbTiA IN failing
No Wus imnalsA on . esick Of broken furniture
shss penetrated ~ tho depth 0e two and one
halt lnci.cs into his thigh, tndicling ; painful
bnt not dangerous wOund The house of
Mr., Harris. neAr nluo 6prin8s, WAs dcmol-
irhetl NJ. Marrtr, his vito and little
girl were killed. And three other children NOR
iAlly wounded Mr. Harris ~ lifted Atgh up
Into thu cir, carried aoout ~ fees 10 Tho cOureo
tho storm moved. And then dasaed y slas earth.
samc distance N IN opposiss .tFscston. Onso of
thr other cAilirtn WAs found IN : p00l, nfty
yar.ls from, tho house, with large bunch 0e
wet straw and GrAse wrapped % lightly A!Ound
his head and shoMlders that 4 could only -
removed With great d,eaeal.y, ne cni'd IN, 70
ntVsl 10 Tho mystsrious bAnlAge around him.
Al this point tho storm cloud burst but cane
together again almost instantly with torrinS
crash, bounded from tho cArth. came down
again near tho dwelling q ar Oots, which u
A Dsipios, Kan, nvs pcrsons wcrc killed q
o.se hosisA Ftfsssa asah' bodies wsss brought
III fr,,m two square miles of territory. Ons
man Nas taken hp Ia his wagon, thrown 10 tho
ground again, aad instantly allied. woman
aud child we're thrown against I. Wiro feucs
enl kiiled. 1'he track of The tornado
lhroughont ~ entire luuGth and breadth
waa marked BY death and dessruc-
tlOu. Buildings w0gs Aweps Away -
il thoy had h&rn ua&lo of paper, tross upfootcd,
grain cril~, scnccs aud drops destroyed. and
Eol - and uAtlls killcd The siosm Ii all ~
pi,ascA lAaied about two hours. II was in-
lrnscly dArk. and the force of tho wind waa
nsrI s.,ly reslsllsss When honse wAa struck
Ii ~. totally demolished Thu people could
give no iniuliigihlc aeconnl fnrther Than that
there wsa : ii ssh aud then evurythkng dos Into
tho aiy q sonn i. possihle Eycrything
that slsc central portion came Ia contact With
wAs GllAcs destroy ID Or scattered prcmiscnOus-
~ I.arKe tTac~ Wcro nprOotexl, roots, dirs aud
III. antl wesv carried hnnslruds of feet A. M
avi.i. no % itx terrible force Il lAid st0to
fence level with tho ground, aud In ecme ca1es
throwing slpa,sA of una sud half Cubic fcss
distance III AN feeL Tho persona Who wer0
canght by II w,rs m nearly all cAsea q tppsd u
their clnlhiug, aud ~rro - completely b.
smcArcsi with mud that other p0tuUne wore un-
abls 10 rccu9nixs them until they spcaa.