Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-05
CRlMESAND CASUALTIES.
TERRIBLE CYCLONE IN KANSAS.
Several Lives Lost, and Many Persons ln-
juredi Great Damage to Property
Burial Vault Cayed ln-Earth-
quake Shock in Maine.
Destructive Cyclone n Kansas.

ST. Louis, April 3.-A Post.Dispdtch
special from Ottawa, Kansas, says y
cyclone struck that place about 7 o'clock
last evening, completely demolishing
seven residences on Elm street, and
badly injuring five others in the same
vicinity. 1t then jumped five or six
blocks and again struck the ground near
the river, where ii destroyed several
residences and barns, tore the
roof of the X. G.. L. & :. railroad freight
house and overturned several freight
cars.
In North Ottawa twelve or fifteen res
licences were totally destroyed or badly
damaged. The evening train from Law
renee was caught at Junction Mill, and
one passenger car and two freight cars
were upset and one passenger seriously
injured. The storm proceeded to the
northeast, destroying the Spencer and
Wilkinson and two other farm houses
on its way.
Among the persons seriously injured
are 5. +. Benier and family, j. Marshall,
A. ii. Baldwin, Mrs. Block, Mrs. Hart
ing and Mr.. Jones. A child of Mrs.
Block was killed. Some twenty others
were slightly wounded. Lumber and
furniture were scattered iOr blocks
around, and in some cases horses, cat
tie, wagons and even persons were
hurled through the air.
FoRr SCorr, rs, April 3.-A special
TO the Monitor from Girard says; At I
o'clock last night, storm arose miles
southwest OF Girard which soon devel-
oped the features OF a cyclone. II fol-
lowed up the Valley of Thunder Bolt
creek to within mile of Girard and
then went directly east as lar as the
Missouri line. Seventeen houses were
DESTROYED. :. A. Sanders, u
a carpenter, killed; Mrs. Jones, living
near Mulberry Grove, killed; a five year
old child named Morgan, 40 badly in
ured that it will die, aud many others
badly hurt. Grass, hedges, grain
and tress were pulled out OF the ground,
the feathers plucked from chickens,
water blown from ponds and houses
torn TO splinters. The track oi the
storm varied in width from three to
sixty rods.
Terrible Tragedy Near Peoria, Ill
PEORIA, April AT midnight last
night a tragedy occurred at Parker's
Corners, seven miles west Of here. Thos
WassOn entered the home OF his di-
vOrced wife and fired nine shots at her in
bed, two from shot gun and seven from
revolver, wounding her twice in the
breast and head, he then kicked her
head aud face. She begged ior mercy
and he relented and attempted t0 bind
up her wounds and cared for. her
until 8 o'clock this morning, when he
took 10 the woods. Sheriff Hitchcock
is after him and will have him by to-
morrow. The woman may recover.
The Allegheny Almshouse Murder.
PITTsBURGH, PA, April 3.-The COron-
OF investigation in regard to the Aims.
house murder closed this afternoon and
the Jury returned the verdict that JnO.
Goehring came 10 his death from blows
inflicted by Jas. Coal Pathfinder and II.
B. Crawiard, the latter having been IN
charge of the insane department. All
others attached TO the house were eN-
onerated.
Earthquake.
Fr. FAIRFIKLD, ME-, April 3-A shock
of earthquake was felt here and in Mays
Vile between two and three o'clock this
morning.