Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-06-07
A TERRIFIC CYCLONE.


Frankfort, Marshall county, Kansas, at
o'clock, Friday evening, lasting over
two hours. j. B. Taylor's 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 town, were blown down, and their
inmates considerably injured. A mes
senger just from Irving says the storm
at that point blew down sixteen houses
and killed eight persons and wounded
about twenty, five, and several are miss
ing. The residences of James S. War
der, Mr.. Armstrong ]. Williams, Mr.
Thompson, and twelve others were to
tally demolished. The Presbyterian
Church, the public school building, and
the Irving elevator were completely de-
stroyed. The east span Of the railroad
bridge crossing Blue river was blown
down. A committee with funds, pro-
visions and lumber, left Atchison on the
Central Branch railroad, this afternoon,
to supply the wants of the sufferers, and
another committee is soliciting addition
al aid. About forty buildings were de-
stroyed and fifteen persons were killed,
while FROM thirty to forty were wound
ed. Among the casualties are the fol-
lowing John Kelley, wife, father and
son, killed; Mrs. w. ]. Williams, killed;
Mrs. Brickmaster and five children kill
ed. There were no casualties at this
place, but several persons are reported
seriously injured in the country. AT
Centralia, several houses were unroofed
and one house and barn bl own down.
Trees were uprooted, fences laid flat,
and great damages was done to the
crops. At Denver, on the st. Joseph
and Denver railway, numerous houses
were blown down. AT Denison Mills,
Neb, on the Atchison and Nebraska
railroad, the Catholic church was total
" demolished, as was also the store Of
Meade, Riley Il Co. One lady was Sc
verely injured, and several residences
more or less damaged. A dispatch
from Manhattan, Kansas, says:-"A cy
clone crossed the Big Blue river at the
mouth of Mill creek last night, uproot-
ing trees and destroying grain cribs,
fences and crops. A two story store
house belonging to NJ Condray was un-
rooted and crushed. There were fifteen
persons in it at the time. Mr.. Condray
was somewhat injured and his sister-n-
law, Mrs. Tattlock, and child were kill
ed. On Fancy creek, twelve miles north
of Condray's, Methodist church was
entirely Notwithstanding blown
down, cattle and horses killed, and 9th
er property destroyed. No lives were
lost"
A Globe Democrat special from In
dependence, Mo-, says: "a cyclone
struck the earth four miles from
Lees Summit last evening and tore
iurrow through the country about 100
yards wide and 10 miles long, leveling
everything in its track, and killing and
wounding several people. The direction
of the storm was southwest and north
east. Three miles east OF Lees Sum
nit, the house of Mr.. Warren was de-
stroyed Two members Of his family
were killed and others severely wound
ed Further on the house Of Alexander
Scroggs was unroofed, and his wites
skull was fractured. The houses of DIR.
Huntington and Mr. Underwood were
destroyed, but their families escaped I'M
harmed. The residence of Mr.. Hutch
ms was torn to pieces and the family
badly hurt. The house of Mr. Harris,
near Blue Springs, was demolished, and
Mr.. Harris his wife, and little girl were
killed. aud three other children were
MORALLY wounded. Mr.. Harris was lift
I'd high up into the air, carried about
POO feet, and dashed to the earth, while
his wife and child were carried about
the same distance i'll an opposite direc.
ton. 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 shaped cloud
then rose high in the air and disappear
ed in the northwest. The heaviest rain
ever known in this region accompanied
the tornado. 1t actually deluged the
couu,ryit passed over.
A special dispatch to the Daily Cham
pion of Atchison from Concordia, states
that the storm was extremely violent in
the vicinity of Delphos, Ottawa county,
and fifteen dead bodies have been
brought in from two square miles OF ter
ritory. One man from Beloit was ia
ken up in his wagon and thrown to the
ground again, and instantly killed. a
woman and child were thrown against
wire fence and killed. Five persons
were killed in one house near Delphos.
The crops have been severely injured
all along the line of the storm. Reports
from Scandal, Republic county, states
that the storm was very severe in that
region, but no casualties are yet report
ed. The citizens Of Atchison raised
Saturday afternoon $1,000 for the relief
of the sufferers, aud special train will
leave here at midnight with supplies of
medicine, blankets and clothing.
A dispatch from the Associated Press
reporter at Kansas City, Mo-, about the
cyclone which devas.ed the eastern part
of Jackson City, Mo, last night, REFER
ing to the destruction of the house of
Mr.. Harris, near Blue Spring, an &C
count of which was reported from Jude
pendence. says: "Mr. Harris, his wife
and children were carried up in the air
in