Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-06

| 40 CASUALTIES mere Dut soyeral persons II
the county are reported severely injured.
At Eutralia several houses were unrOoied
and one house and barn blown down,
trees upr0oted. fences laid fi,t and great
damage done to crops A. Beatty, on the
St Joseph and Donver railway, numerous
houses were blown down. At Denison
Mills. Nebraska. On the Alehinson and
Nebraska road, the Catholic church wa.
totally demolished, also a store, and sever
al residences were more or less damaged
LATER.
The storm west Of this city is far more
fatal than early reports indicated. A
Frankfort special gives list uf Casualties
there and in the vicinity, naming fse per-
sons killed and many seriously injured. At
irving twelve persons were killed outright,
and forty wounded, most of the latter Sc
verely. Many Of them will die. A Commit
tee of citizens and physicians of this city
have arrived there and medical supplies AMI
clothing have been forwarded.
MANHATTAN, May Ia cyclone crossed
Big Blue river a. the mouth Of Mill creek
Friday night 1t uproOtsd trees AID des-
trOyed grain cribs, fences. and crops The
house OF Mr. Candray was unrOoftf Mr..
Candrsy was somewhat injured. and his
sisteT-in law, Mrs. Tattloek ard child were
killed. On Isuey Greek. twelve miles
north. Methodist church was entirely
demolished, buildings were torn down,
eattl1 and horses killed, aud other property
destroyed. No lives were lost
THE CYCLONE IN MISSOURI - FURTHER Loss
OF LIFE.
INDEPENDENCE. M June A cyclone
struck the earth iucr miles from Lees
Summit Friday evening. and tore Il iurrow
through the country hundred wards wide
and ten miles long, leveling everything in
the track, killing and woundlng several
persons. Three miles east of Lees Summit
the house OF Mr. Warren was totally de-
stroyed, two persons killed and others
severely wounded. Farther on the house
OF Alexander Seruggs was unroofed and
his wiie's skull fractured The houses o.
DR.. Dunnipgton and Mr.. lIndsrwnod were
destroyed, but their mi lies escaped. The
residence Of Mr.. liutcheDs was torn to
pieces and the family badly hurt. The
house of Mr.. Harris near Blue Springs was
demolished aad Mr.. Harris, his wife, and
little girl killed, and three other
children mortaily wounded. Mr.. Harris
was lifted high up into the air.
carried two hundred feet, then
dashed TO the 5arih. while his wife and
child were carried the same distance in an
opposite direction. At TIL, point the
storm cloud burst but came together again
almost Instantly. with terrific force, bound
cd from the Garth. came down again near
the dwelling If Mr. Hare which it crushed
through leaving the side walls standing.
\ funnel shaped cloud then rose high in
the air, and disappeared in the northwest.
The heaviest iain ever known in this section
Accompanied the tornado leluging the
''untry as 1t passed over.
\ Concoriia despatch states that the
.Ora was extremely violent in the vi
unity OF DelphOs, Ottawa county, and |
fifteen dead bodies we're brought IN from
40 square miles Cl territory. Unc man
rem BelOlt was taken up in his wagon and
brown to the .ronad again aai instantly
.illsd. 4 woman and child were thrown
ainst wire ieIca and kill
a.. FIVE pfr-yns were killed in
ne house Fear nelphOs Crops
Ee severely Injured all along the line
1 the storm. Reports from Seandia, Re-
'nbllc county, state that the storm was
cry severe in that section, bat no casual
- hro yet reported fhs citizens of
Gibson raised 81 POO Tor the relief of the
ier,rs- \ special train LETT here at
b dnight Saturday with supplies, medicine,
i-nkets and cllthiIg.
! rLE rakEN INTO TuE AIR ctr 81 SIGHT -
sTRaNGE +, CAPS OF CHILD.
KANSAS Cry. May I-Ms. Harris, his
life and children were carried up into the
ir by the cyclone near Blue Springs. clear
ut Of sight and dropped in different liees
nd directions from their house. Mrs.
arIis und one child were killed outright.
IT, Harris died several hours afterwards.
ne other child WAS found la pool Of
alter fifty yards from the house
18th straw anu grass wrapped so tightly
-uund the head and shoulders 1t could only
rescued with great difficulty. The child
as hut slightly injured, his escape being
tribute1 to the mysterious banIaee around
m When last heard Of the storm was tray
ling nOrthea~tcrly and had entered Laisy-
tc county.