The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

this morning. Mr. King wonuers what
will next try TO smother his hotel pro
ject. Not long ago he. was burned out.
still later the railroad ordered him off
the ground he had selected TO rebuild |
upon, and now the very elements con-
spire against him. He hasn't tumbled |
himself yet, and viii soon have n hotel |
once more-he trusts. Further south in |
MRS. sLocUM's ADDITION
a small house belonging 70 Mr.. Mungle |
was turned over twice and then shat
tered. The family, consisting OF the
man and wife and three children were |
more OF less injured, but no member |
very seriously, In the same neighbor- |
hood kitchen addition to house be- |
longing TO. Mr.. Turner, parted COM
pany with the main building.
o. 3. Wharton's out houses, south of
the fair grounds, were badly democrat
lied and a portion of the roof of his
dwelling blown off.
Several large monuments in Maple
wood cemetery were blown over, and
great destruction among the trees and
SnrdDDerY Is reported
Mr.. j. c. Holmes. residing east of
the city, estimates the damage to his
trees at two hundred and fifty dollars.
The chimney of VIM. F. Ewing's
kitchen was blown down and his well
curb carried away.
Charles Johnson's stable, on Jacobs
| creek, was totally wrecked.
The carriage mandatory of T. Z.
Ryan was injured to some extent, but
the damage was easily repaired.
S. Guerrier's residence, on Fourth av
enue received some pretty hard knocks
from the storm. The porch is minus a
roof, and other damage was done to the
house
II. w. Pearsall drives a spanking
team in front of buggy with dilapi-
dated dashboard Hank says his stable
fell on that dash board Thursday night.
The buildings and orchard of VIM.
Pearsall, on the old T. P. Hall farm,
southwest of EmpOria, were also consId-
erably injured. The telephone wire
connecting the engine house with the
water works was ION a bender" Fri
day and is now undergoing repairs.
Mrs. Sherman, at the Sherman &
Richardson suburban residence north of
Emporia, lost one hundred chickens
during the storm.
A shed fell upon lot of new buggies
at Pruyn's livery stable, but did no
damage to the vehicles.
IN THE COUNTRY
serious damage to buildings and crops
is reported from various quarters. South
of town the barns of Curtis Hiatt and
Ed HUMPHREYS were blown down and
q building on the Roberts place is re-
ported to have been demolished by the
winds
On the Cottonwood, near Patty's mill
the stables of Ben Phillips and Mr.. Al
len were destroyed and serious injury to
the fruit crop is reported.
AT AMERICUs
the storm seems to have expended its
fury largely upon the church buildings
The U. p. church, an imposing brick
edifice is a total wreck. The NJ. E.
church which had just been repaired
and finished up in good style, is badly
demOralized, being off its foundation,
and turned forward and eastward. The
plastering and building generally is
racked. A small house was blown over
and out buildings, wind-mills and orch
ards suffered extremely.
Mrs. Irwin, living north of Americas,
is badly injured in the spine, her little
.. girl had a leg broken, and colorcd
servant is crippled for life. The Rug
gle's bridge toppled off its piers and
now lies in the river, and the good old
days of fording are now in vogue al
that locality.
AT .NEosHo RAPIDS
Mr.. Brown informs US no material
damage was done in the vicinity of this
point
AT PLYMOUTH.
, Orchards are badly damaged; peach
: trees literally torn to pieces; many apple
trees twisted off and torn up by, the
roots; three fourths of the apples blown
l off; corn, wheat and rye is lying fiat
5 fences blown down badly, one-half mile
G at stretch in some places. The rain
: went through new roofs put on with
/ first-class shingles like water pouring
= through seive. Out buildings dowr
n generally; Uncle John Calter's carriage
blown over and smashed all to pieces
e Ed WINERY lost fiue; Sammy Dillon!
! house badly twisted, three windows
/ sash and all, torn out; James Stout
g wind mill blown from its foundation ant
e all broken to pieces. This is as far as WI
o have heard from. Doubtless others havt
Q suffered.
AT DUNLAP.
2 The storm struck this point about p
s M, yesterday and dozen or more hous
n es were blown to pieces and incalcula
bic damage done to the wheat, and thu
orchards. A woman living at Rocl
/ Creek is reported fatally injured. Mr.
: CIark's house was literally torn II
G pieces. Wilkinson's blacksmith shop
, the Sargent school house, the Negr'
r church and other buildings were totally
1 destroyed. E. d. Bulen's house and Mr.
DOHCIS uAAos NopAO
house was blown down and several o
|, the family badly injured. One woman
' whose name we do not have, was killed
5 near Council Grove. j. Burns lost 1
J. horse.
q AT FREMONT
! windows were broken, trees were torl
down and uprooted and rail fences
q more or less demolished. Corn blades
;. look as if they had been drawn through
hatchet. The house of Aseph SERVES
was moved from its foundation, and ,
: kitchen was torn from the house belong
: ing to Mr.. Bolt, which was occupied
by Mr.. Connaught.
As the storm seems to have extended
over q wide area of country, it is reason
able TO suppose that but a small proper
: ton of the damage done by the tornado
is yet known, and accounts similar Il
the above may be expected from many
, other portions of the state.
The Alumni Exercises
1 OF the EmpOria High school weH$ hello
|, at the Congregational chups4 Friday
evening. The threatening E6pcct of the
/ weather doubtless Interested to a grea