The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-02

IicnEy JuHnhoIi mOttally injured; Ben,
Fox, severely injured; Mrs. Henry John
son, killed; Mr.. Bolton, leg broken JOSH,
Howe Jos, Vaughn, Henry CarzOr, Rob,
l.anr,Chltn and Miles Kelly and family, all
badly injured.
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED.
AT Irving twelve persons were killed
outright and forty.ninG wounded, most OF
the latter severely. Many OF them will
die. A committee OF citizens aud physi,
clans from this city arrived there this ai.
ternOon, and medical supplies and cloth.
ing have been forwarded from here to
provide for the immediate necessities OF
the sufferers.
FIFTEEN DEAD.
A special dispatch to tho Champion from
Concorllia states that the storm was eX.
ceedingly violent in the vicinity Of Del.
phos, Ottawa county. Fifteen dead bodies
were brought in from two square miles OF
territory. One man from Belot was
taken 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. Crops
have been severely injured all along the
line OF the storm.
Reports from Scandia, Republic county,
states that the storm was very severe In
that section, but no casualties are vet re.
ported. Citizens OF AtChison raised this
afternoon 81 200 in money, for the relief
OF the sufferers and a special train leaves
here at midnight with supplies OF medicine,
blankets aud clothing.
FAMILY CARRIED INTO rTP Am
A dispatch from the Associated Press
reporter at Kansas City, about the cyclone
which devastated the Eastern part OF
Jackson county, Mo-, last night, referring
to the destruction OF the house OF Mr.. Har.
ris, near Blue Spring, an account Of which
was reported from Independence, says:
MIR. Harris, his wife and children were
carried up into the air, clear out OF sight,
and dropped in different places and direc.
tions from the site OF the house they oc-
cupied,and varying in distance from one to
2OOyards. Mrs. Harris and one child were
killed outright. Mr.. Harris lived several
hours. 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 its
head and shoulders that It could only be
removed with great difficulty. The child
was but slightly injured, his escape being
attributed to the mysterious bandage
around him.
When last heard Of tho storm was tray
cling enthusiastically, and had entered
Lafayette county.
LOGAN, O., May 3l.-A hard storm of
thunder, lightning and rain passed over
this section this evening, and Il Is thought
that the crops will be damaged, especially
the wheat.
THE LATEST ACCOUNTS.
ST. LOUIS, June mo additional partic.
ulars Of Friday evenings cyclone in Mar.
shall county, Kansas, were received, buta
report comes from Brookville, Kansas, al
least seventy.five miles southwest of
Irving, the town where the most destrur.
tion occurred, that terrific wind storm
passed over the country northwest oithere
Friday evening, doing great damage 10
farm property and killing several people
A cyclone also struck the outer edge of
kirksville, Adair county, Mo-, Friday
evening" demolished about dozen bouses
and badly damaging several others. Sey
eral persons were severely injured. on.
woman being reported killed, A very
high wind also prevailed north and north.
east OF st. Joseph, Mo.
a grain elevator at Hopkins, NO., was
destroyed. Several small dwellings, barns,
&C., were blown down, and an elevator nj
Craigs Station, on the Kansas CITY, 81.
Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad was
destroyed. Considerable damage WIS done
to other buildings. Trees were uprooted,
fences and barns were blown down and
the crops were damaged all along the line
OF the storm.
ltis not unlikely that these storms Ind
common origin out on the plains in West.
ern Kansas; that some local cause broke
the original cloud into fragments; that
separate storms were formed from these.
one OF which traversed the northern
counties in Kansas, another travelled east
ward striking the earth in Jackson county.
Mo-, thence it moved northeast 10 Kinks,
vile and beyond, and the third and weak
est one OF the three passing over the coun-
try in the neighborhood OF St. Joseph.
A heavy rain fell here last night aud 10.
day the temperature was quite cold,
rendering fires almost necessary for com.
Tort. Heavy rains prevailed all over the
central, southwestern and northwestern
parts Of the State, doing great benefit 10
wheat, corn and other crops.