New-York tribune., 1879-06-02
TERRIFIC TORNADOES.

MORE THAN THIRTY PEOPLE KILLED.
KANSAS AND MISSOURI FRIGHTFULLY yIsITED-HU-
MAN BEINGS CARRIED UP INTO THE AIR OUT
OF sIGHr-TREEs AND BUILDINGS LEvELLED TO
THE EARTH.
ATCuIsON, Kan, June IA terrible storm
of wind and rain passed over Northern Kansas and
Southern Nebraska Friday evening. 1t extended
through nearly the whole northern tier of counties in
this State, but was most violent between the Blue
Rapids and Centennial stations the Central Branch
Railroad, and about thirty miles apart. The storm
moved in direction little north Of east and passed
into Nebraska through Richardson County
The town of Irving, ninety miles west Of this place,
was nearly destroyed At that point the storm took the
character OF a cyclone and leveed everything in its
path About forty buildings destroyed, and fifteen
persons were killed. while from thirty to forty we're
wounded Among the casualties are the following;
Killed-John Kelley wife, father and son, Mrs. W. ].
IuIured-Jacob sabins and wife, fatallyi T. Sheldon
ani wife and sister, dangerously and not expected to
has since died. and Mrs. Noah. Mrs. Geo. Martin,
and several others.
Among the buildings blown down are some churches
fine stone bulding-the public schools. the grain
elevator the railroad depot Wotmoro Institute and the
residences OF John A. Warden. Charles Preston, w. H.
Labrngs, NJ. l.. Leddy and Messrs. Armstrong Thomp-
sou, Sheldon, Bates, Williams and Others.
In the neghborhood of Frankfort four or five farm
houses blown and in the town several houses
we're destroyed Thecasualtcs in the vicinity OF Frank
fort were as fOllOwsi
Killed-James Downs and wife. John Howe, boy,
thirteen years old Mr.. Grooves, Mrs. Johnson.
wnc serSy TyIn9 6ied G Mrs Vaughn @ badly 81 John ohm
Vaughn, severely: Mrs A. :. Fox, right arm broken;
Henry johnson, moriay; Ben Fox, severely MI Boil
ton. log Droken Joshua Howe, James vaughn, Henry
Carzor Robert Laughln and Miles Kelly and family all
badly injured.
At Centralia several houses were unroofed and one
house and a barn blown down. Trees were uprooted,
laid Hat, and great damage done TO the crops
At Beatty, on The 81 Joseph and Denver Railway,
numerous houses were blown down.
At NILS, NeD, the Atchlson and Nebraska
Road, the Catholic Church totally demolished. as
was also the store OF Meade Reilly Co. One lady
severely injured and several residences were more or
less damaged.
on Fancy Creek twelve miles north Of Coudray's,
Methodist Church was entirely demolished Buildings
were torn down. cattle and horses killed. and other
property destroyed No human lives were lost.
The storm extra nelly violent In the vicinity OF
Dclphos, Ottawa CUuaty, and fifteen dead bodies have
been brought in from Two square miles ot territory one
from Bclo was taken up IN ms wagon aud thrO"h
% the ground again and instantly Killed a woman
and child were thrown against wire fence and k!ed'
Five persons were killed IN one mouse near Depnos
The crOs have been severely injured all along the line
Rcport, rom scandia Republic County, state that
the Storm was very severe in that section, but no
The etizens OF Atchison raised this afternoon $1,000
the ree oi the sufferers and special tram leaves
tui-ht Win supplies Ol
and cOinlng.
4 FAMILY CARRIED INTO THE AIR.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, June IA terrible cyclone
struck the earth four miles from Lees Summit Fri
dav evening and tore a furrow through the country
a,ont hundred yards wide ana ten miles long, level
ling everything in It's track, and killing and wounding
several people The direction Of the storm was south
west and northeast.
Three miles east of Lees Summit the house OF Nh
Warren was totally destroyed. Two members OF his
family were killed and others were severely wounded
Further on the house of Alexander Scruggs was un-
rooted and his wifes skull fractured. The houses
of Dr. Huntington and Mr.. Underwood were destroyed
hut their families escaped unhaTmed The residence OF
Mr. Hutchlns was torn pieces, and the family badly
hurt
The house OF Mr. Harris. near Blue Springs, was
demolished Mr. Harris, his wife and children were car
red ND into the clear out OF sight aud dropped at
different places and in different directions from the site
Of the house they occupied the distances varying from
100 70 900 wards Mrs Harris and child killed
outright. Mr.. Harris died several hours afterward
ono Of the other children found In pool OF water
tty yards house with straw and wrapped
SO ghtly around his head ana shoulders that Il could
0nly be removed with the greatest difficulty The child
was slightly injured his escape being attributed TO the
mysterious bandage around him.
At this point the storm cloud burst but came togelncr
again almost Instantly With terrific crash, bounded
of Mr. Gore which II passed through, leaving the side
walls only standing The funnelshaped cloud then rose
high IN the air and disappeared In the northwest.
The heaviest rain known IA this section accom-
panied the tornado. Ii actually deluged the country IL
passed over.