The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-01
FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY.
A Cyclone Destroys Many Lives-areat
Loss of Property-Full Particu-
lars from Various Points.

house was torn to pieces. Several
small houses, stores and stables were
more or less damaged. The houses of
Messrs. Fox, Garsar and Vaughn,
three miles from the town were blown
down and the inmates considerably in
jured. The houses and contents were
blown into the river.
A report from Blue Springs says a
Mr.. Harris, his wife and children were
carried up into the air clear out of
sight, and dropped in different places
and directions from the site of the
house they occupied, and varying in
distance from one to two hundred
yards. Mrs. Harris and one child were
killed outright. Mr. Harris died sew
eral hours after
One of the other children was found
in pool of water fifty yards from the
house, with large bunch of wet straw
and grass wrapped so tightly around
his head and shoulders, that it could only
be removed with great difficulty. The
child was but slightly injured. His es-
cape is attributed to the mysterious
bandage which was found around him.
When last heard from the storm was
travelling in northwesterly direction,
and had entered Lafayette county
At Irving, Kansas, the storm blew
down sixteen houses and several per-
sons are missing. The residences of
James Warden, Mr.. Armstrong, J.
Williams, Mr.. Thompson, and twelve
others, (names of the owners not given)
were totally demolished.
At Irving twelve persons were killed
outright, and forty-nine wounded, most
ly severely. Many of them will die.
A committee with funds, provisions
and lumber left Atchison, ON the Cen
tral Branch railroad, this afternoon to
supply the wants of the sufferers.
Independence Mo-, May 31.-A ter
rible cyclone struck the earth four
miles from Lees Summit. last evening,
and tore furrow through the country
about hundred yards wide and ten
miles long, leveling everything in its
track, and killing and wounding sew
eral people. The house of Mr.. Warren
was totally destroyed, two members of
his family killed, and others severely
wounded.
Manhattan, Kansas, May 31.-Last
night a cyclone crossed the Big Blue
river at the mouth of Mill creek, which
uprooted trees, destroyed grain cribs,
fences and crops. The two story store
house of Mr.. Caudray was unroofed
and crushed. Fifteen persons were in it
at the time. Mr.. Caudray was some
what injured; his sister-in-law and her
child are killed.
On Fancy creek, twelve miles north
Of CaudIay's the Methodist church was
entirely demolished, buildings torn
down, cattle and horses killed and 9TH
er property destroyed, but no lives lost.
Atchison, May 31.-A terrible rain
and wind storm passed over northern
Kansas and southern Nebraska last
evening. 1t extended through nearly
the whole tier of northern counties in
this state, but it was most violent be-
tween Blue Rapids and Centennial sta
tion, on the Central branch railroad
which are about thirty miles apart.
The storm moved in direction little
north of east, and passed into Nebraska
through Richardson county. The town
of Irving, nine miles west of this place,
was nearly destroyed. AT that point
the storm took the character of q cy-
clone, and leyeled everything in its
path. About forty buildings were de-
stroyed, fifteen persons killed, and
from thirty to forty wounded.
In the neighborhood of Frankfort
four or five farm houses were blown
over, and in the town several houses
were destroyed. No casualties are re-
ported from that place, but several per-
sons in the country were severely in
jured.
At Centralia several houses were uIl-
rooted, and one house and barn blown
down. Trees were uprooted, fences
laid fiat and great damage was done to
crops.
At Beatty, on the st. Joe & Denver
railroad. number of houses were
blown down.
At Denison Mills, Neb., on the At
Gibson e. Nebraska railroad n Catholic
church was totally demolished, and
also the store of Mead, Riley & Co.
One lady was severely injured, and sew
eral residences more or less damaged.
Reports are meagre as yet, telegraphic
communication having been greatly in
terrupted.