The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
soNIErHINa OF A BREEZE
EmporIa Visited by n Tornado and Rain
Storm. Resulting In Widespread
DaunaRe.

EmporIa Visited by n Tornado and Rain
Storm. Resulting In Widespread
Damage.
The RaVages of the Storm Throughout
the County and In Neighbour
ing Towns.
Houses Lifted From Their Foundations
and Dashed 10 PIeees-ROOfs
RaIssd-ChImneys DemOI-
ished, Etc, Etc
Thursday evening, at about haifpast 2
O'Clock, the most violent storm known
in this section since the terrible cyclone
of 1878, broke upon Emporia, and ragged
with great fury for the period of an
hour, carrying away signs, playing
havoc with chimneys, scattering shin
giles in the air, moving houses from their
foundations and flooding the streets with
water.
The storm commenced to gather in
the north and west early in the evening,
and the appearance of the heavens just
before the clouds began to empty lit
eral torrent upon the Garth, was truly
fearful to behold. The town was SPAWNED
with an ominous arch of black green,
aihwart whose dark surface the light
ming darted in zigzag courses, adding
terror to the scene by its lurid play.
The deceitful calm which heralded the
near approach of the tempest was brok-
en- by wild rush of winds, accOmpan-
led by miniature deluge which descend
ed in binding sheets and speedily drove
every living thing to seek the nearest
available shelter.
A SHOWER OF SHINGLES,
signs and bricks mingled with the fall
ing rain, and store boxes and other
mOyables went scudding down CONNER
cial street before the northern gale which
swept that thoroughfare. Wooden side
walks were turned over and over, trees
were snapped off like pipe stems, win
dOws were blown in and the greatest
confusion prevailed.
The storm continued until about half
past 8 O'Clock, when the rain ceased,
though a very heavy wind prevailed
most of the night.
THE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY,
as ascertained by a hurried survey of the
ground this morning, is found to be very
considerable, and there is good reason
to suppose that its actual extent is not
yet known. The western part of the
town suffered most severely, and the
storm seems 10 have been more violent
south than north of Sixth avenue.
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS
Floral hall was literally demolished, and
nothing remains of the structure save
the timbers, which are scattered in every
direction over the grounds. The north
stable was also partly demolished. The
windmill was leveled to the ground and
the fence surrounding the enclosure is
completely destroyed. A number Of
horses and men were in the other stable
but it was not affected by the wind, and
no one was injured.
Directly east of the fair grounds, tho
house of Ebert Marcy was
LIFTED INTO THE AIR
and carried about fifty feet, where j
was thrown to the ground, MASKING it Il
smithereens and scattering the household
goods in every direction. The famil!
were in the basement and all escapes
injury except Mrs. Marcy, who wa
struck ON the head by falling beam
sustaining q painful but not seriOu
bruise. A window sash belonging t
the house was carried clear across tn
railroad, distance of a half-mile with
out breaking q single pane of glass. MI
Marcy had his house insured agains
storms, and will recover at least part 0
his loss.
| ANOTHER HOMELESS FAMILY
is that of J. Z. Marsh, living near tn
west school house. The small franz
building in which he lived was take
up, carried for some rods and dashed t
the ground. smashing it into a thousan
fragments. The family, consisting c
the father and mother and four children
were in the house at the time, but M
raculously escaped uninjured.
AT THE ROUND HOUSE
the roof was blown off the old part an
the back wall of the south addition wa
leveled to the ground. The damag
has not been estimated in do
lars and cents, but it wi
be considerable. None of the locomt
tives were injured and none of the me
were hurt.
Southwest ofthe round-house, fran
dwelling belonging to dairYman nan
ed Osborn, was totally demolished, an
Randolph's slaughter house, near tn
Cottonwood was blown over. We al
informed that the latter gentleman ais
had two valuable hogs killed by tn
storm.
The stable of ]. S. McWhorter, Twin
on the south side of Sixth avenue wa
overturned and the roof of his kitche
blown off.
IN THE NORTH PART OF TOWN
| There were large number of chin
neys blown down and several roofs pa
tally stripped of their shingles. TIL
barns of Professor Sadler and VIM. r,
bolt were demolished and two othC
small stables. one belonging to ElwOo
Richardson and the other TO a widO'
lady named Kretsinger.
The barn of II. E. Fox was destroyed
and q portion of the flying timbers ble'
into the back part of Mr.. Kitchen
r house, breaking lot of dishes and d.
ing other damage. A small fran
dwelling nearly opposite Captain Son
mers' residence on Merchants street, Wa
moved from its foundation, but tn
damage in that case was inconsiderabl,
AT THE NORMAL
the tin roof on the east end of the builC
J ing was lifted and rolled together, an
the ceilings were injured to some e,
tent by the heavy rains. The damage
being repaired to-day by completes
: force Of men.
The barn of Mr.. Ames, near the cen
etery was blown over, and the stable {
Charlie Wood was completely demora
lied. The ice house of Mr.. Mack'
the brewer was unroofed an
otherwise damaged, and th
stable of B. F. Merrill, south G
the cemetery, was struck by lightning
which demoralized carriage, but di
not injure a single hair of horse whicl
was standing near by.
The house of Samuel Fish, in tn
same vicinity, was moved several feet OF
Its foundation, and it is reported tina
| thu lar0a frame houSa of M Eranci