The Red Cloud chief., 1879-06-12
THE STORM KINGi

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Last Tuesday evening this section vss
visited by ope Of the most destructive
wind spd rain storms that Eve passed
over this country since it, settlement By
the whites. About seven O'Clock . heavy
black cloud rose in the northwest and
the wind increased to . gale, sosds Of
dust Sled the cir, people vho wers out
sought shelter, and BY 8 O'Clock the storm
in Ill is fury burst upon rs. lasting sbost
three quarters Of 40 hour. A numbr Of
houses in Red Closd were blown down
and . number Of persons injured.
The following ie as complete . list Is
We are able to get, up to the time Of 60
ing TO press:
Henry Hart. hand badly hurt, and 9th
erwise injured. Dutch" Frank, hurt in
the side; Mother 10. Law Of +. e. Smith,
supposed 10 be fatally injured; Mrs Ric-
inson, badly burned BY lamp exploding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons, both severely In.
jured; VIM. Bright. badly injured; Mr..
C. ". Springer aud child slightly hurt;
Mother and father Of J. s. Gillian both
more or less bruised; Mr.. Cooper, arm
broken; +. G. Smith. arm badly injured;
Mrs. Gibbs , slightly hurt.
The following buildings were wholly or
partially demolished: NJ. 4. church in
| Red Cloud leveled to the ground; Mrs.
Briggs house blown away; Joe Warmers
livery stable entirely demolished; roof Of
the Red Cloud hotel carried away; front
Of Sherers store gone; front of Putnam's
store blown out and the building badly
wrecked; front and roof of jew clothing
store gone: Boys Home barn uuroofed:
| windows broke out of the front Of Argus
Office; front of j. G. Potter's store torn
out; Gibbs house blown away; Smiths
carpenter shop gone; c. W. Springer's
house demolished; CHEF Office shaken
up, windows broken AID . few hum
dred pounds Of type badly ''pied;" roof
of Miners residence; Sherer's house
off foundation; Scamman's house of
foundation; F. G. Smiths house demol-
ished; windows broke out of Reeds fur.
niture store; Sleeper's paint shop blown
down; part of the roof taken off Boys
Home; rsof partly of Joe Cars bill
lard hall; Mr.. Beckmans house demol-
ished; Perins house off foundation; Jack
sons house gone; Joe CARRIERS house
badly damaged: front out Of Netherlands
store; pillow factory blown down; Parsan's
house demolished; the livery stable down
by the depot and a number of houses
were blown down; DR.. TulIeys houses,
eraneries ETC.. suffered severely. but tho
family escaped uninjured; Brooks
house was lifted from the foundation and
moved some distance. Chimneys
we're blown off of houses and minor dam
age done to a number that we have no,
mentioned and some persons may have
beed hurt whose names we have been
unable to get. Reports from diferen.
points Of the county indicate that the
storm spent its fury in the immediate
vicinity of Red Cloud. as we have mol
yet heard of any damage to speak Of
throughout the county. The rain north
east of here was accompanied by hail
which did a little damage to crops.
Yesterday morning, after the storm,
dawned bright and clear, and after sur.
veying the wreck for . few moments
everybody went to work to repair as far
as possible, the damage. and 10 . few
days the effects of the storm. SO far as
buildings are concerned will not be
noticed