, 1881-06-15
uoney Being Contributed for tho
Relief Of tho Suffering
People.
Minnesota Visited by a Branch OF
the Wide1y.Extended
Tornado.
Impressive Heat in Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas.


BuHtJyGAME, Kas., June 14,-The cyclone
h this county was more serious than tele-
r,patd from Topeka yesterday Tic cy-
t|oue first formed between Arvonia anu
Qtyet. 1t then passed northwest. going
out Of the county In The direction Of Tonlera,
franklin County. In Its course 1t killed five
rrsons including John Rosencrans, Jo!,m
Hlrpes, 4 nun tlnmel Brown, two e0forei
thllren and person whose nnme l,as not
yetbeen learned. The lio,lses Of the follow
hgnn1ned persons were destroyed: i. 1)Dy-
In, ]. Rugby, Theodore Bencc, Flnllay
Thon1e, K. Tompklns. Philip Fine, ST.,
Philip Fine, Jr.. William Pickett Joseph
Rekett &. E. Manly, j. ". Sargent, j.
G. Marshall (two houses), L. L. Marshall
1.-Two houses), j. c. Isanklns tenement
hpuse), ". Vantcrslfce, Andrew Wood, j.
EtIey, Mrs. Wells, W. Merrlweatller. N. +.
TpunR, Myers, II. l., Powell, Mr.. Brown,
Philip Lolita, David Dutlield, John Roscn-
eranz, s. r. Martin, john ColIycr, j. ". Bill
ter Jesse Lee. Air. Calk1ns, Mr.. Dartram,,
John llarper, j. Higgins, ntlu undoubtedly
nany others. These were nil farin-i,o,ses in
hold scttled country, aud lnal,y Of them
taa aares!dences.
At QuENEsto
hsPfesbyter1an ch,.rcl, was destroyed and
one other building. OF the first twenty-scycn
buildings enumerated minority were
upon road leading from the west
tto Quenelno. This ROAD divides two sc1ool
dlsuiets, and MI the families were absent at
finding their Suntlay-schoo1s. wliicl, nc
counts fnr the saving Of life In that tecttnn,
!hera Is q large number badly hurt Tho
thllens in buildings unfnjured turned out,
M all are comfortably cared for. The lUsa
@R!operty Is enormous, but cannot be safely
One Incident Ut the cyclone will give some
hea tit. At the residence OF Ii. II. Austin
~ Enos Hammond Ind inst driven up md
hlIched hs team. Mr. Austin had an tItlder-
Folad cellar nWay from the house, to Which
y tent his family. Austin and Hammond
amal1ed at the house. Seeing. the st0rn.-
tan sfsd tried 70 reach the cellar, Bit faiicd.
AQstn fell under a hedge, and held On to tho
hung to 1t.
Tile WIND ru1,AsuEp THE GROUND WITH
lIiM
k5eral ra times. but ha and Austin escaped
tMa only bruises. ilAlnmonu'A buggy went
f two orsss rsnined S, iitchsd to tRe pest
aanlo}lIed: aa For fifteen miles IN the most
sensely suttscd and best part Of Usage County
aH eycl0ne cut a sWatll OF dcsolatt0il
@a asatli. Entire farms llnye been stripped
gao @gaooalIdlngs, cattle, and much Of the yeReta-
9on. at one place only n pEece uf ttra foot
1tK md hub WIS left Of a lumber.wagon.
OsAGE COUNTY.
UsAGE CITr, knt1., June ia careful en-
Ealhaton nf tic portion of this {OsHEe)
s9unty trayersed By Sundays cyclone dis
5ss 5msss the fact that about fifty houses were
destroyed, ,togethercr with otl,or buildings,
kaees + 1e: orchassls, and crops. Wheat In stack
hSt9taly destroyed and corn badly damaged.
tttolably the number Of wounded will hot
aseed sa thirty or forty,-son,e dangerously,
Ma .Ss not expected to lfve. rho total loss to
" a3T a apeop!e OF this county will not fall short
= r. nsMW wttla many families have been
- e. WHOLLY destitute. Only threo persons
ssss Killed outright The Town OF Flora
naete4 s,at,. more tl'nn any ono pluce. nearly
SsJ5 fSJ5 no!lso IN town being destroyed Or
t,m t,m1SrlEID. Kan. June 14.--The people Of
~ H.s ,clty contributed 500 t0-{lny TO reIlevu
&coue ut Florni ~ '@@@ ~ s'e