Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-04
A Terrific Cyclone.

and wind storm visited Frankfort,
Marshall county, Kansas, at 6 o'clock
last evening, lasting over two hours
j. B. Taylors warehouse was torn to
pieces and several small houses, stores
and stables were more or less damaged.
The houses of Messrs. Fox, Cabar and
Vaughn, three miles from the town,
were blown down, and the inmates
considerably injured. A messenger
Just in from Irving says the storm at
that point blew down sixteen houses
and Killed eight persons and wounded
about twenty five, aud several are
missing. The residences of James 5.
Warden, Mr.. Armstrong j. Williams,
Mr.. Thompson, aud twelve others
were totally demolished. The Pres
byterian Church, the public school
buildings and the Irving elevator were
completely destroyed. The east span
Of the railroad bridge crossing Blue
river was blown down. A committee
with funds, provisions and lumber, LETT
Atchison, on the Central Branch rail-
road, this afternoon to supply the
wants of the sufferers, and another
committee is soliciting additional aid.
About forty buildings were destroyed
and fifteen persons were killed while
from 80 or 40 were wounded. Among
the casualties are the blowing John
Kelley, wife, father and sou, killed;
Mrs w. J. Williams. killed; Mrs.
Brickmaster and FIVE Children killed.
There were no casualties at this place,
but several persons are reported
seriously injured in the county. AT
Centralla several houses were unrooted
and one house and. barn blown
down. Trees were uprooted, fences
laid fiat, and great damage was done
to the crops. At Denver, on the st.
Joseph and Denver railway, numerous
houses were blown down At Denlson
Mills, Neb., on the Atchison and
Nebraska railroad, the Catholic church
was totally demolished, as was also
the store of Meade, Riley 4 Go. One
lady was severely injured, and several
residences more or less damaged. A
dispatch from Manhattan, Kansas,
says: "A cyclone crossed the Big Blue
river at the mouth of Mill creek last
night, uprooting trees and destroying
grain cribs, fences and crops. A two
story storehouse belonging to NJ
Condray was unrooted and crushed.
There were fifteen persons il 1t at tn
time. Mr.. Condray was somewhat
injured, and his slster-in-law, Mrs.
Taulosk, and child were killed On
Fancy creek, twelve miles north OF
Coudray's, Methodist church was
entirely demolished. Buildings were
blown, cattle and horses killed, and
other property destroyed No lives
were lost.
A Globle-Dcmocrat special from
Independence, Mo says: "a cyclone
struck the earth tour miles from Lees
Summit last evening aud tore a furrow
through the country about 100 yards
wide aud 10 miles long, leveling every
thing in its track, and killing and
wounding several people The direc.
ton of the storm was southwest and
northeast. Three miles east Of Lees
Summit the house of Mr. W arren was
destroyed. Two members OF his
family were killed and others severely
wounded. Further on the house OF
Scruggs was unrooted, and
his wife's skull was fractured, The
houses of DR.. Huntington and MIR.
Understood were destroyed, but their
family escaped unframed. The resi-
dence of Mr.. Hutchins was torn to
pieces and the family badly hurt. The
houses of Mr. Harris, lie + Blue
Springs. was demol shed, and Mr
Harris, his wife, aud little girl were
killed and three othe children were
wounded Mr.. Harris was
lifted hish up into the air. carried
about POO feet, and dashed to the earth
his wife and child were carried
about the same distance i'll an opposite
direction. AT this point the storm =
cloud burst, but came together again
almost instantly with terrific crash
bounded from the earth and came
down again near the dwelling OF Mr..
Gore, which it passed through, leaving
the side walls only standing The
funnel slapped cloud then rose high in
the air and DISAPPEARED in the norih'
west The heavist rain ever known
in this region accompanied the torDa-
do. 1t actually dcIugea the country 1t
passed over"
A special dispatch to tho Daily
Champion of Atchson from ConcOrdla
states that the storm was extremely
violent in the vicinity Of Delphos,
Ottawa county, and Is dead bodies
have been brought in from two square
miles of territory. One man from
Beloit was taken up in his wagon and
thrown to the ground again, and in
slantly killed. A woman and child
we're thrown against wire fence and
and killed. Five persons were killed
in Que house near Delphos, The crops
have been severely injured all along
the line OF the storm. Reports from
Scandal, Republic county, state that
the storm was very severe in that
region, but no casualties are yet re-
ported The citizens of Aichlson
raised this afternoon $1,000 for the
relief of the sufferers and a special
train will leave here at midnight with
supplies of medicine, blankets and
clothing.
A dispatch from the Associated
Press reporter a! Kansas City, Mo-
about the cyclone which deyastcd the
eastern part Of Jackson City, Mo"
last night, referring to the destruction
Of the house of Mr.. Harris, near Blue
Spring, aud account of which was re
ported from Independence, says: MIR.
Harris. his wife and children were